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 10 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 10 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 | 4,692 | 4,998 | 6,392 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.91% | 8.63% | 7.32% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.65% | 9.61% | 8.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,867 | 3,121 | 3,923 |
| 10th Percentile | £239 | £266 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £503 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.19% | - | +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 | 268 | 278 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.07 | £13.29 | £11.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.83 | £16.00 | £13.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.50 | £48.40 | £21.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -65.91% | +122.53% | +9.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.50 | £64.50 | £48.71 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.50 | £75.15 | £58.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.00 | £40.30 | £17.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -62.77% | +127.01% | -1.39% |
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 | 37,090 | 51,996 | 79,100 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.26% | 89.82% | 90.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,884 | 36,030 | 55,497 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £343 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £427 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +3.77% | +8.72% |
| 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 | 1,721 | 1,893 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £11.00 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £16.13 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £36.25 | £25.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.69% | +41.16% | +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 10 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 10 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 10 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 | 3,992 | £513 | -2.75% | 5,304 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,372 | £488 | -2.50% | 4,036 |
| London | +4 | 1,803 | £550 | -4.35% | 1,499 |
| Work from Home | +5 | 1,509 | £500 | -7.41% | 1,938 |
| South East | 0 | 615 | £475 | -9.52% | 930 |
| North of England | +9 | 576 | £493 | -1.40% | 1,046 |
| South West | +18 | 335 | £500 | -6.54% | 508 |
| Midlands | -1 | 307 | £450 | -5.26% | 780 |
| North West | +8 | 295 | £493 | +9.56% | 592 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 247 | £475 | -13.64% | 334 |
| East of England | +4 | 238 | £500 | +8.11% | 503 |
| Scotland | +9 | 223 | £475 | - | 253 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 198 | £500 | - | 478 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 105 | £350 | - | 303 |
| Wales | +6 | 60 | £450 | -13.67% | 122 |
| North East | +24 | 35 | £575 | +84.44% | 133 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 22 | £435 | +82.20% | 55 |
| 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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