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 17 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 Jul 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 | 5,553 | 5,360 | 4,662 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.54% | 16.48% | 11.05% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.39% | 18.23% | 12.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,196 | 3,290 | 2,839 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £249 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £375 | £389 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £493 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.10% | -1.50% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £703 | £716 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.54% | -2.63% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 442 | 308 | 371 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.20 | £11.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.06 | £15.50 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.63 | £21.39 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.55% | +31.79% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.75 | £41.00 | £31.47 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £66.45 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.33 | £18.85 | £15.90 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.55% | +18.55% | -70.37% |
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 | 44,805 | 29,397 | 36,049 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.08% | 90.38% | 85.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,846 | 18,489 | 23,062 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £303 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 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 | 2,636 | 1,550 | 2,325 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £14.20 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.34 | £16.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -34.02% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.50 | £51.65 | £61.60 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.75 | £70.00 | £73.40 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £24.33 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +84.96% | -36.18% | -4.70% |
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 17 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 17 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 17 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 | 4,758 | £500 | - | 2,775 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,983 | £460 | -0.54% | 2,223 |
| London | -12 | 2,017 | £513 | +2.50% | 919 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 1,546 | £491 | -1.80% | 1,036 |
| South East | -5 | 754 | £481 | -3.56% | 690 |
| North of England | -9 | 736 | £450 | -5.26% | 590 |
| Midlands | -8 | 539 | £450 | +5.88% | 352 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 390 | £463 | +2.78% | 195 |
| North West | -11 | 368 | £450 | -7.98% | 307 |
| South West | -2 | 338 | £500 | - | 281 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 324 | £450 | -5.26% | 199 |
| Scotland | -4 | 294 | £425 | -5.56% | 90 |
| East of England | -2 | 263 | £450 | -5.63% | 232 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 147 | £450 | +20.00% | 157 |
| Wales | -4 | 68 | £468 | +32.40% | 52 |
| North East | -20 | 50 | £366 | -18.61% | 93 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 23 | £380 | -15.56% | 16 |
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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