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 5 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 Aug 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 | 5,597 | 5,270 | 4,427 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.52% | 16.02% | 11.29% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.39% | 17.72% | 13.20% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,184 | 3,204 | 2,733 |
| 10th Percentile | £249 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £488 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.51% | -2.50% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £703 | £714 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £460 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.17% | -3.16% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 479 | 312 | 292 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.79 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.35 | £15.25 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £21.24 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.55% | +30.87% | -70.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | £38.42 | £31.15 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.23 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.75 | £18.85 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.53% | +16.14% | -70.25% |
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 | 45,167 | 29,748 | 33,534 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.91% | 90.41% | 85.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,886 | 18,653 | 21,488 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,759 | 1,659 | 1,873 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £14.20 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.47 | £17.30 | £18.14 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £40.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -37.90% | -4.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £68.00 | £74.91 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.05 | £40.94 |
| % change year-on-year | +90.72% | -43.70% | +3.38% |
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 5 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 5 August 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 5 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 | -7 | 4,860 | £493 | -0.51% | 5,806 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,008 | £450 | -2.17% | 4,115 |
| London | -12 | 2,078 | £520 | +4.00% | 2,442 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 1,550 | £492 | -1.60% | 2,215 |
| South East | -4 | 776 | £475 | -3.06% | 1,138 |
| North of England | -9 | 739 | £450 | -5.26% | 936 |
| Midlands | -6 | 551 | £450 | +5.88% | 684 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 400 | £450 | - | 398 |
| North West | -12 | 349 | £450 | -7.98% | 505 |
| South West | +1 | 344 | £500 | +5.26% | 502 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 334 | £450 | -5.26% | 312 |
| Scotland | -4 | 275 | £438 | -2.78% | 201 |
| East of England | +1 | 261 | £450 | -4.51% | 433 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 148 | £473 | +27.19% | 286 |
| Wales | -4 | 66 | £475 | +26.67% | 105 |
| North East | -14 | 61 | £375 | -16.67% | 129 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 25 | £380 | -24.00% | 234 |
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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