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 23 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 23 Jul 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 | 5,550 | 5,315 | 4,591 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.53% | 16.27% | 11.18% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.38% | 18.01% | 13.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,168 | 3,245 | 2,832 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.41% | -2.00% | -2.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £704 | £714 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £455 | £460 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.09% | -3.16% | -1.66% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 456 | 311 | 337 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.20 | £11.33 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.50 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £21.39 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.50% | +31.79% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.00 | £41.00 | £31.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £66.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.00 | £18.85 | £15.94 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.80% | +18.29% | -68.91% |
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 | 44,826 | 29,510 | 35,120 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.01% | 90.34% | 85.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,774 | 18,532 | 22,551 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £306 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £520 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -4.76% | -4.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £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 | 2,642 | 1,578 | 2,152 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.20 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.01 | £17.46 | £17.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £39.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -36.33% | -7.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.55 | £50.94 | £62.76 |
| 90th Percentile | £83.00 | £69.13 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £24.34 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +84.88% | -39.15% | -1.45% |
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 23 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 23 July 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 23 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 | -8 | 4,765 | £495 | -1.00% | 3,572 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,990 | £455 | -1.09% | 2,669 |
| London | -12 | 2,012 | £513 | +2.50% | 1,363 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 1,536 | £491 | -1.80% | 1,313 |
| South East | -5 | 754 | £488 | -2.50% | 800 |
| North of England | -9 | 750 | £450 | -5.26% | 679 |
| Midlands | -8 | 544 | £450 | +5.88% | 428 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 396 | £450 | - | 244 |
| North West | -10 | 371 | £450 | -8.07% | 356 |
| South West | -1 | 336 | £500 | +5.26% | 325 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 328 | £450 | -5.26% | 225 |
| Scotland | -3 | 294 | £429 | -4.67% | 117 |
| East of England | -2 | 255 | £450 | -3.74% | 288 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 146 | £450 | +20.00% | 184 |
| Wales | -3 | 65 | £475 | +26.67% | 62 |
| North East | -15 | 57 | £370 | -17.78% | 108 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 23 | £380 | -24.00% | 53 |
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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