Problem-Solving Contracts in Wakefield

Problem Solving
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Wakefield 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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
12 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 1 1 3
Rank change year-on-year 0 +2 +4
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 54 49 32
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wakefield 81.82% 73.13% 47.06%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 90.00% 77.78% 51.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 0 0
10th Percentile £314 - -
25th Percentile £319 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £340 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile £491 - -
West Yorkshire median daily rate £486 £550 £475
% change year-on-year -11.59% +15.79% +0.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 7
10th Percentile - - £9.50
25th Percentile - - £9.70
Median hourly rate - - £10.20
75th Percentile - - £15.10
90th Percentile - - £18.70
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £15.00 £70.00 £17.43
% change year-on-year -78.57% +301.72% -10.30%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Wakefield

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 Wakefield with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 60 63 62
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Wakefield 90.91% 94.03% 91.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 9 14
10th Percentile £119 £207 £268
25th Percentile £310 £213 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £340 £230 £420
Median % change year-on-year +47.83% -45.24% +52.73%
75th Percentile £380 £350 £598
90th Percentile £489 £448 £661
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 12
10th Percentile - - £9.54
25th Percentile £20.25 - £10.13
Median hourly rate £21.50 - £11.77
Median % change year-on-year - - +34.92%
75th Percentile £22.75 - £14.44
90th Percentile - - £18.33
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £12.53 £20.00 £18.60
% change year-on-year -37.35% +7.53% -19.13%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Wakefield

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wakefield

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Wakefield.

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Wakefield

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Wakefield

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Wakefield over the 6 months to 12 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Wakefield

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wakefield

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Wakefield.

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Wakefield

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield 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:

Communications & Networking
1 16 (29.63%) Wi-Fi
2 11 (20.37%) LAN
2 11 (20.37%) WAN
3 5 (9.26%) DHCP
3 5 (9.26%) DNS
3 5 (9.26%) Remote Desktop
General
1 27 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 11 (20.37%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (9.26%) Banking
4 3 (5.56%) Finance
4 3 (5.56%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 36 (66.67%) Service Desk Agent
2 6 (11.11%) Network Engineer
3 5 (9.26%) Data Centre Engineer
3 5 (9.26%) IT Engineer
4 4 (7.41%) IT Technician
5 3 (5.56%) Data Centre Technician
5 3 (5.56%) Data Technician
5 3 (5.56%) LAN Engineer
5 3 (5.56%) LAN/WAN Engineer
5 3 (5.56%) Mobile Engineer
5 3 (5.56%) WAN Engineer
6 2 (3.70%) Change Manager
7 1 (1.85%) Network Technician
7 1 (1.85%) Senior
7 1 (1.85%) Senior Change Manager
7 1 (1.85%) Senior Manager
7 1 (1.85%) Training Manager
Miscellaneous
1 5 (9.26%) Data Centre
1 5 (9.26%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (5.56%) Driving Licence
2 3 (5.56%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 5 (9.26%) Windows
1 5 (9.26%) Windows 10
1 5 (9.26%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (37.04%) Customer Service
2 16 (29.63%) Service Delivery
3 11 (20.37%) Break/Fix
4 5 (9.26%) Migration
4 5 (9.26%) Network Monitoring
4 5 (9.26%) Runbook
5 4 (7.41%) Project Management
6 3 (5.56%) Computer Science
7 2 (3.70%) Active Listening
7 2 (3.70%) Change Management
7 2 (3.70%) Coaching
7 2 (3.70%) Decision-Making
7 2 (3.70%) Line Management
7 2 (3.70%) Roadmaps
7 2 (3.70%) Situational Awareness
7 2 (3.70%) Test Automation
7 2 (3.70%) Validation
Qualifications
1 5 (9.26%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
2 3 (5.56%) A+ Certification
2 3 (5.56%) CCNA
2 3 (5.56%) Cisco Certification
2 3 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
2 3 (5.56%) Degree
2 3 (5.56%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (37.04%) SLA
2 3 (5.56%) QA
System Software
1 5 (9.26%) Active Directory
1 5 (9.26%) KVM
1 5 (9.26%) Virtual Machines
1 5 (9.26%) VMware ESXi
1 5 (9.26%) VMware Infrastructure
1 5 (9.26%) VMware Workstation
2 3 (5.56%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 5 (9.26%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 21 (38.89%) Microsoft
2 11 (20.37%) 3Com
2 11 (20.37%) Aruba
2 11 (20.37%) Brocade
2 11 (20.37%) Cisco
2 11 (20.37%) Citrix
2 11 (20.37%) Juniper
2 11 (20.37%) Meraki
3 5 (9.26%) VMware