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 17 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 17 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 | 5,259 | 5,057 | 4,717 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.45% | 17.04% | 10.82% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.32% | 18.72% | 12.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,060 | 3,134 | 2,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £377 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.54% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £455 | £465 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.15% | -2.11% | -2.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 408 | 279 | 426 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.21 | £15.50 | £13.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.56 | £22.14 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.16% | +36.41% | -68.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | £41.00 | £33.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £66.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.79 | £19.91 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.63% | +32.73% | -70.00% |
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 | 42,679 | 27,009 | 37,072 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.81% | 91.00% | 85.05% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,607 | 17,137 | 23,609 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £508 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.99% | -3.33% | -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 | 2,567 | 1,242 | 2,598 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.87 | £16.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £26.27 | £37.34 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +67.37% | -29.66% | +6.69% |
| 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 17 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 17 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 17 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 | 4,491 | £500 | - | 5,418 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,815 | £455 | -2.15% | 5,449 |
| London | -12 | 1,907 | £520 | +1.96% | 1,186 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,485 | £492 | -1.60% | 4,148 |
| North of England | -11 | 716 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,155 |
| South East | -6 | 676 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,359 |
| Midlands | -9 | 509 | £463 | +9.00% | 769 |
| West Midlands | -11 | 364 | £469 | +4.22% | 384 |
| North West | -11 | 345 | £441 | -7.11% | 581 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 327 | £451 | -5.16% | 378 |
| South West | -4 | 318 | £500 | - | 549 |
| Scotland | -3 | 290 | £443 | -4.84% | 481 |
| East of England | -2 | 245 | £450 | -3.64% | 697 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 143 | £447 | +21.80% | 386 |
| Wales | 0 | 66 | £468 | +41.17% | 245 |
| North East | -15 | 50 | £370 | -17.78% | 208 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 22 | £365 | -14.12% | 324 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 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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