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 16 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 16 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 18 | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +9 | -1 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 3,935 | 4,206 | 5,271 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in England | 10.81% | 8.73% | 7.50% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.51% | 9.68% | 8.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,386 | 2,610 | 3,249 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £263 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £413 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | - | +12.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £645 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £763 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +16.67% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 376 | 236 | 267 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.00 | £13.29 | £11.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.16 | £16.01 | £13.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.00 | £50.00 | £23.39 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -66.00% | +113.77% | +17.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.99 | £63.75 | £48.67 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.13 | £75.00 | £57.60 |
| UK median hourly rate | £16.50 | £50.00 | £24.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -67.00% | +104.08% | +19.51% |
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 | 31,446 | 43,440 | 63,865 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England | 86.42% | 90.15% | 90.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,588 | 30,513 | 45,420 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £333 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £448 | £430 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +1.85% | +8.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £766 | £750 |
| UK median daily rate | £525 | £550 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +3.77% | +8.16% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,245 | 1,538 | 1,746 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.92 | £10.63 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.92 | £16.23 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £36.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.39% | +44.00% | +7.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £65.00 | £49.37 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK median hourly rate | £36.27 | £35.65 | £25.68 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.75% | +38.82% | +5.35% |
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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 16 May 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 16 May 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 16 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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| London | +3 | 1,776 | £550 | -4.35% | 1,549 |
| South East | -1 | 602 | £475 | -8.65% | 950 |
| North of England | +9 | 577 | £490 | -2.00% | 1,073 |
| South West | +19 | 327 | £500 | -8.26% | 520 |
| Midlands | -1 | 299 | £475 | - | 836 |
| North West | +10 | 294 | £493 | +9.56% | 591 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 247 | £475 | -13.64% | 363 |
| East of England | +4 | 238 | £500 | +5.26% | 501 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 194 | £500 | - | 507 |
| East Midlands | +4 | 101 | £350 | - | 330 |
| North East | +23 | 38 | £563 | +80.43% | 133 |
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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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