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 9 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 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 | 5,641 | 5,290 | 4,417 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.53% | 15.96% | 11.37% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.38% | 17.65% | 13.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,183 | 3,206 | 2,734 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £250 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £490 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -2.00% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £613 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £463 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.70% | -2.63% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 492 | 312 | 284 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.79 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.25 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £21.17 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.25% | +30.44% | -69.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.00 | £35.75 | £31.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.98 | £65.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.75 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.37% | +15.96% | -70.25% |
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 | 45,550 | 29,973 | 33,247 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.00% | 90.45% | 85.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,063 | 18,757 | 21,325 |
| 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% | -4.02% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £730 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,827 | 1,692 | 1,840 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £14.20 | £14.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.25 | £17.30 | £18.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £43.50 | £25.15 | £40.94 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +72.96% | -38.57% | -3.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £68.00 | £48.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £82.25 | £68.00 | £74.59 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.96 | £22.63 | £42.27 |
| % change year-on-year | +94.26% | -46.47% | +12.73% |
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 9 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 9 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 9 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 | 4,903 | £494 | -0.20% | 5,610 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,025 | £450 | -2.70% | 3,885 |
| London | -12 | 2,102 | £520 | +4.00% | 2,331 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 1,549 | £492 | -1.60% | 1,954 |
| South East | -3 | 781 | £480 | -2.04% | 1,137 |
| North of England | -9 | 736 | £450 | -5.26% | 893 |
| Midlands | -5 | 557 | £450 | +4.53% | 655 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 404 | £450 | -1.50% | 385 |
| South West | -1 | 352 | £500 | +5.26% | 469 |
| North West | -12 | 350 | £450 | -8.16% | 455 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 330 | £450 | -5.26% | 321 |
| Scotland | -4 | 275 | £448 | -0.56% | 215 |
| East of England | +1 | 264 | £450 | -5.26% | 419 |
| East Midlands | 0 | 150 | £475 | +26.67% | 270 |
| Wales | -5 | 63 | £475 | +26.67% | 107 |
| North East | -19 | 61 | £375 | -16.67% | 129 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 25 | £384 | -23.25% | 106 |
| 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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