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 4 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 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 | 5,412 | 5,284 | 4,742 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.49% | 16.75% | 10.92% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.33% | 18.46% | 12.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,119 | 3,248 | 2,852 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £246 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £375 | £383 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.70% | -2.63% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 430 | 296 | 412 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.09 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.49 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.69 | £21.39 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.96% | +31.79% | -67.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £39.07 | £32.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.08 | £65.25 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.75 | £18.85 | £15.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.53% | +19.68% | -67.99% |
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 | 43,890 | 28,628 | 37,028 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.04% | 90.75% | 85.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,271 | 18,064 | 23,618 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £405 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £505 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.98% | -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 | 2,636 | 1,406 | 2,527 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.00 | £17.46 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.96 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +74.79% | -32.93% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £53.75 | £61.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £70.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.50 | £24.66 | £38.12 |
| % change year-on-year | +80.45% | -35.31% | +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 4 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 4 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 4 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 | 4,625 | £492 | -1.54% | 3,684 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,915 | £450 | -2.70% | 2,797 |
| London | -12 | 1,955 | £512 | +2.40% | 1,282 |
| Work from Home | -8 | 1,507 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,541 |
| South East | -5 | 726 | £481 | -1.94% | 834 |
| North of England | -11 | 724 | £447 | -5.89% | 695 |
| Midlands | -7 | 532 | £465 | +9.29% | 454 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 388 | £469 | +4.22% | 247 |
| North West | -12 | 357 | £447 | -7.74% | 383 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 326 | £450 | -5.26% | 219 |
| South West | -4 | 322 | £500 | - | 338 |
| Scotland | -2 | 292 | £434 | -6.22% | 132 |
| East of England | -2 | 260 | £450 | -3.74% | 289 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 142 | £450 | +22.62% | 208 |
| Wales | -2 | 69 | £468 | +32.40% | 54 |
| North East | -19 | 47 | £356 | -20.83% | 110 |
| Northern Ireland | -10 | 23 | £380 | -10.59% | 79 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 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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