Problem Solving
West Midlands > Worcestershire
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Worcestershire 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 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 7 | 11 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +4 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 10 | 18 | 14 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Worcestershire | 12.66% | 16.51% | 12.07% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.87% | 18.00% | 15.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 6 | 16 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £240 | £168 | £201 |
| 25th Percentile | £310 | £239 | £250 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £450 | £275 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.56% | +63.64% | -47.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | - | £413 |
| 90th Percentile | £563 | £461 | £488 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +1.01% | +16.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 10th Percentile | £30.50 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £44.38 | - | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £70.00 | - | £15.50 |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | - | £15.75 |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £42.00 | £18.50 | £16.75 |
| % change year-on-year | +127.09% | +10.42% | -6.94% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
Worcestershire
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 Worcestershire with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 63 | 100 | 89 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire | 79.75% | 91.74% | 76.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 49 | 76 | 67 |
| 10th Percentile | £213 | £308 | £211 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £288 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £375 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +40.00% | -25.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £620 | £483 |
| 90th Percentile | £590 | £675 | £605 |
| West Midlands median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £495 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +6.06% | +16.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 3 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.78 | £10.68 |
| 25th Percentile | £10.50 | £17.13 | £12.97 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.11 | £17.72 | £15.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.43% | +14.32% | +13.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £72.50 | - | £17.16 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.25 | - | £17.30 |
| West Midlands median hourly rate | £22.50 | £21.69 | £16.83 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.73% | +28.92% | +5.16% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in Worcestershire
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Worcestershire.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Worcestershire
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Worcestershire.
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Daily Rate Histogram in Worcestershire
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Worcestershire over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Worcestershire
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Worcestershire.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in Worcestershire
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Worcestershire over the 6 months to 29 May 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in Worcestershire
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 Worcestershire region over the 6 months to 29 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Worcester | +1 | 5 | £340 | +20.89% | 17 |
| Malvern | 0 | 1 | £550 | +22.22% | 2 |
| Redditch | - | 1 | £550 | - | 6 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Worcestershire 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: