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 19 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 19 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +5 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,362 | 4,957 | 4,772 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.61% | 16.85% | 10.92% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.67% | 18.57% | 12.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,250 | 3,113 | 2,938 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £399 | £388 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £508 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -1.48% | -3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £467 | £468 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.18% | -1.42% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 334 | 239 | 411 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.58 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.96 | £16.85 | £13.84 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.25 | £24.00 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.46% | +37.14% | -58.90% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.95 | £41.38 | £36.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £67.75 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.50 | £21.46 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.79% | +43.07% | -51.41% |
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 | 39,218 | 26,699 | 37,767 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.91% | 90.74% | 86.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,782 | 17,291 | 24,442 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £523 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.31% | -0.48% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £483 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.41% | -3.40% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,336 | 1,037 | 2,416 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.93 | £14.84 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.74 | £18.51 | £15.91 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £30.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -14.29% | -2.78% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.33 | £62.50 | £58.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.13 | £75.00 | £71.81 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £28.88 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +38.53% | -17.50% | - |
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 19 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 19 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 19 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 | -4 | 4,601 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,299 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,812 | £467 | -0.18% | 2,671 |
| London | -9 | 1,987 | £510 | -2.86% | 1,019 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,527 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,250 |
| North of England | -5 | 783 | £450 | -5.26% | 646 |
| South East | -5 | 663 | £492 | -1.60% | 764 |
| Midlands | -3 | 515 | £450 | - | 486 |
| North West | -5 | 381 | £425 | -12.82% | 343 |
| West Midlands | -5 | 363 | £475 | +2.70% | 279 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 356 | £465 | -2.00% | 219 |
| South West | -2 | 317 | £500 | -1.23% | 303 |
| Scotland | -1 | 255 | £425 | -5.56% | 149 |
| East of England | -4 | 205 | £450 | - | 298 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 152 | £420 | +13.59% | 207 |
| Wales | -2 | 69 | £390 | +17.76% | 77 |
| North East | -1 | 55 | £425 | -16.26% | 96 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 27 | £430 | +26.47% | 25 |
| 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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