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 6 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 6 Oct 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 | 5,853 | 5,046 | 4,642 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.71% | 15.38% | 12.32% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.68% | 16.99% | 14.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,248 | 3,023 | 2,676 |
| 10th Percentile | £258 | £240 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £375 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £483 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.63% | -3.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 600 | 323 | 221 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.30 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.50 | £20.00 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.53% | +23.23% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.24 | £33.94 | £31.24 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.68 | £62.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.80 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.23% | +15.80% | -69.76% |
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 | 46,176 | 29,707 | 32,376 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.50% | 90.53% | 85.94% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,774 | 18,450 | 19,527 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £297 | £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 | 3,315 | 1,863 | 1,324 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £14.38 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.14 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.50 | £25.15 | £41.08 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.08% | -38.77% | -3.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.41 | £43.21 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.40 | £65.00 | £74.31 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.72 | £22.32 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +73.52% | -47.49% | - |
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 6 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 6 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 6 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 | -7 | 5,055 | £500 | +2.56% | 11,992 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,151 | £450 | - | 7,480 |
| London | -12 | 2,159 | £525 | +5.00% | 5,269 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,566 | £500 | - | 4,486 |
| South East | -3 | 819 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,884 |
| North of England | -9 | 739 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,728 |
| Midlands | -5 | 616 | £450 | +1.47% | 1,216 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 440 | £450 | -5.26% | 712 |
| North West | -9 | 369 | £450 | -1.64% | 859 |
| South West | -7 | 319 | £500 | +9.59% | 841 |
| Scotland | -4 | 300 | £439 | -2.50% | 556 |
| East of England | 0 | 296 | £450 | -12.11% | 838 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 293 | £475 | -4.04% | 611 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 172 | £443 | +18.00% | 503 |
| North East | -8 | 79 | £375 | -16.67% | 273 |
| Wales | -7 | 64 | £468 | +15.43% | 206 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 25 | £419 | -15.83% | 307 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 5 | £600 | - | 3 |
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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