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 3 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 3 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +4 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,613 | 5,107 | 4,521 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.47% | 15.71% | 11.81% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.37% | 17.37% | 13.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,162 | 3,057 | 2,698 |
| 10th Percentile | £249 | £243 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £483 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.52% | -3.40% | -2.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £605 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 498 | 319 | 254 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.77 | £11.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.51 | £15.25 | £14.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.90 | £19.83 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.72% | +22.18% | -70.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.38 | £34.48 | £28.56 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.23 | £64.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.25 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.03% | +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 | 45,377 | 29,398 | 32,720 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.63% | 90.44% | 85.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,769 | 18,279 | 20,543 |
| 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% | -3.49% |
| 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 | 2,906 | 1,760 | 1,592 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £14.20 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.73 | £17.30 | £18.69 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -40.82% | +2.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.84 | £47.03 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.50 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £42.58 | £22.63 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +88.14% | -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 3 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 3 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 3 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 | 4,865 | £500 | +2.04% | 10,048 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,958 | £450 | - | 6,523 |
| London | -12 | 2,141 | £525 | +5.00% | 4,958 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 1,531 | £500 | - | 3,788 |
| South East | -5 | 783 | £475 | +2.70% | 1,443 |
| North of England | -11 | 704 | £443 | -6.74% | 1,447 |
| Midlands | -6 | 550 | £450 | +0.90% | 1,041 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 393 | £450 | -4.05% | 659 |
| North West | -9 | 356 | £444 | -6.53% | 809 |
| South West | -3 | 329 | £483 | +7.22% | 886 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 285 | £450 | -5.26% | 448 |
| Scotland | -5 | 281 | £439 | -2.50% | 561 |
| East of England | +1 | 253 | £438 | -12.50% | 712 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 154 | £475 | +26.67% | 384 |
| North East | -14 | 65 | £375 | -16.67% | 214 |
| Wales | -7 | 61 | £475 | +26.67% | 161 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 24 | £413 | -13.16% | 400 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 3 | £525 | - | 5 |
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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