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 25 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 25 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 | 5,593 | 5,300 | 4,516 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.56% | 16.20% | 11.13% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.41% | 17.91% | 13.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,195 | 3,233 | 2,794 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £375 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.00% | -2.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £617 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £703 | £720 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £451 | £460 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.07% | -3.16% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 460 | 312 | 325 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.20 | £11.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.49 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £21.27 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.95% | +31.02% | -69.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.00 | £40.26 | £31.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.25 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.17 | £18.85 | £16.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.67% | +17.81% | -70.19% |
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 | 45,072 | 29,587 | 34,698 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.08% | 90.43% | 85.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,942 | 18,578 | 22,301 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £404 | £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 | 2,665 | 1,596 | 2,086 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.20 | £13.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.02 | £17.33 | £17.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -37.13% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £50.00 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.80 | £68.75 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £24.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +83.17% | -40.00% | -1.45% |
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 25 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 25 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 25 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 | 4,804 | £495 | - | 3,830 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 3,017 | £451 | -2.07% | 2,951 |
| London | -12 | 2,030 | £516 | +3.25% | 1,359 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 1,558 | £490 | -2.00% | 1,376 |
| South East | -5 | 759 | £488 | -2.50% | 870 |
| North of England | -9 | 753 | £450 | -5.26% | 728 |
| Midlands | -6 | 554 | £450 | +5.88% | 500 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 405 | £450 | - | 275 |
| North West | -10 | 367 | £450 | -7.98% | 371 |
| South West | +1 | 337 | £500 | +5.26% | 388 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 333 | £450 | -5.26% | 247 |
| Scotland | -4 | 297 | £427 | -5.11% | 123 |
| East of England | -2 | 260 | £450 | -4.26% | 312 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 147 | £460 | +22.67% | 225 |
| Wales | -3 | 65 | £475 | +26.67% | 82 |
| North East | -16 | 59 | £373 | -17.22% | 119 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 23 | £380 | -24.00% | 38 |
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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