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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 6 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 13 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,602 | 5,266 | 4,421 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.51% | 16.00% | 11.30% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.38% | 17.69% | 13.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,181 | 3,203 | 2,729 |
| 10th Percentile | £236 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £488 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.51% | -2.50% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £614 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.70% | -2.63% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 486 | 311 | 292 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.78 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.25 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £21.24 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.55% | +30.87% | -70.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | £38.42 | £31.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.25 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.75 | £18.85 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.53% | +16.14% | -70.25% |
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 | 45,262 | 29,771 | 33,475 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.91% | 90.46% | 85.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,917 | 18,660 | 21,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 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 | 2,788 | 1,660 | 1,878 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.46 | £14.20 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.33 | £17.30 | £18.15 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £40.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -37.63% | -5.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £50.00 | £64.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £68.00 | £74.46 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.30 | £40.94 |
| % change year-on-year | +88.67% | -43.09% | +3.38% |
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 6 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 6 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 6 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 | -7 | 4,867 | £492 | -0.34% | 5,523 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,012 | £450 | -2.70% | 3,846 |
| London | -12 | 2,082 | £520 | +4.00% | 2,272 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 1,540 | £492 | -1.60% | 1,941 |
| South East | -3 | 779 | £477 | -2.76% | 1,115 |
| North of England | -9 | 736 | £449 | -5.53% | 888 |
| Midlands | -6 | 550 | £450 | +5.88% | 649 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 399 | £450 | - | 382 |
| South West | 0 | 349 | £500 | +5.26% | 479 |
| North West | -11 | 348 | £450 | -7.98% | 458 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 332 | £450 | -5.26% | 308 |
| Scotland | -4 | 278 | £438 | -2.78% | 204 |
| East of England | +1 | 260 | £450 | -5.26% | 422 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 148 | £470 | +26.51% | 267 |
| Wales | -3 | 63 | £475 | +26.67% | 99 |
| North East | -17 | 61 | £375 | -16.67% | 133 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 25 | £380 | -24.00% | 114 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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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