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 2 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 13 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -8 | +4 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,596 | 5,116 | 4,557 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.44% | 15.73% | 11.80% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.35% | 17.39% | 13.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,152 | 3,071 | 2,714 |
| 10th Percentile | £241 | £245 | £261 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £483 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.63% | -3.50% | -2.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £700 | £705 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 497 | 317 | 258 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.82 | £11.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.67 | £15.25 | £14.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £19.83 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.19% | +22.18% | -70.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.50 | £34.48 | £29.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £64.25 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.27 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.92% | +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 | 45,329 | 29,411 | 32,997 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.59% | 90.42% | 85.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,714 | 18,306 | 20,733 |
| 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% | -3.54% |
| 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 | 2,913 | 1,754 | 1,602 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £14.20 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.75 | £17.30 | £18.79 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -40.82% | +2.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.89 | £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 2 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 2 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 2 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 | 4,848 | £500 | +2.04% | 10,099 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,955 | £450 | - | 6,525 |
| London | -12 | 2,126 | £525 | +5.00% | 5,015 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 1,530 | £500 | - | 3,836 |
| South East | -5 | 783 | £475 | +2.70% | 1,472 |
| North of England | -11 | 705 | £443 | -6.74% | 1,444 |
| Midlands | -6 | 547 | £450 | +0.90% | 1,020 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 392 | £450 | -4.05% | 636 |
| North West | -9 | 358 | £444 | -6.53% | 812 |
| South West | -3 | 329 | £483 | +7.22% | 889 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 284 | £450 | -5.26% | 452 |
| Scotland | -5 | 281 | £439 | -2.50% | 562 |
| East of England | +1 | 254 | £450 | -10.00% | 703 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 152 | £475 | +26.67% | 386 |
| North East | -14 | 65 | £375 | -16.67% | 205 |
| Wales | -6 | 61 | £475 | +26.67% | 164 |
| Northern Ireland | -8 | 22 | £413 | -13.16% | 393 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 3 | £525 | - | 4 |
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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