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 15 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 15 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 6 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +3 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,986 | 5,063 | 4,685 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.83% | 15.25% | 12.44% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.77% | 16.85% | 14.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,322 | 3,012 | 2,722 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £243 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £381 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £495 | £485 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.06% | -3.00% | -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 | - | -5.26% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 625 | 327 | 204 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.25 | £14.55 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.25 | £20.00 | £17.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.75% | +17.65% | -66.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.75 | £33.25 | £31.89 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.54 | £62.23 |
| 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 | 46,870 | 30,047 | 32,387 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.76% | 90.49% | 86.01% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,156 | 18,700 | 19,515 |
| 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 | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,444 | 1,888 | 1,247 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.53 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.94 | £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 | £78.18 | £65.25 | £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 15 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 15 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 15 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 | 5,153 | £500 | +2.56% | 7,159 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 3,224 | £450 | - | 4,126 |
| London | -12 | 2,195 | £525 | +5.00% | 3,442 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,609 | £500 | - | 3,588 |
| South East | -3 | 835 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,032 |
| North of England | -8 | 765 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,000 |
| Midlands | -5 | 615 | £450 | +2.33% | 613 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 444 | £450 | -5.26% | 372 |
| North West | -8 | 378 | £450 | -1.64% | 507 |
| South West | -6 | 322 | £503 | +8.65% | 501 |
| Scotland | -3 | 315 | £429 | -4.67% | 301 |
| East of England | 0 | 305 | £423 | -15.50% | 443 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 303 | £475 | -4.04% | 329 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 167 | £425 | +11.71% | 241 |
| North East | -4 | 86 | £375 | -16.67% | 172 |
| Wales | -6 | 67 | £468 | +13.33% | 112 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 28 | £425 | -18.27% | 183 |
| 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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