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 10 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 10 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 14 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +5 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,559 | 5,371 | 4,739 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.56% | 16.60% | 10.98% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.40% | 18.35% | 12.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,205 | 3,305 | 2,855 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £375 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £496 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.21% | -0.80% | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £719 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.54% | -2.63% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 441 | 302 | 402 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.20 | £11.12 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.50 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.60 | £21.39 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.69% | +31.79% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | £41.00 | £31.83 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.25 | £61.44 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.17 | £18.85 | £15.90 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.67% | +18.59% | -68.99% |
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 | 44,833 | 29,276 | 36,875 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.19% | 90.47% | 85.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,910 | 18,456 | 23,540 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.48% | -3.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £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 | 2,660 | 1,489 | 2,488 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.95 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.44 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -32.93% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £53.50 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £70.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £24.66 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +80.45% | -35.31% | -3.62% |
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 10 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 10 July 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 10 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 | 4,763 | £495 | -1.00% | 3,576 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,995 | £460 | -0.54% | 2,883 |
| London | -12 | 2,006 | £511 | +2.18% | 1,316 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 1,546 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,387 |
| South East | -5 | 751 | £478 | -2.45% | 821 |
| North of England | -10 | 744 | £448 | -5.79% | 707 |
| Midlands | -8 | 544 | £464 | +9.18% | 426 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 395 | £467 | +3.74% | 235 |
| North West | -11 | 369 | £447 | -7.74% | 361 |
| South West | -3 | 342 | £500 | - | 466 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 333 | £450 | -5.26% | 232 |
| Scotland | -3 | 290 | £434 | -6.22% | 117 |
| East of England | -2 | 264 | £473 | -0.26% | 264 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 147 | £450 | +22.62% | 191 |
| Wales | -3 | 71 | £468 | +24.67% | 53 |
| North East | -21 | 48 | £356 | -20.83% | 127 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 23 | £380 | -10.59% | 120 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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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