The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 19 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
6 months to 19 Sep 2025
Same period 2024
Same period 2023
Rank
1
9
11
Rank change year-on-year
+8
+2
-4
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving
3
4
6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent
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 Stoke-on-Trent.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills
7
20
53
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent
63.64%
58.82%
82.81%
Number of daily rates quoted
6
8
38
10th Percentile
£257
£263
£406
25th Percentile
£369
£300
£425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£475
£350
£508
Median % change year-on-year
+35.91%
-31.13%
+35.33%
75th Percentile
£603
£382
£575
90th Percentile
£763
£464
£606
Staffordshire median daily rate
£250
£374
£500
% change year-on-year
-33.16%
-25.20%
+17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted
1
0
0
Median hourly rate
£13.78
-
-
Staffordshire median hourly rate
£30.00
£33.93
£27.50
% change year-on-year
-11.58%
+23.38%
+38.47%
Problem-Solving Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Stoke-on-Trent.
Problem-Solving Daily Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving Daily Rate Histogram in Stoke-on-Trent
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Stoke-on-Trent over the 6 months to 19 September 2025.
Problem-Solving Hourly Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Stoke-on-Trent citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving Top 22 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent
For the 6 months to 19 September 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 Stoke-on-Trent region with a requirement for Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:
