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 12 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 10 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +5 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,216 | 4,964 | 4,693 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.98% | 17.00% | 10.91% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.02% | 18.70% | 12.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,117 | 3,102 | 2,868 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £239 |
| 25th Percentile | £382 | £390 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £500 | £502 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | -0.40% | -4.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £461 | £475 | £488 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.89% | -2.56% | -2.50% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 340 | 243 | 410 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.24 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.62 | £13.83 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.25 | £22.14 | £16.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.02% | +34.18% | -65.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.26 | £41.25 | £36.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £66.00 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.21 | £21.24 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.27% | +41.60% | -63.05% |
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 | 40,059 | 26,552 | 37,102 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.33% | 90.94% | 86.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,139 | 17,089 | 23,891 |
| 10th Percentile | £321 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £410 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £519 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.69% | -1.24% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £745 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £478 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.93% | -4.40% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,402 | 1,086 | 2,440 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.97 | £14.42 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.87 | £18.50 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.40 | £28.75 | £36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +47.48% | -21.23% | +0.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £60.50 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £26.50 | £38.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +69.81% | -30.26% | +8.57% |
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 12 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 12 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 12 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 | 4,466 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,089 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,776 | £461 | -2.89% | 2,484 |
| London | -11 | 1,898 | £519 | -1.23% | 942 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 1,486 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,155 |
| North of England | -8 | 742 | £450 | -7.98% | 624 |
| South East | -7 | 648 | £493 | -1.50% | 763 |
| Midlands | -6 | 508 | £464 | +4.04% | 420 |
| North West | -6 | 359 | £410 | -16.16% | 343 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 352 | £475 | +2.87% | 259 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 339 | £460 | -5.15% | 205 |
| South West | -1 | 323 | £500 | - | 289 |
| Scotland | -1 | 263 | £431 | -4.91% | 102 |
| East of England | -6 | 214 | £450 | - | 260 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 155 | £434 | +16.05% | 162 |
| Wales | -3 | 70 | £400 | +20.78% | 63 |
| North East | -9 | 51 | £425 | -11.23% | 84 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 26 | £430 | +5.52% | 26 |
| 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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