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 23 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 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 | 5,298 | 4,808 | 4,790 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 14.83% | 13.01% | 10.31% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.57% | 15.03% | 11.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,214 | 2,780 | 3,053 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £264 | £244 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £397 | £398 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £623 |
| 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 | 335 | 203 | 245 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.00 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.71 | £15.62 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.26 | £21.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -53.33% | +69.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £36.19 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.78 | £61.28 | £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 | 31,979 | 31,998 | 41,164 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 89.50% | 86.61% | 88.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,013 | 19,257 | 27,677 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £310 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £532 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.22% | -3.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £743 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,115 | 1,171 | 1,588 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.10 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.12 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £34.00 | £43.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.03% | -22.46% | +25.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.46 | £64.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £73.75 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.85 | £32.50 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.69% | -26.97% | +48.33% |
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 23 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 23 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 23 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 | 4,555 | £478 | -4.50% | 3,564 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,633 | £450 | -5.26% | 3,156 |
| London | +3 | 2,128 | £500 | -6.19% | 974 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,472 | £492 | +0.41% | 1,486 |
| North of England | -3 | 665 | £454 | -4.37% | 642 |
| South East | +3 | 628 | £463 | -7.50% | 1,143 |
| Midlands | 0 | 521 | £449 | +3.40% | 502 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 373 | £478 | +6.28% | 329 |
| North West | 0 | 369 | £450 | -2.44% | 374 |
| South West | +1 | 270 | £475 | - | 368 |
| Scotland | +4 | 269 | £450 | +2.86% | 160 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 257 | £480 | -4.00% | 188 |
| East of England | -2 | 215 | £500 | +11.11% | 286 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 148 | £400 | - | 163 |
| Wales | +4 | 75 | £413 | +3.13% | 96 |
| North East | -4 | 44 | £450 | -3.12% | 83 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 39 | £475 | - | 48 |
| 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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