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 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 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +9 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 4,652 | 4,947 | 6,499 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.80% | 8.83% | 7.42% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.64% | 9.84% | 8.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,827 | 3,122 | 3,990 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £270 | £287 |
| 25th Percentile | £386 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +12.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £642 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 429 | 261 | 263 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.07 | £13.29 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.86 | £16.62 | £13.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.23 | £51.50 | £23.70 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -68.49% | +117.35% | +28.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.75 | £66.00 | £49.14 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.60 | £77.00 | £59.88 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.00 | £52.30 | £18.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -71.32% | +179.65% | +6.86% |
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 | 36,802 | 50,277 | 79,372 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.47% | 89.69% | 90.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,632 | 34,811 | 55,790 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £345 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £431 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £644 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.56% | +9.18% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,530 | 1,673 | 1,868 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £10.63 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £15.72 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £36.25 | £25.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.69% | +41.16% | +9.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £65.00 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.12 | £35.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.91% | +75.00% | -4.76% |
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 1 June 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 1 June 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 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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| England | +7 | 3,960 | £510 | -2.86% | 5,607 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,376 | £475 | -5.00% | 4,072 |
| London | +4 | 1,781 | £550 | -4.35% | 1,692 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,452 | £500 | -5.66% | 1,936 |
| South East | 0 | 603 | £475 | -7.77% | 927 |
| North of England | +8 | 582 | £488 | -2.55% | 1,057 |
| South West | +16 | 333 | £500 | -9.09% | 577 |
| Midlands | -1 | 304 | £450 | -5.26% | 804 |
| North West | +9 | 297 | £488 | +2.63% | 558 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 245 | £475 | -13.64% | 360 |
| East of England | +4 | 244 | £500 | +8.11% | 457 |
| Scotland | +7 | 233 | £475 | - | 276 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 195 | £475 | -5.00% | 496 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 105 | £350 | - | 311 |
| Wales | +5 | 58 | £380 | -27.36% | 96 |
| North East | +23 | 42 | £563 | +80.43% | 160 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 24 | £435 | +82.20% | 48 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £388 | - | 5 |
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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