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 11 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +4 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,804 | 5,152 | 4,560 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.63% | 15.60% | 11.82% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.56% | 17.25% | 13.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,254 | 3,081 | 2,681 |
| 10th Percentile | £238 | £238 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £480 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -4.00% | -1.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 544 | 319 | 235 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.84 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.63 | £20.26 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.05% | +24.80% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £35.48 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.35 | £65.03 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.76 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.06% | +15.60% | -70.37% |
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 | 46,202 | 29,871 | 32,996 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.62% | 90.47% | 85.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,118 | 18,549 | 20,447 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £311 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £403 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,059 | 1,786 | 1,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £14.23 | £14.71 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.36 | £17.30 | £20.09 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -41.51% | +3.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £45.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £22.63 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.76% | -47.37% | +8.72% |
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 11 September 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 11 September 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 11 September 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 | 5,008 | £500 | +2.56% | 5,674 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,094 | £450 | - | 4,240 |
| London | -11 | 2,179 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,192 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,561 | £500 | - | 2,026 |
| South East | -4 | 801 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,160 |
| North of England | -11 | 723 | £444 | -6.47% | 911 |
| Midlands | -5 | 588 | £450 | +3.15% | 777 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 419 | £450 | -2.70% | 462 |
| North West | -9 | 364 | £445 | -6.32% | 458 |
| South West | -5 | 341 | £495 | +10.00% | 559 |
| Scotland | -1 | 308 | £450 | - | 281 |
| Yorkshire | -9 | 292 | £450 | -6.25% | 323 |
| East of England | +1 | 268 | £425 | -15.00% | 444 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 166 | £475 | +26.67% | 317 |
| North East | -16 | 69 | £375 | -16.67% | 148 |
| Wales | -6 | 65 | £471 | +25.67% | 106 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 25 | £413 | -13.16% | 118 |
| Channel Islands | -1 | 5 | £600 | - |
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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