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 9 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 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 | 5,285 | 4,839 | 4,695 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 14.57% | 13.55% | 10.32% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.39% | 15.49% | 11.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,246 | 2,821 | 2,975 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £263 | £240 |
| 25th Percentile | £387 | £395 | £396 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £616 |
| 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 | 316 | 184 | 249 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.15 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.72 | £15.62 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.15 | £21.23 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.10% | -39.34% | +30.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.54 | £38.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.25 | £64.28 | £86.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.19 | £17.00 | £30.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +7.00% | -43.33% | +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 | 32,247 | 31,236 | 40,271 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 88.88% | 87.47% | 88.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,285 | 18,990 | 26,947 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £308 | £310 |
| 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 | £738 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,090 | 1,084 | 1,559 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.25 | £14.36 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.19 | £18.94 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.13 | £33.00 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.86% | -22.35% | +21.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.46 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £74.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.63 | £32.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.37% | -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 9 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 9 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 9 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 | 4,543 | £483 | -3.50% | 3,675 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,631 | £463 | -2.63% | 3,218 |
| London | +2 | 2,113 | £500 | -5.66% | 1,031 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,493 | £488 | -1.61% | 3,048 |
| North of England | -3 | 682 | £469 | -1.26% | 815 |
| South East | 0 | 632 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,079 |
| Midlands | 0 | 504 | £450 | +3.63% | 493 |
| North West | 0 | 375 | £450 | -2.70% | 419 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 359 | £490 | +8.89% | 308 |
| South West | -1 | 276 | £490 | +2.62% | 338 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 262 | £480 | -1.03% | 294 |
| Scotland | +3 | 259 | £450 | +2.86% | 125 |
| East of England | -2 | 205 | £500 | +11.11% | 360 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 145 | £402 | +0.50% | 183 |
| Wales | +4 | 79 | £410 | +2.50% | 63 |
| North East | -1 | 52 | £450 | -18.18% | 122 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 40 | £475 | +5.56% | 47 |
| Channel Islands | -4 | 2 | - | - | 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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