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 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Dec 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +5 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,330 | 4,876 | 4,636 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 14.60% | 13.50% | 10.30% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.40% | 15.44% | 11.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,279 | 2,839 | 2,934 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £263 | £240 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £398 | £395 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £595 | £600 | £617 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £463 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.63% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 318 | 190 | 246 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.24 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.74 | £15.62 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.26 | £21.46 | £35.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.62% | -39.97% | +31.97% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.99 | £37.38 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.31 | £63.83 | £86.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.73 | £17.12 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.40% | -42.93% | +33.33% |
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 | 32,500 | 31,582 | 39,830 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 89.05% | 87.42% | 88.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,460 | 19,152 | 26,649 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £310 | £312 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £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 | £743 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,092 | 1,104 | 1,551 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.54 | £15.25 | £14.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.23 | £18.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.75 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.21% | -22.94% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.53 | £63.51 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £73.93 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.85 | £32.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.71% | -23.53% | +30.77% |
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 5 December 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 5 December 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 5 December 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 | 4,589 | £476 | -4.85% | 8,070 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,655 | £463 | -2.63% | 7,825 |
| London | +2 | 2,133 | £500 | -5.66% | 1,164 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,510 | £481 | -3.75% | 5,892 |
| North of England | -3 | 694 | £456 | -4.00% | 1,917 |
| South East | 0 | 635 | £475 | -5.00% | 2,151 |
| Midlands | 0 | 509 | £450 | +2.39% | 1,350 |
| North West | -1 | 385 | £450 | -5.26% | 954 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 362 | £490 | +5.95% | 732 |
| South West | -1 | 281 | £488 | +2.63% | 791 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 264 | £478 | -1.55% | 766 |
| Scotland | +4 | 259 | £450 | +2.86% | 319 |
| East of England | -3 | 207 | £500 | +11.11% | 1,145 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 147 | £402 | -1.05% | 560 |
| Wales | +5 | 79 | £410 | +2.50% | 172 |
| North East | -2 | 52 | £450 | -5.26% | 219 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 39 | £475 | +2.70% | 118 |
| Channel Islands | -4 | 2 | - | - | 3 |
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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