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 26 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 26 Jun 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 | 5,352 | 5,122 | 4,727 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.52% | 16.93% | 10.88% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.37% | 18.59% | 12.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,100 | 3,154 | 2,847 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £491 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.80% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | £705 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.70% | -2.63% | -3.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 418 | 285 | 419 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.02 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.44 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.44 | £21.90 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.67% | +34.94% | -68.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.94 | £38.00 | £33.41 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £65.25 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.79 | £18.85 | £15.90 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.32% | +18.59% | -68.21% |
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 | 43,249 | 27,546 | 37,029 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.99% | 91.07% | 85.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,953 | 17,432 | 23,598 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £502 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.54% | -4.33% | -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 | 2,594 | 1,315 | 2,564 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.81 | £14.20 | £12.74 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.44 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -32.93% | +7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £53.95 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.71 | £70.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £24.66 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +82.48% | -35.31% | +17.65% |
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 26 June 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 26 June 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 26 June 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 | 4,588 | £495 | -1.00% | 2,787 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,877 | £450 | -2.70% | 2,310 |
| London | -11 | 1,944 | £519 | +3.85% | 829 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 1,505 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,047 |
| North of England | -10 | 722 | £445 | -6.32% | 570 |
| South East | -5 | 707 | £488 | -2.50% | 737 |
| Midlands | -8 | 522 | £455 | +7.06% | 413 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 380 | £465 | +3.33% | 225 |
| North West | -11 | 352 | £441 | -7.11% | 316 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 326 | £450 | -5.26% | 186 |
| South West | -4 | 323 | £500 | - | 270 |
| Scotland | -3 | 286 | £434 | -6.47% | 104 |
| East of England | -2 | 256 | £450 | -3.64% | 241 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 140 | £449 | +22.21% | 187 |
| Wales | -1 | 67 | £468 | +24.67% | 38 |
| North East | -13 | 50 | £366 | -18.61% | 86 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 23 | £380 | -10.59% | 22 |
| 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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