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 27 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 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 | 5,331 | 4,840 | 4,673 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 14.76% | 13.19% | 10.30% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.50% | 15.17% | 11.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,252 | 2,801 | 2,973 |
| 10th Percentile | £255 | £263 | £245 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £397 | £398 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £712 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 326 | 199 | 242 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.08 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.74 | £15.62 | £16.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.26 | £21.46 | £45.44 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.62% | -52.77% | +70.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £36.87 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.72 | £63.75 | £86.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.81 | £17.24 | £32.41 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.09% | -46.81% | +44.04% |
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 | 32,304 | 31,906 | 40,162 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 89.43% | 86.97% | 88.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,227 | 19,221 | 26,955 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £310 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £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 | £738 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,107 | 1,156 | 1,551 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.52 | £15.22 | £14.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.52 | £20.24 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £34.75 | £44.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.63% | -21.02% | +25.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.46 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £73.75 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £23.00 | £32.50 | £44.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.23% | -26.97% | +41.14% |
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 27 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 27 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 27 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 | 4,592 | £478 | -4.50% | 5,074 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,639 | £450 | -5.26% | 4,614 |
| London | +3 | 2,153 | £500 | -6.19% | 1,257 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 1,489 | £492 | +0.41% | 2,288 |
| North of England | -3 | 671 | £454 | -4.42% | 997 |
| South East | +3 | 637 | £463 | -7.50% | 1,586 |
| Midlands | 0 | 522 | £450 | +3.63% | 749 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 371 | £488 | +8.33% | 443 |
| North West | 0 | 369 | £450 | -1.64% | 559 |
| South West | +1 | 272 | £475 | - | 513 |
| Scotland | +4 | 261 | £450 | +2.86% | 231 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 258 | £480 | -1.03% | 344 |
| East of England | -2 | 210 | £500 | +11.11% | 459 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 151 | £402 | +0.50% | 284 |
| Wales | +4 | 75 | £413 | +3.13% | 114 |
| North East | -3 | 49 | £450 | -3.12% | 97 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 40 | £475 | +2.70% | 72 |
| 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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