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 22 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 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 | 5,526 | 4,726 | 4,780 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 13.55% | 15.37% | 10.71% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.63% | 17.11% | 12.30% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,414 | 2,842 | 2,984 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £395 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.50% | - | -5.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £467 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.71% | -1.68% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 319 | 179 | 377 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.44 | £12.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.62 | £17.04 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £27.13 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -26.27% | +39.10% | -36.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £40.59 | £46.25 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.30 | £71.50 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.28 | £22.88 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -24.48% | +30.71% | -24.41% |
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 | 35,362 | 27,619 | 38,854 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.73% | 89.84% | 87.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,416 | 17,059 | 25,415 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £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 | £481 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.34% | -1.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,120 | 859 | 2,186 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.62 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.96 | £21.25 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.77 | £32.81 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.46% | -6.26% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £60.75 | £63.75 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.30 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £31.76 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.81% | -9.26% | - |
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 22 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 22 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 22 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 | 4,711 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,021 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 2,840 | £475 | +1.71% | 2,633 |
| London | -4 | 2,080 | £513 | -2.38% | 878 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,621 | £480 | -4.00% | 1,218 |
| North of England | -2 | 755 | £450 | -5.26% | 612 |
| South East | -2 | 668 | £483 | -3.50% | 882 |
| Midlands | -1 | 528 | £450 | +5.88% | 440 |
| North West | -1 | 387 | £418 | -9.62% | 357 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 378 | £483 | +7.81% | 272 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 314 | £481 | -3.75% | 185 |
| South West | -2 | 306 | £525 | +5.00% | 308 |
| Scotland | 0 | 283 | £447 | -0.61% | 105 |
| East of England | -3 | 242 | £475 | +5.56% | 295 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 151 | £402 | +11.20% | 167 |
| Wales | +3 | 67 | £400 | - | 65 |
| North East | -5 | 60 | £450 | -6.40% | 82 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 34 | £475 | +46.15% | 29 |
| Channel Islands | +1 | 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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