Problem-Solving Contracts in the Thames Valley

Problem Solving
South East > Thames Valley

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 24 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 12 22
Rank change year-on-year +6 +10 +1
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 368 316 275
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 13.56% 10.74% 7.88%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.50% 11.68% 8.86%
Number of daily rates quoted 204 227 159
10th Percentile £205 £315 £189
25th Percentile £227 £400 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £524 £440
Median % change year-on-year -16.43% +18.98% -2.22%
75th Percentile £608 £612 £525
90th Percentile £650 £675 £600
South East median daily rate £475 £525 £475
% change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 9 4
10th Percentile £13.00 £16.70 -
25th Percentile £16.03 £26.08 £10.00
Median hourly rate £42.50 £48.40 £11.03
Median % change year-on-year -12.19% +339.00% +8.19%
75th Percentile £61.58 £66.00 £29.14
90th Percentile £61.60 £69.07 £59.90
South East median hourly rate £19.38 £56.47 £43.50
% change year-on-year -65.69% +29.82% +148.57%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,374 2,706 3,104
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 87.47% 91.98% 88.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,332 1,876 2,095
10th Percentile £213 £320 £225
25th Percentile £363 £413 £388
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £508 £500
% change year-on-year -1.48% +1.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 63 86
10th Percentile £15.48 £18.70 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.71 £25.23 £12.10
Median hourly rate £45.00 £52.50 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% +200.00% -16.86%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.11 £25.55
90th Percentile £85.65 £79.19 £66.88
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £50.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -5.00% +122.22% -11.76%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 24 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
Berkshire +6 299 £455 -13.33% 138
Buckinghamshire +4 44 £422 -15.66% 107
Oxfordshire +7 25 £401 -10.83% 108
Problem-Solving
South East

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (1.90%) Confluence
1 7 (1.90%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.09%) SAS
2 4 (1.09%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.82%) Appian
4 2 (0.54%) CMS
4 2 (0.54%) nginx
5 1 (0.27%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.27%) Moodle
5 1 (0.27%) OpenStack
Applications
1 65 (17.66%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.45%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.09%) MS Visio
4 3 (0.82%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (0.82%) Microsoft Project
4 3 (0.82%) SPSS
5 2 (0.54%) Adobe Illustrator
5 2 (0.54%) Photoshop
Business Applications
1 11 (2.99%) Oracle EBS R12
1 11 (2.99%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 8 (2.17%) Teamcenter
3 6 (1.63%) Oracle EBS
3 6 (1.63%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (1.36%) Maximo
5 2 (0.54%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.54%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.54%) Sage X3
6 1 (0.27%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.27%) Epicor Tropos
6 1 (0.27%) Magento
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle AGIS
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.27%) Oracle Retail
6 1 (0.27%) PeopleSoft HRMS
6 1 (0.27%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 56 (15.22%) Azure
2 22 (5.98%) Snowflake
3 16 (4.35%) AWS
4 12 (3.26%) Azure DevOps
4 12 (3.26%) OCI
5 11 (2.99%) Microsoft 365
6 5 (1.36%) Power Platform
6 5 (1.36%) Smartsheet
7 4 (1.09%) PaaS
7 4 (1.09%) SuccessFactors
8 3 (0.82%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (0.82%) SaaS
