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 10 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +4 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,480 | 4,682 | 4,817 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 12.92% | 15.84% | 10.77% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.00% | 17.54% | 12.43% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,383 | 2,921 | 2,987 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £256 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £481 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.75% | - | -6.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 313 | 196 | 411 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.00 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.18 | £17.11 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £26.31 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.98% | +46.17% | -48.57% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.75 | £41.88 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.20 | £69.38 | £72.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.25 | £22.14 | £16.12 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.09% | +37.34% | -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 | 36,537 | 26,694 | 38,745 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.12% | 90.29% | 86.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,174 | 17,018 | 25,183 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £306 | £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 | £743 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.28% | -1.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,160 | 902 | 2,347 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.51 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £21.00 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.61 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -8.89% | - | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £77.10 | £71.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £26.55 | £31.76 | £31.80 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.40% | -0.13% | -9.14% |
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 10 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 10 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 10 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 | -1 | 4,690 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,275 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,838 | £475 | - | 2,695 |
| London | -5 | 2,042 | £513 | -2.38% | 853 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,589 | £480 | -4.00% | 1,471 |
| North of England | -3 | 765 | £450 | -8.07% | 596 |
| South East | -2 | 669 | £492 | -1.60% | 860 |
| Midlands | -1 | 529 | £450 | +3.45% | 431 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 388 | £475 | +4.86% | 251 |
| North West | -2 | 381 | £425 | -10.53% | 316 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 334 | £475 | -5.00% | 209 |
| South West | -2 | 311 | £543 | +3.33% | 327 |
| Scotland | 0 | 262 | £438 | -2.78% | 150 |
| East of England | -3 | 241 | £452 | +0.44% | 321 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 142 | £402 | +7.20% | 180 |
| Wales | -1 | 67 | £400 | +3.23% | 88 |
| North East | -2 | 59 | £438 | -3.21% | 83 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 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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