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 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -3 | +5 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,468 | 4,719 | 4,821 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 12.67% | 16.07% | 10.84% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.73% | 17.78% | 12.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,356 | 2,963 | 2,981 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £263 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | -5.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £701 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £474 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.21% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 320 | 201 | 412 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.99 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.18 | £17.50 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.20 | £26.50 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.78% | +47.22% | -54.43% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.44 | £43.39 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £77.50 | £69.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.14 | £22.32 | £16.12 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.21% | +38.46% | -39.57% |
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 | 37,130 | 26,538 | 38,501 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.00% | 90.38% | 86.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,530 | 17,031 | 25,049 |
| 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 | £610 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £723 | £745 | £744 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.04% | -2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,210 | 919 | 2,337 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.89 | £15.25 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £21.00 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £64.62 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £70.20 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £31.76 | £31.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.41% | +0.83% | -10.07% |
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 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 17 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 17 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 | 4,689 | £488 | -2.50% | 3,076 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,832 | £474 | -0.21% | 2,567 |
| London | -6 | 2,042 | £510 | -2.86% | 948 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,574 | £480 | -4.00% | 1,212 |
| North of England | -4 | 760 | £450 | -8.07% | 619 |
| South East | -1 | 685 | £492 | -1.60% | 825 |
| Midlands | -2 | 515 | £450 | +3.15% | 431 |
| North West | -4 | 379 | £425 | -10.53% | 340 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 374 | £475 | +4.78% | 265 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 335 | £475 | -5.00% | 208 |
| South West | -1 | 311 | £530 | +0.95% | 305 |
| Scotland | 0 | 259 | £425 | -5.56% | 133 |
| East of England | -3 | 237 | £450 | - | 256 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 142 | £404 | +2.15% | 166 |
| Wales | -4 | 64 | £400 | +2.56% | 72 |
| North East | -4 | 55 | £438 | -2.78% | 85 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 32 | £450 | +36.36% | 16 |
| 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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