8 3 (0.82%) Serverless
9 2 (0.54%) Azure API Management
9 2 (0.54%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (0.54%) Azure Functions
9 2 (0.54%) Azure Logic Apps
9 2 (0.54%) Azure Service Bus
9 2 (0.54%) PowerApps
9 2 (0.54%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 30 (8.15%) Firewall
2 24 (6.52%) LAN
3 18 (4.89%) DHCP
3 18 (4.89%) DNS
4 17 (4.62%) SAN
5 13 (3.53%) WAN
6 10 (2.72%) 5G
7 9 (2.45%) 3G
7 9 (2.45%) 4G
8 8 (2.17%) Radio Access Network
9 5 (1.36%) Cisco ASA
9 5 (1.36%) Network Security
10 4 (1.09%) Cisco Nexus
10 4 (1.09%) Diameter Protocol
10 4 (1.09%) GGSN
10 4 (1.09%) Internet
10 4 (1.09%) IPsec
10 4 (1.09%) Reverse Proxy
10 4 (1.09%) SGSN
11 3 (0.82%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (7.34%) Tableau
2 9 (2.45%) SQL Server
3 8 (2.17%) Oracle Database
4 6 (1.63%) SAP HANA
5 5 (1.36%) Power BI
5 5 (1.36%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.82%) Data Mining
6 3 (0.82%) Power Query
6 3 (0.82%) Qlik Sense
7 2 (0.54%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.54%) MySQL
8 1 (0.27%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.27%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.27%) OLAP
8 1 (0.27%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.27%) SAS Enterprise Guide
8 1 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 34 (9.24%) Jenkins
2 26 (7.07%) JIRA
2 26 (7.07%) Selenium
3 25 (6.79%) Cucumber
3 25 (6.79%) SonarQube
4 24 (6.52%) REST Assured
5 13 (3.53%) GitLab
6 12 (3.26%) Git
7 9 (2.45%) Oracle Forms
8 7 (1.90%) Visual Studio
9 3 (0.82%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
10 2 (0.54%) Postman
11 1 (0.27%) Bitbucket
11 1 (0.27%) CMake
11 1 (0.27%) LabVIEW
11 1 (0.27%) Maven
General
1 214 (58.15%) Social Skills
2 146 (39.67%) Analytical Skills
3 45 (12.23%) Telecoms
4 43 (11.68%) Organisational Skills
5 38 (10.33%) Finance
6 27 (7.34%) Legal
7 21 (5.71%) Law
8 18 (4.89%) Marketing
8 18 (4.89%) Public Sector
9 16 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
10 14 (3.80%) Police
11 13 (3.53%) Retail
12 8 (2.17%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.36%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 5 (1.36%) Manufacturing
13 5 (1.36%) Military
14 3 (0.82%) Banking
15 1 (0.27%) Billing
15 1 (0.27%) Multimedia
Job Titles
1 72 (19.57%) Analyst
2 37 (10.05%) Senior
3 32 (8.70%) Consultant
4 27 (7.34%) Lead
4 27 (7.34%) Support Engineer
5 22 (5.98%) 1st Line Support
5 22 (5.98%) Developer
6 20 (5.43%) Desktop Engineer
7 19 (5.16%) Desktop Support
7 19 (5.16%) Desktop Support Engineer
7 19 (5.16%) Hardware Engineer
8 18 (4.89%) DV Cleared Desktop Support
9 17 (4.62%) Administrator
9 17 (4.62%) Java Engineer
10 16 (4.35%) Data Analyst
10 16 (4.35%) Functional Consultant
10 16 (4.35%) Project Manager
11 15 (4.08%) Business Analyst
12 14 (3.80%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 13 (3.53%) Oracle Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (7.07%) REST
2 25 (6.79%) Java EE
3 12 (3.26%) ARM Templates
4 10 (2.72%) .NET
4 10 (2.72%) ASP.NET
5 8 (2.17%) Itk
6 7 (1.90%) HTML
6 7 (1.90%) SAP Basis
7 6 (1.63%) EDI
8 5 (1.36%) CSS
9 4 (1.09%) SAP Fiori
10 3 (0.82%) D3.js
11 2 (0.54%) ASP.NET MVC
11 2 (0.54%) Flash
11 2 (0.54%) OLE
11 2 (0.54%) OpenAPI
11 2 (0.54%) React
11 2 (0.54%) Swagger
11 2 (0.54%) Web Services
12 1 (0.27%) OpenVINO
Miscellaneous
1 38 (10.33%) Driving Licence
2 16 (4.35%) Credit Risk
2 16 (4.35%) Data Centre
3 10 (2.72%) Product Ownership
4 9 (2.45%) Data Protection Act
5 7 (1.90%) Management Information System
5 7 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (1.63%) CCTV
7 5 (1.36%) Operational Technology
8 4 (1.09%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.09%) Life Science
8 4 (1.09%) PKI
8 4 (1.09%) SCADA
9 3 (0.82%) Enterprise Storage
9 3 (0.82%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (0.82%) Smartphone
9 3 (0.82%) Social Media
