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 11 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 13 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,592 | 5,258 | 4,446 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.47% | 15.97% | 11.42% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.34% | 17.65% | 13.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,148 | 3,186 | 2,737 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £250 | £255 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.00% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £614 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.70% | -2.63% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 496 | 312 | 283 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.75 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.59 | £15.22 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £21.17 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.25% | +30.44% | -70.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.63 | £35.75 | £31.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £65.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.75 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.37% | +15.96% | -70.49% |
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 | 45,312 | 29,789 | 33,296 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.84% | 90.47% | 85.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,886 | 18,626 | 21,285 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £421 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £727 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,829 | 1,693 | 1,837 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £14.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.00 | £17.30 | £18.35 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £25.15 | £40.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +68.99% | -38.57% | -1.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £48.13 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £68.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £22.74 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +93.36% | -46.51% | +17.24% |
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 11 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 11 August 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 11 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 | -8 | 4,853 | £495 | -0.10% | 5,590 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 2,996 | £450 | -2.70% | 3,838 |
| London | -12 | 2,086 | £520 | +4.00% | 2,350 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 1,542 | £492 | -1.60% | 1,968 |
| South East | -3 | 769 | £479 | -2.24% | 1,128 |
| North of England | -9 | 724 | £450 | -5.26% | 900 |
| Midlands | -5 | 554 | £450 | +4.41% | 635 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 401 | £450 | -1.50% | 382 |
| South West | 0 | 352 | £500 | +5.26% | 478 |
| North West | -12 | 342 | £450 | -8.16% | 469 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 324 | £450 | -5.26% | 306 |
| Scotland | -4 | 272 | £438 | -2.78% | 212 |
| East of England | +1 | 262 | £450 | -6.00% | 402 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 150 | £475 | +26.67% | 253 |
| Wales | -4 | 66 | £475 | +26.67% | 96 |
| North East | -16 | 63 | £375 | -16.67% | 140 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 25 | £384 | -23.25% | 108 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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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