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 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Aug 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 | 5,620 | 5,285 | 4,387 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.54% | 16.07% | 11.12% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.40% | 17.77% | 13.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,198 | 3,220 | 2,721 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £488 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.51% | -2.50% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £714 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £460 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.17% | -3.16% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 478 | 312 | 296 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.93 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.44 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.18 | £21.24 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.70% | +30.87% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | £38.82 | £31.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.25 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.79 | £18.85 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.32% | +16.14% | -69.76% |
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 | 45,324 | 29,743 | 33,722 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.01% | 90.43% | 85.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,013 | 18,657 | 21,666 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £523 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.60% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £734 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,761 | 1,640 | 1,941 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £14.20 | £13.86 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.50 | £17.32 | £17.80 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -37.13% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £50.00 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £68.75 | £74.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.57 | £40.94 |
| % change year-on-year | +86.55% | -42.44% | +2.35% |
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 August 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 August 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 1 August 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 | -7 | 4,868 | £493 | -0.40% | 4,877 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,015 | £450 | -2.17% | 3,593 |
| London | -12 | 2,084 | £520 | +4.00% | 1,977 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,569 | £492 | -1.60% | 2,001 |
| South East | -4 | 774 | £480 | -2.29% | 1,001 |
| North of England | -8 | 750 | £450 | -5.26% | 852 |
| Midlands | -6 | 553 | £450 | +5.88% | 567 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 399 | £450 | - | 341 |
| North West | -11 | 355 | £450 | -7.98% | 453 |
| South West | -1 | 341 | £500 | +5.26% | 444 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 339 | £450 | -5.26% | 286 |
| Scotland | -4 | 280 | £438 | -2.78% | 162 |
| East of England | +1 | 259 | £450 | -3.74% | 367 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 152 | £460 | +25.17% | 226 |
| Wales | -3 | 64 | £475 | +26.67% | 144 |
| North East | -16 | 61 | £373 | -17.22% | 124 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 25 | £380 | -24.00% | 166 |
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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