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 24 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +5 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,205 | 4,941 | 4,633 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.71% | 17.15% | 10.89% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.68% | 18.84% | 12.68% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,061 | 3,092 | 2,822 |
| 10th Percentile | £266 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £392 | £388 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £469 | £473 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.74% | -0.53% | -3.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 368 | 239 | 423 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.33 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.59 | £13.84 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £22.14 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.15% | +36.41% | -67.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.38 | £41.00 | £34.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.50 | £21.24 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.90% | +41.60% | -69.51% |
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 | 41,043 | 26,226 | 36,546 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.43% | 91.02% | 85.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,708 | 16,839 | 23,557 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £303 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £409 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.49% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £498 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.74% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,422 | 1,067 | 2,473 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.68 | £14.26 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.87 | £18.13 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.28 | £27.94 | £36.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.31% | -22.39% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £58.09 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £74.25 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.85 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +74.33% | -32.93% | +7.14% |
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 24 May 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 24 May 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 24 May 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 | -5 | 4,454 | £500 | - | 3,203 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,794 | £469 | -0.74% | 2,556 |
| London | -12 | 1,873 | £520 | - | 1,076 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 1,477 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,437 |
| North of England | -8 | 742 | £450 | -7.46% | 660 |
| South East | -6 | 645 | £494 | -1.20% | 731 |
| Midlands | -9 | 496 | £469 | +6.71% | 408 |
| North West | -8 | 351 | £434 | -11.43% | 360 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 348 | £470 | -1.05% | 232 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 344 | £475 | +2.98% | 256 |
| South West | -2 | 331 | £500 | -4.76% | 287 |
| Scotland | -1 | 269 | £438 | -5.91% | 120 |
| East of England | -3 | 236 | £450 | -6.00% | 254 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 151 | £447 | +19.60% | 153 |
| Wales | -3 | 71 | £400 | +6.67% | 55 |
| North East | -12 | 51 | £425 | -5.56% | 79 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 27 | £447 | +9.69% | 107 |
| Channel Islands | -4 | 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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