Creative Problem-Solving
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Creative Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Creative Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 14 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 14 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 532 | 625 | 689 |
Rank change year-on-year | +93 | +64 | -42 |
Contract jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving | 55 | 81 | 142 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.13% | 0.14% | 0.16% |
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.15% | 0.16% | 0.18% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 56 | 81 |
10th Percentile | £264 | £225 | £379 |
25th Percentile | £400 | £423 | £460 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £563 | £525 | £551 |
Median % change year-on-year | +7.24% | -4.63% | +22.33% |
75th Percentile | £750 | £625 | £725 |
90th Percentile | - | £675 | £750 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £569 | £525 | £525 |
% change year-on-year | +8.33% | - | +40.66% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 2 | 2 |
10th Percentile | - | £21.08 | - |
25th Percentile | - | £27.78 | £46.25 |
Median hourly rate | £55.00 | £39.56 | £47.50 |
Median % change year-on-year | +39.03% | -16.72% | -1.04% |
75th Percentile | - | £51.97 | £48.75 |
90th Percentile | - | £59.04 | - |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £55.00 | £39.56 | £47.50 |
% change year-on-year | +39.03% | -16.72% | +15.85% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
Creative 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 with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 36,783 | 51,773 | 79,870 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.20% | 89.81% | 90.61% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 23,675 | 35,887 | 56,073 |
10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £343 |
25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £428 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £530 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +3.77% | +8.16% |
75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
% change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +8.29% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,434 | 1,710 | 1,920 |
10th Percentile | £12.75 | £10.99 | £12.50 |
25th Percentile | £16.00 | £16.22 | £15.52 |
Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £36.40 | £25.68 |
Median % change year-on-year | +0.29% | +41.73% | +4.82% |
75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £49.50 |
90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.00 | £35.00 | £20.00 |
% change year-on-year | +8.57% | +75.00% | -6.98% |
Creative Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Creative Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Creative Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving.
Creative Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 14 May 2024.
Creative Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving.
Creative Problem-Solving
Top 8 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Creative Problem-Solving within the UK over the 6 months to 14 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 |
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England | +96 | 52 | £600 | +14.29% | 141 |
UK excluding London | +72 | 30 | £569 | +8.33% | 115 |
South West | +31 | 27 | £435 | -20.91% | 12 |
London | +63 | 21 | £663 | +27.10% | 48 |
Work from Home | +105 | 18 | £600 | -2.04% | 143 |
South East | +15 | 1 | - | - | 29 |
East of England | +11 | 1 | £625 | +184.09% | 3 |
Northern Ireland | - | 1 | £513 | - | 2 |
Creative Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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