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 18 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 18 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 | 5,264 | 5,064 | 4,753 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.44% | 17.01% | 10.84% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.31% | 18.70% | 12.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,062 | 3,132 | 2,861 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £380 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.60% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £465 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.17% | -2.11% | -2.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 409 | 281 | 429 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.51 | £22.00 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.77% | +35.55% | -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 | £19.87 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.44% | +32.47% | -70.67% |
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 | 42,754 | 27,087 | 37,306 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.83% | 91.00% | 85.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,630 | 17,192 | 23,755 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.46% | -3.79% | -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 | 2,570 | 1,249 | 2,608 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.80 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.02 | £17.87 | £16.02 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £26.21 | £37.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +67.72% | -29.51% | +6.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £55.25 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.32 | £73.75 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.93% | -34.02% | +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 18 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 18 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 18 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 | 4,497 | £500 | - | 3,342 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,820 | £450 | -3.17% | 2,714 |
| London | -11 | 1,906 | £520 | +1.96% | 1,142 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,490 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,302 |
| North of England | -11 | 717 | £449 | -5.53% | 623 |
| South East | -6 | 681 | £488 | -2.50% | 813 |
| Midlands | -8 | 507 | £464 | +9.18% | 429 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 363 | £469 | +4.22% | 246 |
| North West | -11 | 346 | £440 | -7.37% | 360 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 328 | £451 | -5.16% | 180 |
| South West | -4 | 317 | £500 | - | 333 |
| Scotland | -3 | 287 | £438 | -5.66% | 115 |
| East of England | -2 | 249 | £450 | -3.74% | 269 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 142 | £447 | +21.80% | 183 |
| Wales | 0 | 66 | £468 | +41.17% | 46 |
| North East | -18 | 49 | £370 | -17.78% | 97 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 23 | £380 | -10.59% | 186 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 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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