The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Southend-on-Sea requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
6 months to 28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
2
4
-
Rank change year-on-year
+2
-
-
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Problem-Solving
1
2
0
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Southend-on-Sea
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 Southend-on-Sea.
DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
2
7
9
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southend-on-Sea
66.67%
100.00%
90.00%
Number of daily rates quoted
1
5
4
10th Percentile
-
£131
£159
25th Percentile
-
£150
£192
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£200
£163
£297
Median % change year-on-year
+22.85%
-45.19%
-39.99%
75th Percentile
-
£238
£400
90th Percentile
-
£335
£445
Essex median daily rate
£408
£350
£500
% change year-on-year
+16.43%
-30.00%
+5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
2
2
10th Percentile
-
£16.38
£36.99
25th Percentile
-
£16.99
£38.10
Median hourly rate
£200.00
£17.99
£39.94
Median % change year-on-year
+1011.73%
-54.96%
+207.23%
75th Percentile
-
£19.00
£41.79
90th Percentile
-
£19.60
£42.89
Essex median hourly rate
£18.87
£75.00
£43.63
% change year-on-year
-74.84%
+71.90%
+9.08%
Problem-Solving Job Vacancy Trend in Southend-on-Sea
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Southend-on-Sea.
Problem-Solving Daily Rate Trend in Southend-on-Sea
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southend-on-Sea citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving Hourly Rate Trend in Southend-on-Sea
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southend-on-Sea citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving Top 19 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southend-on-Sea
For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, contractor job vacancies citing 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 Southend-on-Sea region with a requirement for Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Southend-on-Sea 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:
