Problem Solving
England > Yorkshire
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Yorkshire 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 3 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 4 | 6 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +5 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 288 | 195 | 186 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 19.37% | 12.80% | 8.99% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 21.02% | 15.37% | 10.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 166 | 116 | 100 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £200 | £374 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £400 | £464 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £485 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.06% | -11.82% | +10.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £559 | £588 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £631 | £650 |
| England median daily rate | £495 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.00% | -4.76% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 4 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £17.48 | £14.45 | £12.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.24 | £18.49 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.14 | £41.62 | £20.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.80% | +103.02% | +18.16% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £63.75 | £25.25 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £28.10 |
| England median hourly rate | £20.50 | £16.23 | £53.35 |
| % change year-on-year | +26.31% | -69.58% | +113.40% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Yorkshire
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 Yorkshire.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,370 | 1,269 | 1,854 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire | 92.13% | 83.27% | 89.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 855 | 778 | 1,195 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £313 | £277 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £580 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £618 | £650 | £700 |
| England median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -4.55% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 62 | 49 | 31 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.58 | - | £12.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.39 | £12.15 | £17.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.14 | £13.50 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +64.00% | -32.50% | +5.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £25.15 | £22.00 | £23.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £34.04 | £36.75 | £44.50 |
| England median hourly rate | £25.15 | £42.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -40.82% | - | +62.40% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Yorkshire
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Yorkshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Yorkshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Yorkshire.
Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Yorkshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Yorkshire over the 6 months to 3 August 2025.
Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Yorkshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing 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 3 August 2025. 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 Jobs |
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| South Yorkshire | +6 | 150 | £475 | -6.13% | 111 |
| West Yorkshire | +4 | 117 | £500 | +2.04% | 196 |
| North Yorkshire | 0 | 6 | £300 | +9.09% | 52 |
| East Yorkshire | -4 | 4 | - | - | 35 |
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Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Yorkshire 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:
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