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 9 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 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 | 5,854 | 5,061 | 4,705 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.74% | 15.26% | 12.39% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.70% | 16.87% | 14.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,244 | 3,024 | 2,717 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £240 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £377 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £485 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.09% | -3.00% | -0.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £705 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £454 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.89% | -5.26% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 604 | 329 | 218 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.25 | £14.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.25 | £19.25 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.19% | +18.61% | -69.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £34.68 | £33.75 | £31.43 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.47 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.76 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.06% | +15.60% | -69.76% |
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 | 46,102 | 30,004 | 32,672 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.59% | 90.46% | 86.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,718 | 18,629 | 19,703 |
| 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% | -2.78% |
| 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 | 3,326 | 1,885 | 1,303 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.58 | £14.33 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £17.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.11% | -37.13% | -8.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £43.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.52 | £65.00 | £73.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £22.27 | £41.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.43% | -46.02% | -2.94% |
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 9 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 9 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 9 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 | -6 | 5,057 | £500 | +2.56% | 12,601 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 3,148 | £454 | +0.89% | 7,386 |
| London | -11 | 2,159 | £525 | +5.00% | 5,901 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,575 | £500 | - | 4,702 |
| South East | -3 | 822 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,777 |
| North of England | -9 | 740 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,696 |
| Midlands | -5 | 610 | £450 | +2.27% | 1,144 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 438 | £450 | -5.26% | 708 |
| North West | -9 | 369 | £450 | -1.32% | 854 |
| South West | -7 | 320 | £506 | +9.41% | 856 |
| Scotland | -5 | 300 | £434 | -3.61% | 583 |
| East of England | 0 | 297 | £425 | -15.84% | 888 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 292 | £475 | -4.04% | 592 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 168 | £425 | +13.33% | 436 |
| North East | -10 | 81 | £375 | -16.67% | 266 |
| Wales | -8 | 60 | £468 | +14.02% | 210 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 27 | £425 | -14.57% | 326 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 5 | £600 | - | 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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