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 23 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 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 | 5,504 | 4,697 | 4,761 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 13.54% | 15.39% | 10.70% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.62% | 17.13% | 12.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,403 | 2,825 | 2,972 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £395 | £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 | £715 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £467 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.82% | -1.79% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 317 | 178 | 376 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.44 | £12.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.62 | £17.08 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £27.13 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.27% | +39.10% | -36.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.75 | £46.88 | £48.40 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.60 | £72.25 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.28 | £23.53 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -26.58% | +34.44% | -25.77% |
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 | 35,244 | 27,423 | 38,727 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.69% | 89.85% | 87.02% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,345 | 16,931 | 25,318 |
| 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 | £719 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -1.40% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,112 | 856 | 2,183 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.61 | £15.62 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.94 | £21.25 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £32.91 | £34.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.68% | -3.93% | -2.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.79 | £63.75 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.38 | £72.26 |
| 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 23 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 23 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 23 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 | 4,692 | £492 | -1.60% | 2,950 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 2,827 | £475 | +1.82% | 2,542 |
| London | -4 | 2,073 | £513 | -2.38% | 881 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,614 | £480 | -4.00% | 1,207 |
| North of England | -2 | 750 | £450 | -5.26% | 600 |
| South East | -2 | 665 | £483 | -3.50% | 868 |
| Midlands | -1 | 526 | £450 | +5.88% | 426 |
| North West | -1 | 383 | £420 | -9.19% | 345 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 377 | £483 | +7.57% | 264 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 314 | £481 | -3.75% | 186 |
| South West | -2 | 306 | £525 | +5.00% | 282 |
| Scotland | 0 | 282 | £447 | -0.61% | 98 |
| East of England | -3 | 241 | £475 | +5.56% | 285 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 150 | £402 | +11.20% | 161 |
| Wales | +3 | 67 | £400 | - | 56 |
| North East | -5 | 59 | £450 | -6.40% | 82 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 33 | £475 | +46.15% | 26 |
| 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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