Problem-Solving Contracts in Worcester

Problem Solving
Worcestershire > Worcester

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Worcester requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 3 10
Rank change year-on-year -5 +7 -2
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 7 4 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcester 25.00% 13.79% 7.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 26.92% 18.18% 8.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 4
10th Percentile £110 - £153
25th Percentile £139 - £187
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £168 £400 £289
Median % change year-on-year -58.00% +38.53% +5.00%
75th Percentile £450 - £398
90th Percentile £700 - £443
Worcestershire median daily rate £520 £550 £450
% change year-on-year -5.45% +22.22% +63.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £70.00 -
Worcestershire median hourly rate - £70.00 -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Worcester

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 Worcester.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 26 22 48
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcester 92.86% 75.86% 94.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 18 38
10th Percentile £138 £213 £281
25th Percentile £145 £306 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £425 £513
Median % change year-on-year +41.18% -17.07% +36.67%
75th Percentile £700 £574 £597
90th Percentile £900 £694 £675
Worcestershire median daily rate £575 £525 £525
% change year-on-year +9.52% - +35.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 6
10th Percentile - £14.33 £15.82
25th Percentile £15.22 £18.78 £16.83
Median hourly rate £17.16 £46.25 £17.70
Median % change year-on-year -62.91% +161.30% +3.13%
75th Percentile £18.13 £72.50 £17.72
90th Percentile - - £17.72
Worcestershire median hourly rate £17.16 £11.73 £17.70
% change year-on-year +46.31% -33.76% +11.60%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Worcester

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Worcester

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcester

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Worcester

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Daily Rate Histogram in Worcester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Worcester over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Worcester

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcester

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Worcester

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcester 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:

Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) AWS
1 2 (28.57%) Azure
1 2 (28.57%) GCP
1 2 (28.57%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (28.57%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 2 (28.57%) Git
1 2 (28.57%) JIRA
General
1 5 (71.43%) Social Skills
2 4 (57.14%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (57.14%) Desktop Engineer
1 4 (57.14%) Windows Engineer
2 2 (28.57%) Developer
2 2 (28.57%) Full-Stack Developer
2 2 (28.57%) Senior
2 2 (28.57%) Senior Developer
2 2 (28.57%) Senior Full-Stack Developer
3 1 (14.29%) 2nd Line Support
3 1 (14.29%) IT Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (28.57%) Node.js
1 2 (28.57%) React
1 2 (28.57%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) NHS
1 2 (28.57%) Onboarding
1 2 (28.57%) Product Ownership
2 1 (14.29%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 4 (57.14%) Windows
1 4 (57.14%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Multi-Factor Authentication
1 4 (57.14%) Time Management
2 2 (28.57%) Agile
2 2 (28.57%) API Design
2 2 (28.57%) API Development
2 2 (28.57%) Asset Management
2 2 (28.57%) CI/CD
2 2 (28.57%) Code Quality
2 2 (28.57%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
2 2 (28.57%) DevOps
2 2 (28.57%) DevSecOps
2 2 (28.57%) Full-Stack Development
2 2 (28.57%) IT Asset Management
2 2 (28.57%) Mobile Device Management
2 2 (28.57%) SDLC
2 2 (28.57%) Test Strategy
3 1 (14.29%) Hardware Maintenance
3 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) Go
1 2 (28.57%) JavaScript
1 2 (28.57%) Python
1 2 (28.57%) SQL
1 2 (28.57%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
1 2 (28.57%) DV Cleared
1 2 (28.57%) SC Cleared
1 2 (28.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (57.14%) QA
System Software
1 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
1 2 (28.57%) BitLocker
1 2 (28.57%) Docker
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) Kubernetes
1 2 (28.57%) SCCM
1 2 (28.57%) Terraform
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Cisco
1 2 (28.57%) Citrix
1 2 (28.57%) Nexthink