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 25 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 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 | 5,289 | 4,762 | 4,752 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 14.77% | 13.11% | 10.31% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.51% | 15.11% | 11.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,219 | 2,752 | 3,029 |
| 10th Percentile | £255 | £263 | £245 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £396 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £620 |
| 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 | 328 | 196 | 241 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.05 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.66 | £15.62 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.26 | £20.62 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.76% | -54.18% | +72.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.00 | £36.09 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.61 | £60.78 | £86.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.81 | £17.00 | £32.32 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.63% | -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 | 32,027 | 31,522 | 40,787 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 89.46% | 86.80% | 88.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,051 | 18,965 | 27,382 |
| 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% | -1.41% | -3.18% |
| 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 | 2,103 | 1,143 | 1,561 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.22 | £14.27 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.15 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.00 | £44.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.14% | -21.35% | +27.14% |
| 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 | -29.69% | -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 25 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 25 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 25 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 | 4,550 | £478 | -4.50% | 4,326 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,618 | £450 | -5.26% | 3,756 |
| London | +3 | 2,133 | £500 | -6.19% | 1,235 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,469 | £492 | +0.41% | 2,432 |
| North of England | -2 | 661 | £454 | -4.37% | 826 |
| South East | +2 | 628 | £463 | -7.50% | 1,322 |
| Midlands | -1 | 521 | £450 | +3.66% | 637 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 370 | £478 | +6.28% | 393 |
| North West | 0 | 368 | £450 | -2.17% | 463 |
| South West | +1 | 268 | £481 | +1.32% | 422 |
| Scotland | +5 | 263 | £450 | +2.86% | 160 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 256 | £480 | -2.64% | 277 |
| East of England | -2 | 211 | £500 | +11.11% | 333 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 151 | £401 | -1.29% | 237 |
| Wales | +3 | 75 | £413 | +3.13% | 90 |
| North East | -6 | 42 | £450 | -3.12% | 89 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 40 | £475 | - | 58 |
| 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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