Problem Solving
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 24 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +4 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,260 | 4,781 | 4,764 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 14.80% | 13.07% | 10.30% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.54% | 15.06% | 11.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,194 | 2,767 | 3,035 |
| 10th Percentile | £252 | £263 | £244 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £398 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 331 | 197 | 244 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.06 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.65 | £15.62 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.26 | £21.00 | £45.44 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -53.79% | +70.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £36.38 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £62.46 | £86.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.82 | £17.00 | £32.32 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.71% | -47.40% | +43.64% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
UK
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.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 31,798 | 31,745 | 40,964 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 89.44% | 86.76% | 88.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,901 | 19,110 | 27,507 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £310 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £531 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.13% | -3.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £740 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,102 | 1,148 | 1,575 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.20 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.12 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.00 | £43.90 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.14% | -20.27% | +25.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.46 | £64.56 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £73.75 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.74 | £32.50 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.05% | -26.97% | +39.06% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 24 November 2025.
Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 24 November 2025.
Problem-Solving
Top 18 Contract Job 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 24 November 2025. 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 | +1 | 4,525 | £479 | -4.25% | 3,535 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,612 | £450 | -5.26% | 3,116 |
| London | +3 | 2,114 | £500 | -6.54% | 968 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,461 | £492 | +0.41% | 1,781 |
| North of England | -3 | 661 | £455 | -4.32% | 634 |
| South East | +1 | 624 | £463 | -7.50% | 1,126 |
| Midlands | 0 | 518 | £449 | +3.34% | 503 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 370 | £478 | +6.28% | 329 |
| North West | 0 | 368 | £450 | -2.44% | 371 |
| South West | +1 | 268 | £481 | +1.32% | 363 |
| Scotland | +5 | 263 | £450 | +2.86% | 155 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 256 | £480 | -3.32% | 185 |
| East of England | -2 | 213 | £500 | +11.11% | 279 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 148 | £400 | -3.03% | 164 |
| Wales | +2 | 75 | £413 | +3.13% | 91 |
| North East | -6 | 42 | £450 | -3.12% | 81 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 39 | £475 | - | 47 |
| Channel Islands | -4 | 2 | - | - |
Problem-Solving
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:
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