The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Oxfordshire requiring Creative Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Creative Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 1 May 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
21
26
-
Rank change year-on-year
+5
-
-
Contract jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving
1
1
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxfordshire
Creative Problem-Solving falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Oxfordshire.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
92
184
224
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire
86.79%
81.06%
89.60%
Number of daily rates quoted
55
117
146
10th Percentile
£250
£150
£263
25th Percentile
£355
£263
£363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£500
£425
£473
Median % change year-on-year
+17.65%
-10.05%
+5.00%
75th Percentile
£638
£506
£561
90th Percentile
£695
£600
£673
South East median daily rate
£500
£500
£508
% change year-on-year
-
-1.53%
+1.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted
9
38
13
10th Percentile
£13.08
£12.20
£22.10
25th Percentile
£20.85
£13.12
£25.95
Median hourly rate
£27.76
£19.50
£26.00
Median % change year-on-year
+42.36%
-25.00%
+38.96%
75th Percentile
£46.30
£29.38
£32.30
90th Percentile
£46.54
£58.00
£52.90
South East median hourly rate
£28.00
£47.50
£50.00
% change year-on-year
-41.05%
-5.00%
+122.22%
Creative Problem-Solving Job Vacancy Trend in Oxfordshire
Job postings citing Creative Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Oxfordshire.
Creative Problem-Solving Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving in Oxfordshire.
Creative Problem-Solving Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Creative Problem-Solving also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Oxfordshire region with a requirement for Creative Problem-Solving.
Creative Problem-Solving Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxfordshire by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category.
The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
