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 16 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +5 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,394 | 4,903 | 4,781 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.75% | 16.74% | 10.91% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.81% | 18.45% | 12.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,284 | 3,069 | 2,951 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £399 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £501 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -0.20% | -4.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £712 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £470 | £469 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.21% | -1.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 332 | 238 | 409 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.14 | £14.42 | £11.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.99 | £16.80 | £13.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.25 | £24.09 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.79% | +37.66% | -60.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.45 | £41.44 | £36.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £67.88 | £64.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.87 | £21.46 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -12.07% | +43.07% | -51.61% |
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 | 39,056 | 26,574 | 37,868 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.05% | 90.71% | 86.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,707 | 17,203 | 24,522 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £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 | £635 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £743 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,310 | 1,024 | 2,401 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £14.93 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.54 | £18.51 | £15.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.16 | £30.45 | £33.55 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +22.04% | -9.24% | -7.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.50 | £57.83 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.25 | £75.00 | £71.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £38.25 | £29.00 | £33.07 |
| % change year-on-year | +31.90% | -12.29% | -8.47% |
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 16 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 16 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 16 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 | 4,631 | £490 | -2.00% | 3,201 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,816 | £470 | +0.21% | 2,642 |
| London | -8 | 2,011 | £509 | -3.05% | 972 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,530 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,272 |
| North of England | -5 | 780 | £450 | -7.98% | 647 |
| South East | -4 | 665 | £493 | -1.40% | 756 |
| Midlands | -4 | 513 | £453 | +0.78% | 467 |
| North West | -5 | 383 | £425 | -13.09% | 336 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 366 | £475 | +2.15% | 272 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 351 | £467 | -1.79% | 223 |
| South West | -1 | 317 | £506 | +1.25% | 300 |
| Scotland | 0 | 253 | £425 | -5.56% | 147 |
| East of England | -3 | 212 | £450 | - | 303 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 148 | £420 | +14.44% | 195 |
| Wales | -2 | 70 | £390 | +17.76% | 73 |
| North East | -4 | 55 | £438 | -14.22% | 101 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 27 | £430 | +26.47% | 29 |
| Channel Islands | -5 | 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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