Problem-Solving Contracts in Coventry

Problem Solving
West Midlands > Coventry

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Coventry 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 31 October 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 12 11
Rank change year-on-year +6 -1 -8
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 14 17 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Coventry 15.22% 8.67% 9.23%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.28% 10.18% 11.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 9 7
10th Percentile - £250 £346
25th Percentile £375 £375 £421
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £450 £495
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% -9.09% +23.75%
75th Percentile £488 £488 £520
90th Percentile - £595 -
West Midlands median daily rate £450 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -14.29% +5.00% +2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £15.50 - £26.25
Median hourly rate £17.00 - £29.50
75th Percentile £18.50 - £32.75
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £19.99 £29.77 £20.00
% change year-on-year -32.87% +48.85% +25.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Coventry

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 Coventry.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 81 167 215
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Coventry 88.04% 85.20% 79.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 117 154
10th Percentile £315 £325 £313
25th Percentile £375 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £470
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -4.26% +4.44%
75th Percentile £581 £550 £550
90th Percentile £626 £650 £625
West Midlands median daily rate £519 £500 £500
% change year-on-year +3.80% - +9.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 1
10th Percentile - £31.06 -
25th Percentile £15.50 £38.65 £26.25
Median hourly rate £17.00 £52.59 £29.50
Median % change year-on-year -67.68% +78.28% +103.45%
75th Percentile £18.50 £66.83 £32.75
90th Percentile - £74.60 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £24.18 £27.50 £17.72
% change year-on-year -12.07% +55.19% +18.13%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Coventry

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Coventry

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Coventry

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Coventry

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Coventry

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Coventry 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 1 (7.14%) SharePoint
Applications
1 5 (35.71%) Simulink
1 5 (35.71%) Stateflow
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (14.29%) AWS
2 1 (7.14%) AtomSphere
2 1 (7.14%) Boomi
2 1 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (7.14%) ShareGate
Communications & Networking
1 5 (35.71%) Ethernet
1 5 (35.71%) FlexRay
2 1 (7.14%) DNS
2 1 (7.14%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 1 (7.14%) JIRA
General
1 11 (78.57%) Social Skills
2 5 (35.71%) Automotive
3 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
Job Titles
1 5 (35.71%) Embedded Engineer
2 3 (21.43%) Developer
2 3 (21.43%) Senior
2 3 (21.43%) Senior Embedded Engineer
3 2 (14.29%) .NET Developer
3 2 (14.29%) Consultant
3 2 (14.29%) Project Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) 2nd Line Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) 2nd Line Support
4 1 (7.14%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
4 1 (7.14%) Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Artificial Intelligence Specialist
4 1 (7.14%) Integration Developer
4 1 (7.14%) IT Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) JIRA Expert
4 1 (7.14%) Service Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) Service Desk Analyst
4 1 (7.14%) SharePoint Consultant
4 1 (7.14%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (14.29%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 3 (21.43%) Algorithms
2 1 (7.14%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 1 (7.14%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (42.86%) Validation
2 5 (35.71%) Computer Science
2 5 (35.71%) Hardware-in-the-Loop
2 5 (35.71%) SDLC
2 5 (35.71%) Software Testing
3 3 (21.43%) Regulatory Compliance
4 2 (14.29%) Code Quality
4 2 (14.29%) Migration
4 2 (14.29%) WFM
5 1 (7.14%) Agile
5 1 (7.14%) Artificial Intelligence
5 1 (7.14%) Customer Requirements
5 1 (7.14%) Customer Service
5 1 (7.14%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (7.14%) Information Architecture
5 1 (7.14%) Scrum
5 1 (7.14%) Software Delivery
5 1 (7.14%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 5 (35.71%) MATLAB
2 2 (14.29%) PL/SQL
2 2 (14.29%) PowerShell
2 2 (14.29%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (35.71%) Degree
1 5 (35.71%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (35.71%) ISO 26262
System Software
1 1 (7.14%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (14.29%) Microsoft
1 2 (14.29%) Oracle
2 1 (7.14%) Atlassian
2 1 (7.14%) Dell
2 1 (7.14%) Kronos