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 6 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 6 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 14 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +5 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,201 | 4,994 | 4,651 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.53% | 17.20% | 10.80% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.43% | 18.90% | 12.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,032 | 3,097 | 2,824 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £387 | £385 | £387 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £494 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.30% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £457 | £467 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.04% | -1.79% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 392 | 263 | 426 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.10 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.21 | £15.50 | £13.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.48 | £22.14 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.52% | +36.41% | -69.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.19 | £36.50 | £33.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.25 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.50 | £21.24 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.90% | +41.60% | -71.43% |
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 | 41,843 | 26,418 | 36,777 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.72% | 90.98% | 85.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,135 | 16,804 | 23,539 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.49% | -2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £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 | 2,505 | 1,141 | 2,540 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.68 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.00 | £17.87 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £27.76 | £36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +58.36% | -23.95% | +1.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £56.00 | £60.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.24 | £73.75 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.78 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +82.03% | -34.02% | +8.91% |
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 6 June 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 6 June 2026.
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 6 June 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 | -9 | 4,448 | £500 | - | 3,758 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,777 | £457 | -2.04% | 2,792 |
| London | -12 | 1,894 | £520 | +0.97% | 1,374 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,462 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,659 |
| North of England | -10 | 711 | £450 | -5.26% | 718 |
| South East | -6 | 662 | £488 | -2.50% | 786 |
| Midlands | -10 | 497 | £463 | +6.99% | 422 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 352 | £471 | +4.56% | 261 |
| North West | -9 | 337 | £444 | -6.53% | 409 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 334 | £460 | -3.16% | 231 |
| South West | -3 | 317 | £500 | -1.23% | 330 |
| Scotland | -3 | 280 | £438 | -5.91% | 142 |
| East of England | -2 | 241 | £450 | -4.26% | 305 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 144 | £443 | +20.41% | 163 |
| Wales | -2 | 68 | £413 | +10.00% | 59 |
| North East | -13 | 46 | £375 | -16.67% | 90 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 23 | £380 | +4.83% | 113 |
| Channel Islands | -4 | 1 | - | - |
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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