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 26 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 26 May 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +5 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,183 | 4,908 | 4,633 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.68% | 17.16% | 10.86% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.64% | 18.85% | 12.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,036 | 3,067 | 2,824 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £390 | £388 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £717 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £468 | £471 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.64% | -0.94% | -3.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 374 | 241 | 423 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.39 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.50 | £13.84 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £22.00 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.55% | +35.55% | -67.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.00 | £35.00 | £34.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.75 | £20.25 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.41% | +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 | 40,998 | 26,034 | 36,602 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.45% | 91.02% | 85.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,676 | 16,714 | 23,582 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £409 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £510 | £513 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.49% | -2.38% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £498 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.74% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,430 | 1,064 | 2,485 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.80 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.91 | £18.12 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.28 | £27.45 | £36.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +54.01% | -23.75% | -3.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £57.50 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.01 | £74.63 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £44.35 | £25.15 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.32% | -32.93% | +7.14% |
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 26 May 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 26 May 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 26 May 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 | -5 | 4,430 | £500 | - | 3,365 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,788 | £468 | -0.64% | 2,507 |
| London | -11 | 1,856 | £520 | - | 1,218 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 1,466 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,504 |
| North of England | -8 | 738 | £450 | -7.69% | 661 |
| South East | -7 | 637 | £493 | -1.40% | 702 |
| Midlands | -9 | 500 | £469 | +6.60% | 417 |
| North West | -8 | 350 | £425 | -13.27% | 365 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 350 | £475 | +3.26% | 261 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 346 | £469 | -1.26% | 228 |
| South West | -2 | 331 | £500 | -4.76% | 296 |
| Scotland | -1 | 273 | £438 | -5.91% | 116 |
| East of England | -3 | 236 | £450 | -5.63% | 262 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 149 | £443 | +18.56% | 157 |
| Wales | -2 | 71 | £400 | +6.67% | 54 |
| North East | -10 | 50 | £413 | -8.33% | 79 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 26 | £447 | +9.69% | 61 |
| 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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