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 29 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
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6 months to 29 Aug 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 |
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| Rank | 14 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -9 | +4 | +7 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,612 | 5,191 | 4,533 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 10.41% | 15.75% | 11.76% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.30% | 17.42% | 13.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,165 | 3,127 | 2,712 |
| 10th Percentile | £238 | £250 | £260 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £375 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £484 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +3.31% | -3.20% | -3.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £606 |
| 90th Percentile | £710 | £700 | £708 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £453 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.55% | -4.74% | -2.56% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 492 | 319 | 262 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £13.84 | £11.82 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.79 | £15.19 | £14.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £19.83 | £16.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.19% | +22.18% | -70.37% |
| 75th Percentile | £39.13 | £34.48 | £29.81 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.68 | £64.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.75 | £18.82 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.37% | +15.96% | -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 | 45,621 | 29,800 | 32,930 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.64% | 90.44% | 85.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27,920 | 18,562 | 20,756 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £300 | £310 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | -3.67% |
| 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 | 2,892 | 1,765 | 1,620 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.10 | £14.21 | £14.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.85 | £17.30 | £18.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £25.15 | £42.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +63.02% | -40.16% | +0.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.84 | £47.12 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £67.15 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £43.11 | £22.63 | £43.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +90.48% | -47.37% | +14.67% |
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 29 August 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 29 August 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 29 August 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 | 4,864 | £500 | +2.04% | 9,170 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,968 | £450 | -0.55% | 5,981 |
| London | -12 | 2,131 | £525 | +5.00% | 4,490 |
| Work from Home | -7 | 1,532 | £500 | - | 3,534 |
| South East | -5 | 785 | £475 | - | 1,429 |
| North of England | -12 | 708 | £443 | -6.74% | 1,350 |
| Midlands | -6 | 540 | £450 | +0.90% | 932 |
| West Midlands | -9 | 386 | £450 | -4.05% | 573 |
| North West | -10 | 359 | £444 | -6.53% | 741 |
| South West | -3 | 334 | £485 | +7.78% | 827 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 286 | £450 | -5.26% | 433 |
| Scotland | -5 | 280 | £450 | - | 468 |
| East of England | +1 | 260 | £450 | -10.00% | 663 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 151 | £463 | +23.33% | 360 |
| North East | -13 | 66 | £375 | -16.67% | 199 |
| Wales | -6 | 63 | £475 | +26.67% | 149 |
| Northern Ireland | -5 | 25 | £400 | -15.79% | 293 |
| Channel Islands | -1 | 3 | £525 | - | 5 |
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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