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 6 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 Jul 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +7 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,321 | 4,733 | 5,092 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 16.71% | 10.93% | 8.97% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 18.42% | 12.81% | 10.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,270 | 2,850 | 3,228 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £250 | £266 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £380 | £406 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.76% | -0.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £619 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £719 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £463 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.63% | -2.56% | +2.63% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 297 | 405 | 268 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £11.07 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.44 | £14.00 | £17.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.39 | £16.23 | £52.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +31.79% | -68.79% | +114.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.00 | £32.50 | £66.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.25 | £61.60 | £77.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.85 | £15.89 | £51.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +18.63% | -69.00% | +162.82% |
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 | 28,883 | 36,949 | 50,825 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 90.68% | 85.32% | 89.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,181 | 23,576 | 35,000 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £300 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £405 | £413 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.81% | -4.55% | +0.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,432 | 2,509 | 1,726 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.75 | £12.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.42 | £16.12 | £16.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £37.50 | £38.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.93% | -1.77% | +46.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £53.75 | £61.30 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £72.50 | £75.59 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.66 | £38.12 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -35.31% | +8.91% | +66.67% |
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 6 July 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 6 July 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 6 July 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 | +5 | 4,444 | £500 | - | 10,104 |
| UK excluding London | +4 | 2,627 | £463 | -2.63% | 6,207 |
| London | +7 | 2,128 | £500 | -6.98% | 4,696 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 1,566 | £500 | - | 4,235 |
| North of England | +2 | 696 | £475 | -1.04% | 1,643 |
| South East | +7 | 581 | £490 | +3.16% | 1,661 |
| Midlands | +8 | 413 | £425 | -10.53% | 955 |
| North West | +8 | 397 | £480 | -2.09% | 943 |
| Scotland | +7 | 357 | £463 | -2.63% | 405 |
| West Midlands | +10 | 290 | £450 | -5.26% | 582 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 264 | £475 | - | 524 |
| East of England | +3 | 260 | £468 | -6.50% | 644 |
| South West | +5 | 247 | £500 | +5.26% | 692 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 122 | £367 | -18.44% | 361 |
| Wales | -1 | 53 | £353 | -11.73% | 187 |
| Northern Ireland | +4 | 51 | £425 | +28.30% | 151 |
| North East | -6 | 34 | £450 | -14.29% | 192 |
| Channel Islands | - | 5 | £425 | - | 1 |
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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