Job Vacancy Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 25 March 2019

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire 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 25 March 2019 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

Note that daily and hourly rates are treated separately in these statistics. When calculating contractor rate percentiles, daily rates are never derived from quoted hourly rates or vice versa.

Problem-Solving
England > Yorkshire
6 months to
25 Mar 2019		 Same period 2018 Same period 2017
Rank 27 34 28
Rank change year-on-year +7 -6 -6
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 302 266 261
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 6.46% 5.59% 5.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.48% 6.52% 6.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 182 192 118
Yorkshire median daily rate £425 £425 £446
Median daily rate % change year-on-year - -4.76% +7.53%
10th Percentile £259 £198 £225
90th Percentile £562 £573 £597
England median daily rate £450 £440 £425
% change year-on-year +2.27% +3.53% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 9 22
Yorkshire median hourly rate £16.30 £14.65 £14.78
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year +11.26% -0.85% +1.97%
10th Percentile £13.61 £13.97 £11.96
90th Percentile £27.15 £28.29 £23.60
England median hourly rate £22.40 £25.00 £18.50
% change year-on-year -10.40% +35.14% -7.45%

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 Yorkshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

All Process and Methodology Skills
Yorkshire
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 4,038 4,079 3,791
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 86.39% 85.75% 84.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,753 2,689 2,458
Yorkshire median daily rate £425 £400 £400
Median daily rate % change year-on-year +6.25% - -
10th Percentile £275 £263 £263
90th Percentile £575 £538 £552
England median daily rate £475 £463 £438
% change year-on-year +2.70% +5.71% +2.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 108 126 97
Yorkshire median hourly rate £17.50 £20.66 £14.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year -15.27% +42.45% -4.92%
10th Percentile £10.92 £10.63 £9.80
90th Percentile £45.83 £44.38 £29.50
England median hourly rate £23.50 £24.75 £25.00
% change year-on-year -5.05% -1.00% +10.00%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a percentage of all IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Yorkshire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for daily rates quoted in contract jobs citing Problem-Solving in Yorkshire.

Contractor daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Yorkshire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire

The daily rate distribution of IT jobs citing Problem-Solving in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 25 March 2019.

Contractor daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Yorkshire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire

This chart provides the 3-month moving average for contractor hourly rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem-Solving in Yorkshire.

Contractor hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Yorkshire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Histogram in Yorkshire

The hourly rate distribution of IT jobs citing Problem-Solving in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 25 March 2019.

Contractor hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Yorkshire

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 25 March 2019. 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
Job
Vacancies
West Yorkshire +12 202 £425 - 14
South Yorkshire -15 53 £388 -13.89% 11
North Yorkshire +9 29 £450 +44.00% 6
East Yorkshire +4 7 £263 -42.62% 5
Problem-Solving
England

For the 6 months to 25 March 2019, IT contractor jobs citing Problem-Solving also mentioned the following skills in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Yorkshire region with a requirement for Problem-Solving.

1 97 (32.12%) Analytical Skills
2 96 (31.79%) Agile Software Development
3 67 (22.19%) Java
4 62 (20.53%) Microsoft
5 60 (19.87%) Linux
6 59 (19.54%) Finance
7 50 (16.56%) Windows
7 50 (16.56%) SQL
8 34 (11.26%) Software Engineering
8 34 (11.26%) Test Automation
9 33 (10.93%) Microsoft Office
10 32 (10.60%) Project Management
11 31 (10.26%) Self-Motivation
12 29 (9.60%) Scrum
13 27 (8.94%) Migration
13 27 (8.94%) Stakeholder Management
14 26 (8.61%) Active Directory
15 25 (8.28%) Business Intelligence
15 25 (8.28%) SQL Server
15 25 (8.28%) Change Management
15 25 (8.28%) Android
15 25 (8.28%) Banking
16 24 (7.95%) C
17 23 (7.62%) HTML
17 23 (7.62%) Test Scripting
17 23 (7.62%) Multithreading
18 22 (7.28%) JavaScript
19 21 (6.95%) C++
19 21 (6.95%) Microsoft Azure
19 21 (6.95%) TDD

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring IT Skills in Yorkshire by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same job type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 16 (5.30%) SharePoint
2 10 (3.31%) Confluence
2 10 (3.31%) SAS
3 9 (2.98%) MS Exchange
4 5 (1.66%) Cloud Foundry
5 3 (0.99%) BizTalk Server
5 3 (0.99%) CICS
5 3 (0.99%) Exchange Server 2010
5 3 (0.99%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.66%) Exchange Server 2013
6 2 (0.66%) nginx
6 2 (0.66%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 2 (0.66%) WordPress
7 1 (0.33%) Anypoint
7 1 (0.33%) Apache
7 1 (0.33%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.33%) Drupal
7 1 (0.33%) SharePoint 2013
7 1 (0.33%) SharePoint Server
7 1 (0.33%) WebSphere
Applications
1 33 (10.93%) Microsoft Office
2 15 (4.97%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (3.64%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (2.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (2.65%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (4.30%) Workday HCM
2 3 (0.99%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.33%) Carpe Diem
3 1 (0.33%) Dynamics AX
3 1 (0.33%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.33%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.33%) JDE World
Cloud Services
1 21 (6.95%) Microsoft Azure
2 16 (5.30%) Amazon AWS
3 15 (4.97%) Office 365
4 8 (2.65%) SaaS
5 6 (1.99%) Google Cloud Platform
6 5 (1.66%) Cloud Computing
6 5 (1.66%) IaaS
7 4 (1.32%) PaaS
8 3 (0.99%) GitHub
9 2 (0.66%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.33%) Azure Active Directory
10 1 (0.33%) Mimecast
10 1 (0.33%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 17 (5.63%) Firewall
2 16 (5.30%) DNS
3 10 (3.31%) LAN
4 9 (2.98%) DHCP
5 8 (2.65%) HTTP
5 8 (2.65%) VoIP
5 8 (2.65%) WAN
5 8 (2.65%) Wi-Fi
6 7 (2.32%) TCP/IP
7 6 (1.99%) VLAN
7 6 (1.99%) VPN
8 3 (0.99%) FTP
8 3 (0.99%) IPsec
8 3 (0.99%) Skype
8 3 (0.99%) SSL
9 2 (0.66%) DLNA
9 2 (0.66%) Internet
9 2 (0.66%) SAN
9 2 (0.66%) UPnP
10 1 (0.33%) BIG-IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (8.28%) SQL Server
2 17 (5.63%) Relational Database
3 11 (3.64%) NoSQL
4 10 (3.31%) MongoDB
5 8 (2.65%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (2.65%) MySQL
6 6 (1.99%) DB2
6 6 (1.99%) MS Access
7 4 (1.32%) Neo4j
7 4 (1.32%) RDBMS
8 3 (0.99%) Big Data
8 3 (0.99%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.99%) Oracle Database
8 3 (0.99%) Snowflake Schema
8 3 (0.99%) SQL Server 2008
9 2 (0.66%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.66%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.33%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.33%) GIS
10 1 (0.33%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 19 (6.29%) Git (software)
2 15 (4.97%) Jenkins
3 14 (4.64%) JIRA
4 7 (2.32%) Mockito
5 6 (1.99%) Maven
