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 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 23 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 | 5,348 | 5,079 | 4,723 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.53% | 16.95% | 10.82% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.41% | 18.62% | 12.74% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,106 | 3,142 | 2,836 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £377 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.60% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £620 |
| 90th Percentile | £706 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £465 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.23% | -2.11% | -3.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 415 | 286 | 426 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.01 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.54 | £15.50 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.44 | £22.00 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.09% | +35.55% | -68.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.88 | £41.00 | £33.05 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.45 | £65.63 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.79 | £18.85 | £15.14 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.32% | +24.50% | -69.72% |
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 | 43,108 | 27,270 | 37,060 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.89% | 91.01% | 84.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,889 | 17,271 | 23,587 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £502 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.09% | -4.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £620 | £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 | 2,584 | 1,289 | 2,614 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.20 | £12.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.87 | £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 | £55.00 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £72.50 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.94% | -34.02% | +17.29% |
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 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 23 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 23 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 | -8 | 4,585 | £497 | -0.64% | 2,864 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,870 | £450 | -3.23% | 2,373 |
| London | -12 | 1,943 | £519 | +3.71% | 891 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 1,503 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,101 |
| North of England | -11 | 726 | £447 | -5.89% | 593 |
| South East | -6 | 704 | £488 | -2.50% | 735 |
| Midlands | -9 | 514 | £459 | +7.94% | 417 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 374 | £466 | +3.54% | 234 |
| North West | -11 | 350 | £440 | -7.37% | 327 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 332 | £450 | -5.26% | 197 |
| South West | -4 | 324 | £500 | - | 262 |
| Scotland | -3 | 283 | £438 | -5.66% | 96 |
| East of England | -2 | 257 | £450 | -3.54% | 237 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 138 | £449 | +21.13% | 183 |
| Wales | -2 | 66 | £468 | +32.40% | 43 |
| North East | -18 | 50 | £370 | -17.78% | 86 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 23 | £380 | -10.59% | 81 |
| 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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