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 24 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 24 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +4 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,840 | 5,105 | 4,627 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.64% | 15.49% | 12.14% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.60% | 17.11% | 14.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,250 | 3,071 | 2,681 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £230 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £375 | £393 |
| 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 | 576 | 314 | 230 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.68 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.75 | £20.13 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.84% | +24.01% | -69.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.16 | £34.48 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.25 | £63.40 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.73 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.90% | +15.40% | -70.49% |
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 | 46,342 | 29,835 | 32,681 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.41% | 90.50% | 85.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,074 | 18,533 | 19,873 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £309 |
| 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 | £626 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,192 | 1,836 | 1,405 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.74 | £14.31 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £17.32 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -41.51% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £43.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £65.25 | £74.65 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £22.32 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.25% | -48.10% | +1.18% |
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 24 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 24 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 24 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 | 5,035 | £500 | +2.56% | 11,429 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,139 | £450 | - | 7,266 |
| London | -12 | 2,156 | £525 | +5.00% | 5,136 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 1,560 | £500 | - | 4,281 |
| South East | -4 | 799 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,762 |
| North of England | -9 | 731 | £447 | -5.89% | 1,620 |
| Midlands | -5 | 618 | £450 | +2.39% | 1,252 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 441 | £450 | -5.26% | 754 |
| North West | -10 | 360 | £445 | -5.12% | 849 |
| South West | -5 | 335 | £500 | +11.11% | 869 |
| Scotland | -3 | 310 | £450 | - | 551 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 301 | £450 | -7.64% | 550 |
| East of England | 0 | 285 | £425 | -15.00% | 764 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 174 | £475 | +26.67% | 496 |
| North East | -13 | 72 | £375 | -16.67% | 238 |
| Wales | -7 | 62 | £475 | +22.58% | 185 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 25 | £419 | -11.84% | 368 |
| 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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