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 7 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 7 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 | 5,461 | 5,318 | 4,726 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.49% | 16.71% | 10.92% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.34% | 18.43% | 12.80% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,145 | 3,269 | 2,848 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £375 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £719 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £457 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.24% | -2.63% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 437 | 296 | 405 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.10 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.49 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.38 | £21.39 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.42% | +31.79% | -68.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £41.00 | £32.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.30 | £65.25 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.75 | £18.85 | £15.89 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.53% | +18.63% | -67.70% |
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 | 44,261 | 28,859 | 36,923 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.01% | 90.68% | 85.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,507 | 18,191 | 23,560 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £517 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.28% | -3.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £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 | 2,650 | 1,433 | 2,509 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.85 | £17.50 | £16.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -32.93% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £53.75 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.32 | £70.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £24.83 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +77.04% | -34.86% | +8.82% |
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 7 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 7 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 7 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 | 4,677 | £494 | -1.20% | 3,874 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,946 | £457 | -1.24% | 3,244 |
| London | -12 | 1,973 | £512 | +2.36% | 1,185 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 1,510 | £488 | -2.50% | 4,546 |
| North of England | -9 | 736 | £447 | -5.89% | 804 |
| South East | -5 | 734 | £481 | -1.84% | 884 |
| Midlands | -7 | 538 | £465 | +9.41% | 508 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 390 | £469 | +4.22% | 260 |
| North West | -11 | 365 | £447 | -6.88% | 423 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 330 | £450 | -5.26% | 269 |
| South West | -3 | 327 | £500 | - | 385 |
| Scotland | -1 | 291 | £430 | -7.03% | 184 |
| East of England | -2 | 261 | £450 | -4.26% | 342 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 146 | £450 | +22.62% | 248 |
| Wales | -1 | 69 | £468 | +32.40% | 105 |
| North East | -23 | 47 | £356 | -20.83% | 128 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 23 | £380 | -10.59% | 116 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 1 | - | - | 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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