Problem-Solving Contracts in the Thames Valley

Problem Solving
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the Thames Valley 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 8 10 21
Rank change year-on-year +2 +11 -3
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 341 330 279
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 12.71% 11.47% 7.84%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 14.88% 12.66% 8.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 183 219 175
10th Percentile £205 £300 £203
25th Percentile £270 £400 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £520 £450
Median % change year-on-year -8.65% +15.56% -0.06%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £565
90th Percentile £673 £700 £640
South East median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 10 4
10th Percentile £13.00 £25.32 £11.57
25th Percentile £14.50 £48.40 £11.88
Median hourly rate £42.50 £54.56 £12.78
Median % change year-on-year -22.10% +327.08% +25.37%
75th Percentile £61.60 £66.00 £30.41
90th Percentile - £77.43 £60.41
South East median hourly rate £21.50 £57.50 £47.50
% change year-on-year -62.61% +21.05% +153.00%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,291 2,607 3,200
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 85.42% 90.62% 89.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,259 1,771 2,166
10th Percentile £224 £313 £250
25th Percentile £375 £413 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £488
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +4.62% +8.33%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £588
90th Percentile £675 £699 £650
South East median daily rate £501 £505 £500
% change year-on-year -0.79% +1.00% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 171 67 89
10th Percentile £14.50 £17.00 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £25.23 £12.31
Median hourly rate £47.50 £52.50 £17.42
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +201.38% -17.24%
75th Percentile £65.00 £73.59 £24.42
90th Percentile £85.65 £79.19 £67.39
South East median hourly rate £49.50 £52.50 £22.50
% change year-on-year -5.71% +133.33% -10.00%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

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

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

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

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in the Thames Valley

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley 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
Berkshire +1 272 £525 - 143
Buckinghamshire +3 46 £450 -11.76% 100
Oxfordshire +1 23 £180 -58.02% 113
Problem-Solving
South East

