Problem-Solving Contracts in Leicestershire

Problem Solving
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Leicestershire 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 5 13 19
Rank change year-on-year +8 +6 0
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 27 21 17
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire 16.88% 13.21% 5.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 22.13% 14.48% 6.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 17 15
10th Percentile £129 £122 £242
25th Percentile £255 £130 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £267 £510 £360
Median % change year-on-year -47.65% +41.67% -7.10%
75th Percentile £280 £563 £419
90th Percentile £475 £613 £513
East Midlands median daily rate £350 £350 £400
% change year-on-year - -12.50% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 3 1
10th Percentile £13.20 £15.90 -
25th Percentile £15.38 £17.25 £19.00
Median hourly rate £20.50 £20.60 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -0.49% +3.00% -11.11%
75th Percentile £25.38 £22.73 £21.00
90th Percentile £27.40 £23.34 -
East Midlands median hourly rate £13.50 £18.65 £9.74
% change year-on-year -27.61% +91.48% -2.94%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 122 145 268
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Leicestershire 76.25% 91.19% 85.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 94 128 222
10th Percentile £208 £250 £200
25th Percentile £258 £335 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £415 £400
Median % change year-on-year -9.64% +3.75% +17.65%
75th Percentile £538 £455 £488
90th Percentile £625 £578 £585
East Midlands median daily rate £425 £475 £441
% change year-on-year -10.53% +7.83% +12.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 5 7
10th Percentile £13.55 £13.62 £14.28
25th Percentile £16.25 £15.00 £15.63
Median hourly rate £21.50 £20.32 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.81% +9.84% +15.63%
75th Percentile £25.50 £21.71 £23.13
90th Percentile £27.45 £22.93 £30.15
East Midlands median hourly rate £17.00 £23.25 £20.00
% change year-on-year -26.88% +16.25% +53.85%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Leicestershire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Leicestershire

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Leicestershire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Leicestershire

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Leicestershire

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Leicestershire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Leicestershire

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

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 Leicestershire 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
Melton Mowbray - 12 £266 -
Leicester +7 7 £450 -14.29% 29
Loughborough - 1 - - 11
Problem-Solving
East Midlands

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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 3 (11.11%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (3.70%) WordPress
Applications
1 4 (14.81%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.70%) Maya
2 1 (3.70%) Photoshop
2 1 (3.70%) ZBrush
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.70%) Azure
1 1 (3.70%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (7.41%) Firewall
1 2 (7.41%) NetScaler
1 2 (7.41%) Wireless
2 1 (3.70%) DHCP
2 1 (3.70%) DNS
2 1 (3.70%) LAN
2 1 (3.70%) VPN
2 1 (3.70%) WAN
2 1 (3.70%) Wi-Fi
General
1 16 (59.26%) Social Skills
2 5 (18.52%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (7.41%) Public Sector
4 1 (3.70%) Finance
4 1 (3.70%) Games
4 1 (3.70%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 5 (18.52%) Test Manager
2 4 (14.81%) Analyst
2 4 (14.81%) Project Manager
3 3 (11.11%) Service Analyst
3 3 (11.11%) Service Desk Analyst
4 2 (7.41%) Automation Tester
4 2 (7.41%) Citrix Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) Citrix Specialist
4 2 (7.41%) Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) Infrastructure Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) Infrastructure Specialist
4 2 (7.41%) Migration Consultant
4 2 (7.41%) Migration Specialist
4 2 (7.41%) Network Engineer
4 2 (7.41%) Tester
5 1 (3.70%) Azure Architect
5 1 (3.70%) IT Engineer
5 1 (3.70%) Production Manager
5 1 (3.70%) Ubuntu Administrator
5 1 (3.70%) WordPress Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (7.41%) Web Services
2 1 (3.70%) CSS
2 1 (3.70%) HTML
2 1 (3.70%) React
2 1 (3.70%) Vue
Miscellaneous
1 6 (22.22%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (3.70%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (3.70%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 6 (22.22%) Windows
2 3 (11.11%) Windows 10
2 3 (11.11%) Windows Server
3 1 (3.70%) Linux
3 1 (3.70%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (40.74%) Conflict Management
1 11 (40.74%) Time Management
2 9 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 7 (25.93%) Asset Management
3 7 (25.93%) Critical Thinking
3 7 (25.93%) Decision-Making
3 7 (25.93%) People Management
4 4 (14.81%) Customer Service
5 3 (11.11%) Digital Strategy
5 3 (11.11%) Migration
6 2 (7.41%) Biometrics
6 2 (7.41%) Functional Testing
6 2 (7.41%) Non-Functional Testing
6 2 (7.41%) Test Automation
7 1 (3.70%) Break/Fix
7 1 (3.70%) Capacity Planning
7 1 (3.70%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (3.70%) Game Development
7 1 (3.70%) Process Improvement
7 1 (3.70%) Task Automation
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.41%) SQL
2 1 (3.70%) Bash
2 1 (3.70%) JavaScript
2 1 (3.70%) PHP
2 1 (3.70%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 12 (44.44%) HNC
1 12 (44.44%) HND
2 7 (25.93%) Security Cleared
3 5 (18.52%) SC Cleared
4 4 (14.81%) Degree
5 2 (7.41%) Citrix Certification
5 2 (7.41%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (3.70%) Azure Certification
6 1 (3.70%) CCNA
6 1 (3.70%) Cisco Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.70%) QA
System Software
1 5 (18.52%) Active Directory
2 2 (7.41%) XenApp
2 2 (7.41%) XenDesktop
Vendors
1 6 (22.22%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.41%) Citrix
3 1 (3.70%) Aruba
3 1 (3.70%) CheckPoint
3 1 (3.70%) Cisco
3 1 (3.70%) HP
3 1 (3.70%) Meraki