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 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 12 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +5 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,447 | 4,886 | 4,799 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.88% | 16.70% | 10.93% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.95% | 18.42% | 12.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,310 | 3,065 | 2,971 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £394 | £399 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £479 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.20% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £706 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £469 | £469 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -1.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 327 | 235 | 407 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.50 | £11.04 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.18 | £16.85 | £13.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.25 | £24.18 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.12% | +38.17% | -59.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £47.63 | £41.38 | £37.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £68.25 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.50 | £21.90 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.53% | +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 | 39,057 | 26,521 | 37,944 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.17% | 90.63% | 86.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,711 | 17,185 | 24,560 |
| 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 | £636 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £744 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,313 | 1,013 | 2,392 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £14.99 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.38 | £19.00 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.00 | £30.81 | £34.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.11% | -9.40% | -5.88% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.00 | £58.53 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.90 | £75.19 | £71.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.00 | £29.00 | £33.07 |
| % change year-on-year | +27.59% | -12.29% | -8.15% |
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 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 12 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 12 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 | 4,676 | £490 | -2.00% | 3,016 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,839 | £469 | - | 2,530 |
| London | -8 | 2,033 | £511 | -2.69% | 869 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,542 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,145 |
| North of England | -5 | 788 | £450 | -7.98% | 579 |
| South East | -5 | 672 | £492 | -1.60% | 789 |
| Midlands | -3 | 517 | £450 | +0.22% | 460 |
| North West | -5 | 390 | £425 | -13.27% | 300 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 369 | £475 | +2.70% | 265 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 351 | £470 | -1.05% | 202 |
| South West | -2 | 316 | £506 | +1.25% | 286 |
| Scotland | +1 | 255 | £425 | -5.56% | 129 |
| East of England | -3 | 216 | £450 | - | 286 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 149 | £418 | +12.91% | 196 |
| Wales | -2 | 71 | £395 | +19.27% | 71 |
| North East | -2 | 56 | £438 | -13.79% | 90 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 28 | £430 | +26.47% | 20 |
| 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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