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 4 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 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 | 5,353 | 4,846 | 4,612 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 14.67% | 13.47% | 10.31% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.47% | 15.41% | 11.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,289 | 2,818 | 2,925 |
| 10th Percentile | £262 | £263 | £239 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £396 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £617 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £463 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.63% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 318 | 190 | 240 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.24 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.74 | £15.62 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.26 | £21.46 | £39.90 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.62% | -46.22% | +48.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.82 | £37.38 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.31 | £63.83 | £86.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.73 | £17.12 | £30.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.40% | -43.40% | +34.44% |
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 | 32,497 | 31,445 | 39,587 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 89.04% | 87.40% | 88.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,429 | 19,051 | 26,476 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £310 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.50% | -3.09% |
| 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 | 2,092 | 1,104 | 1,536 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.55 | £15.25 | £14.39 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.23 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.75 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.21% | -24.93% | +24.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.53 | £63.51 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £73.75 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.85 | £32.50 | £43.90 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.71% | -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 4 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 4 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 4 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 | 4,613 | £479 | -4.25% | 4,168 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,670 | £463 | -2.63% | 3,880 |
| London | +2 | 2,144 | £500 | -5.66% | 864 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,514 | £481 | -2.93% | 2,373 |
| North of England | -3 | 700 | £460 | -3.16% | 1,072 |
| South East | 0 | 634 | £471 | -5.80% | 1,185 |
| Midlands | 0 | 511 | £450 | +3.45% | 623 |
| North West | 0 | 386 | £450 | -5.26% | 545 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 365 | £490 | +5.95% | 374 |
| South West | -1 | 285 | £488 | +2.63% | 372 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 268 | £481 | -0.82% | 390 |
| Scotland | +3 | 261 | £450 | +2.86% | 127 |
| East of England | -3 | 208 | £500 | +11.11% | 501 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 146 | £402 | +2.10% | 243 |
| Wales | +4 | 79 | £410 | +2.50% | 67 |
| North East | -3 | 51 | £450 | -3.12% | 157 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 39 | £475 | +2.70% | 29 |
| 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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