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 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 Jun 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 | 5,233 | 5,022 | 4,671 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.53% | 17.16% | 10.79% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.43% | 18.86% | 12.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,049 | 3,107 | 2,827 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £385 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £493 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.40% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £456 | £466 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.05% | -1.89% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 399 | 269 | 431 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £13.93 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £22.14 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.67% | +36.41% | -68.73% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.50 | £35.00 | £33.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.25 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.75 | £20.00 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +33.33% | -71.32% |
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 | 42,104 | 26,621 | 36,920 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.75% | 90.94% | 85.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,283 | 16,896 | 23,594 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £406 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £510 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.49% | -2.86% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £615 | £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 | 2,537 | 1,167 | 2,565 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.68 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.00 | £17.87 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £27.50 | £36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.85% | -24.66% | +1.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.89 | £56.00 | £61.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.24 | £73.75 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £45.00 | £25.15 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +78.93% | -34.02% | +8.91% |
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 June 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 June 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 June 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 | 4,475 | £500 | - | 2,886 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,793 | £456 | -2.05% | 2,417 |
| London | -11 | 1,911 | £520 | +0.97% | 842 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,470 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,250 |
| North of England | -10 | 715 | £450 | -5.26% | 597 |
| South East | -6 | 667 | £488 | -2.50% | 748 |
| Midlands | -9 | 502 | £464 | +7.66% | 377 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 354 | £471 | +4.56% | 228 |
| North West | -9 | 343 | £434 | -8.63% | 341 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 332 | £460 | -3.16% | 189 |
| South West | -4 | 315 | £500 | -2.44% | 288 |
| Scotland | -3 | 284 | £438 | -5.91% | 103 |
| East of England | -2 | 244 | £450 | -4.26% | 273 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 147 | £443 | +20.74% | 151 |
| Wales | 0 | 67 | £440 | +17.33% | 46 |
| North East | -15 | 46 | £375 | -16.67% | 77 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 24 | £380 | +4.83% | 68 |
| 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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