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 20 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 13 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +5 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,329 | 5,066 | 4,751 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.52% | 16.97% | 10.83% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.39% | 18.63% | 12.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,098 | 3,142 | 2,850 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £377 | £382 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.54% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £455 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.67% | -2.58% | -3.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 412 | 279 | 428 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.21 | £15.47 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.44 | £22.00 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.09% | +35.55% | -68.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | £41.00 | £33.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.98 | £66.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.75 | £19.00 | £15.32 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.32% | +24.02% | -70.05% |
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 | 42,996 | 27,186 | 37,276 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.90% | 91.05% | 84.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,808 | 17,251 | 23,716 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £502 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.19% | -4.48% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £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 | 2,575 | 1,262 | 2,618 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.20 | £12.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.82 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.50 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +72.39% | -32.00% | +7.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £55.19 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £73.75 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.93% | -34.02% | +17.29% |
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 20 June 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 20 June 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 20 June 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 | 4,561 | £500 | - | 2,824 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,856 | £455 | -1.67% | 2,459 |
| London | -12 | 1,935 | £520 | +4.00% | 799 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,505 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,167 |
| North of England | -11 | 725 | £448 | -5.79% | 609 |
| South East | -6 | 699 | £488 | -2.50% | 763 |
| Midlands | -9 | 509 | £463 | +8.82% | 423 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 368 | £468 | +3.98% | 238 |
| North West | -10 | 350 | £425 | -10.53% | 347 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 331 | £460 | -3.16% | 185 |
| South West | -4 | 321 | £500 | - | 290 |
| Scotland | -3 | 286 | £438 | -5.91% | 113 |
| East of England | -2 | 255 | £450 | -3.54% | 228 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 139 | £447 | +21.63% | 185 |
| Wales | 0 | 66 | £468 | +41.17% | 47 |
| North East | -16 | 50 | £370 | -17.78% | 92 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 23 | £380 | -8.71% | 79 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 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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