Problem Solving
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 7 December 2023 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 7 Dec 2023 |
Same period 2022 | Same period 2021 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 12 | 21 | 25 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +4 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 4,638 | 6,338 | 6,153 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.33% | 8.26% | 6.87% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 11.67% | 9.16% | 7.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,938 | 3,946 | 3,797 |
| 10th Percentile | £237 | £289 | £280 |
| 25th Percentile | £391 | £425 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £540 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.41% | +8.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £616 | £650 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +11.11% | +12.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 240 | 230 | 296 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.41 | £10.50 | £10.78 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £13.41 | £13.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.75 | £26.87 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +33.07% | +49.25% | -20.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £60.00 | £44.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £86.50 | £70.00 | £54.56 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £22.50 | £16.74 |
| % change year-on-year | +33.33% | +34.41% | -7.64% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
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 | 39,726 | 69,214 | 81,237 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 88.51% | 90.15% | 90.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,590 | 47,923 | 56,854 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £338 | £319 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £450 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £533 | £550 | £523 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.18% | +5.26% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £650 | £623 |
| 90th Percentile | £745 | £750 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +8.11% | +7.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,525 | 1,676 | 1,999 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.45 | £13.41 | £11.99 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.95 | £17.56 | £13.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £35.00 | £21.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.43% | +62.79% | -17.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £46.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £72.73 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.90 | £32.50 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.08% | +80.56% | -20.00% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 7 December 2023.
Problem-Solving
Top 17 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 7 December 2023. 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 | +8 | 3,931 | £500 | -7.41% | 5,363 |
| UK excluding London | +4 | 2,220 | £475 | -5.00% | 3,781 |
| London | +6 | 1,846 | £534 | -7.93% | 1,921 |
| Work from Home | +12 | 1,646 | £500 | -7.41% | 2,523 |
| South East | +7 | 600 | £450 | -10.00% | 1,017 |
| North of England | +6 | 547 | £500 | +5.26% | 973 |
| Midlands | +1 | 309 | £500 | - | 653 |
| North West | +6 | 278 | £500 | +12.36% | 536 |
| Yorkshire | +10 | 257 | £500 | - | 311 |
| Scotland | +15 | 251 | £467 | +3.78% | 248 |
| South West | +11 | 246 | £559 | +4.44% | 438 |
| East of England | +8 | 229 | £443 | -11.50% | 432 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 219 | £525 | +0.96% | 433 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 83 | £450 | +5.88% | 219 |
| Wales | +22 | 55 | £508 | +26.88% | 94 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 24 | £280 | -43.43% | 48 |
| North East | +15 | 12 | £161 | -66.21% | 142 |
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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