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 7 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 7 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +4 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,603 | 5,246 | 4,424 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.49% | 15.96% | 11.34% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.35% | 17.65% | 13.25% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,167 | 3,190 | 2,728 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £389 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.10% | -2.10% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £614 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £451 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.59% | -2.63% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 489 | 309 | 293 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.77 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.45 | £15.25 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £21.24 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.55% | +30.87% | -70.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.50 | £38.00 | £31.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.05 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.50 | £18.84 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.78% | +16.05% | -70.37% |
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 | 45,370 | 29,720 | 33,385 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.93% | 90.44% | 85.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,958 | 18,627 | 21,372 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £420 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -4.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £729 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,804 | 1,656 | 1,869 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £14.20 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £17.33 | £18.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.68 | £25.15 | £40.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +69.69% | -37.63% | -5.12% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £50.00 | £64.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £68.00 | £74.51 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £23.30 | £40.94 |
| % change year-on-year | +88.67% | -43.09% | +2.35% |
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 7 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 7 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 7 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 | -7 | 4,870 | £494 | -0.40% | 5,623 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,010 | £451 | -2.59% | 3,922 |
| London | -12 | 2,085 | £520 | +4.00% | 2,328 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 1,541 | £492 | -1.60% | 1,966 |
| South East | -3 | 780 | £480 | -2.04% | 1,126 |
| North of England | -9 | 732 | £450 | -5.26% | 912 |
| Midlands | -5 | 552 | £450 | +5.39% | 658 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 401 | £450 | -0.33% | 383 |
| South West | 0 | 350 | £500 | +5.26% | 484 |
| North West | -12 | 346 | £450 | -8.35% | 472 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 331 | £450 | -5.26% | 323 |
| Scotland | -4 | 277 | £443 | -1.67% | 214 |
| East of England | +1 | 260 | £450 | -3.74% | 420 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 148 | £475 | +27.86% | 275 |
| Wales | -3 | 63 | £475 | +26.67% | 113 |
| North East | -18 | 60 | £375 | -16.67% | 128 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 24 | £380 | -25.49% | 118 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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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