Problem Solving
UK
The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 23 January 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Jan 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 6 | 11 | 21 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +10 | +3 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 4,626 | 4,590 | 5,701 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 14.60% | 10.54% | 8.31% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.41% | 12.06% | 9.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,704 | 2,862 | 3,532 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £225 | £275 |
| 25th Percentile | £395 | £388 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -7.06% | +4.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £619 | £645 |
| 90th Percentile | £688 | £710 | £760 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £463 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.63% | -5.00% | +11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 181 | 327 | 232 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.53 | £13.26 | £11.31 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.62 | £14.16 | £14.21 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.18 | £23.61 | £31.53 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.41% | -25.12% | +74.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.00 | £60.75 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.00 | £84.75 | £72.91 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.62 | £21.64 | £25.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.73% | -15.20% | +57.14% |
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 | 28,184 | 38,060 | 61,689 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 88.93% | 87.41% | 89.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,128 | 25,092 | 42,543 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £300 | £330 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £644 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +6.38% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 892 | 1,860 | 1,706 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.62 | £14.00 | £11.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.94 | £17.00 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £37.18 | £32.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.59% | +16.19% | +44.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £75.00 | £70.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.62 | £39.78 | £26.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.03% | +52.98% | +40.54% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 23 January 2025.
Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving.
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Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 23 January 2025.
Problem-Solving
Top 18 Contract 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 23 January 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 | +4 | 4,005 | £500 | -3.61% | 4,441 |
| UK excluding London | +7 | 2,221 | £463 | -2.63% | 3,091 |
| London | +5 | 1,969 | £532 | -3.32% | 1,601 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 1,420 | £500 | - | 2,719 |
| North of England | +5 | 548 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,018 |
| South East | +4 | 526 | £500 | +11.11% | 689 |
| Midlands | +6 | 336 | £425 | -9.81% | 519 |
| North West | +10 | 332 | £463 | -7.50% | 604 |
| South West | +7 | 275 | £475 | -17.39% | 387 |
| West Midlands | +6 | 238 | £435 | -17.14% | 319 |
| Scotland | +7 | 237 | £441 | -7.16% | 145 |
| East of England | +2 | 229 | £450 | - | 311 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 163 | £500 | +2.04% | 279 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 92 | £360 | -0.83% | 199 |
| Wales | +6 | 56 | £413 | -2.94% | 91 |
| North East | +11 | 51 | £529 | +51.07% | 142 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 37 | £425 | +30.77% | 33 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | £450 | - |
Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:
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