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 12 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 12 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 | 5,796 | 5,138 | 4,573 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.62% | 15.56% | 11.85% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.56% | 17.20% | 13.85% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,253 | 3,079 | 2,694 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £230 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £386 |
| 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 | 544 | 321 | 233 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.85 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.75 | £20.00 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +23.23% | -69.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £35.00 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.35 | £65.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.81 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.29% | +15.88% | -70.37% |
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 | 46,152 | 29,871 | 33,024 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.59% | 90.49% | 85.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,085 | 18,553 | 20,430 |
| 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% | -2.78% |
| 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 | 3,056 | 1,793 | 1,507 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.85 | £14.23 | £14.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.44 | £17.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -41.51% | +1.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £44.78 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £79.50 | £67.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.03 | £22.58 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +77.32% | -47.50% | +7.50% |
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 12 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 12 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 12 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 | 5,000 | £500 | +2.56% | 7,569 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,094 | £450 | - | 5,116 |
| London | -12 | 2,172 | £525 | +5.00% | 3,372 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,557 | £500 | - | 5,794 |
| South East | -4 | 799 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,326 |
| North of England | -12 | 721 | £445 | -6.32% | 1,117 |
| Midlands | -5 | 590 | £450 | +2.27% | 896 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 422 | £450 | -4.05% | 532 |
| North West | -9 | 364 | £445 | -6.32% | 558 |
| South West | -4 | 341 | £500 | +11.11% | 652 |
| Scotland | -1 | 309 | £450 | - | 385 |
| Yorkshire | -9 | 290 | £450 | -6.25% | 402 |
| East of England | 0 | 270 | £425 | -15.00% | 546 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 165 | £475 | +26.67% | 364 |
| North East | -19 | 69 | £375 | -16.67% | 176 |
| Wales | -6 | 65 | £471 | +25.67% | 141 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 24 | £413 | -13.16% | 178 |
| 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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