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 24 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 24 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 | 5,533 | 4,643 | 4,744 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 13.50% | 15.37% | 10.68% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.56% | 17.10% | 12.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,422 | 2,808 | 2,967 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £396 | £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 | £467 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.71% | -1.79% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 317 | 177 | 379 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.44 | £12.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.08 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £27.13 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.27% | +39.10% | -37.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.75 | £47.50 | £47.83 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.60 | £73.00 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.25 | £23.53 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.68% | +34.44% | -27.08% |
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 | 35,552 | 27,150 | 38,650 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.77% | 89.86% | 87.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,564 | 16,816 | 25,267 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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 | £720 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -1.40% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,120 | 854 | 2,192 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.61 | £15.62 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.96 | £21.25 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £33.00 | £34.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.91% | -2.94% | -2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.90 | £63.75 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.43 | £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 24 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 24 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 24 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 | 4,720 | £492 | -1.60% | 2,825 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 2,848 | £475 | +1.71% | 2,443 |
| London | -4 | 2,079 | £513 | -2.38% | 816 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,616 | £479 | -4.25% | 1,055 |
| North of England | -2 | 757 | £450 | -5.26% | 584 |
| South East | -2 | 668 | £483 | -3.50% | 826 |
| Midlands | -1 | 533 | £450 | +5.88% | 412 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 383 | £482 | +7.38% | 253 |
| North West | -1 | 383 | £420 | -9.68% | 326 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 321 | £481 | -3.75% | 192 |
| South West | -1 | 311 | £525 | +5.00% | 263 |
| Scotland | 0 | 282 | £447 | -0.61% | 89 |
| East of England | -3 | 241 | £475 | +5.56% | 273 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 151 | £402 | +9.54% | 158 |
| Wales | +3 | 67 | £400 | - | 57 |
| North East | -4 | 61 | £450 | -6.40% | 77 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 32 | £475 | +46.15% | 23 |
| Channel Islands | +1 | 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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