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 6 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 6 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 | 5,595 | 4,754 | 4,737 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 13.12% | 15.60% | 10.67% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.18% | 17.29% | 12.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,451 | 2,930 | 2,946 |
| 10th Percentile | £285 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | - | -5.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £474 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.21% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 322 | 185 | 390 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.00 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.62 | £17.08 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.02 | £26.50 | £19.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.45% | +36.77% | -42.59% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.84 | £43.75 | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.38 | £71.50 | £75.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.30 | £22.69 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.75% | +29.64% | -34.26% |
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 | 36,846 | 27,490 | 38,514 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.38% | 90.18% | 86.76% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,348 | 17,263 | 25,101 |
| 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 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.18% | -1.60% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,189 | 895 | 2,262 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.79 | £15.62 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.32 | £21.05 | £16.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £32.50 | £33.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.85% | -1.52% | -5.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £63.75 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £75.00 | £71.89 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.38 | £31.76 | £33.28 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.09% | -4.57% | -4.91% |
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 6 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 6 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 6 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 | 4,784 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,442 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,881 | £474 | -0.21% | 2,872 |
| London | -3 | 2,103 | £513 | -2.38% | 1,116 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,629 | £481 | -3.88% | 1,556 |
| North of England | -2 | 774 | £450 | -7.98% | 651 |
| South East | -2 | 675 | £492 | -1.60% | 921 |
| Midlands | -2 | 533 | £450 | +3.45% | 456 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 387 | £475 | +5.20% | 256 |
| North West | -1 | 386 | £424 | -10.79% | 355 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 336 | £475 | -5.00% | 219 |
| South West | -2 | 321 | £535 | +3.13% | 329 |
| Scotland | 0 | 274 | £447 | -0.67% | 150 |
| East of England | -3 | 244 | £450 | - | 364 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 147 | £402 | +7.56% | 198 |
| Wales | +1 | 67 | £400 | +2.89% | 84 |
| North East | -3 | 61 | £438 | -9.00% | 90 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 32 | £450 | +36.36% | 20 |
| 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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