Creative Problem-Solving
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Creative Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Creative Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 514 | 611 | 726 |
Rank change year-on-year | +97 | +115 | -72 |
Contract jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving | 56 | 79 | 137 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.14% | 0.16% |
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.15% | 0.16% | 0.17% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 55 | 78 |
10th Percentile | £272 | £245 | £321 |
25th Percentile | £410 | £438 | £457 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £538 | £530 | £550 |
Median % change year-on-year | +1.46% | -3.64% | +25.71% |
75th Percentile | £738 | £619 | £694 |
90th Percentile | £750 | £675 | £750 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £569 | £525 | £500 |
% change year-on-year | +8.33% | +5.00% | +33.96% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 2 |
10th Percentile | - | £21.08 | - |
25th Percentile | - | £27.78 | £46.25 |
Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £39.56 | £47.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | +39.03% | -16.72% | -13.64% |
75th Percentile | - | £51.97 | £48.75 |
90th Percentile | - | £59.04 | - |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | £39.56 | £47.50 |
% change year-on-year | +39.03% | -16.72% | - |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
Creative 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 36,537 | 50,741 | 79,365 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.91% | 89.71% | 90.64% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 23,555 | 35,132 | 55,704 |
10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £345 |
25th Percentile | £413 | £439 | £431 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £535 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.80% | +8.08% |
75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £483 |
% change year-on-year | - | +3.63% | +9.66% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,471 | 1,680 | 1,899 |
10th Percentile | £12.75 | £10.63 | £12.50 |
25th Percentile | £16.00 | £15.74 | £15.50 |
Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £36.00 | £25.68 |
Median % change year-on-year | - | +40.19% | +7.00% |
75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £49.56 |
90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.75 | £35.00 | £20.00 |
% change year-on-year | +7.86% | +75.00% | -4.99% |
Creative Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Creative Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Creative Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving.
Creative Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.
Creative Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving.
Creative Problem-Solving
Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving within the UK over the 6 months to 23 May 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 |
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England | +79 | 52 | £600 | +13.21% | 133 |
UK excluding London | +65 | 30 | £569 | +8.33% | 109 |
South West | +33 | 27 | £435 | -20.91% | 11 |
London | +75 | 21 | £663 | +25.89% | 44 |
Work from Home | +116 | 19 | £500 | -13.04% | 104 |
South East | +11 | 1 | - | - | 23 |
East of England | +10 | 1 | £625 | +177.78% | 6 |
Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £513 | - |
Creative Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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