Problem Solving
UK
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 Sep 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 9 | 15 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +6 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,104 | 4,634 | 4,819 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 15.49% | 12.03% | 9.79% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 17.11% | 14.04% | 10.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,063 | 2,717 | 3,060 |
| 10th Percentile | £230 | £250 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £388 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -1.96% | -5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £486 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | -2.31% | -1.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 311 | 232 | 239 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.78 | £14.16 | £13.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £15.00 | £18.78 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.25 | £16.23 | £54.56 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +18.61% | -70.25% | +142.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £34.74 | £30.00 | £68.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | £61.60 | £79.79 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.73 | £16.23 | £55.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +15.40% | -70.49% | +175.00% |
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 | 29,826 | 33,000 | 43,850 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 90.52% | 85.68% | 89.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 18,546 | 20,284 | 29,794 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £308 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £404 | £413 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.78% | -1.82% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,802 | 1,460 | 1,537 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £14.84 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £20.00 | £18.70 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -41.51% | - | +48.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.78 | £65.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £67.00 | £75.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.56 | £43.00 | £41.90 |
| % change year-on-year | -47.53% | +2.63% | +80.76% |
Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all 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 18 September 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 18 September 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 18 September 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 | 4,334 | £488 | -2.50% | 5,866 |
| UK excluding London | +1 | 2,507 | £450 | -5.26% | 4,815 |
| London | +6 | 2,094 | £500 | -4.76% | 2,123 |
| Work from Home | +4 | 1,433 | £500 | +1.01% | 2,446 |
| North of England | 0 | 643 | £475 | - | 1,022 |
| South East | +3 | 542 | £450 | -10.00% | 1,648 |
| Midlands | +2 | 468 | £440 | -5.38% | 741 |
| North West | +2 | 366 | £475 | +3.83% | 569 |
| West Midlands | +3 | 331 | £469 | +0.32% | 412 |
| Scotland | +7 | 301 | £450 | - | 293 |
| Yorkshire | 0 | 244 | £480 | - | 320 |
| South West | +4 | 240 | £450 | -5.26% | 536 |
| East of England | -1 | 232 | £500 | +5.26% | 470 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 137 | £375 | -17.13% | 314 |
| Wales | +6 | 69 | £400 | - | 127 |
| Northern Ireland | +3 | 49 | £484 | +8.96% | 80 |
| North East | -2 | 36 | £450 | -10.45% | 143 |
| Channel Islands | - | 3 | - | - |
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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