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 10 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 10 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 6 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -6 | +3 | +4 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,878 | 5,045 | 4,711 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.77% | 15.23% | 12.42% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.72% | 16.83% | 14.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,258 | 3,011 | 2,726 |
| 10th Percentile | £260 | £238 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £390 | £380 | £383 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £485 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.09% | -3.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £705 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 607 | 324 | 215 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.25 | £14.30 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.62 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.25 | £19.63 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.01% | +20.92% | -69.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £33.87 | £33.00 | £32.29 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.40 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.76 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.06% | +15.60% | -69.09% |
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 | 46,195 | 29,974 | 32,629 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.63% | 90.49% | 86.03% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,749 | 18,609 | 19,667 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £294 | £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 | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,350 | 1,884 | 1,294 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.54 | £14.35 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.00 | £17.30 | £20.03 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £25.15 | £40.16 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +49.11% | -37.38% | -8.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £43.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £65.00 | £73.93 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.50 | £22.27 | £41.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.43% | -46.35% | -2.35% |
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 10 October 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 10 October 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 10 October 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 | -5 | 5,073 | £500 | +2.04% | 12,602 |
| UK excluding London | -2 | 3,163 | £450 | - | 7,514 |
| London | -12 | 2,165 | £525 | +5.00% | 5,867 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,582 | £500 | - | 4,718 |
| South East | -3 | 822 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,781 |
| North of England | -8 | 744 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,729 |
| Midlands | -5 | 615 | £450 | +0.67% | 1,156 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 443 | £450 | -5.26% | 704 |
| North West | -8 | 371 | £450 | -1.32% | 873 |
| South West | -6 | 322 | £505 | +7.73% | 854 |
| Scotland | -4 | 304 | £430 | -4.56% | 621 |
| East of England | 0 | 297 | £450 | -10.89% | 916 |
| Yorkshire | -6 | 293 | £475 | -3.80% | 596 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 168 | £425 | +13.33% | 451 |
| North East | -8 | 82 | £375 | -16.67% | 276 |
| Wales | -8 | 60 | £468 | +13.68% | 215 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 27 | £425 | -14.57% | 347 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 5 | £600 | - | 2 |
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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