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 18 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 18 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +4 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,589 | 5,356 | 4,672 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.56% | 16.45% | 11.09% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.41% | 18.21% | 12.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,214 | 3,283 | 2,850 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £243 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £375 | £384 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £492 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -1.60% | -2.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £719 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £456 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.35% | -2.63% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 449 | 309 | 366 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.20 | £11.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.25 | £15.50 | £13.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £21.39 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.82% | +31.79% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.00 | £41.00 | £31.59 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £66.30 | £60.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.33 | £18.85 | £15.90 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.55% | +18.55% | -70.20% |
All Process & 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 | 45,026 | 29,407 | 35,968 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.11% | 90.34% | 85.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,974 | 18,494 | 23,016 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £301 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,654 | 1,554 | 2,302 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.87 | £14.20 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.01 | £17.37 | £16.71 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -34.02% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.50 | £51.55 | £62.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.46 | £70.00 | £73.48 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £24.33 | £38.20 |
| % change year-on-year | +84.96% | -36.30% | -4.51% |
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 18 July 2026.
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 July 2026.
Problem-Solving
Top 17 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 July 2026. 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 | -8 | 4,789 | £500 | - | 2,769 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 3,003 | £456 | -1.35% | 2,210 |
| London | -12 | 2,030 | £513 | +2.50% | 924 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 1,560 | £490 | -2.00% | 1,036 |
| South East | -5 | 754 | £481 | -2.58% | 699 |
| North of England | -9 | 740 | £450 | -5.26% | 581 |
| Midlands | -8 | 544 | £450 | +5.88% | 346 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 395 | £450 | - | 190 |
| North West | -11 | 369 | £450 | -8.54% | 301 |
| South West | -2 | 341 | £500 | +2.56% | 277 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 325 | £450 | -5.26% | 196 |
| Scotland | -4 | 296 | £425 | -5.56% | 89 |
| East of England | -2 | 269 | £450 | -5.01% | 232 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 147 | £450 | +20.00% | 156 |
| Wales | -4 | 68 | £468 | +24.67% | 52 |
| North East | -16 | 52 | £370 | -17.78% | 93 |
| Northern Ireland | -9 | 23 | £380 | -15.56% | 16 |
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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