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 5 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 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 | 5,663 | 5,099 | 4,476 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.49% | 15.68% | 11.78% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.41% | 17.34% | 13.79% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,185 | 3,045 | 2,657 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £238 | £256 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £480 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -4.00% | -2.55% |
| 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 | 507 | 316 | 240 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.82 | £12.49 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.35 | £15.25 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.79 | £20.26 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.23% | +24.80% | -69.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.25 | £35.24 | £29.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.30 | £65.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.25 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.03% | +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 | 45,646 | 29,409 | 32,455 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.59% | 90.41% | 85.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,910 | 18,256 | 20,327 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.67% |
| 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 | 2,932 | 1,750 | 1,541 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £14.20 | £14.41 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.72 | £17.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £42.88 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -41.35% | +3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.85 | £45.79 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.03 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.50 | £22.63 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +87.80% | -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 5 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 5 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 5 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 | 4,902 | £500 | +2.04% | 7,781 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,986 | £450 | - | 5,282 |
| London | -12 | 2,154 | £525 | +5.00% | 3,587 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 1,551 | £500 | - | 2,761 |
| South East | -4 | 785 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,288 |
| North of England | -11 | 718 | £443 | -6.68% | 1,115 |
| Midlands | -6 | 554 | £450 | +1.69% | 889 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 395 | £450 | -4.05% | 552 |
| North West | -8 | 363 | £445 | -6.32% | 575 |
| South West | -4 | 332 | £483 | +7.22% | 726 |
| Yorkshire | -9 | 291 | £450 | -5.26% | 377 |
| Scotland | -4 | 286 | £439 | -2.50% | 399 |
| East of England | +1 | 253 | £438 | -12.50% | 592 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 156 | £475 | +26.67% | 338 |
| North East | -14 | 66 | £375 | -16.67% | 183 |
| Wales | -7 | 60 | £475 | +26.67% | 126 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 25 | £413 | -13.16% | 271 |
| 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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