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 16 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 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 | 5,268 | 5,044 | 4,716 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.49% | 17.03% | 10.82% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.37% | 18.70% | 12.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,056 | 3,122 | 2,839 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £383 | £380 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £493 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.50% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £457 | £465 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.77% | -2.11% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 407 | 276 | 426 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.06 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.54 | £15.50 | £13.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.51 | £22.14 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.36% | +36.41% | -68.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.50 | £41.00 | £33.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.63 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.77 | £19.91 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.73% | +32.73% | -71.32% |
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 | 42,574 | 26,968 | 37,058 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.80% | 91.03% | 85.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,549 | 17,103 | 23,600 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £506 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.28% | -3.62% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £619 | £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 | 2,556 | 1,231 | 2,598 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.00 | £17.87 | £16.01 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £26.32 | £37.18 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +67.02% | -29.21% | +6.23% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £55.25 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £73.75 | £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 16 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 16 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 16 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 | -9 | 4,496 | £500 | - | 5,889 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,808 | £457 | -1.77% | 5,664 |
| London | -12 | 1,921 | £520 | +1.96% | 1,431 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,484 | £492 | -1.60% | 4,306 |
| North of England | -10 | 713 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,221 |
| South East | -6 | 674 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,404 |
| Midlands | -10 | 504 | £465 | +9.29% | 813 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 361 | £469 | +4.22% | 424 |
| North West | -10 | 343 | £433 | -8.95% | 612 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 328 | £455 | -4.16% | 412 |
| South West | -5 | 321 | £500 | - | 558 |
| Scotland | -3 | 290 | £438 | -5.91% | 484 |
| East of England | -2 | 242 | £450 | -3.54% | 719 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 142 | £447 | +21.80% | 389 |
| Wales | 0 | 67 | £468 | +32.40% | 250 |
| North East | -19 | 48 | £370 | -17.78% | 209 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 24 | £365 | -14.12% | 346 |
| 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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