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 19 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 19 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +5 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,181 | 4,986 | 4,620 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.78% | 17.07% | 10.85% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.79% | 18.76% | 12.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,069 | 3,113 | 2,814 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £390 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £485 | £500 | £502 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.00% | -0.40% | -4.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £467 | £475 | £486 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.65% | -2.31% | -0.77% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 355 | 252 | 417 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.77 | £15.62 | £13.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £22.14 | £16.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.15% | +34.18% | -65.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.51 | £41.25 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £66.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.25 | £21.24 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.08% | +41.60% | -69.01% |
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 | 40,493 | 26,571 | 36,681 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.28% | 90.99% | 86.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,428 | 17,064 | 23,633 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £305 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £410 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £507 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.65% | -1.90% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £494 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,382 | 1,097 | 2,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.26 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.72 | £18.13 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.40 | £28.18 | £36.02 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.46% | -21.77% | +0.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £60.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.23 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.39% | -32.73% | +7.14% |
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 19 May 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 19 May 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 19 May 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 | -5 | 4,424 | £495 | -1.00% | 3,266 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,774 | £467 | -1.65% | 2,613 |
| London | -12 | 1,867 | £520 | -0.95% | 1,002 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 1,477 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,240 |
| North of England | -8 | 735 | £450 | -8.16% | 671 |
| South East | -6 | 643 | £490 | -2.05% | 790 |
| Midlands | -7 | 492 | £467 | +5.50% | 419 |
| North West | -7 | 350 | £422 | -13.90% | 363 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 343 | £469 | -3.30% | 226 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 337 | £475 | +2.70% | 256 |
| South West | -1 | 333 | £500 | -2.44% | 312 |
| Scotland | -2 | 270 | £438 | -5.91% | 109 |
| East of England | -3 | 227 | £450 | -3.54% | 281 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 154 | £443 | +20.41% | 163 |
| Wales | -4 | 71 | £400 | +20.78% | 67 |
| North East | -10 | 50 | £425 | -16.26% | 89 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 26 | £447 | +9.69% | 35 |
| 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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