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 25 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 25 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +5 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,434 | 4,767 | 4,809 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 12.38% | 16.39% | 10.86% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.41% | 18.11% | 12.56% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,330 | 3,010 | 2,967 |
| 10th Percentile | £298 | £263 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £706 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 324 | 210 | 405 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.98 | £11.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.23 | £17.08 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.71 | £25.43 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.56% | +43.51% | -55.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £44.94 | £43.66 | £41.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £70.25 | £68.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.35 | £22.14 | £15.89 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.64% | +39.33% | -45.21% |
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 | 37,704 | 26,329 | 38,303 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.90% | 90.53% | 86.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,901 | 17,073 | 24,878 |
| 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 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.13% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,218 | 942 | 2,338 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.94 | £15.20 | £12.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £20.75 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £32.50 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | - | -9.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £64.31 | £57.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.12 | £77.10 | £71.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.00 | £31.76 | £31.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.54% | +0.83% | -12.50% |
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 25 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 25 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 25 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 | 4,668 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,214 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,823 | £475 | - | 2,643 |
| London | -7 | 2,033 | £511 | -2.69% | 971 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 1,552 | £480 | -4.00% | 1,242 |
| North of England | -5 | 768 | £450 | -6.25% | 653 |
| South East | -4 | 678 | £495 | -1.00% | 809 |
| Midlands | -3 | 514 | £450 | +0.45% | 472 |
| North West | -4 | 384 | £425 | -10.53% | 361 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 371 | £475 | +2.70% | 274 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 338 | £475 | -4.04% | 219 |
| South West | -1 | 313 | £525 | - | 302 |
| Scotland | 0 | 255 | £438 | -4.16% | 120 |
| East of England | -3 | 226 | £450 | - | 285 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 144 | £413 | +7.49% | 196 |
| Wales | -3 | 68 | £400 | +2.56% | 78 |
| North East | -3 | 55 | £450 | - | 89 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 30 | £449 | +31.91% | 18 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 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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