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 6 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 6 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +4 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,669 | 5,114 | 4,530 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.49% | 15.64% | 11.82% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.41% | 17.30% | 13.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,187 | 3,053 | 2,683 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £238 | £251 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £386 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £483 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.63% | -3.50% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £604 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 511 | 317 | 243 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.82 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.25 | £15.25 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.75 | £20.26 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.43% | +24.80% | -69.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.88 | £35.00 | £29.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.00 | £65.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.36% | +15.96% | -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 | 45,698 | 29,569 | 32,758 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.55% | 90.41% | 85.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,932 | 18,352 | 20,483 |
| 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% | -3.31% |
| 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 | 2,947 | 1,755 | 1,552 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £14.20 | £14.42 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.63 | £17.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £42.69 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -41.09% | +2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.89 | £45.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.40 | £22.63 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +87.36% | -47.37% | +12.13% |
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 6 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 6 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 6 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 | -6 | 4,905 | £500 | +2.04% | 7,024 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 2,991 | £450 | - | 4,901 |
| London | -12 | 2,155 | £525 | +5.00% | 3,123 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 1,552 | £500 | - | 2,487 |
| South East | -4 | 786 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,231 |
| North of England | -12 | 719 | £443 | -6.68% | 1,050 |
| Midlands | -6 | 554 | £450 | +1.69% | 837 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 395 | £450 | -4.05% | 513 |
| North West | -9 | 363 | £445 | -6.32% | 538 |
| South West | -4 | 332 | £483 | +7.22% | 676 |
| Yorkshire | -9 | 292 | £450 | -5.26% | 355 |
| Scotland | -3 | 288 | £440 | -2.22% | 368 |
| East of England | +1 | 253 | £438 | -12.50% | 522 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 156 | £475 | +26.67% | 326 |
| North East | -14 | 66 | £375 | -16.67% | 177 |
| Wales | -7 | 61 | £475 | +26.67% | 107 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 25 | £413 | -13.16% | 236 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 3 | £525 | - | 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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