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 19 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 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 | 5,330 | 4,674 | 4,806 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 14.93% | 12.90% | 10.38% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.63% | 14.94% | 11.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,230 | 2,708 | 3,066 |
| 10th Percentile | £255 | £264 | £246 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £391 | £395 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £624 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £464 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.02% | -2.32% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 338 | 182 | 247 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.00 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.58 | £15.62 | £16.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.02 | £19.25 | £46.06 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -58.20% | +84.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £34.87 | £30.00 | £65.68 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.31 | £53.63 | £86.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.82 | £16.50 | £33.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.06% | -50.00% | +46.67% |
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 | 32,049 | 31,289 | 41,011 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 89.77% | 86.33% | 88.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,064 | 18,819 | 27,584 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £310 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -0.94% | -3.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £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 | 2,120 | 1,102 | 1,587 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.11 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.14 | £19.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.00 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.14% | -21.35% | +27.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.00 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £73.75 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.00 | £33.54 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.43% | -24.63% | +50.85% |
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 19 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 19 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 19 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 | 4,583 | £483 | -3.50% | 6,700 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,658 | £450 | -3.02% | 4,586 |
| London | +3 | 2,129 | £500 | -5.66% | 2,573 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,465 | £499 | +2.36% | 3,487 |
| North of England | -2 | 685 | £458 | -3.68% | 1,075 |
| South East | +2 | 626 | £461 | -7.80% | 1,448 |
| Midlands | 0 | 523 | £450 | +5.88% | 769 |
| North West | +1 | 383 | £450 | -1.64% | 597 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 373 | £485 | +11.81% | 451 |
| Scotland | +4 | 273 | £450 | +2.86% | 208 |
| South West | 0 | 265 | £481 | +1.32% | 521 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 263 | £478 | -1.04% | 374 |
| East of England | -2 | 222 | £500 | +11.11% | 457 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 150 | £383 | -2.17% | 311 |
| Wales | +5 | 74 | £413 | +3.13% | 127 |
| North East | -4 | 44 | £450 | -0.44% | 108 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 40 | £475 | - | 77 |
| 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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