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 12 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 6 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +2 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,888 | 4,998 | 4,699 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.79% | 15.18% | 12.44% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.75% | 16.78% | 14.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,260 | 2,980 | 2,720 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £238 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £381 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £488 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.56% | -2.50% | -0.20% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £705 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £458 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.64% | -3.68% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 618 | 326 | 212 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.25 | £14.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.25 | £20.00 | £16.37 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.75% | +22.21% | -68.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.93 | £33.50 | £31.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.58 | £62.41 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.36% | +15.96% | -66.92% |
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 | 46,186 | 29,793 | 32,494 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.63% | 90.48% | 86.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,729 | 18,525 | 19,586 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £294 | £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 | 3,368 | 1,885 | 1,263 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.53 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £17.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.11% | -37.13% | -9.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £42.79 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.72 | £65.21 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £22.27 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.43% | -44.79% | -7.83% |
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 12 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 12 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 12 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 | -5 | 5,082 | £500 | +2.04% | 6,970 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 3,174 | £450 | -1.64% | 3,995 |
| London | -12 | 2,165 | £525 | +5.00% | 3,392 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,584 | £500 | - | 2,996 |
| South East | -3 | 826 | £475 | +5.56% | 966 |
| North of England | -8 | 746 | £450 | -5.26% | 975 |
| Midlands | -5 | 616 | £450 | +0.67% | 589 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 444 | £450 | -5.26% | 359 |
| North West | -8 | 373 | £450 | -1.64% | 489 |
| South West | -6 | 321 | £505 | +9.19% | 480 |
| Scotland | -4 | 303 | £430 | -4.56% | 298 |
| East of England | 0 | 300 | £438 | -13.37% | 416 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 293 | £475 | -3.80% | 330 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 168 | £425 | +13.33% | 229 |
| North East | -7 | 82 | £375 | -16.67% | 163 |
| Wales | -8 | 63 | £468 | +13.33% | 113 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 27 | £425 | -18.27% | 210 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 5 | £600 | - | 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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