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 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 5 | 10 | 18 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +5 | +8 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 4,973 | 4,792 | 5,011 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 16.99% | 11.00% | 8.40% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 18.70% | 12.75% | 9.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,103 | 2,942 | 3,124 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £232 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £399 | £388 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.05% | -4.71% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £728 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.67% | -2.50% | +8.70% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 243 | 410 | 268 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.24 | £11.07 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.62 | £13.86 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.14 | £17.50 | £43.86 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +26.51% | -60.10% | +119.30% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.00 | £36.69 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £66.00 | £62.50 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.24 | £15.00 | £37.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +41.60% | -59.82% | +107.38% |
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 | 26,594 | 37,597 | 53,655 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 90.84% | 86.31% | 89.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,149 | 24,227 | 37,238 |
| 10th Percentile | £308 | £300 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.95% | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £743 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £483 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.50% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,071 | 2,443 | 1,746 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.41 | £12.75 | £11.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.21 | £16.00 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £35.65 | £37.30 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.65% | -4.42% | +49.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.38 | £59.98 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £37.34 | £36.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.35% | +3.72% | +80.00% |
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 1 May 2025.
Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving.
Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 1 May 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 1 May 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 | 4,160 | £500 | -2.41% | 19,579 |
| UK excluding London | +4 | 2,393 | £475 | -2.67% | 14,920 |
| London | +7 | 2,048 | £525 | -4.55% | 6,577 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 1,524 | £500 | - | 9,085 |
| North of England | +5 | 643 | £490 | -0.71% | 3,488 |
| South East | +7 | 546 | £500 | +5.26% | 3,969 |
| North West | +6 | 379 | £490 | -0.61% | 1,756 |
| Scotland | +6 | 339 | £457 | -3.79% | 729 |
| Midlands | +8 | 318 | £445 | -6.32% | 2,878 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 243 | £450 | -10.63% | 1,560 |
| East of England | +2 | 240 | £450 | -10.00% | 2,084 |
| South West | +4 | 235 | £500 | - | 1,747 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 221 | £475 | - | 1,317 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 73 | £373 | +6.43% | 1,155 |
| Wales | +2 | 48 | £331 | -33.77% | 397 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 46 | £350 | +3.70% | 245 |
| North East | +2 | 39 | £510 | -11.30% | 436 |
| Channel Islands | - | 4 | £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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