10 2 (0.54%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.54%) Virtual Team
11 1 (0.27%) Learning Management System
Operating Systems
1 88 (23.91%) Windows
2 53 (14.40%) Windows 10
3 37 (10.05%) Windows 7
4 25 (6.79%) Windows Server 2019
5 24 (6.52%) Linux
5 24 (6.52%) Windows Server 2016
6 23 (6.25%) Windows Server
7 18 (4.89%) Windows Server 2012
8 12 (3.26%) Windows XP
9 5 (1.36%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 3 (0.82%) Android
10 3 (0.82%) Windows Server 2008
11 2 (0.54%) Mac OS
11 2 (0.54%) Oracle Linux
11 2 (0.54%) Solaris
11 2 (0.54%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.54%) VMS
12 1 (0.27%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.27%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (20.38%) ITIL
2 68 (18.48%) Decision-Making
3 57 (15.49%) Project Management
4 52 (14.13%) Customer Service
5 51 (13.86%) Agile
6 50 (13.59%) Service Delivery
7 47 (12.77%) DevOps
8 32 (8.70%) Analytics
8 32 (8.70%) Technical Leadership
9 29 (7.88%) Change Management
10 28 (7.61%) Continuous Integration
11 27 (7.34%) Test Automation
12 26 (7.07%) Software Engineering
13 25 (6.79%) Continuous Improvement
13 25 (6.79%) Software Architecture
14 23 (6.25%) Actionable Insight
15 22 (5.98%) Scrum
16 21 (5.71%) Disaster Recovery
17 20 (5.43%) Customer Requirements
17 20 (5.43%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 27 (7.34%) Java
2 24 (6.52%) PowerShell
3 16 (4.35%) SQL
4 12 (3.26%) C#
5 9 (2.45%) JavaScript
5 9 (2.45%) Python
6 6 (1.63%) C++
7 5 (1.36%) C
8 4 (1.09%) R
9 3 (0.82%) F#
9 3 (0.82%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.54%) PHP
11 1 (0.27%) Bash
11 1 (0.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.27%) Perl
11 1 (0.27%) Scala
11 1 (0.27%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.27%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 133 (36.14%) Security Cleared
2 93 (25.27%) Degree
3 71 (19.29%) DV Cleared
4 70 (19.02%) SC Cleared
5 20 (5.43%) CCNA
5 20 (5.43%) CCNP
5 20 (5.43%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (1.36%) A+ Certification
6 5 (1.36%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.09%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (1.09%) Master's Degree
7 4 (1.09%) Network+ Certification
8 3 (0.82%) ISEB
8 3 (0.82%) PMI Certification
8 3 (0.82%) PMP
8 3 (0.82%) PRINCE2 Certification
9 2 (0.54%) MBA
9 2 (0.54%) MCITP
9 2 (0.54%) VCAP
9 2 (0.54%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (7.61%) SLA
2 15 (4.08%) QA
3 7 (1.90%) GDPR
4 2 (0.54%) PMO
5 1 (0.27%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.27%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.27%) ISO/IEC 20000
5 1 (0.27%) ITGC
5 1 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 28 (7.61%) Active Directory
2 24 (6.52%) VMware Infrastructure
3 18 (4.89%) Firmware
4 15 (4.08%) Docker
5 13 (3.53%) Hyper-V
6 12 (3.26%) VMware ESXi
7 9 (2.45%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.54%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.54%) KVM
8 2 (0.54%) vSphere
9 1 (0.27%) NFS
9 1 (0.27%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 54 (14.67%) SCCM
2 35 (9.51%) Ansible
3 16 (4.35%) Kubernetes
4 15 (4.08%) NetBackup
5 14 (3.80%) SCOM
6 13 (3.53%) Terraform
7 12 (3.26%) Docker Swarm
7 12 (3.26%) EMC NetWorker
7 12 (3.26%) Podman
7 12 (3.26%) vCenter Server
7 12 (3.26%) WSUS
8 4 (1.09%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.54%) FortiGate
9 2 (0.54%) PaperCut
10 1 (0.27%) CFEngine
10 1 (0.27%) Puppet
Vendors
1 114 (30.98%) Microsoft
2 55 (14.95%) HP
3 37 (10.05%) Oracle
4 26 (7.07%) VMware
5 25 (6.79%) Cisco
6 24 (6.52%) Alteryx
7 18 (4.89%) Juniper
8 17 (4.62%) Palo Alto
9 15 (4.08%) 3PAR
10 14 (3.80%) Veeam
11 12 (3.26%) Dell
11 12 (3.26%) EMC
11 12 (3.26%) Extreme Networks
11 12 (3.26%) ServiceNow
11 12 (3.26%) Symantec
12 7 (1.90%) SAP
13 6 (1.63%) OneTrust
13 6 (1.63%) Red Hat
14 5 (1.36%) CheckPoint
14 5 (1.36%) Nimble Storage