Problem-Solving Contracts in Devon

Problem Solving
South West > Devon

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Devon 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 31 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
31 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 11 10 21
Rank change year-on-year -1 +11 -3
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 23 23 10
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 9.66% 13.45% 4.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.50% 16.20% 4.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 13 7
10th Percentile - £125 £343
25th Percentile £150 £128 £364
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £165 £300 £665
Median % change year-on-year -45.00% -54.89% +1.53%
75th Percentile £188 £465 £668
90th Percentile £438 £553 £676
South West median daily rate £500 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +17.80%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £27.26 - -
Median hourly rate £27.52 - -
75th Percentile £27.77 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £25.00 £56.30 £49.48
% change year-on-year -55.59% +13.78% -1.05%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Devon

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 Devon with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 184 142 213
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Devon 77.31% 83.04% 91.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 122 99 160
10th Percentile £143 £235 £160
25th Percentile £176 £350 £291
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £410
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% +9.89% -18.10%
75th Percentile £547 £600 £590
90th Percentile £600 £678 £674
South West median daily rate £525 £549 £500
% change year-on-year -4.37% +9.80% +5.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 8 4
10th Percentile £10.42 £36.90 £23.17
25th Percentile £13.86 £46.50 £32.16
Median hourly rate £30.00 £52.50 £40.08
Median % change year-on-year -42.86% +31.00% +37.96%
75th Percentile £70.00 £58.75 £43.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £74.50 -
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £60.00 £47.64
% change year-on-year -8.33% +25.96% +5.86%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Devon

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Devon

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Devon

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Devon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Devon over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Devon

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Devon

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Devon

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 Devon region over the 6 months to 31 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
Exeter +2 15 £170 -63.44% 20
Problem-Solving
South West

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon 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 (4.35%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.70%) AWS
2 1 (4.35%) Azure
2 1 (4.35%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (4.35%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.35%) Broadband
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.35%) Metadata
1 1 (4.35%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 2 (8.70%) Jenkins
1 2 (8.70%) JIRA
1 2 (8.70%) JUnit
1 2 (8.70%) Selenium
2 1 (4.35%) Oracle APEX
General
1 14 (60.87%) Social Skills
2 11 (47.83%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (47.83%) Telecoms
3 6 (26.09%) Police
4 1 (4.35%) Finance
4 1 (4.35%) Legal
4 1 (4.35%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 14 (60.87%) Technical Support
2 11 (47.83%) Support Engineer
3 10 (43.48%) Technical Engineer
3 10 (43.48%) Technical Support Engineer
4 7 (30.43%) Field Engineer
5 6 (26.09%) Field Support Engineer
5 6 (26.09%) Support Specialist
5 6 (26.09%) Technical Specialist
5 6 (26.09%) Technical Support Specialist
6 3 (13.04%) Senior
7 2 (8.70%) Senior Test Engineer
7 2 (8.70%) SEO Engineer
7 2 (8.70%) Test Engineer
8 1 (4.35%) Applications Engineer
8 1 (4.35%) Desktop Support Engineer
8 1 (4.35%) ICT Manager
8 1 (4.35%) ICT Project Manager
8 1 (4.35%) Operations Engineer
8 1 (4.35%) Senior Applications Engineer
8 1 (4.35%) Technical Business Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.70%) Algorithms
Operating Systems
1 11 (47.83%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (47.83%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (43.48%) Mobile Device Management
3 9 (39.13%) Coaching
3 9 (39.13%) Line Management
4 8 (34.78%) ITIL
5 3 (13.04%) Creative Thinking
5 3 (13.04%) Customer Service
5 3 (13.04%) Non-Functional Testing
5 3 (13.04%) Test Strategy
6 2 (8.70%) Agile
6 2 (8.70%) Functional Testing
6 2 (8.70%) Performance Testing
6 2 (8.70%) Scenario Testing
6 2 (8.70%) SEO
6 2 (8.70%) Test Management
7 1 (4.35%) Computer Science
7 1 (4.35%) Data Migration
7 1 (4.35%) Migration
7 1 (4.35%) Software Testing
7 1 (4.35%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.70%) JavaScript
1 2 (8.70%) Python
2 1 (4.35%) PL/SQL
2 1 (4.35%) SQL
Qualifications
1 14 (60.87%) Security Cleared
2 13 (56.52%) SC Cleared
3 12 (52.17%) BPSS Clearance
3 12 (52.17%) Degree
4 2 (8.70%) ISTQB
5 1 (4.35%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (69.57%) SLA
2 1 (4.35%) QA
System Software
1 10 (43.48%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 10 (43.48%) SCCM
Vendors
1 6 (26.09%) BT
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.35%) Oracle