Problem-Solving Contracts in Somerset

Problem Solving
South West > Somerset

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Somerset requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 12 June 2024, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 5 13 14
Rank change year-on-year +8 +1 0
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 31 15 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Somerset 13.66% 8.38% 10.40%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.56% 9.38% 12.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 12 9
10th Percentile £317 £224 £178
25th Percentile £398 £488 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £625 £275
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +127.27% -
75th Percentile £608 £676 £394
90th Percentile £613 £681 £501
South West median daily rate £500 £550 £515
% change year-on-year -9.09% +6.80% +15.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 2 7
10th Percentile £12.50 £54.00 £18.75
25th Percentile £21.88 £60.00 £36.38
Median hourly rate £25.00 £70.00 £54.00
Median % change year-on-year -64.29% +29.63% +242.64%
75th Percentile - £80.00 £57.34
90th Percentile - £86.00 £60.56
South West median hourly rate £25.00 £56.30 £50.20
% change year-on-year -55.59% +12.14% +0.40%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Somerset

Problem-Solving falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Somerset.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 167 160 172
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Somerset 73.57% 89.39% 85.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 127 128
10th Percentile £200 £224 £221
25th Percentile £406 £380 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £675 £525
90th Percentile £622 £730 £607
South West median daily rate £525 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 13 11
10th Percentile £12.50 £33.42 £15.76
25th Percentile - £37.50 £31.09
Median hourly rate £25.00 £51.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.46% +3.00% +100.00%
75th Percentile £40.00 £60.13 £56.13
90th Percentile £61.25 £69.74 £58.43
South West median hourly rate £55.00 £57.50 £48.75
% change year-on-year -4.35% +17.95% +8.33%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Somerset.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Somerset

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Somerset.

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Somerset

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Somerset over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Somerset

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Somerset.

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Somerset

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Somerset

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Somerset over the 6 months to 12 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Somerset

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

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 Somerset region over the 6 months to 12 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
Yeovil +1 9 - - 6
Taunton +6 6 £600 -7.69% 3
Bridgwater - 4 - - 16
Bath 0 3 £500 +17.65% 12
Street +2 2 £413 -21.43% 50
Problem-Solving
South West

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Somerset 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (9.68%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
2 1 (3.23%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (3.23%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 3 (9.68%) Shopify
2 1 (3.23%) Salesforce CRM
2 1 (3.23%) SAP CO
2 1 (3.23%) SAP FI
2 1 (3.23%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (3.23%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (9.68%) BigCommerce
1 3 (9.68%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (3.23%) AWS
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.68%) Firewall
1 3 (9.68%) Internet
1 3 (9.68%) LAN
1 3 (9.68%) VoIP
1 3 (9.68%) Wi-Fi
1 3 (9.68%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (3.23%) JIRA
General
1 26 (83.87%) Social Skills
2 8 (25.81%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (22.58%) Retail
4 6 (19.35%) Marketing
5 5 (16.13%) Manufacturing
6 4 (12.90%) Finance
7 3 (9.68%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (6.45%) Aerospace
8 2 (6.45%) Electronics
8 2 (6.45%) Public Sector
8 2 (6.45%) Telecoms
9 1 (3.23%) General Ledger
9 1 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (3.23%) Legal
Job Titles
1 9 (29.03%) IT Support
1 9 (29.03%) IT Support Specialist
1 9 (29.03%) Support Specialist
2 5 (16.13%) Network Engineer
3 4 (12.90%) Desktop Engineer
4 3 (9.68%) Change Manager
4 3 (9.68%) Desktop Support
4 3 (9.68%) Desktop Support Engineer
4 3 (9.68%) Support Assistant
4 3 (9.68%) Support Engineer
4 3 (9.68%) Technical Assistant
4 3 (9.68%) Technical Support
4 3 (9.68%) Technical Support Assistant
5 2 (6.45%) Business Manager
5 2 (6.45%) Consultant
6 1 (3.23%) Analyst
6 1 (3.23%) Business Change Manager
6 1 (3.23%) Delivery Manager
6 1 (3.23%) SAP CO Consultant
6 1 (3.23%) SAP FI Consultant
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.68%) VML
2 1 (3.23%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (19.35%) Data Centre
2 3 (9.68%) Blog
3 2 (6.45%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.23%) Analytical Mindset
Operating Systems
1 7 (22.58%) Windows
2 4 (12.90%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (45.16%) Continuous Improvement
2 10 (32.26%) Analytics
3 9 (29.03%) Data Analysis
3 9 (29.03%) Data Protection
3 9 (29.03%) Incident Management
3 9 (29.03%) ITIL
3 9 (29.03%) Knowledge Management
3 9 (29.03%) Problem Management
3 9 (29.03%) User Experience
4 6 (19.35%) Customer Experience
5 4 (12.90%) Business Intelligence
5 4 (12.90%) Decision-Making
5 4 (12.90%) Project Management
6 3 (9.68%) Break/Fix
6 3 (9.68%) Customer Acquisition
6 3 (9.68%) Global Marketing
6 3 (9.68%) Network Management
6 3 (9.68%) Server Management
6 3 (9.68%) Software Deployment
6 3 (9.68%) Technology Strategy
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.23%) JavaScript
1 1 (3.23%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (29.03%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 5 (16.13%) SC Cleared
2 5 (16.13%) Security Cleared
3 4 (12.90%) Degree
4 3 (9.68%) Six Sigma Green Belt
5 2 (6.45%) BPSS Clearance
5 2 (6.45%) JNCIA
5 2 (6.45%) JNCIS
6 1 (3.23%) A+ Certification
6 1 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (3.23%) HND
6 1 (3.23%) MCDST
6 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Certification
6 1 (3.23%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (3.23%) NIST
System Software
1 3 (9.68%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 7 (22.58%) Microsoft
2 6 (19.35%) SAP
3 4 (12.90%) Salesforce
4 3 (9.68%) Adobe
4 3 (9.68%) Aruba
4 3 (9.68%) CheckPoint
4 3 (9.68%) Cisco
4 3 (9.68%) Dell
4 3 (9.68%) F5
4 3 (9.68%) Intel
4 3 (9.68%) Meraki
4 3 (9.68%) Sitecore
5 2 (6.45%) Juniper
5 2 (6.45%) Nokia