Problem-Solving Contracts in Birmingham

Problem Solving
West Midlands > Birmingham

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Birmingham 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 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 7 14
Rank change year-on-year -3 +7 +7
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 75 124 120
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 10.11% 13.92% 9.17%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.38% 15.98% 9.98%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 70 81
10th Percentile £235 £263 £150
25th Percentile £403 £350 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £455
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +9.89% +15.04%
75th Percentile £538 £634 £600
90th Percentile £623 £731 £700
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £500 £495
% change year-on-year -5.00% +1.01% +16.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 8 1
10th Percentile - £10.96 -
25th Percentile - £13.03 £13.75
Median hourly rate £56.25 £18.50 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year +204.14% +27.55% -19.44%
75th Percentile - £22.56 £15.25
90th Percentile - £47.36 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £42.00 £18.50 £16.75
% change year-on-year +127.09% +10.42% -6.94%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Birmingham

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 Birmingham with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 606 776 1,202
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham 81.67% 87.09% 91.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 400 507 859
10th Percentile £237 £298 £225
25th Percentile £375 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £520 £488
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +6.67% +14.71%
75th Percentile £575 £634 £600
90th Percentile £688 £700 £688
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £525 £495
% change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% +16.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 31 22
10th Percentile £13.25 £12.00 £12.05
25th Percentile £18.50 £12.50 £13.00
Median hourly rate £26.00 £20.71 £16.75
Median % change year-on-year +25.57% +23.61% -6.94%
75th Percentile £47.13 £29.38 £18.00
90th Percentile £56.25 £53.75 £19.95
West Midlands median hourly rate £22.50 £21.69 £16.83
% change year-on-year +3.73% +28.92% +5.16%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Birmingham

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Birmingham.

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Birmingham

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Birmingham over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Birmingham

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Birmingham.

