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 1 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 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 | 5,450 | 4,770 | 4,800 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 12.20% | 16.43% | 10.84% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.25% | 18.15% | 12.54% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,328 | 3,010 | 2,977 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | £256 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £399 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £471 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.95% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 325 | 219 | 408 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.84 | £11.05 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.18 | £16.95 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.75 | £25.00 | £17.61 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.00% | +42.01% | -56.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.94 | £41.50 | £41.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £69.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.85 | £22.14 | £15.69 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.40% | +41.11% | -47.70% |
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 | 38,255 | 26,278 | 38,264 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.62% | 90.49% | 86.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,265 | 17,064 | 24,859 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £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 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £485 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -3.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,246 | 966 | 2,352 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £15.00 | £12.84 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £20.26 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.50 | £32.00 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +10.94% | -1.54% | -11.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.75 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £76.72 | £70.64 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £34.07 | £31.50 | £31.65 |
| % change year-on-year | +8.14% | -0.47% | -12.69% |
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 1 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 1 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 1 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 | -3 | 4,684 | £490 | -2.00% | 3,248 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,833 | £471 | -0.95% | 2,670 |
| London | -7 | 2,041 | £510 | -2.86% | 986 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 1,542 | £477 | -4.70% | 1,286 |
| North of England | -5 | 777 | £450 | -5.26% | 662 |
| South East | -5 | 670 | £496 | -0.75% | 802 |
| Midlands | -4 | 513 | £450 | +0.45% | 478 |
| North West | -4 | 388 | £425 | -10.53% | 365 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 372 | £475 | +2.98% | 278 |
| Yorkshire | -2 | 342 | £469 | -1.26% | 222 |
| South West | -2 | 323 | £514 | -0.96% | 308 |
| Scotland | +1 | 254 | £438 | -2.78% | 127 |
| East of England | -3 | 226 | £450 | - | 288 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 142 | £410 | +10.07% | 199 |
| Wales | -3 | 69 | £400 | +3.23% | 81 |
| North East | -3 | 56 | £450 | - | 92 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 28 | £447 | +27.71% | 19 |
| 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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