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 19 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 19 Jun 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 | 5,284 | 5,072 | 4,757 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.46% | 17.01% | 10.84% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.32% | 18.68% | 12.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,070 | 3,140 | 2,854 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £379 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.60% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £451 | £465 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.12% | -2.11% | -3.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 409 | 280 | 427 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.49 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.51 | £21.95 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.56% | +35.24% | -68.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | £41.00 | £33.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £66.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.79 | £19.00 | £15.14 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.11% | +25.50% | -70.40% |
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 | 42,883 | 27,154 | 37,300 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.85% | 91.05% | 85.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,719 | 17,238 | 23,736 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.49% | -3.81% | -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 | 2,572 | 1,254 | 2,607 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.70 | £14.20 | £12.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.07 | £17.79 | £16.04 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.40 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +73.07% | -32.27% | +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 | £25.08 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.46% | -34.22% | +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 19 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 19 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 19 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 | 4,518 | £500 | - | 2,810 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,838 | £451 | -3.12% | 2,435 |
| London | -12 | 1,910 | £520 | +3.43% | 800 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,496 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,135 |
| North of England | -11 | 720 | £449 | -5.53% | 607 |
| South East | -7 | 691 | £488 | -2.50% | 754 |
| Midlands | -9 | 508 | £464 | +9.18% | 415 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 366 | £469 | +4.22% | 233 |
| North West | -10 | 346 | £433 | -8.95% | 342 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 331 | £455 | -4.16% | 184 |
| South West | -4 | 319 | £500 | - | 289 |
| Scotland | -3 | 286 | £438 | -5.91% | 110 |
| East of England | -2 | 252 | £450 | -3.54% | 230 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 140 | £449 | +21.88% | 183 |
| Wales | -1 | 66 | £468 | +41.17% | 49 |
| North East | -18 | 49 | £370 | -17.78% | 95 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 23 | £380 | -10.59% | 71 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 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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