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Birmingham

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (2.67%) Apache Spark
2 1 (1.33%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (5.33%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (2.67%) Maya
2 2 (2.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.33%) Photoshop
3 1 (1.33%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (1.33%) ZBrush
Business Applications
1 5 (6.67%) NetSuite
2 4 (5.33%) Odoo
3 1 (1.33%) CA PPM
3 1 (1.33%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 8 (10.67%) Power Platform
2 6 (8.00%) Azure
2 6 (8.00%) Dynamics 365
2 6 (8.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (2.67%) Power Automate
3 2 (2.67%) PowerApps
4 1 (1.33%) Boomi
4 1 (1.33%) Entra ID
4 1 (1.33%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (8.00%) Network Security
2 5 (6.67%) Firewall
3 4 (5.33%) WAN
4 3 (4.00%) LAN
4 3 (4.00%) VLAN
4 3 (4.00%) VoIP
4 3 (4.00%) VPN
4 3 (4.00%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (1.33%) Internet
5 1 (1.33%) SDH
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (9.33%) Power BI
2 3 (4.00%) PostgreSQL
2 3 (4.00%) Tableau
3 2 (2.67%) Data Mining
3 2 (2.67%) Data Warehouse
3 2 (2.67%) Power Query
3 2 (2.67%) Relational Database
4 1 (1.33%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (1.33%) Big Data
4 1 (1.33%) Data Lake
4 1 (1.33%) Hadoop
4 1 (1.33%) Microsoft Analysis Services
4 1 (1.33%) NoSQL
4 1 (1.33%) Presto
4 1 (1.33%) RDBMS
4 1 (1.33%) SQL Server
4 1 (1.33%) SQL Server Analysis Services
4 1 (1.33%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.33%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 3 (4.00%) Jenkins
2 2 (2.67%) JIRA
3 1 (1.33%) Ant
3 1 (1.33%) Gradle
3 1 (1.33%) JUnit
3 1 (1.33%) Maven
3 1 (1.33%) Rational DOORS
General
1 54 (72.00%) Social Skills
2 37 (49.33%) Analytical Skills
3 21 (28.00%) Finance
4 10 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
5 7 (9.33%) Banking
5 7 (9.33%) Public Sector
6 4 (5.33%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
8 2 (2.67%) Games
9 1 (1.33%) Aeronautics
9 1 (1.33%) Aerospace
9 1 (1.33%) Billing
9 1 (1.33%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.33%) Marketing
9 1 (1.33%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 12 (16.00%) Developer
2 11 (14.67%) Project Manager
3 10 (13.33%) Senior
4 8 (10.67%) Analyst
4 8 (10.67%) Consultant
5 6 (8.00%) AML Project Manager
6 5 (6.67%) Architect
6 5 (6.67%) Senior Analyst
7 4 (5.33%) 2nd Line Support
7 4 (5.33%) Java Developer
7 4 (5.33%) Network Manager
8 3 (4.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support
8 3 (4.00%) 1st/2nd Line Support Engineer
8 3 (4.00%) 2nd Line Engineer
8 3 (4.00%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
8 3 (4.00%) Business Intelligence Analyst
8 3 (4.00%) Lead
8 3 (4.00%) Python Developer
8 3 (4.00%) Support Engineer
9 2 (2.67%) Power Platform Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.33%) CSS
1 4 (5.33%) HTML
1 4 (5.33%) Spring
2 3 (4.00%) AngularJS
2 3 (4.00%) React
2 3 (4.00%) Web Services
3 2 (2.67%) .NET
3 2 (2.67%) JSON
3 2 (2.67%) Regular Expression
3 2 (2.67%) XML
4 1 (1.33%) Middleware
4 1 (1.33%) REST
4 1 (1.33%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 11 (14.67%) Self-Motivation
2 9 (12.00%) Analytical Mindset
3 6 (8.00%) Onboarding
4 4 (5.33%) Clustering
5 3 (4.00%) CCTV
5 3 (4.00%) CMDB
5 3 (4.00%) Driving Licence
6 2 (2.67%) Cloud Native
6 2 (2.67%) Cyber Kill Chain
6 2 (2.67%) Operational Technology
6 2 (2.67%) Taxonomies
6 2 (2.67%) Team-Oriented Environment
7 1 (1.33%) Animation
7 1 (1.33%) Cyber Security Posture
7 1 (1.33%) Data Protection Act
7 1 (1.33%) Enterprise Software
7 1 (1.33%) EPoS
7 1 (1.33%) Management Information System
7 1 (1.33%) Replication
7 1 (1.33%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.67%) Windows
2 3 (4.00%) Mac OS
2 3 (4.00%) Windows 10
2 3 (4.00%) Windows Server
2 3 (4.00%) Windows Server 2012
2 3 (4.00%) Windows Server 2019
3 2 (2.67%) Linux
4 1 (1.33%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (18.67%) Project Management
2 11 (14.67%) Agile
3 9 (12.00%) Decision-Making
4 7 (9.33%) ERP
4 7 (9.33%) Visualisation
5 6 (8.00%) Analytics
5 6 (8.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
5 6 (8.00%) Business Intelligence
5 6 (8.00%) Computer Science
5 6 (8.00%) Data Modelling
5 6 (8.00%) ITIL
5 6 (8.00%) KYC
5 6 (8.00%) Project Delivery
5 6 (8.00%) Roadmaps
6 5 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
6 5 (6.67%) Data Analysis
6 5 (6.67%) TDD
6 5 (6.67%) Translating Business Requirements
7 4 (5.33%) BDD
7 4 (5.33%) Capacity Planning
Programming Languages
1 8 (10.67%) Python
2 6 (8.00%) SQL
3 5 (6.67%) Java
4 4 (5.33%) JavaScript
5 3 (4.00%) PowerShell
6 2 (2.67%) C#
6 2 (2.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (1.33%) C
7 1 (1.33%) C++
7 1 (1.33%) PL/SQL
7 1 (1.33%) Scala
7 1 (1.33%) Shell Script
7 1 (1.33%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 10 (13.33%) Degree
2 5 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 5 (6.67%) Master's Degree
3 4 (5.33%) CCIE
3 4 (5.33%) CCNP
3 4 (5.33%) Cisco Certification
3 4 (5.33%) SC Cleared
3 4 (5.33%) Security Cleared
4 2 (2.67%) BC Cleared
4 2 (2.67%) CASP
4 2 (2.67%) CompTIA Security+
4 2 (2.67%) GCED
4 2 (2.67%) GIAC
4 2 (2.67%) GSEC
5 1 (1.33%) ACCA
5 1 (1.33%) CIMA
5 1 (1.33%) CIPD
5 1 (1.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.00%) QA
2 2 (2.67%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (2.67%) Data Quality
2 2 (2.67%) GDPR
3 1 (1.33%) PMO
3 1 (1.33%) SLA
System Software
1 4 (5.33%) Active Directory
1 4 (5.33%) Hyper-V
2 3 (4.00%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.33%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 3 (4.00%) Autotask
1 3 (4.00%) Failover Clustering
1 3 (4.00%) Jamf Pro
1 3 (4.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (4.00%) SCCM
2 1 (1.33%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 16 (21.33%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.00%) Apple
2 3 (4.00%) Datto
2 3 (4.00%) VMware
3 2 (2.67%) Cisco
3 2 (2.67%) Citrix
3 2 (2.67%) LogRhythm
3 2 (2.67%) Palo Alto
3 2 (2.67%) Salesforce
3 2 (2.67%) SAP
3 2 (2.67%) ServiceNow
3 2 (2.67%) TippingPoint
3 2 (2.67%) Trend Micro
4 1 (1.33%) Anaplan
4 1 (1.33%) Dell
4 1 (1.33%) IBM
4 1 (1.33%) Juniper
4 1 (1.33%) Nokia
4 1 (1.33%) Splunk
4 1 (1.33%) Teradata