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 8 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 May 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 | 5,262 | 4,963 | 4,720 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.09% | 17.05% | 10.94% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.13% | 18.75% | 12.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,151 | 3,097 | 2,887 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £235 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £393 | £386 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £478 | £500 | £510 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.40% | -1.96% | -2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £728 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £456 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.95% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 337 | 246 | 408 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.31 | £11.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.62 | £13.74 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.25 | £22.32 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.79% | +31.29% | -64.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.27 | £41.25 | £37.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £66.00 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.13 | £21.24 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.64% | +41.60% | -63.74% |
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 | 40,077 | 26,470 | 37,223 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.45% | 90.96% | 86.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,204 | 17,026 | 23,967 |
| 10th Percentile | £321 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £411 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.85% | -0.95% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £745 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £479 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.77% | -4.20% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,387 | 1,075 | 2,431 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £14.50 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.91 | £18.50 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.00 | £28.75 | £36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +46.09% | -21.23% | +1.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £60.38 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.00 | £27.35 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +60.88% | -27.07% | +7.14% |
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 8 May 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 8 May 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 8 May 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 | 4,509 | £488 | -2.50% | 3,050 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,804 | £456 | -3.95% | 2,423 |
| London | -12 | 1,910 | £512 | -2.51% | 951 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 1,499 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,171 |
| North of England | -6 | 753 | £450 | -7.98% | 620 |
| South East | -6 | 654 | £488 | -2.50% | 747 |
| Midlands | -5 | 520 | £450 | +0.67% | 405 |
| North West | -5 | 364 | £410 | -16.16% | 350 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 355 | £475 | +3.15% | 244 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 343 | £460 | -3.16% | 201 |
| South West | -1 | 321 | £500 | -1.23% | 270 |
| Scotland | -1 | 263 | £425 | -5.56% | 109 |
| East of England | -4 | 216 | £450 | - | 256 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 164 | £444 | +15.26% | 162 |
| Wales | -3 | 71 | £400 | +20.78% | 61 |
| North East | -9 | 53 | £425 | -11.23% | 75 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 26 | £430 | +9.90% | 24 |
| Channel Islands | -4 | 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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