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 24 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 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 | 5,556 | 5,316 | 4,566 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.53% | 16.26% | 11.18% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.38% | 17.99% | 13.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,177 | 3,251 | 2,820 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.00% | -2.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £616 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £703 | £714 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £460 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.12% | -3.16% | -2.31% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 456 | 311 | 332 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.20 | £11.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.47 | £14.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.67 | £21.28 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.59% | +31.12% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.06 | £40.51 | £31.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.25 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.00 | £18.85 | £15.98 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.80% | +18.00% | -69.82% |
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 | 44,871 | 29,543 | 34,928 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.02% | 90.39% | 85.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,803 | 18,563 | 22,435 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | -4.46% |
| 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 | 2,660 | 1,589 | 2,131 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.85 | £14.20 | £13.46 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.44 | £17.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -37.13% | -6.98% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.13 | £50.00 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.00 | £69.00 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £24.34 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +82.83% | -39.15% | -1.95% |
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 24 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 24 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 24 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 | -8 | 4,767 | £495 | -1.00% | 3,643 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,994 | £450 | -2.12% | 2,713 |
| London | -13 | 2,016 | £519 | +3.71% | 1,394 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 1,539 | £490 | -2.00% | 1,330 |
| South East | -5 | 753 | £488 | -2.50% | 812 |
| North of England | -9 | 747 | £450 | -5.26% | 682 |
| Midlands | -7 | 548 | £450 | +5.88% | 443 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 399 | £450 | - | 252 |
| North West | -10 | 365 | £450 | -6.25% | 355 |
| South West | -2 | 335 | £500 | +5.26% | 333 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 331 | £450 | -5.26% | 227 |
| Scotland | -3 | 297 | £427 | -5.11% | 120 |
| East of England | -2 | 257 | £450 | -3.74% | 287 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 147 | £450 | +20.00% | 191 |
| Wales | -3 | 65 | £475 | +26.67% | 63 |
| North East | -14 | 57 | £370 | -17.78% | 108 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 23 | £380 | -24.00% | 56 |
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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