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 2 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 2 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 | 5,495 | 4,683 | 4,778 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 13.28% | 15.51% | 10.71% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.35% | 17.23% | 12.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,394 | 2,854 | 2,982 |
| 10th Percentile | £291 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.50% | - | -5.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 316 | 183 | 387 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.29 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.59 | £17.31 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £27.00 | £19.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.93% | +39.35% | -38.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.78 | £44.38 | £46.29 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.88 | £72.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.28 | £22.94 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.69% | +31.07% | -32.72% |
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 | 35,800 | 27,183 | 38,766 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.50% | 90.06% | 86.86% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,707 | 16,972 | 25,287 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £305 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £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 | £723 | £740 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.13% | -1.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,144 | 882 | 2,256 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.65 | £15.62 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.24 | £21.25 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.61 | £32.50 | £33.03 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.06% | -1.61% | -5.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £64.50 | £59.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.46 | £75.48 | £72.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.00 | £34.36 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.41% | -6.85% | -1.84% |
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 2 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 2 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 2 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 | -1 | 4,698 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,812 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,834 | £475 | - | 3,374 |
| London | -3 | 2,062 | £515 | -1.90% | 958 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,608 | £481 | -3.88% | 1,535 |
| North of England | -2 | 768 | £450 | -7.22% | 752 |
| South East | -2 | 659 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,056 |
| Midlands | -1 | 528 | £450 | +3.45% | 550 |
| North West | -1 | 385 | £424 | -10.66% | 392 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 383 | £475 | +5.56% | 302 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 331 | £475 | -5.00% | 276 |
| South West | -2 | 314 | £543 | +7.16% | 391 |
| Scotland | 0 | 273 | £447 | -0.67% | 159 |
| East of England | -3 | 238 | £454 | +0.89% | 426 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 146 | £402 | +4.42% | 242 |
| Wales | +1 | 66 | £400 | +3.23% | 101 |
| North East | -3 | 60 | £450 | -6.40% | 98 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 29 | £475 | +43.94% | 46 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 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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