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 28 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 28 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 | 5,766 | 5,056 | 4,666 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.60% | 15.41% | 12.22% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.58% | 17.00% | 14.24% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,209 | 3,032 | 2,686 |
| 10th Percentile | £256 | £230 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £375 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £483 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.63% | -3.50% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -2.81% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 581 | 314 | 229 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.50 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.10 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.25 | £20.00 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.75% | +23.23% | -69.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.78 | £34.48 | £31.24 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.40 | £62.50 |
| 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 | 45,850 | 29,737 | 32,777 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.30% | 90.62% | 85.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,722 | 18,491 | 19,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £294 | £308 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £403 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £630 | £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 | 3,198 | 1,854 | 1,372 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £14.25 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.23 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.00 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +55.07% | -40.82% | -1.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.60 | £43.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.72 | £65.00 | £74.49 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £22.32 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +79.25% | -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 28 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 28 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 28 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 | 4,974 | £500 | +2.04% | 9,986 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,093 | £450 | - | 6,587 |
| London | -12 | 2,131 | £525 | +3.93% | 4,174 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,538 | £500 | - | 3,796 |
| South East | -3 | 797 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,538 |
| North of England | -10 | 717 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,532 |
| Midlands | -5 | 609 | £450 | +2.39% | 1,094 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 434 | £450 | -5.76% | 658 |
| North West | -11 | 353 | £450 | -4.05% | 795 |
| South West | -4 | 323 | £500 | +11.11% | 780 |
| Scotland | -4 | 299 | £440 | -2.22% | 520 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 294 | £475 | -3.80% | 519 |
| East of England | 0 | 286 | £450 | -10.00% | 707 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 172 | £450 | +20.00% | 435 |
| North East | -13 | 72 | £375 | -16.67% | 232 |
| Wales | -7 | 63 | £475 | +22.58% | 176 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 25 | £419 | -11.84% | 349 |
| Channel Islands | -1 | 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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