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 22 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 22 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +4 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,597 | 5,184 | 4,490 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.40% | 15.80% | 11.56% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.28% | 17.46% | 13.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,162 | 3,128 | 2,728 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £249 | £255 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £393 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £495 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.02% | -2.00% | -3.85% |
| 75th Percentile | £591 | £600 | £608 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.70% | -2.63% | -2.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 490 | 314 | 278 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.76 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.30 | £15.25 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.90 | £20.26 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.71% | +24.80% | -70.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £34.48 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.28 | £64.63 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.25 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.03% | +15.96% | -71.20% |
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 | 45,595 | 29,691 | 33,157 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.72% | 90.49% | 85.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,992 | 18,509 | 21,072 |
| 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 | £727 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,871 | 1,749 | 1,744 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.22 | £14.20 | £13.87 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.27 | £17.30 | £18.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.92 | £25.15 | £40.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +66.68% | -37.90% | -2.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.89 | £47.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.50 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.00 | £41.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +91.13% | -44.58% | +10.67% |
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 22 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 22 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 22 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 | -8 | 4,862 | £500 | +1.01% | 7,677 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,972 | £450 | -2.70% | 5,385 |
| London | -12 | 2,115 | £525 | +5.00% | 3,392 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,537 | £500 | - | 2,855 |
| South East | -4 | 777 | £480 | +1.05% | 1,297 |
| North of England | -11 | 722 | £443 | -6.74% | 1,248 |
| Midlands | -7 | 541 | £450 | +2.39% | 825 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 385 | £450 | -2.70% | 516 |
| North West | -12 | 353 | £445 | -7.29% | 670 |
| South West | -2 | 345 | £500 | +11.11% | 739 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 307 | £450 | -5.26% | 416 |
| Scotland | -5 | 273 | £454 | +0.83% | 414 |
| East of England | +1 | 254 | £450 | -10.00% | 629 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 153 | £475 | +26.67% | 310 |
| North East | -14 | 67 | £375 | -16.67% | 184 |
| Wales | -5 | 63 | £475 | +26.67% | 147 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 26 | £388 | -22.50% | 227 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 1 | - | - | 4 |
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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