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 12 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 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 | 5,472 | 4,707 | 4,815 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 12.82% | 15.99% | 10.78% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.89% | 17.70% | 12.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,364 | 2,939 | 2,984 |
| 10th Percentile | £286 | £258 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | - | -6.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £474 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.21% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 313 | 194 | 412 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.99 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.18 | £17.78 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £26.50 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.53% | +47.22% | -48.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.94 | £43.29 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.90 | £71.75 | £72.45 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.05 | £22.69 | £16.34 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.85% | +38.85% | -38.62% |
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 | 36,752 | 26,590 | 38,671 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.07% | 90.35% | 86.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,283 | 16,983 | 25,150 |
| 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 | £744 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.04% | -2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,192 | 900 | 2,342 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £15.49 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £21.00 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.61 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.89% | - | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £64.79 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £76.34 | £70.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.21 | £32.00 | £31.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -14.97% | +1.59% | -10.00% |
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 12 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 12 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 12 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 | -3 | 4,682 | £490 | -2.00% | 3,218 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,832 | £474 | -0.21% | 2,659 |
| London | -6 | 2,043 | £512 | -2.45% | 1,036 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,586 | £480 | -4.00% | 1,285 |
| North of England | -3 | 765 | £450 | -7.98% | 632 |
| South East | -3 | 673 | £492 | -1.60% | 839 |
| Midlands | -2 | 517 | £450 | +3.15% | 448 |
| North West | -4 | 379 | £425 | -10.53% | 346 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 376 | £475 | +3.69% | 263 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 339 | £475 | -5.00% | 214 |
| South West | -2 | 309 | £535 | +1.90% | 322 |
| Scotland | 0 | 266 | £438 | -2.78% | 139 |
| East of England | -3 | 239 | £450 | - | 282 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 142 | £402 | +7.20% | 185 |
| Wales | -3 | 65 | £400 | +2.56% | 77 |
| North East | -2 | 56 | £438 | -2.78% | 85 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 33 | £450 | +36.36% | 17 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 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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