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 28 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 28 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +5 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,326 | 4,944 | 4,763 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.34% | 16.84% | 11.00% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.40% | 18.55% | 12.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,222 | 3,089 | 2,927 |
| 10th Percentile | £268 | £250 | £228 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £399 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £700 | £727 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £470 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.13% | -1.05% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 333 | 243 | 410 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.46 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.96 | £16.26 | £13.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.25 | £23.00 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.61% | +31.43% | -59.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.27 | £41.25 | £36.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £67.20 | £61.69 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.50 | £21.46 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.79% | +43.07% | -55.43% |
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 | 39,735 | 26,655 | 37,382 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.58% | 90.81% | 86.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,044 | 17,231 | 24,097 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £523 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.40% | -0.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £631 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £744 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £485 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,400 | 1,068 | 2,424 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £14.84 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.98 | £18.51 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.25 | £29.15 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +38.08% | -16.71% | -6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.60 | £62.24 | £59.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.00 | £28.00 | £35.98 |
| % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -22.17% | -0.07% |
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 28 April 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 28 April 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 28 April 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 | -4 | 4,568 | £488 | -2.50% | 2,960 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,796 | £460 | -2.13% | 2,506 |
| London | -10 | 1,965 | £513 | -2.38% | 948 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,512 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,213 |
| North of England | -6 | 769 | £447 | -5.89% | 597 |
| South East | -5 | 666 | £488 | -2.50% | 772 |
| Midlands | -4 | 507 | £450 | +1.98% | 437 |
| North West | -6 | 364 | £402 | -17.28% | 353 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 360 | £455 | -4.16% | 169 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 342 | £475 | +5.56% | 266 |
| South West | -2 | 319 | £500 | - | 278 |
| Scotland | -2 | 255 | £425 | -5.56% | 120 |
| East of England | -4 | 208 | £450 | - | 238 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 164 | £443 | +19.84% | 170 |
| Wales | -2 | 68 | £395 | +19.27% | 75 |
| North East | -7 | 52 | £425 | -16.67% | 84 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 26 | £439 | +25.29% | 62 |
| Channel Islands | -5 | 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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