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 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 10 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 | 5,769 | 5,147 | 4,524 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.59% | 15.60% | 11.82% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.51% | 17.25% | 13.81% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,229 | 3,080 | 2,664 |
| 10th Percentile | £238 | £238 | £251 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £483 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.63% | -3.50% | -1.96% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £603 |
| 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 | 539 | 315 | 232 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.81 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.38 | £15.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.75 | £20.26 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.43% | +24.80% | -69.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.88 | £36.98 | £30.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.80 | £65.08 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.76 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.06% | +15.60% | -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 | 46,112 | 29,840 | 32,750 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.63% | 90.46% | 85.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 28,098 | 18,520 | 20,299 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £312 |
| 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 | 3,038 | 1,780 | 1,507 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.87 | £14.23 | £14.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.38 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £25.15 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +59.05% | -41.51% | +2.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £45.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.03 | £22.63 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +76.89% | -47.37% | +8.65% |
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 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 10 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 10 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 | 4,975 | £500 | +2.04% | 5,642 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,067 | £450 | - | 4,200 |
| London | -12 | 2,168 | £525 | +5.00% | 2,207 |
| Work from Home | -5 | 1,569 | £500 | - | 2,054 |
| South East | -4 | 795 | £475 | +5.56% | 1,130 |
| North of England | -12 | 722 | £445 | -6.32% | 920 |
| Midlands | -5 | 578 | £450 | +2.33% | 783 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 412 | £450 | -4.05% | 468 |
| North West | -9 | 364 | £445 | -6.32% | 460 |
| South West | -3 | 338 | £485 | +7.78% | 560 |
| Scotland | -1 | 307 | £440 | -2.22% | 263 |
| Yorkshire | -9 | 292 | £450 | -6.25% | 330 |
| East of England | +1 | 265 | £425 | -15.00% | 434 |
| East Midlands | +1 | 163 | £475 | +26.67% | 317 |
| North East | -15 | 68 | £375 | -16.67% | 147 |
| Wales | -6 | 62 | £475 | +26.67% | 101 |
| Northern Ireland | -6 | 25 | £413 | -13.16% | 125 |
| Channel Islands | -1 | 5 | £600 | - | 1 |
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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