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 7 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 7 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 | 5,478 | 4,845 | 4,775 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 12.01% | 16.56% | 10.88% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.06% | 18.29% | 12.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,322 | 3,048 | 2,949 |
| 10th Percentile | £281 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £397 | £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 | £715 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £470 | £469 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.21% | -1.26% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 337 | 224 | 409 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.84 | £11.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.18 | £16.95 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.00 | £24.66 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.84% | +40.91% | -56.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.94 | £41.50 | £41.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £68.58 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.00 | £22.00 | £15.63 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.18% | +40.75% | -48.53% |
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 | 38,955 | 26,496 | 37,900 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.44% | 90.55% | 86.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,674 | 17,197 | 24,574 |
| 10th Percentile | £314 | £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 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £744 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £487 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.10% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,314 | 992 | 2,359 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.00 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.02 | £19.87 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.00 | £31.51 | £33.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.25% | -4.52% | -11.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.75 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £75.48 | £70.39 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.87 | £30.00 | £32.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +19.55% | -7.69% | -11.69% |
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 7 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 7 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 7 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 | 4,704 | £491 | -1.80% | 3,248 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,850 | £470 | +0.21% | 2,670 |
| London | -7 | 2,052 | £513 | -2.38% | 986 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,546 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,286 |
| North of England | -5 | 785 | £450 | -5.26% | 662 |
| South East | -5 | 667 | £495 | -1.00% | 802 |
| Midlands | -4 | 521 | £450 | +0.67% | 478 |
| North West | -5 | 390 | £425 | -10.53% | 365 |
| West Midlands | -3 | 376 | £475 | +2.98% | 278 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 347 | £470 | -2.08% | 222 |
| South West | -2 | 321 | £520 | +4.00% | 308 |
| Scotland | +1 | 258 | £438 | -2.78% | 127 |
| East of England | -3 | 222 | £450 | - | 288 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 146 | £411 | +11.22% | 199 |
| Wales | -2 | 72 | £400 | +6.67% | 81 |
| North East | -4 | 57 | £438 | -2.78% | 92 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 28 | £447 | +27.71% | 19 |
| Channel Islands | -6 | 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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