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 12 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 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 | 5,246 | 5,043 | 4,711 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.50% | 17.13% | 10.80% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.38% | 18.83% | 12.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,051 | 3,130 | 2,853 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £387 | £381 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £493 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.50% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £455 | £470 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.19% | -1.05% | -3.31% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 402 | 269 | 432 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.01 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.14 | £15.50 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.48 | £22.14 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.52% | +36.41% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.75 | £41.00 | £33.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £66.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.75 | £20.00 | £15.14 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +32.10% | -71.16% |
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 | 42,365 | 26,787 | 37,171 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.77% | 91.01% | 85.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,429 | 17,005 | 23,768 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £508 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.99% | -3.33% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £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 | 2,540 | 1,187 | 2,585 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.68 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.00 | £17.87 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £27.21 | £36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +61.56% | -25.45% | +4.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £56.00 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £73.75 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.93% | -34.02% | +15.02% |
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 12 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 12 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 12 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 | 4,479 | £500 | - | 3,015 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,790 | £455 | -3.19% | 2,539 |
| London | -12 | 1,917 | £520 | +1.46% | 905 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,481 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,281 |
| North of England | -10 | 706 | £448 | -7.01% | 622 |
| South East | -6 | 670 | £488 | -2.50% | 743 |
| Midlands | -9 | 500 | £466 | +7.60% | 428 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 356 | £472 | +4.19% | 256 |
| North West | -10 | 338 | £425 | -13.09% | 355 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 325 | £450 | -5.21% | 196 |
| South West | -4 | 320 | £500 | - | 317 |
| Scotland | -3 | 288 | £438 | -6.12% | 140 |
| East of England | -2 | 243 | £450 | -3.54% | 276 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 143 | £445 | +21.36% | 174 |
| Wales | -2 | 66 | £468 | +24.67% | 44 |
| North East | -18 | 49 | £375 | -16.67% | 81 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 24 | £380 | -2.88% | 66 |
| 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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