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 28 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Feb 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +4 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,559 | 4,734 | 4,765 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 13.35% | 15.47% | 10.71% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.40% | 17.19% | 12.31% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,438 | 2,869 | 2,985 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £398 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.45% | - | -5.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £470 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.96% | -1.05% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 317 | 185 | 379 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.33 | £12.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.08 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £26.50 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.53% | +35.90% | -38.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.75 | £43.75 | £47.67 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.75 | £69.50 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.28 | £22.50 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.22% | +28.57% | -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 | 36,087 | 27,535 | 38,701 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.65% | 89.98% | 86.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,916 | 17,126 | 25,279 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £306 | £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 | £739 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £491 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.83% | -1.80% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,149 | 888 | 2,215 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.62 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.13 | £21.25 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £32.50 | £33.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | -2.99% | -4.29% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.32 | £63.75 | £59.47 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.71 | £75.08 | £72.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £31.76 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.81% | -9.26% | - |
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 28 February 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 28 February 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 28 February 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 | 4,752 | £492 | -1.60% | 2,609 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,871 | £475 | +0.96% | 2,300 |
| London | -3 | 2,079 | £519 | -1.23% | 734 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,627 | £481 | -3.88% | 969 |
| North of England | -2 | 772 | £450 | -5.26% | 541 |
| South East | -2 | 671 | £488 | -2.50% | 788 |
| Midlands | -1 | 532 | £450 | +4.29% | 390 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 387 | £475 | +5.56% | 235 |
| North West | -2 | 385 | £424 | -10.42% | 292 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 335 | £475 | -5.00% | 187 |
| South West | -3 | 320 | £535 | +7.00% | 249 |
| Scotland | 0 | 279 | £447 | -0.67% | 90 |
| East of England | -3 | 243 | £465 | +3.22% | 259 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 146 | £402 | +8.72% | 155 |
| Wales | +1 | 66 | £400 | +3.23% | 54 |
| North East | -3 | 60 | £450 | -6.40% | 76 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 30 | £475 | +45.04% | 21 |
| 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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