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 25 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 25 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 | 5,842 | 5,090 | 4,666 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.65% | 15.42% | 12.15% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.62% | 17.04% | 14.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,252 | 3,062 | 2,698 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £238 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £375 | £394 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £480 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -4.00% | -1.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £711 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 576 | 309 | 230 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.62 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.63 | £20.00 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.88% | +23.23% | -69.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.63 | £34.48 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.40 | £62.50 |
| 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 | 46,295 | 29,870 | 32,935 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.37% | 90.52% | 85.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,040 | 18,573 | 20,019 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £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 | £627 | £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 | 3,185 | 1,844 | 1,407 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.72 | £14.33 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.25 | £17.33 | £20.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -40.82% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £67.25 | £43.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £65.25 | £74.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.03 | £22.50 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +77.91% | -47.67% | +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 25 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 25 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 25 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 | 5,035 | £500 | +2.25% | 11,994 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,133 | £450 | - | 7,580 |
| London | -12 | 2,160 | £525 | +5.00% | 5,386 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,561 | £500 | - | 4,541 |
| South East | -3 | 798 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,862 |
| North of England | -9 | 733 | £447 | -5.89% | 1,702 |
| Midlands | -5 | 614 | £450 | +1.12% | 1,283 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 441 | £450 | -5.26% | 779 |
| North West | -9 | 361 | £445 | -5.12% | 897 |
| South West | -6 | 334 | £500 | +11.11% | 889 |
| Scotland | -4 | 308 | £450 | - | 585 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 301 | £454 | -7.77% | 582 |
| East of England | 0 | 285 | £450 | -10.00% | 821 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 170 | £450 | +20.00% | 502 |
| North East | -14 | 73 | £375 | -16.67% | 240 |
| Wales | -7 | 62 | £475 | +22.58% | 186 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 25 | £419 | -11.84% | 367 |
| 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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