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 9 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 9 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 | 5,750 | 5,111 | 4,507 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.56% | 15.61% | 11.83% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.47% | 17.26% | 13.83% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,231 | 3,053 | 2,651 |
| 10th Percentile | £238 | £238 | £250 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £483 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.63% | -3.50% | -2.44% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £601 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 525 | 314 | 232 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.80 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.13 | £15.31 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.75 | £20.26 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.43% | +24.80% | -69.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £38.25 | £37.49 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.00 | £65.10 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.80 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.23% | +15.80% | -70.25% |
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 | 46,106 | 29,609 | 32,588 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.64% | 90.43% | 85.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,135 | 18,363 | 20,196 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £403 | £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 | £725 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,994 | 1,772 | 1,501 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £14.23 | £14.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.03 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.17% | -41.51% | +1.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.84 | £45.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.86 | £22.60 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +85.18% | -47.44% | +7.50% |
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 9 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 9 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 9 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 | 4,966 | £500 | +2.04% | 9,145 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,050 | £450 | - | 5,914 |
| London | -12 | 2,170 | £525 | +5.00% | 4,464 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,569 | £500 | - | 3,487 |
| South East | -4 | 794 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,394 |
| North of England | -11 | 725 | £445 | -6.32% | 1,320 |
| Midlands | -6 | 568 | £450 | +1.12% | 988 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 406 | £450 | -4.05% | 611 |
| North West | -8 | 367 | £445 | -6.32% | 725 |
| South West | -4 | 336 | £480 | +6.67% | 753 |
| Scotland | -2 | 301 | £440 | -2.22% | 504 |
| Yorkshire | -9 | 292 | £450 | -6.25% | 441 |
| East of England | +1 | 264 | £425 | -15.00% | 641 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 159 | £475 | +26.67% | 379 |
| North East | -15 | 68 | £375 | -16.67% | 179 |
| Wales | -6 | 61 | £475 | +26.67% | 153 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 26 | £419 | -11.84% | 298 |
| Channel Islands | -1 | 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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