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 17 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 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 | 5,520 | 4,619 | 4,772 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 13.73% | 15.16% | 10.68% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.79% | 16.93% | 12.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,432 | 2,751 | 2,965 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £398 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £486 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.75% | - | -6.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £596 | £600 | £623 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £690 | £714 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £467 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.71% | -1.68% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 317 | 175 | 382 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.62 | £12.14 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.50 | £17.00 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £27.00 | £21.01 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -29.63% | +28.54% | -31.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.50 | £44.38 | £52.78 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.67 | £69.50 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.05 | £22.00 | £17.64 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.50% | +24.72% | -23.03% |
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 | 34,951 | 27,281 | 38,890 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.91% | 89.56% | 87.08% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,148 | 16,723 | 25,428 |
| 10th Percentile | £310 | £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 | £720 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.59% | -1.45% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,114 | 833 | 2,148 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.62 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £21.05 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £34.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -4.41% | -2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £63.75 | £60.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £73.12 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £30.78 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -18.29% | -12.06% | +7.63% |
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 17 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 17 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 17 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 | 4,707 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,120 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,824 | £475 | +1.71% | 2,721 |
| London | -3 | 2,092 | £519 | -1.23% | 925 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 1,614 | £481 | -3.75% | 1,297 |
| North of England | -2 | 748 | £450 | -5.26% | 621 |
| South East | -1 | 672 | £483 | -3.50% | 904 |
| Midlands | -1 | 524 | £460 | +8.88% | 455 |
| North West | -2 | 391 | £425 | -8.11% | 355 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 374 | £488 | +11.86% | 274 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 303 | £482 | -3.60% | 197 |
| South West | -3 | 302 | £525 | +5.00% | 338 |
| Scotland | 0 | 284 | £447 | -0.67% | 111 |
| East of England | -3 | 235 | £475 | +4.63% | 300 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 151 | £402 | +11.67% | 181 |
| Wales | +2 | 67 | £400 | - | 69 |
| North East | -4 | 62 | £450 | -11.33% | 79 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 36 | £475 | +45.04% | 31 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 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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