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 4 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 4 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 | 5,837 | 5,115 | 4,672 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.68% | 15.41% | 12.30% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.65% | 17.01% | 14.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,235 | 3,060 | 2,705 |
| 10th Percentile | £259 | £244 | £262 |
| 25th Percentile | £381 | £377 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £485 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.20% | -3.10% | - |
| 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% | -1.04% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 600 | 322 | 220 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.28 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.52 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.38 | £19.63 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.34% | +20.92% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.63 | £33.85 | £31.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.72 | £62.63 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.80 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.23% | +15.80% | -70.01% |
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 | 46,144 | 30,062 | 32,646 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.46% | 90.58% | 85.93% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,776 | 18,666 | 19,743 |
| 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 | £634 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £736 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,300 | 1,877 | 1,341 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.65 | £14.33 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.12 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.62 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.57% | -40.82% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65.06 | £43.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £65.18 | £74.44 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.00 | £22.32 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +74.77% | -48.10% | +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 4 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 4 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 4 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 | 5,030 | £500 | +2.04% | 13,036 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,145 | £450 | - | 9,279 |
| London | -12 | 2,147 | £525 | +5.00% | 5,397 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,566 | £500 | - | 6,249 |
| South East | -3 | 820 | £475 | +5.56% | 2,080 |
| North of England | -10 | 729 | £450 | -5.26% | 2,004 |
| Midlands | -5 | 618 | £450 | +0.67% | 1,395 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 442 | £450 | -5.26% | 829 |
| North West | -9 | 359 | £450 | -2.44% | 969 |
| South West | -5 | 318 | £500 | +11.11% | 1,014 |
| Scotland | -4 | 306 | £439 | -2.50% | 1,010 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 295 | £475 | -4.04% | 704 |
| East of England | 0 | 290 | £450 | -12.11% | 977 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 172 | £446 | +19.00% | 566 |
| North East | -13 | 77 | £375 | -16.67% | 350 |
| Wales | -6 | 66 | £468 | +15.43% | 446 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 25 | £419 | -15.83% | 465 |
| Channel Islands | -2 | 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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