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 1 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 1 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 13 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,601 | 5,155 | 4,557 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.44% | 15.74% | 11.80% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.35% | 17.41% | 13.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,158 | 3,104 | 2,713 |
| 10th Percentile | £239 | £250 | £262 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £483 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.57% | -3.45% | -2.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £700 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £451 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.11% | -5.16% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 495 | 318 | 259 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.83 | £11.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.79 | £15.25 | £14.53 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £19.92 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.59% | +22.70% | -70.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.25 | £34.48 | £29.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.45 | £64.13 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.50 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.70% | +15.96% | -70.49% |
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 | 45,369 | 29,617 | 32,996 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.56% | 90.44% | 85.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,730 | 18,446 | 20,728 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.67% |
| 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 | 2,902 | 1,758 | 1,607 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.10 | £14.20 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.78 | £17.30 | £18.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.09 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.39% | -40.82% | +2.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.88 | £47.09 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.25 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.56 | £22.63 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +92.49% | -47.37% | +14.67% |
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 1 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 1 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 1 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 | 4,850 | £500 | +2.04% | 9,730 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,957 | £450 | -0.11% | 6,399 |
| London | -12 | 2,127 | £525 | +5.00% | 4,762 |
| Work from Home | -6 | 1,530 | £500 | - | 3,747 |
| South East | -5 | 782 | £475 | +2.59% | 1,452 |
| North of England | -12 | 707 | £443 | -6.74% | 1,435 |
| Midlands | -6 | 544 | £450 | +0.67% | 991 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 390 | £450 | -4.05% | 621 |
| North West | -8 | 358 | £445 | -6.32% | 801 |
| South West | -3 | 327 | £490 | +8.89% | 868 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 286 | £450 | -5.26% | 448 |
| Scotland | -3 | 282 | £438 | -2.78% | 524 |
| East of England | +1 | 256 | £450 | -10.00% | 674 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 151 | £475 | +26.67% | 372 |
| North East | -15 | 66 | £375 | -16.67% | 208 |
| Wales | -6 | 62 | £475 | +26.67% | 167 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 24 | £388 | -18.42% | 411 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 3 | £525 | - | 6 |
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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