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 5 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +5 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,298 | 4,968 | 4,736 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.14% | 16.96% | 10.98% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.19% | 18.65% | 12.71% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,189 | 3,091 | 2,895 |
| 10th Percentile | £264 | £250 | £233 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £394 | £386 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £501 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -0.10% | -4.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £700 | £727 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £470 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.13% | -3.59% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 336 | 248 | 411 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.42 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.62 | £13.84 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.25 | £22.69 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.34% | +33.46% | -64.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.27 | £41.25 | £36.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £66.00 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.17 | £21.34 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.83% | +42.23% | -62.77% |
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 | 40,158 | 26,632 | 37,270 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.47% | 90.92% | 86.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,255 | 17,168 | 24,015 |
| 10th Percentile | £320 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £745 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £481 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.46% | -3.90% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,399 | 1,080 | 2,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.95 | £14.63 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.91 | £18.50 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.94 | £29.00 | £35.83 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +44.62% | -19.06% | -0.47% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £61.69 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.88 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.00 | £27.57 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +59.59% | -26.48% | +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 5 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 5 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 5 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 | -4 | 4,535 | £490 | -2.00% | 3,389 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,814 | £460 | -2.13% | 2,641 |
| London | -11 | 1,929 | £511 | -2.69% | 1,098 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 1,503 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,309 |
| North of England | -6 | 766 | £450 | -7.98% | 671 |
| South East | -6 | 653 | £488 | -2.50% | 777 |
| Midlands | -5 | 519 | £450 | +1.69% | 458 |
| North West | -5 | 366 | £408 | -16.84% | 370 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 353 | £475 | +5.20% | 282 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 352 | £467 | -1.79% | 219 |
| South West | -1 | 324 | £500 | - | 307 |
| Scotland | -1 | 262 | £425 | -5.56% | 134 |
| East of England | -4 | 215 | £450 | - | 275 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 165 | £443 | +11.04% | 177 |
| Wales | -2 | 69 | £400 | +20.78% | 58 |
| North East | -7 | 55 | £425 | -11.23% | 88 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 27 | £439 | +25.29% | 29 |
| 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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