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 24 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 13 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +5 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,362 | 5,089 | 4,711 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.53% | 16.94% | 10.84% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.40% | 18.61% | 12.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,115 | 3,146 | 2,832 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.60% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | £706 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.70% | -2.63% | -3.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 418 | 286 | 422 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.02 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.46 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.44 | £21.95 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.88% | +35.24% | -68.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.94 | £37.25 | £33.58 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.23 | £65.25 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.79 | £18.85 | £15.14 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.32% | +24.50% | -69.72% |
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 | 43,234 | 27,342 | 36,961 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.93% | 91.04% | 85.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,976 | 17,315 | 23,545 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £502 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.09% | -4.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £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 | 2,595 | 1,301 | 2,587 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.20 | £12.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.79 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -32.93% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £55.00 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £72.50 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £25.08 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +77.47% | -34.22% | +17.29% |
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 24 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 24 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 24 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 | 4,596 | £497 | -0.57% | 2,857 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,875 | £450 | -2.70% | 2,367 |
| London | -12 | 1,952 | £520 | +4.00% | 885 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 1,507 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,079 |
| North of England | -11 | 726 | £447 | -5.89% | 591 |
| South East | -6 | 705 | £488 | -2.50% | 736 |
| Midlands | -9 | 516 | £453 | +6.47% | 416 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 375 | £465 | +3.22% | 233 |
| North West | -11 | 352 | £440 | -7.37% | 326 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 331 | £450 | -5.26% | 194 |
| South West | -4 | 324 | £500 | - | 263 |
| Scotland | -3 | 287 | £438 | -5.41% | 97 |
| East of England | -2 | 257 | £450 | -3.54% | 239 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 139 | £449 | +22.04% | 183 |
| Wales | -1 | 66 | £468 | +32.40% | 38 |
| North East | -19 | 49 | £363 | -19.44% | 88 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 23 | £380 | -10.59% | 78 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 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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