Problem Solving
South West > Somerset
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset with a requirement for Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 25 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 3 | 14 | 22 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | +8 | -6 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 33 | 19 | 15 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset | 16.58% | 9.41% | 7.35% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 22.00% | 10.50% | 8.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £121 | £272 | £197 |
| 25th Percentile | £165 | £375 | £232 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £413 | £625 | £344 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -34.00% | +81.82% | +4.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £650 | £469 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £681 | £512 |
| South West median daily rate | £503 | £475 | £520 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.89% | -8.65% | +15.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 3 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.50 | £22.35 | £47.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.88 | £32.72 | £50.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £50.00 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | -9.09% | +201.37% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £70.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £82.00 | £62.25 |
| South West median hourly rate | £25.00 | £56.29 | £49.34 |
| % change year-on-year | -55.59% | +14.09% | +19.14% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Somerset
Problem-Solving is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 150 | 181 | 177 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset | 75.38% | 89.60% | 86.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 85 | 135 | 122 |
| 10th Percentile | £159 | £217 | £286 |
| 25th Percentile | £396 | £375 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £488 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.56% | +8.33% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £650 | £536 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £732 | £614 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £540 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +8.00% | +6.95% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 28 | 16 | 9 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.50 | £17.38 | £36.19 |
| 25th Percentile | £22.63 | £32.11 | £46.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £50.00 | £49.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +0.50% | +20.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | £61.09 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £48.00 | £76.84 | £57.75 |
| South West median hourly rate | £47.92 | £61.50 | £48.48 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.09% | +26.86% | +7.73% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Somerset.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Somerset over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Somerset.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Somerset
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Somerset over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in Somerset
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.
| Location | Rank Change on Same Period Last Year |
Matching Contract IT Job Ads |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeovil | +2 | 9 | - | - | 4 |
| Taunton | +2 | 6 | £600 | -7.69% | 8 |
| Bridgwater | - | 6 | £123 | - | 8 |
| Street | - | 2 | £413 | - | 67 |
| Bath | -5 | 1 | - | - | 21 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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: