Job Vacancy Trend Daily Rate Trend Daily Rate Histogram Hourly Rate Trend Hourly Rate Histogram Job Locations Skill Sets
Period
to 10 December 2018

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 10 December 2018 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
10 Dec 2018		 Same period 2017 Same period 2016
Rank 27 30 18
Rank change year-on-year +3 -12 +10
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 292 263 379
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 5.88% 5.94% 7.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 6.75% 6.94% 8.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 205 189 199
Yorkshire median daily rate £425 £425 £425
10th Percentile £225 £210 £263
90th Percentile £575 £550 £537
England median daily rate £450 £430 £425
% change year-on-year +4.65% +1.18% +4.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 15 35
Yorkshire median hourly rate £15.90 £14.20 £14.50
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year +11.97% -2.07% +8.13%
10th Percentile £12.80 £11.30 £12.40
90th Percentile £41.84 £23.52 £23.75
England median hourly rate £30.00 £26.78 £16.00
% change year-on-year +12.04% +67.34% -20.00%

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 4,323 3,787 4,553
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire 87.05% 85.56% 85.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,938 2,507 2,950
Yorkshire median daily rate £413 £405 £400
Median daily rate % change year-on-year +1.85% +1.25% +6.67%
10th Percentile £281 £261 £260
90th Percentile £550 £550 £538
England median daily rate £475 £450 £425
% change year-on-year +5.56% +5.88% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 118 100 142
Yorkshire median hourly rate £17.00 £16.00 £14.53
Median hourly rate % change year-on-year +6.25% +10.10% +0.22%
10th Percentile £10.75 £10.50 £10.52
90th Percentile £41.50 £40.00 £34.83
England median hourly rate £22.00 £24.69 £22.84
% change year-on-year -10.88% +8.10% +3.80%

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 10 December 2018.

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 10 December 2018.

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 10 December 2018. 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 0 205 £425 +6.25% 118
South Yorkshire -16 44 £394 -7.35% 32
North Yorkshire +3 23 £375 +25.00% 16
East Yorkshire +6 6 £250 - 16
Problem-Solving
England

For the 6 months to 10 December 2018, 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 91 (31.16%) Agile Software Development
2 90 (30.82%) Analytical Skills
3 63 (21.58%) Finance
4 60 (20.55%) Microsoft
5 54 (18.49%) Windows
6 51 (17.47%) Linux
7 50 (17.12%) Java
8 44 (15.07%) SQL
9 34 (11.64%) Active Directory
10 32 (10.96%) Git (software)
11 31 (10.62%) Web Services
11 31 (10.62%) Project Management
11 31 (10.62%) Stakeholder Management
11 31 (10.62%) Scrum
12 30 (10.27%) HTML
13 27 (9.25%) Degree
14 26 (8.90%) Banking
14 26 (8.90%) JavaScript
15 25 (8.56%) SQL Server
15 25 (8.56%) Microsoft Office
15 25 (8.56%) CSS
16 24 (8.22%) Windows Server
17 23 (7.88%) SOA
17 23 (7.88%) Business Intelligence
18 22 (7.53%) Change Management
18 22 (7.53%) Test Automation
18 22 (7.53%) Relational Database
19 21 (7.19%) Self-Motivation
19 21 (7.19%) Migration
19 21 (7.19%) Unix

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 18 (6.16%) MS Exchange
2 17 (5.82%) SharePoint
3 9 (3.08%) Confluence
4 8 (2.74%) SAS
5 4 (1.37%) Exchange Server 2010
6 3 (1.03%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 3 (1.03%) SharePoint 2013
6 3 (1.03%) Skype for Business
6 3 (1.03%) Tomcat
7 2 (0.68%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.68%) nginx
7 2 (0.68%) Oracle HTTP Server
7 2 (0.68%) WebLogic
7 2 (0.68%) WebLogic Portal
7 2 (0.68%) WebSphere
7 2 (0.68%) WebSphere Application Server
7 2 (0.68%) WordPress
8 1 (0.34%) Apache
8 1 (0.34%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.34%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 25 (8.56%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.08%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.40%) Microsoft Project
4 6 (2.05%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.37%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.68%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.68%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.34%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.34%) Salesforce.com CRM
Cloud Services
1 11 (3.77%) Office 365
2 10 (3.42%) Amazon AWS
2 10 (3.42%) Microsoft Azure
3 9 (3.08%) GitHub
4 5 (1.71%) SaaS
5 4 (1.37%) Force.com
5 4 (1.37%) iPaaS
5 4 (1.37%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 3 (1.03%) Azure Active Directory
6 3 (1.03%) Dynamics 365
6 3 (1.03%) IaaS
7 2 (0.68%) Google Cloud Platform
7 2 (0.68%) npm
7 2 (0.68%) PaaS
8 1 (0.34%) Adobe Creative Cloud
8 1 (0.34%) Amazon EC2
8 1 (0.34%) Amazon S3
8 1 (0.34%) AWS CloudFormation
8 1 (0.34%) Cloud Computing
8 1 (0.34%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 17 (5.82%) DNS
2 16 (5.48%) TCP/IP
3 15 (5.14%) Firewall
4 12 (4.11%) LAN
4 12 (4.11%) WAN
5 10 (3.42%) Wi-Fi
6 9 (3.08%) VoIP
7 8 (2.74%) HTTP
7 8 (2.74%) SAN
8 7 (2.40%) DHCP
8 7 (2.40%) NAS
9 6 (2.05%) VLAN
9 6 (2.05%) VPN
10 5 (1.71%) BGP
10 5 (1.71%) Internet
10 5 (1.71%) MPLS
10 5 (1.71%) OSPF
11 4 (1.37%) DLNA
11 4 (1.37%) Skype
11 4 (1.37%) UPnP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (8.56%) SQL Server
2 22 (7.53%) Relational Database
3 10 (3.42%) SQL Server 2008
4 9 (3.08%) NoSQL
5 8 (2.74%) MongoDB
5 8 (2.74%) MySQL
6 7 (2.40%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (2.40%) MS Access
6 7 (2.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 5 (1.71%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.37%) Big Data
8 4 (1.37%) Oracle Database
8 4 (1.37%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (1.03%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (1.03%) RDBMS
9 3 (1.03%) SQL Server 2016
10 2 (0.68%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.68%) DB2
10 2 (0.68%) InterSystems Cache
10 2 (0.68%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 32 (10.96%) Git (software)
2 17 (5.82%) Jenkins
3 16 (5.48%) JIRA
4 9 (3.08%) Subversion
5 8 (2.74%) JUnit
6 6 (2.05%) Maven
6 6 (2.05%) Mercurial
6 6 (2.05%) Mockito
7 5 (1.71%) gulp
7 5 (1.71%) Selenium
7 5 (1.71%) Team Foundation Server
8 4 (1.37%) GCC
8 4 (1.37%) GDB
8 4 (1.37%) GoogleTest
9 3 (1.03%) Cucumber
9 3 (1.03%) Oracle APEX
9 3 (1.03%) WebDriver
10 2 (0.68%) Atlassian Bamboo
10 2 (0.68%) SoapUI
10 2 (0.68%) Travis CI
General
1 63 (21.58%) Finance
2 26 (8.90%) Banking
3 13 (4.45%) Retail
4 8 (2.74%) Electronics
5 5 (1.71%) Marketing
6 4 (1.37%) Financial Institution
6 4 (1.37%) Law
6 4 (1.37%) Legal
6 4 (1.37%) Manufacturing
6 4 (1.37%) Pharmaceutical
7 3 (1.03%) Retail Banking
8 2 (0.68%) Publishing
8 2 (0.68%) Telecoms
9 1 (0.34%) Advertising
9 1 (0.34%) Dutch Language
9 1 (0.34%) Military
Job Titles
1 58 (19.86%) Developer
2 51 (17.47%) Analyst
3 30 (10.27%) Architect
4 21 (7.19%) Project Manager
5 16 (5.48%) Administrator
5 16 (5.48%) Business Analyst
6 15 (5.14%) Java Developer
6 15 (5.14%) Solutions Architect
7 12 (4.11%) User Researcher
8 11 (3.77%) DevOps Engineer
9 10 (3.42%) Consultant
10 9 (3.08%) Data Analyst
10 9 (3.08%) Senior Developer
11 8 (2.74%) SQL Analyst
12 7 (2.40%) IT Engineer
12 7 (2.40%) Senior Architect
12 7 (2.40%) Server Engineer
12 7 (2.40%) SQL Data Analyst
12 7 (2.40%) Systems Administrator
13 6 (2.05%) Salesforce Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 31 (10.62%) Web Services
2 30 (10.27%) HTML
3 25 (8.56%) CSS
4 20 (6.85%) REST
4 20 (6.85%) RESTful
5 19 (6.51%) .NET
6 16 (5.48%) SOAP
7 13 (4.45%) XML
8 11 (3.77%) CSS3
9 10 (3.42%) HTML5
10 9 (3.08%) JSON
11 8 (2.74%) Node.js
11 8 (2.74%) Spring
