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 20 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 20 Sep 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 | 5,830 | 5,112 | 4,642 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.68% | 15.54% | 12.05% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.66% | 17.16% | 14.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,261 | 3,076 | 2,713 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £230 | £257 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £480 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -4.00% | -0.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 568 | 315 | 234 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.69 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.75 | £20.00 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.25% | +23.23% | -70.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £34.48 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.18 | £63.61 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.73 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.90% | +15.40% | -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 | 46,068 | 29,787 | 33,025 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.40% | 90.53% | 85.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,926 | 18,499 | 20,227 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £309 |
| 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 | £625 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £730 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,164 | 1,816 | 1,455 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.81 | £14.23 | £14.90 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £17.30 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -41.51% | -1.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.48 | £44.05 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £67.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.03 | £22.50 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +77.91% | -47.67% | +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 20 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 20 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 20 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 | 5,021 | £500 | +2.56% | 10,951 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,128 | £450 | - | 6,753 |
| London | -11 | 2,163 | £525 | +4.95% | 5,266 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,558 | £500 | - | 3,990 |
| South East | -4 | 793 | £477 | +5.89% | 1,650 |
| North of England | -10 | 728 | £447 | -5.89% | 1,476 |
| Midlands | -5 | 607 | £450 | +2.62% | 1,145 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 433 | £450 | -4.00% | 693 |
| North West | -10 | 362 | £445 | -5.72% | 806 |
| South West | -5 | 340 | £500 | +11.11% | 796 |
| Scotland | -1 | 316 | £450 | - | 524 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 296 | £450 | -7.69% | 469 |
| East of England | +1 | 281 | £438 | -12.50% | 758 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 171 | £475 | +26.67% | 452 |
| North East | -15 | 72 | £375 | -16.67% | 219 |
| Wales | -7 | 63 | £475 | +22.58% | 158 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 25 | £419 | -13.39% | 364 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 5 | £600 | - | 2 |
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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