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 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 8 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 | 5,679 | 5,062 | 4,504 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.50% | 15.59% | 11.82% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.42% | 17.25% | 13.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,193 | 3,025 | 2,676 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £238 | £252 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £483 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.63% | -3.50% | -2.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -2.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 509 | 310 | 232 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.78 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.45 | £15.25 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.75 | £20.26 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.43% | +24.80% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.75 | £37.49 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.15 | £65.01 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.13 | £18.80 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.56% | +15.80% | -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 | 45,722 | 29,342 | 32,587 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.57% | 90.39% | 85.51% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,938 | 18,213 | 20,366 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £403 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.23% |
| 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 | 2,944 | 1,739 | 1,516 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £14.22 | £14.77 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.64 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -41.51% | +3.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.99 | £45.87 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.50 | £22.63 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +87.80% | -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 8 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 8 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 8 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 | 4,916 | £500 | +2.04% | 9,964 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 2,996 | £450 | - | 6,311 |
| London | -11 | 2,158 | £525 | +5.00% | 4,970 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 1,554 | £500 | - | 7,134 |
| South East | -4 | 787 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,458 |
| North of England | -11 | 720 | £443 | -6.74% | 1,389 |
| Midlands | -6 | 556 | £450 | +1.12% | 1,045 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 397 | £450 | -4.05% | 655 |
| North West | -9 | 364 | £444 | -6.47% | 769 |
| South West | -5 | 332 | £483 | +7.22% | 811 |
| Yorkshire | -9 | 292 | £450 | -6.25% | 446 |
| Scotland | -4 | 288 | £440 | -2.22% | 548 |
| East of England | +1 | 255 | £425 | -15.00% | 713 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 156 | £475 | +26.67% | 392 |
| North East | -16 | 66 | £375 | -16.67% | 196 |
| Wales | -7 | 60 | £475 | +26.67% | 159 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 25 | £413 | -13.16% | 327 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 3 | £525 | - | 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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