12 7 (2.40%) J2EE
13 6 (2.05%) Middleware
13 6 (2.05%) React
13 6 (2.05%) Visualforce
14 5 (1.71%) AngularJS
14 5 (1.71%) Spring Boot
15 4 (1.37%) Qt
Miscellaneous
1 90 (30.82%) Analytical Skills
2 21 (7.19%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (4.45%) Management Information System
3 13 (4.45%) User Experience
4 11 (3.77%) Clustering
5 7 (2.40%) Mobile App
6 6 (2.05%) Data Centre
6 6 (2.05%) Freedom of Information
6 6 (2.05%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.37%) CMDB
7 4 (1.37%) DataPower
7 4 (1.37%) MPEG
7 4 (1.37%) PMI
8 3 (1.03%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.03%) e-Learning
8 3 (1.03%) Enterprise Software
8 3 (1.03%) iPhone
8 3 (1.03%) Linux Command Line
8 3 (1.03%) Mainframe
9 2 (0.68%) EPoS
Operating Systems
1 54 (18.49%) Windows
2 51 (17.47%) Linux
3 24 (8.22%) Windows Server
4 21 (7.19%) Unix
5 15 (5.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 11 (3.77%) Windows 7
7 7 (2.40%) AIX
7 7 (2.40%) Windows 10
8 5 (1.71%) Android
9 4 (1.37%) Embedded Linux
9 4 (1.37%) Windows Server 2008
9 4 (1.37%) Windows Server 2012
10 3 (1.03%) Mac OS X
10 3 (1.03%) Ubuntu
11 2 (0.68%) CentOS
11 2 (0.68%) Oracle Linux
11 2 (0.68%) SUSE
12 1 (0.34%) Apple iOS
12 1 (0.34%) Windows Server 2003
12 1 (0.34%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 91 (31.16%) Agile Software Development
2 31 (10.62%) Project Management
2 31 (10.62%) Scrum
2 31 (10.62%) Stakeholder Management
3 23 (7.88%) Business Intelligence
3 23 (7.88%) SOA
4 22 (7.53%) Change Management
4 22 (7.53%) Test Automation
5 21 (7.19%) Migration
5 21 (7.19%) OOP
6 20 (6.85%) ITIL
6 20 (6.85%) Microservices
6 20 (6.85%) OO
6 20 (6.85%) TDD
7 19 (6.51%) Business Analysis
8 18 (6.16%) Decision-Making
8 18 (6.16%) Mentoring
9 17 (5.82%) Service Delivery
10 16 (5.48%) Collaborative Working
10 16 (5.48%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 50 (17.12%) Java
2 44 (15.07%) SQL
3 26 (8.90%) JavaScript
4 13 (4.45%) C#
4 13 (4.45%) Scala
5 9 (3.08%) C
5 9 (3.08%) Groovy
6 7 (2.40%) Apex Code
6 7 (2.40%) Java 8
6 7 (2.40%) T-SQL
7 6 (2.05%) Perl
7 6 (2.05%) PowerShell
7 6 (2.05%) SOQL
8 5 (1.71%) Clojure
8 5 (1.71%) PHP
8 5 (1.71%) Python
8 5 (1.71%) Shell Script
9 3 (1.03%) Bash Shell
9 3 (1.03%) VB
9 3 (1.03%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 27 (9.25%) Degree
2 19 (6.51%) Security Cleared
3 11 (3.77%) SC Cleared
4 6 (2.05%) CISSP
4 6 (2.05%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (1.71%) CISM
5 5 (1.71%) DBS Check
5 5 (1.71%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.37%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (1.03%) A+ Certification
7 3 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.03%) ISEB
7 3 (1.03%) MCDST
7 3 (1.03%) PMP
8 2 (0.68%) CCNP
8 2 (0.68%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.68%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.68%) MCP
8 2 (0.68%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 1 (0.34%) MCSE
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.11%) SLA
2 10 (3.42%) QA
3 9 (3.08%) GDPR
4 8 (2.74%) Data Quality
5 6 (2.05%) PMO
6 4 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
7 2 (0.68%) P3O
7 2 (0.68%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.34%) Disclosure Scotland
8 1 (0.34%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 34 (11.64%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.08%) Docker
3 8 (2.74%) Virtual Machines
3 8 (2.74%) Virtual Servers
3 8 (2.74%) VMware Infrastructure
4 6 (2.05%) Firmware
5 4 (1.37%) Microsoft Virtual Server
6 2 (0.68%) Oracle RAC
6 2 (0.68%) XenApp
7 1 (0.34%) EMC RecoverPoint
7 1 (0.34%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 18 (6.16%) Puppet
2 16 (5.48%) SCCM
3 14 (4.79%) Ansible
4 9 (3.08%) WSUS
5 8 (2.74%) Kubernetes
6 5 (1.71%) Opscode Chef
6 5 (1.71%) Terraform
7 3 (1.03%) Failover Clustering
7 3 (1.03%) Microsoft Clustering
8 2 (0.68%) Data Guard
8 2 (0.68%) Oracle RMAN
9 1 (0.34%) EMC VPLEX
9 1 (0.34%) HAProxy
9 1 (0.34%) Mesos
9 1 (0.34%) Microsoft Data Protection Manager
9 1 (0.34%) Salt
9 1 (0.34%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 60 (20.55%) Microsoft
2 20 (6.85%) Cisco
3 18 (6.16%) VMware
4 12 (4.11%) Oracle
5 10 (3.42%) F5
5 10 (3.42%) Red Hat
6 9 (3.08%) Salesforce.com
6 9 (3.08%) Splunk
7 8 (2.74%) ServiceNow
8 7 (2.40%) Dell
8 7 (2.40%) IBM
9 6 (2.05%) Atlassian
9 6 (2.05%) Google
9 6 (2.05%) SAP
10 5 (1.71%) Brocade
10 5 (1.71%) Citrix
11 4 (1.37%) EMC
12 3 (1.03%) Apple
12 3 (1.03%) NetApp
12 3 (1.03%) Xerox