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 9 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.
| 6 months to 9 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 10 | 17 | 26 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +9 | 0 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 4,671 | 4,919 | 6,535 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.78% | 8.85% | 7.46% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.65% | 9.88% | 8.23% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,827 | 3,122 | 4,005 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £270 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £413 | £415 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | +11.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £643 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | +3.16% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 431 | 268 | 257 |
| 10th Percentile | £11.07 | £13.29 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £13.93 | £18.32 | £13.41 |
| Median hourly rate | £16.23 | £52.50 | £23.39 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -69.09% | +124.45% | +24.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.00 | £66.00 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £61.60 | £77.00 | £59.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £15.00 | £52.50 | £18.70 |
| % change year-on-year | -71.43% | +180.75% | +6.86% |
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 | 36,914 | 49,809 | 79,437 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.21% | 89.64% | 90.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,592 | 34,469 | 55,846 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £325 | £350 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £438 | £435 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £550 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +2.33% | +7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £649 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +2.04% | +8.89% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,564 | 1,687 | 1,868 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.75 | £10.70 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.00 | £15.75 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £35.80 | £25.68 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.96% | +39.41% | +11.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | £65.00 | £50.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.12 | £35.00 | £20.51 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.91% | +70.69% | -2.36% |
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 9 June 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 9 June 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 9 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 |
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| England | +7 | 3,992 | £506 | -3.66% | 5,446 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 2,405 | £475 | -3.06% | 4,037 |
| London | +5 | 1,783 | £540 | -6.09% | 1,499 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,443 | £500 | -4.76% | 1,987 |
| South East | 0 | 608 | £492 | -1.60% | 943 |
| North of England | +9 | 597 | £485 | -3.00% | 1,081 |
| South West | +15 | 334 | £494 | -10.23% | 541 |
| Midlands | -2 | 314 | £450 | -5.26% | 796 |
| North West | +10 | 306 | £490 | +3.21% | 568 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 245 | £475 | -13.64% | 376 |
| East of England | +4 | 244 | £500 | +5.26% | 455 |
| Scotland | +5 | 229 | £475 | - | 253 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 196 | £475 | -5.00% | 462 |
| East Midlands | +3 | 114 | £350 | - | 337 |
| Wales | +5 | 58 | £380 | -27.62% | 97 |
| North East | +24 | 48 | £533 | +70.54% | 162 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 26 | £474 | +98.43% | 44 |
| 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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