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 28 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 6 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +6 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,246 | 4,786 | 4,487 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 14.20% | 14.26% | 10.31% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.13% | 16.16% | 11.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,240 | 2,825 | 2,836 |
| 10th Percentile | £268 | £263 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £398 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.50% | - | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | £693 | £712 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £472 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.68% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 294 | 183 | 254 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.50 | £15.51 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.74 | £15.62 | £14.55 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £22.00 | £31.27 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.09% | -29.64% | +5.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.99 | £37.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.39 | £65.70 | £86.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.67 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.58% | -28.20% | +14.61% |
All Process & 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 | 32,524 | 29,621 | 38,311 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 88.04% | 88.28% | 88.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,487 | 18,059 | 25,534 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £308 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £528 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.57% | -4.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,055 | 961 | 1,540 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.69 | £15.62 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £20.30 | £18.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £43.42 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -25.14% | +24.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.65 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £74.75 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.58 | £30.78 | £45.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.41% | -31.60% | +50.00% |
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 28 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 28 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 28 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 | -1 | 4,532 | £488 | -2.50% | 8,258 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 2,622 | £472 | -0.68% | 6,940 |
| London | 0 | 2,084 | £520 | -2.21% | 1,999 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 1,503 | £485 | -3.10% | 3,799 |
| North of England | -3 | 691 | £458 | -3.68% | 1,698 |
| South East | 0 | 633 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,904 |
| Midlands | -1 | 503 | £450 | +3.99% | 1,154 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 359 | £492 | +9.33% | 622 |
| North West | -2 | 359 | £448 | -4.58% | 901 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 282 | £480 | -4.00% | 642 |
| South West | 0 | 279 | £519 | +9.21% | 791 |
| Scotland | +1 | 245 | £450 | +2.16% | 293 |
| East of England | -4 | 204 | £475 | +5.56% | 962 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 145 | £402 | +3.74% | 477 |
| Wales | +3 | 69 | £405 | +1.25% | 187 |
| North East | -3 | 57 | £450 | -18.18% | 168 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 40 | £475 | +8.57% | 98 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 1 | - | - | 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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