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 29 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 29 Apr 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 18 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +8 | +8 | +2 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 4,790 | 5,011 | 6,519 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.99% | 8.40% | 7.35% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.73% | 9.34% | 8.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,940 | 3,125 | 3,988 |
| 10th Percentile | £230 | £263 | £288 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.71% | - | +16.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £726 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £500 | £460 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.10% | +8.70% | +8.24% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 411 | 268 | 290 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.07 | £13.29 | £11.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.86 | £16.00 | £13.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.50 | £43.86 | £20.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -60.10% | +119.30% | +0.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.50 | £63.75 | £48.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.60 | £75.00 | £57.53 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.00 | £37.33 | £18.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -59.82% | +107.38% | - |
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 | 37,621 | 53,662 | 80,392 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.30% | 89.91% | 90.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,254 | 37,244 | 56,449 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £340 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +4.76% | +7.69% |
| 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% | +9.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,437 | 1,746 | 1,925 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £11.00 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £16.25 | £15.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £37.30 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.83% | +49.20% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £59.95 | £65.00 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £64.32 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £36.50 | £36.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.39% | +80.00% | -7.24% |
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 29 April 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 29 April 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 29 April 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 | 4,083 | £511 | -2.67% | 5,410 |
| UK excluding London | +8 | 2,441 | £480 | -4.10% | 4,125 |
| London | +6 | 1,836 | £550 | -4.35% | 1,583 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 1,551 | £500 | -7.41% | 1,938 |
| South East | 0 | 634 | £475 | -9.52% | 959 |
| North of England | +9 | 604 | £493 | -1.40% | 1,051 |
| South West | +19 | 338 | £500 | -2.44% | 553 |
| North West | +12 | 316 | £493 | +9.56% | 578 |
| Midlands | -3 | 309 | £450 | -6.25% | 761 |
| Yorkshire | +8 | 256 | £475 | -12.84% | 344 |
| East of England | +3 | 243 | £500 | +11.11% | 505 |
| Scotland | +13 | 235 | £475 | - | 268 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 200 | £500 | -4.76% | 454 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 104 | £350 | - | 305 |
| Wales | +5 | 61 | £500 | -4.76% | 135 |
| North East | +30 | 33 | £563 | +81.09% | 145 |
| Northern Ireland | +6 | 25 | £336 | +40.84% | 72 |
| Isle of Man | - | 2 | £388 | - | 6 |
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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