Problem Solving
North West > Lancashire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Lancashire 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 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 23 | 17 | 20 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +3 | -2 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 6 | 19 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire | 2.61% | 7.88% | 8.10% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 3.37% | 9.00% | 8.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £426 | £362 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £466 | £375 | £444 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £463 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +21.62% | -15.91% | +37.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £691 | £487 | £581 |
| 90th Percentile | £749 | £504 | £638 |
| North West median daily rate | £488 | £475 | £455 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.63% | +4.40% | +13.75% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 6 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.05 | £38.52 | £13.43 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.63 | £42.78 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £54.88 | £22.62 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -49.89% | +142.57% | +77.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.96 | £64.12 | £43.43 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.09 | £70.47 | £61.59 |
| North West median hourly rate | £11.20 | £34.05 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -67.12% | +36.18% | +81.42% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Lancashire
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 Lancashire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 178 | 211 | 227 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire | 77.39% | 87.55% | 91.90% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 71 | 111 | 162 |
| 10th Percentile | £220 | £313 | £207 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £366 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +18.75% |
| 75th Percentile | £607 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £656 | £700 | £749 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 59 | 44 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £25.75 | £13.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.06 | £29.30 | £14.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £42.50 | £27.66 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.65% | +53.67% | +42.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £46.03 | £49.70 | £46.80 |
| 90th Percentile | £48.00 | £56.38 | £92.67 |
| North West median hourly rate | £26.66 | £35.00 | £23.22 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.83% | +50.72% | +29.66% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Lancashire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Lancashire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Lancashire over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Lancashire.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Lancashire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Lancashire over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in Lancashire
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 Lancashire region over the 6 months to 1 June 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | -5 | 2 | £400 | -16.32% | 22 |
| Blackpool | - | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Burnley | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Problem-Solving North West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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: