Problem Solving
South West > Somerset
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset 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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 23 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 16 | 16 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +11 | 0 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 31 | 13 | 21 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset | 14.55% | 6.81% | 10.45% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 19.38% | 7.51% | 12.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 10 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £317 | £201 | £200 |
| 25th Percentile | £398 | £441 | £205 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £625 | £300 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.00% | +108.33% | -1.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £608 | £650 | £419 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £679 | £505 |
| South West median daily rate | £500 | £550 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.09% | +15.79% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 12 | 2 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.50 | £54.00 | £19.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.88 | £60.00 | £39.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £70.00 | £54.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -64.29% | +29.63% | +94.49% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £80.00 | £56.80 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £86.00 | £60.03 |
| South West median hourly rate | £25.00 | £56.29 | £50.20 |
| % change year-on-year | -55.59% | +12.13% | +0.40% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Somerset
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 Somerset with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 160 | 173 | 173 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset | 75.12% | 90.58% | 86.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 91 | 134 | 121 |
| 10th Percentile | £200 | £203 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £378 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +11.11% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £675 | £524 |
| 90th Percentile | £613 | £738 | £593 |
| South West median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +10.00% | +5.43% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 30 | 15 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.50 | £23.60 | £17.26 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £34.95 | £42.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.00 | £50.00 | £49.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -50.00% | +0.50% | +24.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | £62.06 | £56.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.88 | £77.97 | £57.78 |
| South West median hourly rate | £55.00 | £59.90 | £48.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -8.18% | +22.88% | +10.79% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Somerset.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Somerset over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Somerset.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Somerset
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Somerset over the 6 months to 23 May 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in Somerset
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 Somerset region over the 6 months to 23 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yeovil | +1 | 9 | - | - | 10 |
| Taunton | +7 | 6 | £600 | -5.88% | 9 |
| Bridgwater | - | 4 | - | - | 9 |
| Bath | -2 | 3 | £500 | +17.65% | 16 |
| Street | - | 2 | £413 | - | 56 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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: