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 10 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 10 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 13 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,600 | 5,293 | 4,424 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.50% | 15.97% | 11.40% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.37% | 17.65% | 13.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,150 | 3,207 | 2,735 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £250 | £255 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.00% | -2.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £614 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.70% | -2.63% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 495 | 313 | 283 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.76 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.54 | £15.25 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £21.10 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.95% | +30.01% | -70.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.75 | £35.00 | £31.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.90 | £65.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.75 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.37% | +15.96% | -70.49% |
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 | 45,268 | 29,990 | 33,185 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.86% | 90.46% | 85.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,853 | 18,764 | 21,291 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £729 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,826 | 1,696 | 1,837 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £14.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.89 | £17.30 | £18.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £25.15 | £40.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +68.99% | -38.57% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £48.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £68.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £22.63 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +94.26% | -46.75% | +13.33% |
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 10 August 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 10 August 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 10 August 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 | -7 | 4,868 | £493 | -0.51% | 9,202 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,011 | £450 | -2.70% | 5,637 |
| London | -12 | 2,080 | £520 | +4.00% | 4,655 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 1,538 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,561 |
| South East | -3 | 773 | £479 | -2.24% | 1,434 |
| North of England | -9 | 734 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,316 |
| Midlands | -4 | 556 | £450 | +4.53% | 851 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 402 | £450 | -1.50% | 532 |
| South West | -1 | 351 | £500 | +5.26% | 684 |
| North West | -12 | 346 | £450 | -8.16% | 729 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 331 | £450 | -5.26% | 420 |
| Scotland | -4 | 271 | £438 | -2.78% | 459 |
| East of England | +1 | 264 | £450 | -5.26% | 595 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 151 | £475 | +26.67% | 319 |
| Wales | -4 | 65 | £475 | +26.67% | 155 |
| North East | -17 | 62 | £375 | -16.67% | 186 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 25 | £384 | -23.25% | 287 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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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