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 28 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 28 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 | 5,222 | 4,924 | 4,619 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.69% | 17.19% | 10.81% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.65% | 18.88% | 12.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,039 | 3,073 | 2,819 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £388 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £493 | £500 | £501 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.50% | -0.10% | -4.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £467 | £472 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.05% | -0.68% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 388 | 245 | 422 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.21 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.50 | £13.83 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.88 | £22.00 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.11% | +35.55% | -67.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.00 | £35.00 | £34.69 |
| 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% | -70.00% |
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 | 41,286 | 26,078 | 36,653 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.54% | 91.02% | 85.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,818 | 16,706 | 23,627 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £408 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £512 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.19% | -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 | 2,472 | 1,084 | 2,486 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.68 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.85 | £18.08 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.28 | £27.52 | £36.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.64% | -23.57% | -1.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £57.84 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.19 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.93% | -32.93% | +7.14% |
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 28 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 28 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 28 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 | 4,466 | £500 | - | 2,936 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,791 | £467 | -1.05% | 2,285 |
| London | -11 | 1,889 | £520 | - | 1,021 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,473 | £481 | -3.75% | 1,201 |
| North of England | -8 | 737 | £450 | -7.98% | 593 |
| South East | -6 | 647 | £490 | -2.05% | 675 |
| Midlands | -9 | 500 | £464 | +6.06% | 366 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 352 | £467 | -1.79% | 186 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 350 | £471 | +2.99% | 232 |
| North West | -8 | 349 | £424 | -13.74% | 336 |
| South West | -2 | 325 | £500 | -3.61% | 256 |
| Scotland | -2 | 279 | £448 | -3.60% | 106 |
| East of England | -3 | 236 | £450 | -5.01% | 249 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 149 | £443 | +18.56% | 135 |
| Wales | -2 | 66 | £413 | +10.00% | 48 |
| North East | -16 | 44 | £425 | -5.56% | 82 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 25 | £430 | +5.52% | 57 |
| 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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