Problem Solving
North Yorkshire > York
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in York 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 27 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +7 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 2 | 10 | 6 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in York | 8.00% | 17.86% | 8.22% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 8.70% | 19.61% | 10.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £106 | £403 |
| 25th Percentile | £331 | £111 | £481 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £338 | £240 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.63% | -55.96% | +135.68% |
| 75th Percentile | £344 | £444 | £562 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £581 | £570 |
| North Yorkshire median daily rate | £300 | £198 | £540 |
| % change year-on-year | +51.90% | -63.43% | +127.37% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
York
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 York.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 23 | 51 | 56 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in York | 92.00% | 91.07% | 76.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 25 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £177 | £125 | £131 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £178 | £185 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £438 | £325 | £400 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +34.62% | -18.75% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £553 | £475 | £540 |
| 90th Percentile | £638 | £525 | £688 |
| North Yorkshire median daily rate | £425 | £500 | £395 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +26.58% | +5.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £27.00 | - |
| North Yorkshire median hourly rate | £25.11 | £15.50 | £22.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +62.02% | -29.55% | +16.49% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in York
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in York.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in York
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in York.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in York
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in York.
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in York 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: