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 20 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 20 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 | 4,625 | 4,969 | 6,508 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.87% | 8.68% | 7.37% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.63% | 9.67% | 8.13% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,821 | 3,120 | 3,987 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £265 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +8.11% | +8.82% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 416 | 261 | 280 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.07 | £13.29 | £11.49 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.85 | £16.25 | £13.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.50 | £50.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -67.00% | +100.00% | +25.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.18 | £64.25 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.60 | £75.00 | £58.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.00 | £49.20 | £18.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -69.51% | +163.10% | +3.89% |
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 | 36,622 | 51,397 | 80,021 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.09% | 89.76% | 90.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,613 | 35,611 | 56,174 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £344 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £439 | £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 | 2,439 | 1,690 | 1,913 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £10.63 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £15.77 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £36.00 | £25.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.39% | +40.19% | +7.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £65.00 | £49.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.00 | £35.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.57% | +75.00% | -6.54% |
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 20 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 20 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 20 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 | +7 | 3,939 | £512 | -2.41% | 6,057 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,339 | £475 | -5.00% | 4,585 |
| London | +4 | 1,777 | £550 | -4.35% | 1,922 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,477 | £500 | -7.41% | 2,160 |
| South East | 0 | 602 | £475 | -8.65% | 1,208 |
| North of England | +9 | 575 | £490 | -2.00% | 1,116 |
| South West | +21 | 334 | £500 | -9.09% | 530 |
| Midlands | -2 | 299 | £459 | -3.42% | 879 |
| North West | +8 | 293 | £493 | +3.79% | 602 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 245 | £475 | -13.64% | 387 |
| East of England | +4 | 236 | £500 | +11.11% | 550 |
| Scotland | +10 | 219 | £475 | - | 301 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 196 | £475 | -5.00% | 538 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 99 | £350 | - | 342 |
| Wales | +4 | 58 | £425 | -15.00% | 130 |
| North East | +26 | 39 | £550 | +76.42% | 141 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 21 | £435 | +82.20% | 54 |
| 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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