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 27 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Jan 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +4 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,294 | 4,600 | 4,721 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 13.91% | 14.79% | 10.63% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.92% | 16.61% | 12.17% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,283 | 2,689 | 2,952 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £250 | £225 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £399 | £387 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £490 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.00% | - | -7.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £600 | £600 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £706 | £688 | £706 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £465 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.15% | -2.11% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 287 | 180 | 345 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.08 | £15.61 | £13.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.62 | £15.62 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £18.87 | £24.43 | £23.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.76% | +3.96% | -22.31% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.84 | £41.31 | £59.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £66.00 | £83.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.00 | £21.46 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.78% | +10.05% | -13.69% |
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 | 33,264 | 27,700 | 38,783 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.38% | 89.09% | 87.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21,060 | 16,780 | 25,534 |
| 10th Percentile | £305 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £408 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | - | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £638 | £643 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,011 | 875 | 1,974 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.62 | £13.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £21.00 | £16.88 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £36.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -9.72% | +12.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £57.50 | £62.50 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £75.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.71 | £30.43 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.80% | -18.85% | +44.23% |
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 27 January 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 27 January 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 27 January 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 | -1 | 4,560 | £500 | - | 4,344 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 2,643 | £475 | +2.15% | 4,048 |
| London | -2 | 2,085 | £523 | -1.32% | 881 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 1,541 | £491 | -1.80% | 1,737 |
| North of England | -3 | 705 | £450 | -5.26% | 801 |
| South East | -2 | 631 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,326 |
| Midlands | -2 | 501 | £461 | +8.53% | 623 |
| North West | -4 | 365 | £425 | -8.11% | 380 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 354 | £500 | +14.94% | 319 |
| South West | -2 | 293 | £525 | +10.53% | 531 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 285 | £487 | -2.60% | 309 |
| Scotland | +1 | 255 | £450 | +2.27% | 156 |
| East of England | -4 | 208 | £475 | +4.63% | 531 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 148 | £402 | +9.76% | 299 |
| North East | -4 | 62 | £450 | -15.29% | 121 |
| Wales | -3 | 54 | £400 | -1.54% | 150 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 39 | £475 | +11.76% | 66 |
| Channel Islands | -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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