Problem Solving
UK
The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies 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 18 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 18 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +8 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 4,620 | 4,929 | 6,444 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.85% | 8.66% | 7.36% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.60% | 9.64% | 8.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,814 | 3,096 | 3,955 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £263 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £502 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.38% | - | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £490 | £460 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.02% | +6.52% | +8.24% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 417 | 256 | 280 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.07 | £13.29 | £11.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.86 | £16.22 | £13.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.50 | £48.40 | £24.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -65.91% | +99.59% | +21.40% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £64.31 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.60 | £75.25 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.00 | £48.40 | £18.12 |
| % change year-on-year | -69.01% | +167.18% | +0.64% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
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 | 36,673 | 51,121 | 79,325 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.13% | 89.77% | 90.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,631 | 35,432 | 55,673 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £344 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +3.77% | +7.07% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.17% | +9.09% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,440 | 1,683 | 1,892 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £10.63 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.99 | £16.01 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.05 | £36.00 | £25.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.13% | +40.19% | +7.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £49.54 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £35.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.14% | +75.00% | -4.99% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
Problem-Solving
Top 18 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 18 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 | +8 | 3,934 | £513 | -2.38% | 5,777 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,334 | £485 | -1.02% | 4,382 |
| London | +4 | 1,775 | £550 | -4.35% | 1,816 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,473 | £500 | -7.41% | 2,128 |
| South East | +1 | 601 | £475 | -8.65% | 1,130 |
| North of England | +9 | 575 | £490 | -2.00% | 1,090 |
| South West | +18 | 331 | £500 | -9.09% | 529 |
| Midlands | -3 | 296 | £475 | - | 845 |
| North West | +9 | 292 | £493 | +9.56% | 586 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 246 | £475 | -13.64% | 384 |
| East of England | +4 | 238 | £500 | +8.11% | 527 |
| Scotland | +11 | 219 | £475 | - | 272 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 191 | £500 | - | 521 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 101 | £350 | - | 325 |
| Wales | +4 | 58 | £425 | -16.77% | 127 |
| North East | +25 | 39 | £550 | +76.42% | 136 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 21 | £435 | +82.20% | 46 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £388 | - | 4 |
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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