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 24 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +5 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,323 | 4,971 | 4,785 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.46% | 16.83% | 10.96% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.51% | 18.54% | 12.70% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,222 | 3,113 | 2,946 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £250 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £385 | £399 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £479 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.20% | -0.05% | -4.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £716 | £700 | £727 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £470 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.13% | -1.05% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 331 | 240 | 407 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.42 | £11.04 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.96 | £16.72 | £13.84 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.25 | £23.90 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.09% | +36.57% | -63.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.27 | £41.31 | £36.11 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.68 | £67.63 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.50 | £21.46 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.79% | +43.07% | -59.82% |
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 | 39,397 | 26,809 | 37,691 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.78% | 90.76% | 86.34% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,864 | 17,328 | 24,353 |
| 10th Percentile | £319 | £308 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £523 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.31% | -0.48% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £739 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £485 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,354 | 1,060 | 2,429 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £14.83 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.91 | £18.51 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £40.00 | £29.07 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +37.60% | -16.94% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.60 | £62.24 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.75 | £75.00 | £71.98 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.56 | £28.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +48.41% | -20.00% | -6.17% |
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 24 April 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 24 April 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 24 April 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 | -4 | 4,561 | £489 | -2.25% | 2,529 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,782 | £460 | -2.13% | 2,294 |
| London | -10 | 1,975 | £513 | -2.38% | 662 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,517 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,010 |
| North of England | -5 | 766 | £447 | -5.89% | 515 |
| South East | -5 | 662 | £488 | -2.50% | 698 |
| Midlands | -3 | 498 | £450 | +1.12% | 407 |
| North West | -6 | 363 | £402 | -17.54% | 289 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 357 | £450 | -5.21% | 158 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 339 | £475 | +5.20% | 230 |
| South West | -1 | 317 | £500 | - | 261 |
| Scotland | -2 | 257 | £443 | -1.67% | 125 |
| East of England | -4 | 206 | £450 | - | 247 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 158 | £425 | +14.09% | 177 |
| Wales | -1 | 70 | £395 | +19.27% | 53 |
| North East | -3 | 53 | £425 | -16.67% | 77 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 27 | £430 | +22.86% | 61 |
| Channel Islands | -5 | 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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