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 21 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 21 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +4 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,561 | 5,199 | 4,508 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.38% | 15.86% | 11.58% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.26% | 17.52% | 13.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,144 | 3,139 | 2,743 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £250 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £398 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £495 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.02% | -2.00% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £590 | £600 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £702 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £460 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.17% | -3.16% | -2.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 485 | 314 | 279 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.76 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.90 | £15.25 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £20.26 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.20% | +24.80% | -70.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £34.48 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.40 | £64.63 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.50 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.70% | +15.96% | -71.17% |
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 | 45,356 | 29,667 | 33,233 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.68% | 90.51% | 85.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,834 | 18,495 | 21,131 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,855 | 1,741 | 1,763 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.31 | £17.33 | £18.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.00 | £25.15 | £40.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +67.00% | -37.90% | -1.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.94 | £49.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £24.00 | £41.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +83.17% | -42.17% | +12.54% |
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 21 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 21 August 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 21 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 | -8 | 4,833 | £500 | +1.52% | 4,137 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,951 | £450 | -2.17% | 3,627 |
| London | -12 | 2,102 | £525 | +5.00% | 1,125 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,535 | £500 | - | 1,300 |
| South East | -4 | 773 | £480 | +1.05% | 1,029 |
| North of England | -10 | 716 | £445 | -6.32% | 840 |
| Midlands | -7 | 537 | £450 | +2.39% | 637 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 381 | £450 | -2.70% | 383 |
| North West | -12 | 348 | £450 | -5.76% | 414 |
| South West | -3 | 345 | £500 | +11.11% | 526 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 306 | £450 | -5.26% | 307 |
| Scotland | -5 | 269 | £460 | +2.22% | 171 |
| East of England | +1 | 252 | £450 | -10.00% | 381 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 153 | £475 | +26.67% | 255 |
| North East | -12 | 67 | £375 | -16.67% | 135 |
| Wales | -5 | 62 | £475 | +26.67% | 97 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 26 | £388 | -21.88% | 75 |
| Channel Islands | -4 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
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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