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 5 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 5 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +4 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,614 | 4,705 | 4,699 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 13.19% | 15.55% | 10.67% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.26% | 17.24% | 12.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,462 | 2,893 | 2,929 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £482 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.60% | - | -6.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 321 | 185 | 386 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.00 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.08 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £26.50 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.53% | +39.47% | -45.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.75 | £43.75 | £45.82 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.25 | £71.50 | £76.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.30 | £22.69 | £17.22 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.75% | +31.75% | -35.58% |
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 | 36,798 | 27,287 | 38,212 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.45% | 90.16% | 86.77% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,332 | 17,120 | 24,896 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.03% | -1.60% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,175 | 894 | 2,252 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.62 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.25 | £21.05 | £16.11 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £32.50 | £32.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.85% | -1.05% | -6.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £63.75 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.63 | £75.00 | £71.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £31.76 | £33.28 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.81% | -4.57% | -4.91% |
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 5 March 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 5 March 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 5 March 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 | -1 | 4,803 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,546 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,896 | £475 | - | 2,909 |
| London | -3 | 2,109 | £513 | -2.38% | 1,088 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,633 | £481 | -3.75% | 1,555 |
| North of England | -2 | 779 | £450 | -7.41% | 689 |
| South East | -2 | 676 | £492 | -1.60% | 860 |
| Midlands | -1 | 536 | £450 | +3.54% | 484 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 390 | £475 | +5.56% | 274 |
| North West | -1 | 390 | £424 | -10.66% | 370 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 337 | £475 | -5.00% | 248 |
| South West | -2 | 322 | £535 | +3.13% | 332 |
| Scotland | 0 | 275 | £447 | -0.61% | 147 |
| East of England | -3 | 248 | £454 | +0.89% | 396 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 147 | £402 | +7.56% | 207 |
| Wales | +1 | 69 | £400 | +2.89% | 82 |
| North East | -4 | 61 | £438 | -9.00% | 85 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 32 | £450 | +36.36% | 22 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 1 | - | - | 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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