Problem Solving
North West > Merseyside
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Merseyside 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 | 12 | 25 | 19 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +13 | -6 | -11 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 18 | 19 | 30 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merseyside | 8.37% | 6.09% | 8.85% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 11.18% | 7.06% | 10.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 13 | 13 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £371 | £163 |
| 25th Percentile | £213 | £413 | £174 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £260 | £490 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -46.94% | +15.29% | +88.89% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £550 | £529 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £595 | £600 |
| North West median daily rate | £488 | £475 | £453 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.63% | +4.97% | +13.13% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.41 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £19.03 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £20.06 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £21.08 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £21.70 | - | - |
| North West median hourly rate | £11.20 | £34.05 | £23.39 |
| % change year-on-year | -67.12% | +45.55% | +82.17% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Merseyside
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 Merseyside with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 161 | 269 | 291 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Merseyside | 74.88% | 86.22% | 85.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 86 | 196 | 201 |
| 10th Percentile | £144 | £300 | £193 |
| 25th Percentile | £233 | £406 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £400 | £490 | £430 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.37% | +13.95% | +14.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £508 | £538 | £538 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £619 | £638 |
| North West median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 25 | 7 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.22 | £9.51 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £16.25 | £10.27 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.11 | £17.50 | £12.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.34% | +45.83% | -4.08% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.25 | £28.65 | £15.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £38.87 | £43.20 | £18.75 |
| North West median hourly rate | £26.46 | £35.00 | £22.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.41% | +53.85% | +30.34% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Merseyside.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Merseyside
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Merseyside over the 6 months to 31 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Merseyside
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Merseyside.
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Contract Job Locations in Merseyside
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 Merseyside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liverpool | +6 | 11 | £225 | -54.08% | 50 |
| Birkenhead | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
| Problem-Solving North West |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside 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: