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 15 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +5 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,508 | 4,770 | 4,818 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 12.74% | 16.05% | 10.84% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.80% | 17.76% | 12.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,373 | 2,986 | 2,988 |
| 10th Percentile | £286 | £258 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | -6.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £471 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.84% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 320 | 203 | 410 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.99 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.18 | £17.31 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.02 | £26.50 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.45% | +47.22% | -55.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.44 | £43.19 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £76.50 | £69.30 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.23 | £22.32 | £16.23 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.80% | +37.52% | -40.14% |
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 | 37,209 | 26,860 | 38,491 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.05% | 90.36% | 86.57% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,562 | 17,174 | 25,055 |
| 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 | £610 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £745 | £743 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.04% | -2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,222 | 913 | 2,330 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.91 | £15.29 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £21.00 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £31.88 | £31.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.74% | +1.21% | -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 15 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 15 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 15 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 | 4,716 | £488 | -2.50% | 3,073 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,852 | £471 | -0.84% | 2,566 |
| London | -6 | 2,054 | £512 | -2.51% | 953 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,590 | £477 | -4.70% | 1,202 |
| North of England | -4 | 767 | £450 | -8.16% | 620 |
| South East | -2 | 686 | £490 | -2.00% | 829 |
| Midlands | -2 | 520 | £450 | +2.86% | 435 |
| North West | -3 | 380 | £424 | -10.66% | 345 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 379 | £475 | +4.70% | 266 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 340 | £475 | -5.00% | 205 |
| South West | -2 | 313 | £535 | +1.90% | 310 |
| Scotland | 0 | 264 | £425 | -5.56% | 122 |
| East of England | -3 | 238 | £450 | - | 259 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 142 | £402 | +1.77% | 169 |
| Wales | -4 | 66 | £400 | +2.56% | 69 |
| North East | -3 | 56 | £438 | -2.78% | 83 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 32 | £450 | +37.40% | 16 |
| 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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