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 1 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 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 | 5,394 | 5,166 | 4,690 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.49% | 16.80% | 10.87% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.35% | 18.48% | 12.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,116 | 3,176 | 2,817 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £248 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £375 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £489 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.25% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £621 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.70% | -2.63% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 427 | 290 | 412 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.07 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.46 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £21.95 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.88% | +35.24% | -68.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.88 | £40.36 | £32.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.30 | £65.25 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.79 | £18.85 | £15.14 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.32% | +24.50% | -69.72% |
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 | 43,674 | 27,949 | 36,811 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.97% | 90.88% | 85.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,163 | 17,650 | 23,450 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £414 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £501 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.79% | -4.57% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £621 | £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 | 2,623 | 1,373 | 2,554 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.20 | £12.74 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.00 | £17.61 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -32.93% | +3.81% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £53.86 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £70.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.00 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +75.84% | -34.42% | +8.91% |
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 1 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 1 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 1 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 | 4,617 | £493 | -1.50% | 3,836 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,903 | £450 | -2.70% | 2,971 |
| London | -12 | 1,953 | £513 | +2.50% | 1,329 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 1,507 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,639 |
| North of England | -11 | 728 | £447 | -5.89% | 718 |
| South East | -5 | 718 | £487 | -0.66% | 871 |
| Midlands | -7 | 525 | £453 | +6.47% | 481 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 381 | £465 | +3.22% | 268 |
| North West | -12 | 353 | £445 | -6.75% | 389 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 333 | £450 | -5.26% | 237 |
| South West | -4 | 323 | £500 | - | 347 |
| Scotland | -2 | 289 | £438 | -5.41% | 141 |
| East of England | -2 | 257 | £450 | -4.26% | 300 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 142 | £449 | +22.21% | 214 |
| Wales | -2 | 68 | £468 | +24.67% | 113 |
| North East | -16 | 48 | £356 | -20.83% | 111 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 23 | £380 | -10.59% | 85 |
| 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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