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 9 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Jul 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 | 5,534 | 5,367 | 4,763 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.54% | 16.62% | 10.98% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.38% | 18.35% | 12.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,190 | 3,298 | 2,869 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £375 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.60% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £721 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.54% | -2.63% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 440 | 297 | 406 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.44 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.56 | £21.39 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.90% | +31.79% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | £41.00 | £32.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.25 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.00 | £18.85 | £15.90 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.80% | +18.59% | -69.72% |
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 | 44,694 | 29,246 | 37,042 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.15% | 90.54% | 85.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,812 | 18,436 | 23,663 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £518 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.50% | -3.81% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £623 | £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 | 2,657 | 1,477 | 2,496 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.94 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.09 | £17.61 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -32.93% | -6.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £53.50 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £70.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £24.66 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +80.45% | -35.31% | -3.62% |
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 9 July 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 9 July 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 9 July 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 | 4,740 | £495 | -1.00% | 3,711 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,983 | £460 | -0.54% | 2,927 |
| London | -12 | 1,998 | £512 | +2.36% | 1,322 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 1,535 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,417 |
| South East | -5 | 744 | £481 | -1.84% | 809 |
| North of England | -10 | 739 | £448 | -5.79% | 750 |
| Midlands | -7 | 544 | £464 | +9.18% | 457 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 396 | £467 | +3.74% | 266 |
| North West | -11 | 367 | £449 | -7.43% | 384 |
| South West | -3 | 342 | £503 | +0.50% | 366 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 330 | £450 | -5.26% | 246 |
| Scotland | -2 | 291 | £434 | -6.22% | 136 |
| East of England | -2 | 263 | £473 | - | 271 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 146 | £450 | +22.62% | 191 |
| Wales | -3 | 71 | £468 | +24.67% | 63 |
| North East | -18 | 48 | £356 | -20.83% | 134 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 23 | £380 | -10.59% | 158 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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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