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 13 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 13 Aug 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 | 5,570 | 5,237 | 4,445 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.44% | 15.90% | 11.41% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.31% | 17.57% | 13.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,134 | 3,159 | 2,741 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £250 | £256 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £488 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.00% | -2.50% | -2.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £614 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £455 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.99% | -4.32% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 488 | 313 | 281 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.67 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.59 | £15.13 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £21.10 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.95% | +30.01% | -70.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.63 | £35.00 | £31.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.23 | £65.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.75 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.37% | +15.96% | -70.49% |
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 | 45,250 | 29,801 | 33,299 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.81% | 90.48% | 85.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,843 | 18,616 | 21,279 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,819 | 1,703 | 1,838 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £14.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.75 | £17.31 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £25.15 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +68.99% | -39.40% | -1.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £47.81 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.38 | £68.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £22.74 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +93.36% | -46.51% | +13.33% |
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 13 August 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 13 August 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 13 August 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 | 4,837 | £495 | +0.51% | 5,497 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,972 | £450 | -0.99% | 3,849 |
| London | -12 | 2,086 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,297 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,536 | £500 | - | 1,924 |
| South East | -4 | 769 | £480 | +1.05% | 1,112 |
| North of England | -11 | 718 | £447 | -5.89% | 890 |
| Midlands | -5 | 547 | £450 | +4.90% | 646 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 397 | £450 | -1.50% | 384 |
| South West | -1 | 352 | £500 | +5.26% | 509 |
| North West | -11 | 341 | £450 | -6.25% | 456 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 319 | £450 | -5.26% | 310 |
| Scotland | -4 | 266 | £450 | - | 214 |
| East of England | +1 | 258 | £450 | -10.00% | 385 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 147 | £473 | +27.19% | 263 |
| Wales | -4 | 66 | £475 | +26.67% | 97 |
| North East | -17 | 63 | £375 | -16.67% | 139 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 25 | £384 | -23.25% | 122 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 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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