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 1 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Jun 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 13 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +5 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,196 | 5,001 | 4,650 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.62% | 17.16% | 10.82% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.54% | 18.86% | 12.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,015 | 3,115 | 2,827 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £388 | £386 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £494 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.20% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £589 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £470 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.13% | -1.05% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 390 | 258 | 429 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.10 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.50 | £13.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.48 | £22.14 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.52% | +36.41% | -67.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.69 | £34.87 | £33.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.38 | £20.25 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -9.26% | +35.00% | -70.00% |
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 | 41,434 | 26,510 | 36,773 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.66% | 90.99% | 85.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,895 | 16,942 | 23,625 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £408 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £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 | 2,481 | 1,120 | 2,526 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.64 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.85 | £17.87 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.50 | £27.97 | £36.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.98% | -23.38% | -0.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.84 | £57.50 | £60.71 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.05 | £75.00 | £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 1 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 1 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 1 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 | -8 | 4,442 | £500 | - | 4,000 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,780 | £460 | -2.13% | 2,886 |
| London | -12 | 1,881 | £520 | - | 1,573 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,466 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,780 |
| North of England | -9 | 727 | £450 | -7.22% | 726 |
| South East | -6 | 649 | £488 | -2.50% | 803 |
| Midlands | -9 | 497 | £463 | +6.49% | 425 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 352 | £469 | +3.88% | 262 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 349 | £460 | -3.16% | 240 |
| North West | -8 | 339 | £424 | -13.22% | 401 |
| South West | -3 | 318 | £500 | -2.44% | 337 |
| Scotland | -2 | 280 | £438 | -5.91% | 161 |
| East of England | -3 | 244 | £450 | -5.63% | 325 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 144 | £443 | +18.96% | 164 |
| Wales | -1 | 66 | £400 | +6.67% | 64 |
| North East | -14 | 47 | £388 | -13.89% | 96 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 23 | £380 | +4.83% | 116 |
| 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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