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 10 (2.93%) Confluence
2 5 (1.47%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.17%) SharePoint
4 3 (0.88%) Appian
4 3 (0.88%) SAS
5 2 (0.59%) CMS
6 1 (0.29%) Moodle
6 1 (0.29%) OpenStack
Applications
1 48 (14.08%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (2.64%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (0.88%) MS Visio
3 3 (0.88%) SPSS
4 2 (0.59%) Adobe Illustrator
4 2 (0.59%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.59%) Photoshop
5 1 (0.29%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (3.23%) Oracle EBS R12
1 11 (3.23%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
1 11 (3.23%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.35%) Teamcenter
3 6 (1.76%) Oracle EBS
4 5 (1.47%) Maximo
5 2 (0.59%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.59%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.29%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.29%) Epicor Tropos
6 1 (0.29%) Magento
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle AGIS
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Assets
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Cash Management
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Financials
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.29%) Oracle Retail
6 1 (0.29%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 57 (16.72%) Azure
2 24 (7.04%) Snowflake
3 18 (5.28%) AWS
4 14 (4.11%) OCI
5 9 (2.64%) Azure DevOps
6 7 (2.05%) Power Platform
7 6 (1.76%) Microsoft 365
8 5 (1.47%) Smartsheet
9 4 (1.17%) PaaS
9 4 (1.17%) SaaS
9 4 (1.17%) SuccessFactors
10 3 (0.88%) Azure API Management
10 3 (0.88%) dbt
10 3 (0.88%) Entra ID
11 2 (0.59%) Azure Data Factory
11 2 (0.59%) Azure Monitor
11 2 (0.59%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (0.59%) OpenShift
11 2 (0.59%) Serverless
11 2 (0.59%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 28 (8.21%) Firewall
2 19 (5.57%) DHCP
2 19 (5.57%) DNS
3 18 (5.28%) LAN
4 15 (4.40%) SAN
5 10 (2.93%) WAN
6 8 (2.35%) 5G
7 7 (2.05%) 3G
7 7 (2.05%) 4G
8 6 (1.76%) Radio Access Network
9 4 (1.17%) Cisco ASA
9 4 (1.17%) Internet
10 3 (0.88%) Cisco Nexus
10 3 (0.88%) Reverse Proxy
11 2 (0.59%) Intranet
11 2 (0.59%) Network Security
11 2 (0.59%) VSAN
11 2 (0.59%) Wi-Fi
12 1 (0.29%) Intrusion Detection
12 1 (0.29%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (8.80%) Tableau
2 13 (3.81%) Oracle Database
3 11 (3.23%) SAP HANA
4 8 (2.35%) SQL Server
5 7 (2.05%) Power BI
6 6 (1.76%) Relational Database
7 4 (1.17%) Data Lake
7 4 (1.17%) Data Warehouse
8 3 (0.88%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.59%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.59%) Big Data
9 2 (0.59%) Power Query
9 2 (0.59%) Snowflake Schema
9 2 (0.59%) SSDT
10 1 (0.29%) GIS
10 1 (0.29%) Metadata
10 1 (0.29%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.29%) OLAP
10 1 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.29%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 35 (10.26%) Jenkins
2 27 (7.92%) JIRA
3 26 (7.62%) Selenium
4 25 (7.33%) Cucumber
5 24 (7.04%) REST Assured
5 24 (7.04%) SonarQube
6 18 (5.28%) Git
7 13 (3.81%) GitLab
8 9 (2.64%) Oracle Forms
9 7 (2.05%) Visual Studio
10 3 (0.88%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
11 2 (0.59%) Postman
12 1 (0.29%) CMake
12 1 (0.29%) LabVIEW
12 1 (0.29%) LoadRunner
12 1 (0.29%) SoapUI
General
1 203 (59.53%) Social Skills
2 137 (40.18%) Analytical Skills
3 40 (11.73%) Finance
4 36 (10.56%) Telecoms
5 31 (9.09%) Organisational Skills
6 27 (7.92%) Legal
7 23 (6.74%) Marketing
8 21 (6.16%) Law
8 21 (6.16%) Public Sector
9 13 (3.81%) Police
9 13 (3.81%) Presentation Skills
10 12 (3.52%) Retail
11 8 (2.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (2.05%) Military
13 6 (1.76%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.47%) Banking
14 5 (1.47%) Billing
15 3 (0.88%) Influencing Skills
16 2 (0.59%) Documentation Skills
17 1 (0.29%) French Language
Job Titles
1 72 (21.11%) Analyst
2 42 (12.32%) Senior
3 39 (11.44%) Consultant
4 23 (6.74%) Lead
5 21 (6.16%) Developer
6 18 (5.28%) Administrator
7 17 (4.99%) Java Engineer
7 17 (4.99%) Support Engineer
8 16 (4.69%) Architect
8 16 (4.69%) Data Analyst
8 16 (4.69%) Functional Consultant
9 15 (4.40%) 1st Line Support
9 15 (4.40%) Desktop Engineer
9 15 (4.40%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 13 (3.81%) Desktop Support
10 13 (3.81%) Desktop Support Engineer
10 13 (3.81%) Hardware Engineer
10 13 (3.81%) Oracle Consultant
10 13 (3.81%) Oracle Functional Consultant
10 13 (3.81%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 26 (7.62%) REST
2 25 (7.33%) Java EE
3 12 (3.52%) ARM Templates
3 12 (3.52%) SAP Basis
4 9 (2.64%) .NET
4 9 (2.64%) ASP.NET
5 8 (2.35%) Itk
5 8 (2.35%) SAP Fiori
6 6 (1.76%) HTML
7 4 (1.17%) CSS
7 4 (1.17%) PyTorch
7 4 (1.17%) TensorFlow
7 4 (1.17%) Web Services
8 3 (0.88%) D3.js
8 3 (0.88%) EDI
8 3 (0.88%) Google JAX
8 3 (0.88%) scikit-learn
9 2 (0.59%) ASP.NET MVC
9 2 (0.59%) Flash
9 2 (0.59%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 25 (7.33%) Driving Licence
2 19 (5.57%) Data Centre
3 16 (4.69%) Credit Risk
4 11 (3.23%) Data Protection Act
5 6 (1.76%) Life Science
6 5 (1.47%) Operational Technology
6 5 (1.47%) Product Ownership
7 4 (1.17%) Algorithms
7 4 (1.17%) Management Information System
7 4 (1.17%) PKI
7 4 (1.17%) Virtual Team
8 3 (0.88%) Analytical Mindset
8 3 (0.88%) CCTV
8 3 (0.88%) NHS
8 3 (0.88%) SCADA
8 3 (0.88%) Security Posture
8 3 (0.88%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.59%) Renewable Energy
9 2 (0.59%) Smartphone
9 2 (0.59%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 69 (20.23%) Windows
2 42 (12.32%) Windows 10
3 25 (7.33%) Linux
3 25 (7.33%) Windows 7
3 25 (7.33%) Windows Server
4 24 (7.04%) Windows Server 2016
5 23 (6.74%) Windows Server 2019
6 16 (4.69%) Windows Server 2012
7 14 (4.11%) Windows XP
8 2 (0.59%) Oracle Linux
8 2 (0.59%) Solaris
8 2 (0.59%) VMS
9 1 (0.29%) Android
9 1 (0.29%) Apple iOS
9 1 (0.29%) Mac OS
9 1 (0.29%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.29%) Unix
9 1 (0.29%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 65 (19.06%) Decision-Making
2 61 (17.89%) ITIL
3 51 (14.96%) DevOps
4 49 (14.37%) Project Management
5 47 (13.78%) Agile
6 40 (11.73%) Customer Service
7 39 (11.44%) Service Delivery
8 32 (9.38%) Analytics
9 31 (9.09%) Change Management
9 31 (9.09%) Technical Leadership
10 29 (8.50%) Software Engineering
11 28 (8.21%) Test Automation
12 27 (7.92%) Continuous Integration
13 26 (7.62%) Performance Tuning
14 25 (7.33%) Disaster Recovery
14 25 (7.33%) Software Architecture
15 24 (7.04%) Actionable Insight
16 20 (5.87%) Data Protection
16 20 (5.87%) Stakeholder Management
17 19 (5.57%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 30 (8.80%) Java
2 28 (8.21%) PowerShell
3 19 (5.57%) Python
4 16 (4.69%) SQL
5 11 (3.23%) C#
6 10 (2.93%) C++
7 8 (2.35%) C
7 8 (2.35%) JavaScript
8 7 (2.05%) R
9 4 (1.17%) Bash
10 3 (0.88%) F#
11 2 (0.59%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.59%) PHP
12 1 (0.29%) Fortran
12 1 (0.29%) Perl
12 1 (0.29%) Shell Script
12 1 (0.29%) VBScript
Qualifications
1 127 (37.24%) Security Cleared
2 85 (24.93%) Degree
3 71 (20.82%) SC Cleared
4 63 (18.48%) DV Cleared
5 17 (4.99%) CCNA
5 17 (4.99%) CCNP
5 17 (4.99%) Cisco Certification
6 5 (1.47%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.88%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.88%) Network+ Certification
7 3 (0.88%) PRINCE2 Certification
8 2 (0.59%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.59%) MBA
8 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Certification
8 2 (0.59%) VCAP
8 2 (0.59%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
9 1 (0.29%) ACSP
9 1 (0.29%) HP ASE
9 1 (0.29%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (7.04%) SLA
2 12 (3.52%) GDPR
2 12 (3.52%) QA
3 3 (0.88%) Data Quality
3 3 (0.88%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (0.88%) NIST
4 2 (0.59%) Accessibility
4 2 (0.59%) HL7
4 2 (0.59%) PMO
5 1 (0.29%) ITGC
5 1 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 23 (6.74%) Active Directory
2 22 (6.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 16 (4.69%) Docker
4 15 (4.40%) Hyper-V
5 14 (4.11%) VMware ESXi
6 13 (3.81%) Firmware
7 5 (1.47%) VMware NSX
8 2 (0.59%) BitLocker
8 2 (0.59%) KVM
8 2 (0.59%) vSphere
9 1 (0.29%) NFS
9 1 (0.29%) Slurm Workload Manager
Systems Management
1 41 (12.02%) SCCM
2 36 (10.56%) Ansible
3 20 (5.87%) Kubernetes
4 17 (4.99%) Terraform
5 16 (4.69%) SCOM
6 15 (4.40%) NetBackup
7 14 (4.11%) EMC NetWorker
7 14 (4.11%) vCenter Server
7 14 (4.11%) WSUS
8 12 (3.52%) Docker Swarm
8 12 (3.52%) Podman
9 2 (0.59%) Argo
9 2 (0.59%) Grafana
9 2 (0.59%) Kustomize
9 2 (0.59%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (0.59%) Prometheus
10 1 (0.29%) CFEngine
10 1 (0.29%) FortiGate
10 1 (0.29%) Jamf Pro
10 1 (0.29%) Puppet
Vendors
1 95 (27.86%) Microsoft
2 44 (12.90%) Oracle
3 40 (11.73%) HP
4 24 (7.04%) Alteryx
5 23 (6.74%) Cisco
6 22 (6.45%) VMware
7 20 (5.87%) Juniper
8 18 (5.28%) Palo Alto
9 15 (4.40%) 3PAR
10 14 (4.11%) Dell
10 14 (4.11%) EMC
10 14 (4.11%) Extreme Networks
10 14 (4.11%) Symantec
10 14 (4.11%) Veeam
11 12 (3.52%) SAP
12 11 (3.23%) ServiceNow
13 6 (1.76%) OneTrust
13 6 (1.76%) Salesforce
14 4 (1.17%) CheckPoint
14 4 (1.17%) OpenText