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 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 13 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,590 | 5,253 | 4,459 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.45% | 15.87% | 11.51% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.33% | 17.54% | 13.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,152 | 3,159 | 2,746 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £250 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £399 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £493 | £488 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.03% | -2.50% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £614 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £454 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.81% | -4.49% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 488 | 314 | 276 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.68 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.95 | £15.16 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £20.68 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.11% | +27.40% | -70.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.50 | £34.87 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.23 | £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 | 45,350 | 29,954 | 33,125 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.75% | 90.50% | 85.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,857 | 18,668 | 21,203 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £424 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,845 | 1,726 | 1,796 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £14.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £17.31 | £18.23 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.00 | £25.15 | £40.97 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +67.00% | -38.61% | -1.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £48.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £68.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +91.13% | -45.88% | +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 17 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 17 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 17 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 | 4,861 | £495 | +0.61% | 3,839 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,972 | £450 | -0.81% | 3,363 |
| London | -12 | 2,104 | £525 | +5.00% | 1,071 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,545 | £500 | - | 1,310 |
| South East | -4 | 778 | £480 | +1.05% | 991 |
| North of England | -11 | 719 | £446 | -6.21% | 798 |
| Midlands | -6 | 548 | £450 | +4.41% | 593 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 395 | £450 | -2.17% | 362 |
| South West | 0 | 349 | £500 | +6.67% | 453 |
| North West | -11 | 343 | £450 | -5.76% | 396 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 318 | £450 | -5.26% | 289 |
| Scotland | -5 | 263 | £460 | +2.22% | 157 |
| East of England | +1 | 254 | £450 | -10.00% | 327 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 150 | £470 | +26.51% | 232 |
| Wales | -5 | 64 | £475 | +26.67% | 88 |
| North East | -16 | 63 | £375 | -16.67% | 126 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 26 | £388 | -21.88% | 79 |
| 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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