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 18 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 18 Sep 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 12 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -7 | +4 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,792 | 5,118 | 4,648 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.65% | 15.53% | 12.06% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.60% | 17.16% | 14.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,248 | 3,075 | 2,719 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £231 | £255 |
| 25th Percentile | £380 | £375 | £390 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £480 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +4.17% | -4.00% | -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 | 553 | 314 | 235 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.68 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.75 | £19.63 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.46% | +20.92% | -69.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.50 | £34.48 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.40 | £63.65 | £61.60 |
| 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 | 45,960 | 29,830 | 33,021 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.47% | 90.53% | 85.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,897 | 18,534 | 20,247 |
| 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 | £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 | 3,123 | 1,812 | 1,459 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.84 | £14.23 | £14.96 |
| 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% | -1.91% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £44.76 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £67.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.56 | £22.50 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +84.69% | -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 18 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 18 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 18 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 | 4,989 | £500 | +2.56% | 10,668 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,099 | £450 | - | 6,769 |
| London | -11 | 2,158 | £525 | +5.00% | 4,975 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,552 | £500 | - | 3,862 |
| South East | -3 | 792 | £478 | +6.22% | 1,741 |
| North of England | -10 | 724 | £445 | -6.32% | 1,479 |
| Midlands | -6 | 597 | £450 | +2.39% | 1,137 |
| West Midlands | -7 | 429 | £450 | -4.05% | 686 |
| North West | -8 | 363 | £450 | -5.26% | 806 |
| South West | -5 | 340 | £500 | +11.11% | 761 |
| Scotland | -1 | 315 | £450 | - | 515 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 291 | £450 | -6.25% | 470 |
| East of England | 0 | 271 | £438 | -12.50% | 719 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 165 | £475 | +26.67% | 450 |
| North East | -18 | 72 | £375 | -16.67% | 219 |
| Wales | -8 | 60 | £475 | +18.75% | 160 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 25 | £419 | -13.39% | 371 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 5 | £600 | - | 4 |
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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