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 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 5 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 | 5,820 | 5,079 | 4,680 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.70% | 15.39% | 12.31% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.67% | 16.99% | 14.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,227 | 3,036 | 2,702 |
| 10th Percentile | £258 | £241 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £375 | £384 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £484 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.41% | -3.30% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £711 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 598 | 325 | 222 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.35 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.51 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.26 | £19.25 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.14% | +18.61% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.41 | £33.88 | £31.43 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.61 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.73 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.90% | +15.40% | -70.01% |
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 | 45,930 | 29,887 | 32,659 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.45% | 90.55% | 85.92% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,618 | 18,553 | 19,727 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £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 | £635 | £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 | 3,299 | 1,876 | 1,335 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.65 | £14.31 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.12 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.25 | £25.15 | £41.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +52.09% | -39.40% | -2.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £43.22 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.60 | £65.00 | £74.26 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.72 | £22.32 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +73.52% | -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 5 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 5 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 5 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 | 5,019 | £500 | +2.04% | 12,441 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,135 | £450 | - | 8,125 |
| London | -12 | 2,143 | £525 | +5.00% | 5,274 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,561 | £500 | - | 5,175 |
| South East | -3 | 819 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,975 |
| North of England | -9 | 727 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,848 |
| Midlands | -5 | 615 | £450 | +1.47% | 1,304 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 440 | £450 | -5.26% | 762 |
| North West | -10 | 360 | £450 | -1.64% | 901 |
| South West | -4 | 318 | £500 | +9.59% | 919 |
| Scotland | -3 | 304 | £438 | -2.78% | 670 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 293 | £475 | -4.04% | 660 |
| East of England | 0 | 290 | £450 | -12.11% | 945 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 171 | £443 | +18.00% | 542 |
| North East | -11 | 76 | £375 | -16.67% | 305 |
| Wales | -5 | 64 | £468 | +15.43% | 256 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 25 | £419 | -15.83% | 312 |
| 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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