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 12 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Nov 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 8 | 12 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | +4 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,279 | 4,648 | 4,752 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 15.00% | 12.83% | 10.20% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 16.67% | 14.89% | 11.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,190 | 2,694 | 3,033 |
| 10th Percentile | £255 | £266 | £247 |
| 25th Percentile | £384 | £396 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | -7.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £715 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £470 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.13% | -1.05% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 343 | 189 | 247 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.00 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.56 | £15.62 | £16.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.04 | £18.70 | £45.88 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.17% | -59.24% | +83.52% |
| 75th Percentile | £34.24 | £30.00 | £65.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £65.25 | £54.60 | £86.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.82 | £16.23 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.96% | -50.06% | +44.44% |
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 | 31,669 | 31,225 | 41,270 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 90.01% | 86.16% | 88.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 19,839 | 18,782 | 27,829 |
| 10th Percentile | £297 | £310 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £533 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.43% | -3.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £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 | 2,054 | 1,104 | 1,592 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.38 | £15.10 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.46 | £20.12 | £18.95 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £35.00 | £43.17 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.14% | -18.92% | +23.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £43.75 | £63.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £73.50 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.53 | £33.00 | £43.83 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.73% | -24.70% | +51.64% |
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 12 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 12 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 12 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 | +1 | 4,532 | £488 | -2.50% | 6,122 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 2,625 | £460 | -2.13% | 4,140 |
| London | +3 | 2,122 | £500 | -5.66% | 2,466 |
| Work from Home | +3 | 1,442 | £497 | +1.95% | 2,941 |
| North of England | -2 | 669 | £475 | - | 903 |
| South East | +4 | 608 | £460 | -8.00% | 1,394 |
| Midlands | 0 | 505 | £450 | +5.88% | 627 |
| North West | 0 | 370 | £461 | -0.27% | 526 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 357 | £485 | +7.83% | 385 |
| Scotland | +5 | 281 | £450 | +4.65% | 198 |
| South West | +1 | 270 | £475 | -5.00% | 480 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 262 | £492 | +2.50% | 275 |
| East of England | -1 | 229 | £500 | +11.11% | 423 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 148 | £380 | -2.81% | 238 |
| Wales | +6 | 74 | £413 | +3.13% | 112 |
| North East | -5 | 42 | £450 | - | 106 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 39 | £475 | - | 80 |
| 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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