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 14 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 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 | 5,411 | 4,890 | 4,747 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.83% | 16.70% | 10.91% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.91% | 18.43% | 12.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,283 | 3,066 | 2,930 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £393 | £399 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £707 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £470 | £470 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -1.16% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 333 | 236 | 406 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.52 | £11.04 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.96 | £16.90 | £13.55 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.25 | £24.09 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.79% | +37.66% | -59.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £47.75 | £41.31 | £36.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £68.13 | £64.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.17 | £21.68 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.19% | +44.53% | -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 | 38,904 | 26,533 | 37,594 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.08% | 90.62% | 86.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,602 | 17,197 | 24,340 |
| 10th Percentile | £315 | £308 | £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 | £744 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £487 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.10% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,316 | 1,022 | 2,384 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.98 | £14.99 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.38 | £18.86 | £15.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.00 | £30.79 | £33.07 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.16% | -6.87% | -8.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.88 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.13 | £75.00 | £71.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.00 | £29.00 | £33.03 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.59% | -12.21% | -8.24% |
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 14 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 14 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 14 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 | 4,645 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,328 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,819 | £470 | +0.11% | 2,645 |
| London | -8 | 2,018 | £510 | -2.86% | 1,076 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,535 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,310 |
| North of England | -5 | 780 | £450 | -8.07% | 638 |
| South East | -5 | 666 | £493 | -1.50% | 789 |
| Midlands | -3 | 515 | £450 | +0.22% | 482 |
| North West | -5 | 386 | £425 | -13.27% | 334 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 369 | £475 | +2.70% | 279 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 348 | £468 | -1.47% | 213 |
| South West | -2 | 316 | £513 | +2.50% | 301 |
| Scotland | +1 | 252 | £425 | -5.56% | 138 |
| East of England | -3 | 215 | £450 | - | 286 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 147 | £418 | +12.91% | 204 |
| Wales | -2 | 71 | £390 | +17.76% | 70 |
| North East | -3 | 55 | £438 | -14.22% | 103 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 27 | £430 | +26.47% | 25 |
| Channel Islands | -5 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
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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