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 12 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
6 months to 12 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
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Rank | 10 | 18 | 26 |
Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +8 | 0 |
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 4,693 | 5,034 | 6,406 |
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.91% | 8.65% | 7.31% |
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.65% | 9.64% | 8.07% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 2,868 | 3,150 | 3,925 |
10th Percentile | £239 | £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 | £488 | £500 | £463 |
% change year-on-year | -2.50% | +8.11% | +8.82% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 410 | 265 | 277 |
10th Percentile | £11.07 | £13.29 | £11.36 |
25th Percentile | £13.83 | £16.13 | £13.25 |
Median hourly rate | £16.50 | £48.40 | £23.70 |
Median % change year-on-year | -65.91% | +104.26% | +18.62% |
75th Percentile | £36.50 | £64.50 | £48.75 |
90th Percentile | £62.50 | £75.30 | £58.75 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.00 | £40.59 | £18.06 |
% change year-on-year | -63.05% | +124.78% | +0.32% |
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 | 37,097 | 52,247 | 79,383 |
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.26% | 89.81% | 90.60% |
Number of daily rates quoted | 23,888 | 36,212 | 55,718 |
10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £343 |
25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £428 |
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £530 |
Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +3.77% | +8.48% |
75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £475 |
% change year-on-year | - | +5.26% | +8.57% |
Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,438 | 1,719 | 1,895 |
10th Percentile | £12.75 | £11.00 | £12.50 |
25th Percentile | £16.00 | £16.23 | £15.58 |
Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £36.00 | £25.68 |
Median % change year-on-year | +1.39% | +40.19% | +4.82% |
75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £49.50 |
90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.06 | £35.00 | £20.00 |
% change year-on-year | +8.74% | +75.00% | -6.98% |
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 12 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 12 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 12 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 | 3,993 | £513 | -2.38% | 5,552 |
UK excluding London | +6 | 2,373 | £488 | -2.50% | 4,146 |
London | +4 | 1,803 | £550 | -4.35% | 1,626 |
Work from Home | +4 | 1,509 | £500 | -7.41% | 2,027 |
South East | 0 | 615 | £475 | -8.96% | 970 |
North of England | +9 | 577 | £493 | -1.40% | 1,078 |
South West | +18 | 335 | £500 | -8.26% | 525 |
Midlands | -1 | 307 | £450 | -5.26% | 805 |
North West | +10 | 295 | £493 | +9.56% | 612 |
Yorkshire | +8 | 248 | £475 | -13.64% | 344 |
East of England | +4 | 238 | £500 | +8.11% | 502 |
Scotland | +11 | 223 | £475 | - | 259 |
West Midlands | -2 | 198 | £500 | - | 497 |
East Midlands | +6 | 105 | £350 | - | 309 |
Wales | +5 | 60 | £450 | -13.98% | 120 |
North East | +23 | 35 | £575 | +84.44% | 135 |
Northern Ireland | +3 | 22 | £435 | +82.20% | 51 |
Isle of Man | - | 2 | £388 | - | 7 |
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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