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 29 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 29 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 | 5,479 | 5,289 | 4,429 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.43% | 16.12% | 11.12% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.28% | 17.82% | 13.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,134 | 3,228 | 2,743 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £375 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £485 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.44% | -3.00% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £718 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £455 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.99% | -4.32% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 460 | 312 | 302 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.20 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.98 | £15.44 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.33 | £21.24 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.99% | +30.87% | -69.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.75 | £38.42 | £31.21 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.25 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.00 | £18.85 | £16.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.80% | +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 | 44,620 | 29,684 | 34,056 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.91% | 90.46% | 85.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,627 | 18,648 | 21,888 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £734 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,682 | 1,621 | 1,980 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.64 | £14.20 | £13.69 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.73 | £17.33 | £17.74 |
| 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 | £82.35 | £68.75 | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.57 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +86.55% | -41.56% | - |
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 29 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 29 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 29 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 | -9 | 4,736 | £495 | +0.61% | 3,815 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 2,939 | £450 | -0.99% | 2,887 |
| London | -13 | 2,023 | £520 | +4.00% | 1,437 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 1,529 | £492 | -1.60% | 1,392 |
| South East | -4 | 758 | £486 | -1.32% | 886 |
| North of England | -9 | 724 | £450 | -5.26% | 726 |
| Midlands | -6 | 535 | £450 | +5.88% | 496 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 391 | £450 | - | 286 |
| North West | -11 | 347 | £450 | -7.12% | 353 |
| South West | 0 | 335 | £500 | +5.26% | 345 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 323 | £450 | -5.26% | 259 |
| Scotland | -4 | 277 | £434 | -3.61% | 115 |
| East of England | -1 | 255 | £450 | -3.74% | 301 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 142 | £473 | +27.19% | 210 |
| Wales | -4 | 62 | £475 | +26.67% | 72 |
| North East | -17 | 59 | £370 | -17.78% | 125 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 24 | £380 | -23.39% | 46 |
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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