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 7 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 7 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +4 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,890 | 5,068 | 4,639 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.73% | 15.35% | 12.32% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.68% | 16.95% | 14.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,270 | 3,039 | 2,676 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £241 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £386 | £376 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £483 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.63% | -3.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £707 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 602 | 322 | 218 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.28 | £14.40 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.49 | £20.00 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.55% | +23.23% | -68.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.94 | £33.97 | £31.43 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.72 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.80 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.23% | +15.80% | -69.42% |
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 | 46,438 | 29,893 | 32,352 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.57% | 90.54% | 85.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,948 | 18,567 | 19,512 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £295 | £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 | £736 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,331 | 1,864 | 1,314 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.65 | £14.35 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.08 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.87 | £25.15 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +50.56% | -39.40% | -2.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £43.20 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.00 | £65.00 | £74.44 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.13 | £22.32 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +70.85% | -48.10% | +1.18% |
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 7 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 7 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 7 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 | -7 | 5,085 | £500 | +2.56% | 12,379 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,166 | £450 | - | 7,607 |
| London | -12 | 2,175 | £525 | +5.00% | 5,544 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,577 | £500 | - | 4,619 |
| South East | -3 | 825 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,930 |
| North of England | -9 | 743 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,743 |
| Midlands | -5 | 617 | £450 | +0.67% | 1,216 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 439 | £450 | -5.76% | 735 |
| North West | -8 | 369 | £450 | -1.64% | 883 |
| South West | -7 | 318 | £503 | +10.14% | 856 |
| Scotland | -5 | 303 | £439 | -2.50% | 561 |
| East of England | 0 | 299 | £450 | -12.11% | 874 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 296 | £473 | -4.55% | 603 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 174 | £446 | +19.00% | 480 |
| North East | -9 | 80 | £375 | -16.67% | 271 |
| Wales | -8 | 63 | £468 | +14.02% | 205 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 25 | £419 | -15.83% | 316 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 5 | £600 | - | 4 |
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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