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 14 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 14 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 | 5,977 | 5,045 | 4,667 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.81% | 15.21% | 12.45% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.76% | 16.80% | 14.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,323 | 3,007 | 2,706 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £241 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £391 | £381 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £486 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.92% | -2.84% | -0.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.06% | -5.21% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 620 | 327 | 207 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.25 | £14.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.12 | £15.50 | £15.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.26 | £20.00 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.70% | +17.65% | -66.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £34.68 | £33.75 | £31.37 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.54 | £61.96 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.36% | +15.96% | -66.47% |
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 | 46,826 | 30,024 | 32,246 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.73% | 90.50% | 86.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,144 | 18,679 | 19,408 |
| 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% | -2.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £737 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,407 | 1,886 | 1,245 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.64 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.11% | -37.13% | -10.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £42.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.72 | £65.07 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £22.27 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.43% | -44.79% | -8.14% |
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 14 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 14 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 14 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 | 5,152 | £500 | +2.56% | 7,022 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 3,208 | £450 | -0.06% | 4,009 |
| London | -11 | 2,205 | £525 | +5.00% | 3,415 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,607 | £500 | - | 3,012 |
| South East | -3 | 829 | £475 | +5.56% | 997 |
| North of England | -8 | 763 | £450 | -5.26% | 977 |
| Midlands | -5 | 617 | £450 | +0.67% | 580 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 445 | £450 | -5.26% | 351 |
| North West | -7 | 379 | £450 | -1.64% | 488 |
| South West | -6 | 320 | £500 | +8.11% | 487 |
| Scotland | -3 | 310 | £429 | -4.67% | 297 |
| East of England | 0 | 305 | £425 | -15.42% | 429 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 302 | £475 | -4.04% | 325 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 168 | £425 | +13.33% | 229 |
| North East | -8 | 84 | £375 | -16.67% | 172 |
| Wales | -7 | 65 | £468 | +13.33% | 114 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 27 | £425 | -18.27% | 186 |
| 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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