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 30 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +5 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,259 | 4,961 | 4,647 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.70% | 17.18% | 10.83% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.64% | 18.88% | 12.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,059 | 3,093 | 2,826 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £389 | £388 | £386 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £494 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.20% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £592 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £465 | £470 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.06% | -1.05% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 393 | 252 | 427 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.13 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.55 | £13.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.66 | £22.14 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.68% | +36.41% | -68.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.00 | £35.00 | £34.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.50 | £21.24 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.90% | +41.60% | -70.63% |
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 | 41,610 | 26,282 | 36,757 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.67% | 91.03% | 85.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,026 | 16,812 | 23,631 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £408 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £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 | 2,481 | 1,100 | 2,513 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.68 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.91 | £17.87 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.30 | £27.97 | £36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.26% | -23.38% | -1.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.84 | £57.50 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.00 | £73.88 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.15 | £38.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.93% | -33.82% | +8.57% |
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 30 May 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 30 May 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 30 May 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 | -5 | 4,492 | £500 | - | 2,917 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,810 | £465 | -1.06% | 2,278 |
| London | -11 | 1,901 | £522 | +0.29% | 1,023 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,492 | £481 | -3.75% | 1,168 |
| North of England | -9 | 736 | £450 | -7.22% | 586 |
| South East | -7 | 654 | £492 | -1.60% | 678 |
| Midlands | -8 | 503 | £465 | +6.78% | 353 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 354 | £472 | +4.12% | 220 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 352 | £465 | -2.11% | 177 |
| North West | -8 | 345 | £425 | -13.09% | 333 |
| South West | -2 | 324 | £500 | -2.44% | 256 |
| Scotland | -2 | 284 | £443 | -4.84% | 110 |
| East of England | -3 | 242 | £450 | -5.26% | 255 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 148 | £443 | +18.96% | 135 |
| Wales | -1 | 67 | £406 | +8.33% | 49 |
| North East | -11 | 47 | £388 | -13.89% | 88 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 24 | £405 | +3.51% | 55 |
| Channel Islands | -4 | 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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