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 1 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +5 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,228 | 4,816 | 4,705 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 14.63% | 13.38% | 10.30% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.42% | 15.35% | 11.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,214 | 2,796 | 2,987 |
| 10th Percentile | £258 | £263 | £242 |
| 25th Percentile | £384 | £397 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £595 | £600 | £617 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.16% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 313 | 190 | 243 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.24 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.67 | £15.62 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.04 | £21.46 | £42.31 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.62% | -49.27% | +57.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £37.38 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.02 | £63.83 | £86.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.73 | £17.12 | £30.66 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.40% | -44.17% | +36.28% |
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 | 31,830 | 31,370 | 40,452 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 89.08% | 87.18% | 88.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,997 | 18,966 | 27,094 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £310 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £534 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.59% | -3.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £744 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,072 | 1,117 | 1,558 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.22 | £14.33 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.24 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £33.00 | £43.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.79% | -23.99% | +24.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.46 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £73.75 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.63 | £32.50 | £43.90 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.37% | -25.97% | +36.12% |
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 1 December 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 1 December 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 1 December 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 | 0 | 4,503 | £475 | -5.00% | 4,173 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,607 | £460 | -3.16% | 3,909 |
| London | +2 | 2,099 | £500 | -5.66% | 1,125 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,477 | £483 | -2.42% | 2,730 |
| North of England | -3 | 674 | £464 | -2.37% | 820 |
| South East | 0 | 628 | £463 | -7.50% | 1,448 |
| Midlands | 0 | 498 | £450 | +3.45% | 638 |
| North West | -1 | 376 | £450 | -5.26% | 417 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 356 | £489 | +7.18% | 364 |
| South West | -1 | 275 | £475 | - | 418 |
| Scotland | +4 | 254 | £450 | +2.56% | 167 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 254 | £480 | -1.84% | 318 |
| East of England | -3 | 206 | £500 | +11.11% | 377 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 142 | £402 | +2.10% | 262 |
| Wales | +5 | 80 | £410 | +2.50% | 105 |
| North East | -3 | 49 | £450 | -0.88% | 89 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 39 | £475 | +2.70% | 36 |
| Channel Islands | -4 | 2 | - | - | 1 |
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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