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 21 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 21 Jul 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 | 5,546 | 5,333 | 4,610 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.52% | 16.36% | 11.15% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.38% | 18.11% | 13.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,174 | 3,262 | 2,837 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £248 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £375 | £383 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £492 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -1.60% | -2.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £453 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.11% | -2.63% | -1.14% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 450 | 311 | 342 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.20 | £11.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.06 | £15.50 | £14.04 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.48 | £21.39 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.28% | +31.79% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.00 | £41.00 | £31.83 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £66.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.33 | £18.85 | £15.94 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.55% | +18.29% | -68.91% |
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 | 44,806 | 29,445 | 35,310 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.99% | 90.36% | 85.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,768 | 18,486 | 22,647 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | -4.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £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 | 2,649 | 1,571 | 2,189 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.85 | £14.20 | £13.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.00 | £17.44 | £16.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -34.02% | -10.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.55 | £50.88 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.00 | £68.75 | £73.55 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £24.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +87.50% | -40.00% | -1.45% |
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 21 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 21 July 2026.
Problem-Solving
Top 17 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 21 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 | -7 | 4,757 | £497 | -0.64% | 2,997 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,986 | £453 | -2.11% | 2,258 |
| London | -12 | 2,012 | £513 | +2.50% | 1,103 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 1,537 | £492 | -1.60% | 1,149 |
| South East | -5 | 750 | £488 | -2.50% | 699 |
| North of England | -9 | 740 | £447 | -5.84% | 581 |
| Midlands | -7 | 544 | £450 | +5.88% | 368 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 397 | £450 | - | 208 |
| North West | -10 | 367 | £450 | -8.54% | 307 |
| South West | -2 | 336 | £500 | +3.90% | 282 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 324 | £450 | -5.26% | 194 |
| Scotland | -4 | 292 | £425 | -5.56% | 90 |
| East of England | -2 | 265 | £450 | -5.01% | 234 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 145 | £450 | +20.00% | 160 |
| Wales | -4 | 67 | £471 | +25.67% | 54 |
| North East | -19 | 55 | £370 | -17.78% | 88 |
| Northern Ireland | -9 | 23 | £380 | -19.32% | 25 |
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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