5 6 (1.99%) Subversion
6 5 (1.66%) Cucumber
7 4 (1.32%) JUnit
7 4 (1.32%) Team Foundation Server
8 3 (0.99%) gulp
8 3 (0.99%) Selenium
8 3 (0.99%) Travis CI
8 3 (0.99%) Visual Studio
9 2 (0.66%) GCC
9 2 (0.66%) GDB
9 2 (0.66%) GoogleTest
9 2 (0.66%) ProC
9 2 (0.66%) SoapUI
9 2 (0.66%) WebDriver
10 1 (0.33%) MSBuild
General
1 59 (19.54%) Finance
2 25 (8.28%) Banking
3 11 (3.64%) Retail
4 5 (1.66%) Financial Institution
4 5 (1.66%) Pharmaceutical
5 4 (1.32%) Electronics
5 4 (1.32%) Law
5 4 (1.32%) Manufacturing
5 4 (1.32%) Retail Banking
6 2 (0.66%) Advertising
6 2 (0.66%) Legal
6 2 (0.66%) Marketing
7 1 (0.33%) Dutch Language
7 1 (0.33%) Investment Banking
Job Titles
1 69 (22.85%) Developer
2 56 (18.54%) Analyst
3 28 (9.27%) Architect
4 25 (8.28%) Java Developer
5 22 (7.28%) Business Analyst
5 22 (7.28%) Project Manager
6 15 (4.97%) Linux Developer
7 14 (4.64%) Consultant
8 13 (4.30%) Data Analyst
8 13 (4.30%) User Researcher
9 12 (3.97%) Designer
10 11 (3.64%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (3.31%) DevOps Engineer
12 9 (2.98%) Android Developer
12 9 (2.98%) Workday Consultant
13 8 (2.65%) C++ Developer
13 8 (2.65%) SQL Analyst
13 8 (2.65%) Support Engineer
13 8 (2.65%) UX Designer
14 7 (2.32%) Embedded Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (7.62%) HTML
2 19 (6.29%) REST
2 19 (6.29%) Web Services
3 18 (5.96%) XML
4 17 (5.63%) .NET
4 17 (5.63%) CSS
5 16 (5.30%) JSON
5 16 (5.30%) Spring
6 15 (4.97%) SOAP
7 13 (4.30%) RESTful
8 8 (2.65%) Ajax
8 8 (2.65%) CSS3
8 8 (2.65%) HTML5
8 8 (2.65%) Spring Boot
9 7 (2.32%) J2EE
10 5 (1.66%) JAX-RS
10 5 (1.66%) RabbitMQ
10 5 (1.66%) XSLT
11 4 (1.32%) Dropwizard
11 4 (1.32%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 97 (32.12%) Analytical Skills
2 31 (10.26%) Self-Motivation
3 10 (3.31%) Management Information System
3 10 (3.31%) User Experience
4 9 (2.98%) Mainframe
5 6 (1.99%) Freedom of Information
5 6 (1.99%) NHS
5 6 (1.99%) PKI
5 6 (1.99%) PMI
6 5 (1.66%) Data Centre
6 5 (1.66%) Data Structures
6 5 (1.66%) iSeries
6 5 (1.66%) Mobile App
7 4 (1.32%) Virtual Team
8 3 (0.99%) Clustering
8 3 (0.99%) Online Banking
8 3 (0.99%) Public Cloud
9 2 (0.66%) CCTV
9 2 (0.66%) e-Learning
9 2 (0.66%) MPEG
Operating Systems
1 60 (19.87%) Linux
2 50 (16.56%) Windows
3 25 (8.28%) Android
4 21 (6.95%) Windows Server
5 17 (5.63%) Unix
6 9 (2.98%) Windows 10
7 8 (2.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 7 (2.32%) Windows 7
9 6 (1.99%) Mac OS X
10 5 (1.66%) CentOS
10 5 (1.66%) Ubuntu
10 5 (1.66%) Windows Server 2008
10 5 (1.66%) Windows Server 2012
11 4 (1.32%) AIX
12 3 (0.99%) Debian
13 2 (0.66%) Apple iOS
13 2 (0.66%) Embedded Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (31.79%) Agile Software Development
2 34 (11.26%) Software Engineering
2 34 (11.26%) Test Automation
3 32 (10.60%) Project Management
4 29 (9.60%) Scrum
5 27 (8.94%) Migration
