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 25 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 25 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 | 5,175 | 4,944 | 4,633 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.69% | 17.17% | 10.87% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.67% | 18.86% | 12.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,037 | 3,092 | 2,824 |
| 10th Percentile | £265 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £390 | £388 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £492 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.60% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £720 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £470 | £471 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.33% | -0.83% | -3.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 368 | 242 | 424 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.33 | £14.20 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.58 | £13.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £22.14 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.15% | +36.41% | -67.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.38 | £41.00 | £35.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £65.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.50 | £20.87 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.36% | +39.13% | -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 | 40,852 | 26,213 | 36,586 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.38% | 91.03% | 85.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,586 | 16,831 | 23,574 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £303 | £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 | 2,418 | 1,066 | 2,483 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.68 | £14.20 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.85 | £18.13 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £42.13 | £27.59 | £36.05 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.71% | -23.47% | -0.22% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £58.73 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £75.00 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.69 | £25.15 | £38.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +73.72% | -33.82% | +8.57% |
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 25 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 25 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 25 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 | 4,429 | £500 | - | 3,099 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,782 | £470 | -0.33% | 2,421 |
| London | -11 | 1,859 | £520 | -0.14% | 1,029 |
| Work from Home | -3 | 1,470 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,341 |
| North of England | -8 | 741 | £450 | -7.46% | 642 |
| South East | -7 | 640 | £495 | -1.00% | 716 |
| Midlands | -8 | 493 | £469 | +6.71% | 401 |
| North West | -8 | 350 | £425 | -13.27% | 351 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 348 | £470 | -1.05% | 225 |
| West Midlands | -10 | 344 | £475 | +2.98% | 253 |
| South West | -2 | 330 | £500 | -3.61% | 279 |
| Scotland | -1 | 268 | £438 | -5.91% | 109 |
| East of England | -3 | 236 | £450 | -6.00% | 245 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 148 | £445 | +19.16% | 149 |
| Wales | -3 | 71 | £400 | +6.67% | 51 |
| North East | -11 | 51 | £425 | -5.56% | 77 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 26 | £447 | +9.69% | 43 |
| 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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