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 30 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 7 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | +5 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,251 | 4,849 | 4,710 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 14.65% | 13.37% | 10.28% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.43% | 15.34% | 11.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,223 | 2,812 | 2,993 |
| 10th Percentile | £258 | £263 | £243 |
| 25th Percentile | £384 | £398 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £618 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £455 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.21% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 314 | 194 | 243 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.15 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.69 | £15.62 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.15 | £21.46 | £43.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.12% | -50.67% | +62.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.30 | £37.38 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.95 | £63.75 | £86.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.73 | £17.12 | £30.83 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.40% | -44.46% | +37.00% |
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 | 31,961 | 31,602 | 40,569 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 89.17% | 87.15% | 88.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 20,061 | 19,103 | 27,192 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £310 | £310 |
| 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 | £744 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,078 | 1,129 | 1,558 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.22 | £14.33 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.50 | £20.19 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £33.00 | £43.63 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.79% | -24.36% | +24.64% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.46 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.50 | £73.75 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.74 | £32.50 | £44.25 |
| % change year-on-year | -30.05% | -26.55% | +38.28% |
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 30 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 30 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 30 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 | 0 | 4,522 | £480 | -4.00% | 3,410 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,617 | £455 | -4.21% | 3,187 |
| London | +2 | 2,107 | £500 | -5.97% | 1,023 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 1,479 | £488 | -1.52% | 1,266 |
| North of England | -3 | 673 | £458 | -3.68% | 642 |
| South East | +1 | 633 | £463 | -7.50% | 1,226 |
| Midlands | 0 | 501 | £450 | +3.45% | 500 |
| North West | -1 | 375 | £450 | -5.26% | 366 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 359 | £488 | +6.96% | 327 |
| South West | -1 | 275 | £475 | - | 354 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 254 | £492 | +1.44% | 198 |
| Scotland | +3 | 253 | £450 | +2.86% | 147 |
| East of England | -2 | 210 | £500 | +11.11% | 294 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 142 | £402 | +2.10% | 169 |
| Wales | +5 | 79 | £410 | +2.50% | 84 |
| North East | -3 | 49 | £450 | -0.88% | 81 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 40 | £475 | +2.70% | 34 |
| 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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