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 30 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 30 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 | 5,828 | 5,070 | 4,609 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.62% | 15.44% | 12.26% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.58% | 17.03% | 14.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,249 | 3,038 | 2,646 |
| 10th Percentile | £257 | £230 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £483 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.63% | -3.50% | -0.05% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £712 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -2.31% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 582 | 314 | 225 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.50 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.50 | £20.13 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.11% | +24.01% | -69.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.34 | £34.48 | £30.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.40 | £62.14 |
| 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 | 46,343 | 29,774 | 32,275 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.43% | 90.67% | 85.82% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,026 | 18,502 | 19,486 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £296 | £308 |
| 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 | £630 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £731 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,222 | 1,849 | 1,345 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.70 | £14.29 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.19 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.86 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +54.51% | -40.82% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65.60 | £43.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £65.00 | £74.48 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.27 | £22.32 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +75.98% | -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 30 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 30 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 30 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 | 5,029 | £500 | +2.04% | 10,498 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,133 | £450 | - | 6,837 |
| London | -12 | 2,151 | £525 | +3.42% | 4,424 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,554 | £500 | - | 4,025 |
| South East | -3 | 810 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,580 |
| North of England | -11 | 728 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,584 |
| Midlands | -6 | 615 | £450 | +2.33% | 1,143 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 439 | £450 | -5.26% | 694 |
| North West | -9 | 357 | £450 | -4.05% | 815 |
| South West | -5 | 325 | £500 | +11.11% | 819 |
| Scotland | -4 | 306 | £440 | -2.22% | 532 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 300 | £479 | -3.23% | 546 |
| East of England | 0 | 287 | £450 | -10.00% | 724 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 172 | £450 | +20.00% | 449 |
| North East | -13 | 73 | £375 | -16.67% | 240 |
| Wales | -7 | 63 | £475 | +22.58% | 188 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 25 | £419 | -11.84% | 368 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 5 | £600 | - | 7 |
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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