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 21 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 21 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 | 5,782 | 5,065 | 4,633 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.64% | 15.51% | 12.07% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.62% | 17.13% | 14.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,230 | 3,046 | 2,707 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £232 | £259 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £375 | £392 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £481 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.90% | -3.75% | -0.99% |
| 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 | 567 | 314 | 234 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.68 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.75 | £19.25 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.60% | +18.61% | -70.01% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £34.36 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.40 | £63.40 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.46 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.49% | +13.74% | -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 | 45,811 | 29,562 | 32,919 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.30% | 90.52% | 85.75% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,773 | 18,345 | 20,161 |
| 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 | 3,152 | 1,818 | 1,440 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.81 | £14.23 | £14.84 |
| 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% | +0.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.47 | £43.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £66.15 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.06 | £22.32 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +84.00% | -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 21 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 21 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 21 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 | 4,981 | £500 | +2.04% | 13,343 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,105 | £450 | - | 8,068 |
| London | -12 | 2,142 | £525 | +4.95% | 6,637 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,547 | £500 | - | 5,481 |
| South East | -4 | 791 | £479 | +6.44% | 1,891 |
| North of England | -9 | 719 | £447 | -5.89% | 1,805 |
| Midlands | -5 | 604 | £450 | +2.86% | 1,327 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 431 | £450 | -5.26% | 827 |
| North West | -11 | 356 | £450 | -4.05% | 1,022 |
| South West | -4 | 337 | £500 | +11.11% | 943 |
| Scotland | -2 | 311 | £450 | - | 692 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 293 | £450 | -7.69% | 568 |
| East of England | +1 | 281 | £438 | -12.50% | 887 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 170 | £475 | +26.67% | 499 |
| North East | -16 | 72 | £375 | -16.67% | 236 |
| Wales | -7 | 62 | £475 | +22.58% | 185 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 25 | £419 | -11.84% | 443 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 5 | £600 | - | 1 |
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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