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 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 28 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +5 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,484 | 4,770 | 4,804 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 12.34% | 16.41% | 10.86% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.39% | 18.14% | 12.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,350 | 3,015 | 2,977 |
| 10th Percentile | £290 | £258 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £711 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £474 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.21% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 325 | 214 | 404 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.89 | £11.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.34 | £16.98 | £13.96 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.71 | £25.09 | £17.61 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.46% | +42.52% | -55.99% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.46 | £42.63 | £41.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £69.63 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.85 | £22.14 | £15.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.40% | +40.57% | -46.61% |
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 | 38,117 | 26,296 | 38,255 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.75% | 90.49% | 86.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,146 | 17,083 | 24,839 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £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 | £738 | £748 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.51% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,236 | 956 | 2,346 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.12 | £12.84 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £20.47 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.69% | - | -9.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.94 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £77.35 | £71.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £31.25 | £31.64 | £31.80 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.23% | -0.50% | -11.67% |
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 March 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 March 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 March 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 | 4,711 | £490 | -2.00% | 3,248 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,851 | £474 | -0.21% | 2,670 |
| London | -7 | 2,052 | £509 | -3.05% | 986 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 1,565 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,286 |
| North of England | -5 | 779 | £450 | -5.26% | 662 |
| South East | -5 | 678 | £499 | -0.25% | 802 |
| Midlands | -3 | 519 | £450 | +0.56% | 478 |
| North West | -4 | 388 | £422 | -11.18% | 365 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 376 | £475 | +2.70% | 278 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 344 | £471 | -3.49% | 222 |
| South West | -1 | 320 | £525 | +2.44% | 308 |
| Scotland | +1 | 257 | £442 | -2.27% | 127 |
| East of England | -2 | 228 | £450 | - | 288 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 144 | £411 | +12.06% | 199 |
| Wales | -4 | 69 | £400 | +3.23% | 81 |
| North East | -2 | 56 | £450 | - | 92 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 30 | £449 | +18.42% | 19 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 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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