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 11 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 11 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 6 | 8 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +2 | +5 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,882 | 5,039 | 4,710 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.78% | 15.22% | 12.43% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.74% | 16.82% | 14.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,259 | 3,007 | 2,722 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £238 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £380 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £488 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +2.56% | -2.50% | -0.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £705 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £451 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.11% | -5.16% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 612 | 326 | 215 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.25 | £14.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.25 | £20.00 | £16.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.75% | +21.21% | -67.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £34.12 | £33.50 | £32.29 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.58 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.36% | +15.96% | -67.79% |
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 | 46,170 | 29,963 | 32,599 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.61% | 90.48% | 86.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,721 | 18,625 | 19,646 |
| 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 | £737 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,354 | 1,887 | 1,283 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.53 | £14.38 | £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% | -9.60% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £42.90 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.65 | £65.06 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £22.27 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.43% | -44.79% | -7.99% |
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 11 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 11 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 11 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 | -5 | 5,079 | £500 | +2.04% | 11,109 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 3,169 | £450 | -0.11% | 6,906 |
| London | -12 | 2,164 | £525 | +5.00% | 4,836 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,582 | £500 | - | 4,253 |
| South East | -3 | 825 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,678 |
| North of England | -7 | 746 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,606 |
| Midlands | -5 | 615 | £450 | +0.67% | 1,085 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 444 | £450 | -5.26% | 649 |
| North West | -7 | 373 | £450 | -1.64% | 800 |
| South West | -6 | 321 | £505 | +9.19% | 775 |
| Scotland | -4 | 303 | £430 | -4.56% | 553 |
| East of England | 0 | 300 | £438 | -13.96% | 817 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 293 | £475 | -3.55% | 559 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 167 | £425 | +13.33% | 436 |
| North East | -7 | 82 | £375 | -16.67% | 263 |
| Wales | -8 | 60 | £468 | +13.33% | 198 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 27 | £425 | -18.27% | 293 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 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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