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 27 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 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 | 5,566 | 4,719 | 4,734 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 13.40% | 15.40% | 10.72% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.46% | 17.13% | 12.33% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,449 | 2,862 | 2,967 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £397 | £381 |
| 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 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £470 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.06% | -1.05% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 315 | 184 | 379 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.44 | £12.10 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.42 | £17.06 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £26.75 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.23% | +37.18% | -37.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.81 | £44.06 | £47.67 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.00 | £69.63 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.24 | £22.32 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.76% | +27.54% | -31.43% |
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 | 36,013 | 27,550 | 38,397 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.71% | 89.93% | 86.98% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,879 | 17,122 | 25,100 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £411 | £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 | £721 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.58% | -2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,136 | 871 | 2,197 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.62 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.03 | £21.25 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £32.50 | £33.07 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | -1.71% | -5.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.32 | £63.75 | £59.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.96 | £75.00 | £72.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £31.64 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.51% | -9.60% | - |
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 27 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 27 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 27 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 | 4,750 | £492 | -1.60% | 2,619 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 2,876 | £475 | +1.06% | 2,308 |
| London | -3 | 2,077 | £514 | -2.14% | 737 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,627 | £480 | -4.00% | 986 |
| North of England | -2 | 767 | £450 | -5.26% | 547 |
| South East | -2 | 673 | £485 | -3.00% | 786 |
| Midlands | -1 | 537 | £450 | +5.88% | 391 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 390 | £477 | +5.89% | 239 |
| North West | -1 | 383 | £424 | -10.32% | 299 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 331 | £475 | -5.00% | 187 |
| South West | -2 | 319 | £535 | +5.68% | 253 |
| Scotland | 0 | 283 | £447 | -0.61% | 88 |
| East of England | -3 | 243 | £475 | +5.56% | 258 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 148 | £402 | +9.54% | 152 |
| Wales | 0 | 66 | £400 | +3.23% | 54 |
| North East | -3 | 61 | £450 | -6.40% | 75 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 31 | £475 | +45.04% | 21 |
| 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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