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 11 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 Jul 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 | 5,597 | 5,386 | 4,727 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.58% | 16.60% | 10.99% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.42% | 18.35% | 12.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,229 | 3,312 | 2,852 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £495 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.01% | -1.00% | -4.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £720 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.54% | -2.63% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 443 | 305 | 393 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.20 | £11.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.50 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.60 | £21.39 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.69% | +31.79% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.38 | £41.00 | £31.88 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.70 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.33 | £18.85 | £15.94 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.55% | +18.29% | -69.89% |
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 | 45,068 | 29,357 | 36,726 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.21% | 90.46% | 85.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,042 | 18,505 | 23,449 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £501 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.40% | -4.67% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £624 | £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 | 2,667 | 1,497 | 2,458 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.85 | £14.20 | £12.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.01 | £17.45 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -34.02% | -4.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £53.75 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £70.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £24.66 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +80.45% | -35.31% | -2.91% |
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 11 July 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 11 July 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 11 July 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 | 4,795 | £495 | -1.00% | 3,227 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 3,012 | £460 | -0.54% | 2,579 |
| London | -12 | 2,021 | £512 | +2.36% | 1,066 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 1,561 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,293 |
| South East | -5 | 758 | £478 | -2.45% | 805 |
| North of England | -10 | 749 | £447 | -5.84% | 669 |
| Midlands | -7 | 548 | £465 | +9.29% | 404 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 397 | £468 | +4.80% | 221 |
| North West | -11 | 370 | £447 | -7.74% | 357 |
| South West | -3 | 343 | £500 | - | 317 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 334 | £450 | -5.26% | 221 |
| Scotland | -3 | 290 | £434 | -6.47% | 99 |
| East of England | -2 | 264 | £473 | +0.53% | 248 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 149 | £450 | +22.62% | 183 |
| Wales | -3 | 71 | £468 | +24.67% | 53 |
| North East | -17 | 51 | £366 | -18.61% | 107 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 23 | £380 | -10.59% | 66 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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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