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 17 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 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 | 5,383 | 4,935 | 4,797 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.70% | 16.81% | 10.94% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.76% | 18.54% | 12.66% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,273 | 3,092 | 2,962 |
| 10th Percentile | £276 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £399 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £501 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -0.15% | -4.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £712 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £469 | £469 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -1.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 331 | 238 | 410 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.10 | £14.56 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.98 | £16.95 | £13.83 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.00 | £24.18 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.02% | +38.17% | -60.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.64 | £41.44 | £36.30 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £67.88 | £61.82 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.33 | £21.90 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.74% | +46.00% | -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 | 39,116 | 26,622 | 37,889 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.01% | 90.70% | 86.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,735 | 17,238 | 24,535 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £524 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.51% | -0.26% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £487 | £485 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.41% | -3.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,315 | 1,028 | 2,411 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.98 | £14.96 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.85 | £18.51 | £15.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £30.43 | £33.07 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +23.25% | -7.98% | -8.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.50 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.25 | £75.00 | £71.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £28.75 | £33.07 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.13% | -13.05% | -7.64% |
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 17 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 17 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 17 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 | 4,624 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,218 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,808 | £469 | - | 2,643 |
| London | -8 | 2,011 | £512 | -2.51% | 974 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,526 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,211 |
| North of England | -5 | 778 | £450 | -6.25% | 644 |
| South East | -5 | 663 | £492 | -1.60% | 754 |
| Midlands | -4 | 515 | £450 | +0.22% | 486 |
| North West | -5 | 382 | £425 | -11.55% | 338 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 365 | £476 | +2.86% | 281 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 350 | £468 | -1.47% | 218 |
| South West | -2 | 317 | £500 | -2.44% | 299 |
| Scotland | -1 | 253 | £425 | -5.56% | 149 |
| East of England | -4 | 207 | £450 | - | 290 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 151 | £420 | +14.44% | 205 |
| Wales | -2 | 69 | £390 | +17.76% | 75 |
| North East | -3 | 55 | £425 | -16.67% | 100 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 27 | £430 | +26.47% | 24 |
| 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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