5 27 (8.94%) Stakeholder Management
6 25 (8.28%) Business Intelligence
6 25 (8.28%) Change Management
7 23 (7.62%) Multithreading
7 23 (7.62%) Test Scripting
8 21 (6.95%) TDD
9 20 (6.62%) Analytics
9 20 (6.62%) Microservices
10 19 (6.29%) Workshop Facilitation
11 18 (5.96%) Business Analysis
11 18 (5.96%) Decision-Making
12 17 (5.63%) DevOps
13 16 (5.30%) Continuous Integration
14 15 (4.97%) ITIL
Programming Languages
1 67 (22.19%) Java
2 50 (16.56%) SQL
3 24 (7.95%) C
4 22 (7.28%) JavaScript
5 21 (6.95%) C++
6 10 (3.31%) Scala
7 9 (2.98%) PowerShell
8 8 (2.65%) Python
9 7 (2.32%) C#
9 7 (2.32%) PHP
9 7 (2.32%) Ruby
10 5 (1.66%) Go
10 5 (1.66%) VB
11 4 (1.32%) COBOL
11 4 (1.32%) VB6
12 3 (0.99%) Groovy
12 3 (0.99%) Java 8
12 3 (0.99%) JCL
12 3 (0.99%) Shell Script
13 2 (0.66%) PROC SQL
Qualifications
1 19 (6.29%) Degree
2 18 (5.96%) Security Cleared
3 10 (3.31%) SC Cleared
4 7 (2.32%) DBS Check
5 6 (1.99%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.32%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (0.99%) CBAP
7 3 (0.99%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (0.99%) PMP
8 2 (0.66%) A+ Certification
8 2 (0.66%) ISEB
8 2 (0.66%) MCDST
9 1 (0.33%) CCIE
9 1 (0.33%) Cisco Certification
9 1 (0.33%) CISM
9 1 (0.33%) CISMP
9 1 (0.33%) CISSP
9 1 (0.33%) ITIL Certification
9 1 (0.33%) MCSA
9 1 (0.33%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (3.31%) GDPR
2 9 (2.98%) Data Quality
2 9 (2.98%) QA
2 9 (2.98%) SLA
3 8 (2.65%) PMO
4 2 (0.66%) Disclosure Scotland
4 2 (0.66%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (0.66%) P3O
5 1 (0.33%) HL7
5 1 (0.33%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
5 1 (0.33%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 26 (8.61%) Active Directory
2 8 (2.65%) Docker
3 6 (1.99%) Firmware
4 4 (1.32%) Virtual Servers
5 3 (0.99%) Virtual Machines
5 3 (0.99%) VMware Infrastructure
6 2 (0.66%) Active Directory Lightweight Directory Services
6 2 (0.66%) XenApp
7 1 (0.33%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.33%) Terminal Services
7 1 (0.33%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 16 (5.30%) Puppet
2 10 (3.31%) Ansible
2 10 (3.31%) SCCM
3 9 (2.98%) Opscode Chef
4 2 (0.66%) Kubernetes
4 2 (0.66%) McAfee ePO
4 2 (0.66%) SCOM
4 2 (0.66%) Terraform
4 2 (0.66%) vCenter Server
4 2 (0.66%) WSUS
5 1 (0.33%) HAProxy
5 1 (0.33%) HP Quality Center
5 1 (0.33%) Mesos
5 1 (0.33%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
5 1 (0.33%) SCVMM
Vendors
1 62 (20.53%) Microsoft
2 14 (4.64%) Workday
3 13 (4.30%) Cisco
3 13 (4.30%) ServiceNow
4 9 (2.98%) Citrix
4 9 (2.98%) Oracle
5 8 (2.65%) Google
5 8 (2.65%) Red Hat
5 8 (2.65%) VMware
6 7 (2.32%) IBM
6 7 (2.32%) SAP
7 5 (1.66%) Apple
7 5 (1.66%) Atlassian
7 5 (1.66%) Blue Coat
7 5 (1.66%) EMC
7 5 (1.66%) NetApp
7 5 (1.66%) Splunk
7 5 (1.66%) TOWER Software
7 5 (1.66%) Trustwave
8 4 (1.32%) Brocade