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 22 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 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 | 5,343 | 4,763 | 4,814 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 14.87% | 12.96% | 10.33% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.60% | 14.99% | 11.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,242 | 2,750 | 3,066 |
| 10th Percentile | £254 | £264 | £248 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £395 | £395 |
| 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 | £470 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.26% | -1.05% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 338 | 203 | 245 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.00 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.63 | £15.62 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.15 | £20.00 | £45.88 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.74% | -56.41% | +77.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £32.29 | £65.11 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.61 | £59.56 | £86.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.80 | £17.00 | £32.32 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.56% | -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 | 32,181 | 31,778 | 41,284 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 89.57% | 86.49% | 88.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,153 | 19,119 | 27,753 |
| 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 | £740 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,131 | 1,159 | 1,593 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.10 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.12 | £19.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £33.93 | £44.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.88% | -22.89% | +25.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.46 | £63.75 | £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 | -29.71% | -26.97% | +44.76% |
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 22 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 22 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 22 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 | 4,597 | £480 | -4.00% | 5,911 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,662 | £450 | -4.26% | 4,035 |
| London | +3 | 2,141 | £500 | -5.66% | 2,397 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,482 | £492 | +0.92% | 2,990 |
| North of England | -3 | 670 | £455 | -4.32% | 944 |
| South East | +3 | 635 | £463 | -7.50% | 1,323 |
| Midlands | 0 | 527 | £450 | +5.08% | 651 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 375 | £482 | +7.00% | 425 |
| North West | -1 | 370 | £450 | -1.64% | 576 |
| South West | 0 | 274 | £475 | - | 453 |
| Scotland | +4 | 270 | £450 | +2.86% | 203 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 261 | £486 | +0.21% | 266 |
| East of England | -2 | 222 | £500 | +11.11% | 373 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 152 | £400 | +1.14% | 215 |
| Wales | +4 | 75 | £413 | +3.13% | 107 |
| North East | -3 | 44 | £450 | -0.44% | 105 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 39 | £475 | - | 78 |
| 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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