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 8 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 6 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +3 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,861 | 5,053 | 4,674 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.75% | 15.29% | 12.35% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.71% | 16.89% | 14.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,251 | 3,024 | 2,700 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £243 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £375 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £485 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.20% | -3.10% | -0.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £706 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £452 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.50% | -5.26% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 601 | 324 | 218 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.25 | £14.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.25 | £20.00 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.75% | +23.23% | -69.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £34.50 | £33.91 | £31.43 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.65 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.80 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.23% | +15.80% | -69.76% |
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 | 46,126 | 29,916 | 32,545 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.57% | 90.50% | 85.97% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,740 | 18,573 | 19,640 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £295 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £404 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £736 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,322 | 1,863 | 1,307 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.63 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £25.15 | £40.33 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.11% | -37.63% | -7.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £43.21 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.95 | £65.23 | £74.44 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £22.32 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.05% | -47.49% | - |
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 8 October 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 8 October 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 8 October 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 | -6 | 5,062 | £500 | +2.51% | 11,845 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 3,152 | £452 | +0.50% | 7,306 |
| London | -12 | 2,160 | £525 | +5.00% | 5,282 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,572 | £500 | - | 4,450 |
| South East | -3 | 826 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,856 |
| North of England | -9 | 742 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,694 |
| Midlands | -6 | 612 | £450 | +1.47% | 1,146 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 438 | £450 | -5.26% | 688 |
| North West | -9 | 370 | £450 | -1.48% | 846 |
| South West | -6 | 318 | £505 | +12.22% | 825 |
| Scotland | -5 | 300 | £438 | -2.78% | 550 |
| East of England | 0 | 294 | £438 | -14.55% | 827 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 293 | £473 | -4.55% | 598 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 170 | £443 | +18.00% | 458 |
| North East | -10 | 81 | £375 | -16.67% | 264 |
| Wales | -7 | 61 | £468 | +14.02% | 198 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 26 | £425 | -14.57% | 301 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 5 | £600 | - | 3 |
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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