Problem Solving
South East > Kent
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Kent 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 17 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 17 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 16 | 20 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +6 | -5 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 10 | 14 | 16 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Kent | 5.05% | 6.48% | 5.61% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 8.00% | 8.81% | 6.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 8 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £130 | £180 | £115 |
| 25th Percentile | £354 | £217 | £135 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £516 | £416 | £157 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +24.02% | +164.81% | -40.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £788 | £439 |
| 90th Percentile | £686 | - | £540 |
| South East median daily rate | £475 | £520 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.65% | +9.47% | +5.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £19.42 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £24.40 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £56.47 | £33.31 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +69.55% | -20.23% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £42.84 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | £48.19 |
| South East median hourly rate | £19.38 | £57.50 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -66.30% | +27.78% | +132.41% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Kent
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 Kent with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 125 | 159 | 243 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Kent | 63.13% | 73.61% | 85.26% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 87 | 121 | 220 |
| 10th Percentile | £205 | £121 | £185 |
| 25th Percentile | £274 | £205 | £306 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £350 | £433 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.43% | -19.08% | +17.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £545 | £500 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £656 | £656 | £638 |
| South East median daily rate | £501 | £508 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.38% | +1.50% | +8.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 6 | 5 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.36 | £42.32 | £19.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.34 | £47.60 | £23.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.75 | £57.12 | £33.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -47.91% | +73.08% | -16.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.89 | £64.50 | £33.86 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.96 | £72.97 | £44.59 |
| South East median hourly rate | £47.50 | £50.00 | £21.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +132.56% | -21.82% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Kent
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Kent.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Kent
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Kent.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Kent
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Kent over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Kent
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Kent.
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Contract Job Locations in Kent
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 Kent region over the 6 months to 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sittingbourne | - | 2 | £140 | - | 2 |
| Stansted | -1 | 1 | £675 | - | 2 |
| West Malling | - | 1 | £533 | - | 1 |
| Faversham | - | 1 | £500 | - | |
| Folkestone | - | 1 | £105 | - | |
| Maidstone | - | 1 | £450 | - | 7 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Kent 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: