Problem Solving
East of England > Bedfordshire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bedfordshire 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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 11 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +5 | +1 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 24 | 20 | 25 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 10.26% | 11.49% | 9.06% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.12% | 12.66% | 9.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18 | 14 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £198 | £132 |
| 25th Percentile | £313 | £345 | £300 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £388 | £463 | £420 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.22% | +10.12% | +184.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £520 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £561 | £576 | - |
| East of England median daily rate | £500 | £450 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +11.11% | +5.88% | +17.24% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £20.51 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £21.01 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £21.52 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| East of England median hourly rate | £14.84 | £22.00 | £13.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.55% | +62.96% | -10.00% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Bedfordshire
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 Bedfordshire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 198 | 158 | 262 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire | 84.62% | 90.80% | 94.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 115 | 105 | 148 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £208 | £247 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £320 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £475 | £481 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.53% | -1.20% | +13.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £574 | £600 | £536 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £604 | £629 |
| East of England median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 35 | 5 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.33 | £17.80 | £13.95 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.39 | £22.00 | £42.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.50 | £75.00 | £55.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -71.33% | +36.36% | +254.84% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.33 | £90.00 | £61.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.75 | - | £68.75 |
| East of England median hourly rate | £40.00 | £22.00 | £15.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +81.82% | +41.94% | -8.55% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bedfordshire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Bedfordshire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Bedfordshire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Bedfordshire over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Bedfordshire.
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Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire
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 Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 23 May 2024. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Luton | -5 | 14 | £500 | +11.11% | 18 |
| Bedford | - | 3 | £325 | - | 10 |
| Dunstable | -4 | 1 | £500 | -25.93% | 3 |
| Henlow | - | 1 | - | - | |
| Problem-Solving East of England |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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: