Problem Solving
UK > England
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England 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 | 10 | 17 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +10 | -3 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 3,960 | 4,194 | 5,337 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 10.73% | 8.83% | 7.57% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.52% | 9.82% | 8.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,406 | 2,635 | 3,297 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £265 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £411 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | - | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £637 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £763 | £763 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +12.90% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 380 | 236 | 242 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.00 | £13.29 | £12.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.16 | £16.50 | £13.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.23 | £51.90 | £23.20 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -68.73% | +123.74% | +28.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.56 | £63.94 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.50 | £76.62 | £59.31 |
| UK median hourly rate | £16.23 | £51.50 | £23.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -68.49% | +117.35% | +28.86% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
England
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 England with a requirement for process or methodology skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 31,623 | 42,710 | 64,053 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 85.71% | 89.97% | 90.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,632 | 29,989 | 45,672 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £445 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £545 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +0.92% | +9.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £768 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,323 | 1,520 | 1,714 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £10.63 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £15.74 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £37.32 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.48% | +49.28% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.00 | £49.48 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.05 | £65.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £36.50 | £36.25 | £25.68 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.69% | +41.16% | +9.74% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in England
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.
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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in England.
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Daily Rate Histogram in England
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in England.
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Hourly Rate Histogram in England
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.
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Contract Job Locations in England
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 England region over the 6 months to 1 June 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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| London | +4 | 1,781 | £550 | -4.35% | 1,690 |
| South East | 0 | 603 | £475 | -7.77% | 931 |
| North of England | +8 | 582 | £488 | -2.55% | 1,040 |
| South West | +16 | 333 | £500 | -9.09% | 583 |
| Midlands | -1 | 304 | £450 | -5.26% | 813 |
| North West | +9 | 297 | £488 | +2.63% | 559 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 245 | £475 | -13.64% | 356 |
| East of England | +4 | 244 | £500 | +8.11% | 464 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 195 | £475 | -5.00% | 497 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 105 | £350 | - | 319 |
| North East | +23 | 42 | £563 | +80.43% | 146 |
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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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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