Problem Solving
UK > England
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 18 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +9 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 3,992 | 4,265 | 5,249 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 10.86% | 8.71% | 7.49% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.56% | 9.66% | 8.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,431 | 2,647 | 3,246 |
| 10th Percentile | £235 | £263 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £413 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £527 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.75% | +0.38% | +12.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £643 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £775 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £503 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.19% | - | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 370 | 238 | 261 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.00 | £13.29 | £11.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.04 | £16.16 | £13.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £50.00 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -65.00% | +150.00% | +6.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.25 | £63.75 | £48.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | £75.00 | £57.75 |
| UK median hourly rate | £16.50 | £48.40 | £21.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -65.91% | +122.53% | +9.02% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
England
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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 31,794 | 44,158 | 63,636 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 86.49% | 90.16% | 90.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,826 | 30,977 | 45,197 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £331 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £445 | £426 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £766 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +3.77% | +8.72% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,249 | 1,562 | 1,739 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.91 | £10.64 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £16.25 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.18 | £37.50 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.85% | +50.00% | +6.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £36.50 | £36.25 | £25.68 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.69% | +41.16% | +4.82% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in England over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in England.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in England over the 6 months to 10 May 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in England
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 England region over the 6 months to 10 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 |
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| London | +4 | 1,803 | £550 | -4.35% | 1,502 |
| South East | 0 | 615 | £475 | -9.52% | 939 |
| North of England | +9 | 576 | £493 | -1.40% | 1,051 |
| South West | +18 | 335 | £500 | -6.54% | 514 |
| Midlands | -1 | 307 | £450 | -5.26% | 783 |
| North West | +8 | 295 | £493 | +9.56% | 593 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 247 | £475 | -13.64% | 338 |
| East of England | +4 | 238 | £500 | +8.11% | 508 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 198 | £500 | - | 477 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 105 | £350 | - | 307 |
| North East | +24 | 35 | £575 | +84.44% | 133 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:
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