Problem-Solving Contracts in Bristol

Problem Solving
South West > Bristol

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Bristol 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 23 38 44
Rank change year-on-year +15 +6 -12
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 66 55 64
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 6.21% 4.73% 4.55%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 7.54% 5.35% 5.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 38 33
10th Percentile £253 £200 £315
25th Percentile £363 £338 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £513
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% -7.32% +28.13%
75th Percentile £629 £650 £600
90th Percentile £688 £682 £698
South West median daily rate £500 £550 £475
% change year-on-year -9.09% +15.79% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 11
10th Percentile £18.25 £19.36 £32.50
25th Percentile £28.00 £26.54 £38.66
Median hourly rate £40.00 £45.32 £42.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.74% +7.91% +135.39%
75th Percentile £46.39 £56.55 £48.83
90th Percentile £54.51 £62.22 £63.60
South West median hourly rate £25.00 £56.29 £50.20
% change year-on-year -55.59% +12.13% +0.40%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Bristol

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 Bristol with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 875 1,028 1,235
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 82.39% 88.39% 87.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 491 703 848
10th Percentile £250 £307 £319
25th Percentile £375 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile £600 £638 £588
90th Percentile £675 £720 £657
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.43%
Number of hourly rates quoted 195 203 112
10th Percentile £40.00 - -
25th Percentile £45.70 £9.80 £15.90
Median hourly rate £67.25 £57.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.96% +27.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £72.50 £67.38 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £77.50 £67.10
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £59.90 £48.75
% change year-on-year -8.18% +22.88% +10.79%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Bristol

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Bristol

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Bristol over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Bristol

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Bristol

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Bristol over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Bristol

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 (3.03%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (1.52%) Confluence
2 1 (1.52%) OpenStack
2 1 (1.52%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.52%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (3.03%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.52%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (4.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (3.03%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 13 (19.70%) Azure
2 7 (10.61%) AWS
3 6 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (7.58%) Entra ID
4 5 (7.58%) Power Platform
5 3 (4.55%) PaaS
5 3 (4.55%) SaaS
6 2 (3.03%) Azure Data Factory
6 2 (3.03%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 1 (1.52%) Azure Cosmos DB
7 1 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
7 1 (1.52%) Azure Service Bus
7 1 (1.52%) Azure Service Fabric
7 1 (1.52%) Cloud Computing
7 1 (1.52%) GCP
7 1 (1.52%) Google Analytics
7 1 (1.52%) Google Workspace
7 1 (1.52%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 7 (10.61%) WAN
2 6 (9.09%) Wi-Fi
3 5 (7.58%) Firewall
3 5 (7.58%) SDH
4 4 (6.06%) Junos
4 4 (6.06%) Structured Cabling
5 3 (4.55%) DHCP
5 3 (4.55%) DNS
5 3 (4.55%) PBX
5 3 (4.55%) SD-WAN
5 3 (4.55%) VoIP
6 2 (3.03%) 5G
6 2 (3.03%) SAN
7 1 (1.52%) 4G
7 1 (1.52%) HbbTV
7 1 (1.52%) Radio Access Network
7 1 (1.52%) Skype
7 1 (1.52%) TCP/IP
7 1 (1.52%) VPN
7 1 (1.52%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (7.58%) Power BI
2 3 (4.55%) Metadata
3 2 (3.03%) Tableau
4 1 (1.52%) Azure SQL Database
4 1 (1.52%) InfluxDB
4 1 (1.52%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 8 (12.12%) Rational DOORS
2 2 (3.03%) JIRA
3 1 (1.52%) Git
General
1 37 (56.06%) Social Skills
2 16 (24.24%) Public Sector
3 14 (21.21%) Analytical Skills
3 14 (21.21%) Telecoms
4 12 (18.18%) Finance
5 5 (7.58%) Aeronautics
5 5 (7.58%) Aerospace
6 4 (6.06%) Electronics
6 4 (6.06%) Manufacturing
7 3 (4.55%) Digital Economy
7 3 (4.55%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (4.55%) Marketing
7 3 (4.55%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (4.55%) Retail Banking
8 2 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.52%) Advertising
9 1 (1.52%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 10 (15.15%) Analyst
2 8 (12.12%) Architect
2 8 (12.12%) Project Manager
2 8 (12.12%) Solutions Architect
3 7 (10.61%) Developer
4 6 (9.09%) Availability Manager
4 6 (9.09%) Consultant
5 5 (7.58%) Capacity and Availability Manager
5 5 (7.58%) Capacity Manager
5 5 (7.58%) Data Analyst
6 3 (4.55%) Data Quality Analyst
6 3 (4.55%) Microsoft Developer
6 3 (4.55%) Network Engineer
6 3 (4.55%) Quality Analyst
6 3 (4.55%) SC Cleared Project Manager
6 3 (4.55%) Senior
6 3 (4.55%) Support Engineer
6 3 (4.55%) Systems Engineer
7 2 (3.03%) Junior
7 2 (3.03%) Technical Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.03%) SailPoint
2 1 (1.52%) .NET
2 1 (1.52%) AngularJS
2 1 (1.52%) CSS
2 1 (1.52%) Django
2 1 (1.52%) Flask
2 1 (1.52%) HTML
2 1 (1.52%) Laravel
2 1 (1.52%) React
2 1 (1.52%) React Native
2 1 (1.52%) REST
2 1 (1.52%) RESTful
2 1 (1.52%) SAP Basis
Miscellaneous
1 6 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (4.55%) Blackberry
2 3 (4.55%) Driving Licence
2 3 (4.55%) Video Conferencing
3 2 (3.03%) Analytical Mindset
3 2 (3.03%) Management Information System
3 2 (3.03%) Mobile App
3 2 (3.03%) Virtual Team
4 1 (1.52%) Algorithms
4 1 (1.52%) Data Centre
4 1 (1.52%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.52%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (1.52%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.52%) Private Cloud
4 1 (1.52%) Public Cloud
4 1 (1.52%) Smartphone
4 1 (1.52%) STB
4 1 (1.52%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 5 (7.58%) Windows
2 3 (4.55%) Windows 10
3 2 (3.03%) Linux
4 1 (1.52%) Android
4 1 (1.52%) Apple iOS
4 1 (1.52%) Ubuntu
4 1 (1.52%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (28.79%) ITIL
2 11 (16.67%) Computer Science
3 10 (15.15%) Decision-Making
3 10 (15.15%) Stakeholder Management
4 9 (13.64%) Commercial Awareness
4 9 (13.64%) Performance Monitoring
5 8 (12.12%) Agile
5 8 (12.12%) ArchiMate
5 8 (12.12%) BPMN
5 8 (12.12%) Business Intelligence
5 8 (12.12%) Customer Requirements
5 8 (12.12%) Enterprise Architecture
5 8 (12.12%) Project Management
5 8 (12.12%) Roadmaps
5 8 (12.12%) TOGAF
6 7 (10.61%) Architecture Governance
6 7 (10.61%) Business Analysis
6 7 (10.61%) Customer Engagement
6 7 (10.61%) Digital Strategy
6 7 (10.61%) Strategic Roadmap
Programming Languages
1 4 (6.06%) SQL
2 3 (4.55%) Python
3 1 (1.52%) C#
3 1 (1.52%) JavaScript
3 1 (1.52%) PHP
3 1 (1.52%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 26 (39.39%) Security Cleared
2 21 (31.82%) SC Cleared
3 15 (22.73%) Degree
4 9 (13.64%) DV Cleared
5 8 (12.12%) Cisco Certification
6 7 (10.61%) CCNP
6 7 (10.61%) HND
6 7 (10.61%) TOGAF Certification
7 5 (7.58%) Computer Science Degree
8 4 (6.06%) JNCIA
8 4 (6.06%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
9 3 (4.55%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (4.55%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
10 1 (1.52%) A+ Certification
10 1 (1.52%) CCNA
10 1 (1.52%) CISSP
10 1 (1.52%) ITIL Certification
10 1 (1.52%) MCP
10 1 (1.52%) MCSE
10 1 (1.52%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.55%) Data Quality
2 2 (3.03%) PMO
3 1 (1.52%) QA
3 1 (1.52%) SLA
System Software
1 7 (10.61%) Active Directory
2 6 (9.09%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (1.52%) Citrix Hypervisor
3 1 (1.52%) Docker
3 1 (1.52%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 3 (4.55%) FortiGate
2 2 (3.03%) Jamf Pro
2 2 (3.03%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (3.03%) SCCM
2 2 (3.03%) Terraform
3 1 (1.52%) Kubernetes
3 1 (1.52%) vRealize
3 1 (1.52%) WSUS
Vendors
1 11 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 10 (15.15%) Cisco
3 8 (12.12%) IBM
3 8 (12.12%) Juniper
3 8 (12.12%) Nokia
4 7 (10.61%) VMware
5 6 (9.09%) Google
6 5 (7.58%) SAP
7 4 (6.06%) Ciena
7 4 (6.06%) Palo Alto
8 3 (4.55%) Avaya
8 3 (4.55%) Databricks
8 3 (4.55%) Dell
8 3 (4.55%) Ericsson
8 3 (4.55%) Ribbon
9 2 (3.03%) Citrix
9 2 (3.03%) FIS
9 2 (3.03%) Okta
9 2 (3.03%) ServiceNow
10 1 (1.52%) Splunk