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 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 18 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 13 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,593 | 5,211 | 4,458 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.44% | 15.85% | 11.51% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.33% | 17.52% | 13.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,154 | 3,129 | 2,744 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £250 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £398 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £495 | £486 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.89% | -2.84% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £614 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £456 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.32% | -4.00% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 490 | 314 | 276 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.37 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.12 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.02 | £20.26 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.12% | +24.80% | -70.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.50 | £34.48 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.08 | £64.63 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.75 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.37% | +15.96% | -70.49% |
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 | 45,374 | 29,740 | 33,103 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.72% | 90.47% | 85.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,858 | 18,514 | 21,188 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,851 | 1,725 | 1,782 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £17.30 | £18.17 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.00 | £25.15 | £40.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +67.00% | -38.57% | +0.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £48.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £68.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +91.13% | -45.88% | +19.72% |
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 18 August 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 18 August 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 18 August 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 | -7 | 4,864 | £500 | +1.63% | 3,812 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,978 | £450 | -1.32% | 3,358 |
| London | -12 | 2,106 | £525 | +5.00% | 1,042 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,543 | £500 | - | 1,283 |
| South East | -4 | 779 | £480 | +1.05% | 1,012 |
| North of England | -11 | 724 | £445 | -6.32% | 785 |
| Midlands | -6 | 545 | £450 | +4.53% | 602 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 390 | £450 | -2.17% | 364 |
| South West | 0 | 349 | £500 | +6.67% | 449 |
| North West | -12 | 348 | £450 | -5.76% | 391 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 316 | £450 | -5.26% | 274 |
| Scotland | -4 | 268 | £458 | +1.67% | 150 |
| East of England | +1 | 252 | £450 | -10.00% | 327 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 152 | £470 | +27.72% | 239 |
| North East | -14 | 65 | £373 | -17.22% | 136 |
| Wales | -5 | 64 | £475 | +26.67% | 85 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 26 | £388 | -21.88% | 80 |
| Channel Islands | -4 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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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