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 11 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +5 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,255 | 4,989 | 4,692 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.04% | 16.97% | 10.91% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.07% | 18.66% | 12.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,141 | 3,115 | 2,867 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £239 |
| 25th Percentile | £382 | £393 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £503 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -0.60% | -4.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.16% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 340 | 243 | 410 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.24 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.62 | £13.83 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.25 | £22.14 | £16.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.02% | +34.18% | -65.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.26 | £41.25 | £36.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £66.00 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.13 | £21.24 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.64% | +41.60% | -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 | 40,197 | 26,741 | 37,098 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.41% | 90.94% | 86.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,242 | 17,210 | 23,886 |
| 10th Percentile | £320 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £411 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £501 | £520 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | -0.95% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £745 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £479 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.30% | -4.20% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,406 | 1,094 | 2,440 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £14.44 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.87 | £18.50 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.13 | £28.75 | £36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +46.52% | -21.23% | +0.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £60.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £27.00 | £38.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +66.67% | -28.95% | +8.57% |
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 11 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 11 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 11 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 | -5 | 4,501 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,054 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,796 | £460 | -3.16% | 2,402 |
| London | -11 | 1,911 | £513 | -2.38% | 971 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 1,505 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,220 |
| North of England | -7 | 747 | £449 | -8.23% | 591 |
| South East | -6 | 654 | £492 | -1.60% | 761 |
| Midlands | -5 | 518 | £453 | +1.46% | 391 |
| North West | -6 | 360 | £410 | -16.16% | 343 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 355 | £474 | +2.76% | 235 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 341 | £460 | -5.15% | 185 |
| South West | -1 | 324 | £500 | - | 284 |
| Scotland | -1 | 264 | £425 | -7.00% | 101 |
| East of England | -6 | 214 | £450 | - | 267 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 162 | £443 | +18.56% | 157 |
| Wales | -3 | 69 | £400 | +20.78% | 53 |
| North East | -7 | 53 | £425 | -11.23% | 68 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 26 | £430 | +5.52% | 20 |
| Channel Islands | -4 | 1 | - | - | 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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