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 15 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Jul 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +4 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,539 | 5,353 | 4,719 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.53% | 16.50% | 11.04% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.37% | 18.24% | 12.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,192 | 3,292 | 2,851 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £375 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £495 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.01% | -1.00% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £719 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.70% | -2.63% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 443 | 303 | 388 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.20 | £11.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.50 | £14.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.60 | £21.39 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.69% | +31.79% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.75 | £41.00 | £32.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.25 | £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 | 44,765 | 29,340 | 36,482 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.08% | 90.42% | 85.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,853 | 18,476 | 23,295 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £304 |
| 25th Percentile | £418 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | -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 | 2,647 | 1,521 | 2,449 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.94 | £14.20 | £12.79 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.61 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -34.02% | -4.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.50 | £52.50 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.70 | £70.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.25 | £24.64 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +83.64% | -35.36% | -0.99% |
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 15 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 15 July 2026.
Problem-Solving
Top 17 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 15 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 | 4,744 | £494 | -1.20% | 4,493 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,973 | £450 | -2.70% | 4,038 |
| London | -12 | 2,008 | £513 | +2.50% | 1,266 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 1,543 | £489 | -2.25% | 2,748 |
| South East | -5 | 752 | £480 | -3.76% | 1,065 |
| North of England | -9 | 738 | £447 | -5.89% | 997 |
| Midlands | -7 | 538 | £453 | +6.47% | 612 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 390 | £464 | +3.11% | 310 |
| North West | -11 | 373 | £450 | -8.16% | 500 |
| South West | -2 | 334 | £500 | - | 431 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 321 | £450 | -5.26% | 360 |
| Scotland | -3 | 291 | £425 | -5.56% | 334 |
| East of England | -2 | 261 | £450 | -4.26% | 444 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 146 | £450 | +21.54% | 300 |
| Wales | -3 | 68 | £468 | +41.17% | 146 |
| North East | -21 | 50 | £370 | -17.78% | 148 |
| Northern Ireland | -10 | 23 | £380 | -10.59% | 116 |
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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