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 29 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | 8 | 13 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +5 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,186 | 4,646 | 4,766 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 15.17% | 12.63% | 10.15% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.78% | 14.66% | 11.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,107 | 2,693 | 3,050 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £263 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £383 | £384 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.40% | - | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £463 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.63% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 344 | 196 | 238 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.04 | £14.58 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £15.62 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.02 | £17.00 | £48.40 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.76% | -64.88% | +93.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.91 | £30.00 | £66.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.10 | £60.80 | £86.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.82 | £16.23 | £45.88 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.96% | -64.63% | +103.91% |
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 | 30,904 | 31,684 | 41,636 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 90.40% | 86.12% | 88.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,274 | 19,074 | 28,148 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £310 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | -2.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,970 | 1,136 | 1,597 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.38 | £15.00 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £20.12 | £18.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £37.00 | £43.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.03% | -15.64% | +25.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.78 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.55 | £73.75 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.27 | £36.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -38.15% | -15.29% | +53.26% |
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 29 October 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 29 October 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 29 October 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 | +2 | 4,446 | £488 | -2.50% | 6,269 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,609 | £463 | -2.63% | 5,163 |
| London | +4 | 2,075 | £500 | -4.76% | 2,372 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 1,400 | £500 | +2.56% | 2,457 |
| North of England | -2 | 645 | £475 | - | 1,133 |
| South East | +2 | 579 | £461 | -5.63% | 2,260 |
| Midlands | +2 | 517 | £450 | +3.45% | 616 |
| North West | +1 | 372 | £469 | +1.96% | 668 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 369 | £482 | +7.00% | 366 |
| Scotland | +9 | 290 | £450 | +5.88% | 205 |
| South West | +1 | 267 | £475 | -0.52% | 458 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 239 | £494 | +1.80% | 324 |
| East of England | -1 | 238 | £500 | +11.11% | 416 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 148 | £375 | -6.25% | 245 |
| Wales | +5 | 74 | £413 | +3.13% | 125 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 43 | £475 | - | 67 |
| North East | -5 | 40 | £450 | - | 157 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 3 | - | - | 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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