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 2 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 2 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 | 5,855 | 5,121 | 4,677 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.67% | 15.46% | 12.28% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.62% | 17.06% | 14.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,250 | 3,063 | 2,698 |
| 10th Percentile | £259 | £238 | £262 |
| 25th Percentile | £382 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £483 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.63% | -3.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £600 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £700 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | -2.06% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 592 | 321 | 225 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.50 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.10 | £15.50 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.38 | £20.00 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.10% | +23.23% | -69.09% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.63 | £34.48 | £30.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £63.40 | £62.14 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £18.73 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.90% | +15.40% | -70.37% |
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 | 46,382 | 30,011 | 32,696 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.49% | 90.62% | 85.87% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,976 | 18,637 | 19,780 |
| 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 | £630 | £625 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £734 | £725 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -5.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3,269 | 1,869 | 1,352 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.69 | £14.32 | £15.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.17 | £17.30 | £20.12 |
| Median hourly rate | £38.72 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +53.96% | -40.82% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £65.60 | £43.75 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £65.00 | £74.44 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.02 | £22.32 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +74.86% | -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 2 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 2 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 2 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 | 5,045 | £500 | +2.04% | 13,197 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 3,152 | £450 | - | 8,403 |
| London | -11 | 2,151 | £525 | +5.00% | 5,872 |
| Work from Home | -4 | 1,569 | £500 | - | 4,982 |
| South East | -4 | 815 | £475 | +5.56% | 2,047 |
| North of England | -11 | 737 | £450 | -5.26% | 1,899 |
| Midlands | -5 | 621 | £450 | +2.27% | 1,351 |
| West Midlands | -8 | 444 | £450 | -5.26% | 814 |
| North West | -10 | 361 | £448 | -4.58% | 984 |
| South West | -7 | 324 | £500 | +8.11% | 1,007 |
| Scotland | -4 | 307 | £445 | -1.11% | 671 |
| Yorkshire | -7 | 302 | £475 | -4.04% | 648 |
| East of England | 0 | 287 | £438 | -13.37% | 928 |
| East Midlands | +2 | 173 | £450 | +20.00% | 533 |
| North East | -14 | 76 | £375 | -16.67% | 284 |
| Wales | -7 | 63 | £468 | +20.65% | 204 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 25 | £419 | -11.84% | 394 |
| 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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