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 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 16 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 11 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +5 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,234 | 4,978 | 4,622 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.90% | 17.09% | 10.86% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.92% | 18.78% | 12.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,115 | 3,116 | 2,809 |
| 10th Percentile | £264 | £250 | £242 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £390 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £485 | £500 | £503 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.00% | -0.60% | -4.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £700 | £727 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £466 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.86% | - | -4.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 352 | 248 | 415 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.95 | £15.62 | £13.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £22.14 | £16.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.15% | +34.18% | -67.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £48.13 | £41.06 | £36.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £66.00 | £62.14 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.25 | £21.24 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.08% | +41.60% | -63.74% |
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 | 40,526 | 26,506 | 36,695 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.38% | 90.99% | 86.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,448 | 17,044 | 23,613 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £305 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £410 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £505 | £515 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.94% | -1.90% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £626 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £492 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.58% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,394 | 1,081 | 2,430 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.30 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.85 | £18.20 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £28.41 | £36.02 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.60% | -21.13% | +0.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.49 | £60.00 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.43 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.96% | -32.19% | +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 16 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 16 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 16 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 | 4,475 | £495 | -1.00% | 3,296 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,802 | £466 | -1.86% | 2,632 |
| London | -12 | 1,893 | £520 | -0.95% | 1,001 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 1,493 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,566 |
| North of England | -8 | 741 | £450 | -7.98% | 686 |
| South East | -6 | 654 | £488 | -2.50% | 781 |
| Midlands | -7 | 503 | £469 | +5.39% | 434 |
| North West | -7 | 357 | £420 | -14.11% | 361 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 347 | £478 | +3.38% | 259 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 342 | £467 | -2.81% | 235 |
| South West | 0 | 331 | £500 | -3.61% | 308 |
| Scotland | -2 | 271 | £433 | -6.83% | 107 |
| East of England | -3 | 227 | £450 | -3.54% | 285 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 155 | £443 | +20.41% | 175 |
| Wales | -3 | 72 | £400 | +20.78% | 70 |
| North East | -9 | 50 | £425 | -16.26% | 97 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 26 | £447 | +9.69% | 32 |
| 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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