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 6 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 6 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 | 4,010 | 4,187 | 5,393 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 10.77% | 8.85% | 7.58% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.57% | 9.83% | 8.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,430 | 2,626 | 3,329 |
| 10th Percentile | £251 | £263 | £279 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.86% | -0.94% | +11.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £626 | £650 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £761 | £773 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +12.60% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 380 | 237 | 244 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.00 | £13.29 | £12.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.16 | £16.70 | £13.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.23 | £52.50 | £23.20 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -69.09% | +126.34% | +28.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.50 | £64.50 | £48.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.69 | £76.55 | £59.19 |
| UK median hourly rate | £16.23 | £52.50 | £23.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -69.09% | +128.26% | +22.50% |
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 | 31,896 | 42,584 | 64,608 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 85.63% | 89.97% | 90.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,753 | 29,899 | 46,066 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £338 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £444 | £433 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £548 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +0.46% | +9.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £775 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,340 | 1,520 | 1,731 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £10.63 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £15.50 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £36.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | +44.00% | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.00 | £49.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £36.50 | £35.90 | £25.68 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.67% | +39.80% | +10.64% |
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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 6 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 6 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 6 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 | +6 | 1,794 | £545 | -5.22% | 1,684 |
| South East | +1 | 608 | £480 | -5.52% | 958 |
| North of England | +11 | 601 | £488 | -2.60% | 1,072 |
| South West | +18 | 340 | £500 | -9.09% | 538 |
| Midlands | -1 | 311 | £450 | -5.26% | 786 |
| North West | +9 | 308 | £490 | +2.67% | 561 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 247 | £475 | -13.64% | 374 |
| East of England | +4 | 245 | £513 | +7.89% | 464 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 193 | £475 | -5.00% | 461 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 114 | £350 | - | 328 |
| North East | +20 | 48 | £533 | +70.81% | 160 |
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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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