Problem-Solving Contracts in Oxford

Problem Solving
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Oxford 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 5 19
Rank change year-on-year 0 +14 -6
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 10 17 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Oxford 9.90% 15.32% 5.11%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.05% 18.89% 6.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 11 6
10th Percentile £251 £250 £191
25th Percentile £358 £299 £214
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £420 £225
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% +86.67% -55.00%
75th Percentile £475 £506 £237
90th Percentile £494 £670 £363
Oxfordshire median daily rate £279 £429 £276
% change year-on-year -34.91% +55.26% -37.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
Median hourly rate £13.00 - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £13.23 £28.16 -
% change year-on-year -53.02% - -

All Process and Methodology Skills
Oxford

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 Oxford with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 83 90 114
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Oxford 82.18% 81.08% 83.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 55 68 90
10th Percentile £208 £250 £154
25th Percentile £363 £350 £229
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £444 £464
Median % change year-on-year +1.41% -4.31% +11.75%
75th Percentile £516 £525 £575
90th Percentile £590 £672 £615
Oxfordshire median daily rate £450 £450 £450
% change year-on-year - - +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 1 7
10th Percentile £12.70 - -
25th Percentile £13.00 £22.50 £17.42
Median hourly rate £16.00 £25.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -36.00% +25.00% -27.27%
75th Percentile £47.75 £27.50 -
90th Percentile £65.00 - -
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £19.50 £30.23 £20.00
% change year-on-year -35.49% +51.15% -27.27%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Oxford

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

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

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Oxford

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Oxford

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

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Oxford

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Oxford

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

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Oxford

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Oxford 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 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (10.00%) SharePoint
Business Applications
1 1 (10.00%) PeopleSoft HRMS
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (40.00%) Internet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Relational Database
1 1 (10.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) Git
General
1 5 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Finance
3 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
Job Titles
1 4 (40.00%) Administrator
2 2 (20.00%) Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Business Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Data Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Desktop Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) ERP Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) ERP Business Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) ERP Manager
3 1 (10.00%) ERP Project Manager
3 1 (10.00%) ETL Analyst
3 1 (10.00%) Microsoft 365 Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Migration Consultant
3 1 (10.00%) Project Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Senior
3 1 (10.00%) Senior Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Senior Project Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Senior Transformation Manager
3 1 (10.00%) Software Engineer
3 1 (10.00%) Transformation Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Time Management
1 4 (40.00%) Validation
2 2 (20.00%) Agile
2 2 (20.00%) ERP
2 2 (20.00%) Migration
3 1 (10.00%) Business Case
3 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (10.00%) Change Management
3 1 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (10.00%) Data Integration
3 1 (10.00%) Data Mapping
3 1 (10.00%) Data Migration
3 1 (10.00%) DevOps
3 1 (10.00%) ETL
3 1 (10.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (10.00%) Project Delivery
3 1 (10.00%) Project Management
3 1 (10.00%) Software Engineering
3 1 (10.00%) SOLID
3 1 (10.00%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) C++
1 1 (10.00%) Fortran
1 1 (10.00%) Python
1 1 (10.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) Degree
1 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (10.00%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (10.00%) Cadence
2 1 (10.00%) PeopleSoft