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 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 27 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +5 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,451 | 4,774 | 4,817 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 12.36% | 16.45% | 10.88% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.41% | 18.17% | 12.58% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,332 | 3,024 | 2,983 |
| 10th Percentile | £297 | £263 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £711 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.11% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 323 | 213 | 403 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.87 | £11.01 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.29 | £16.95 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.71 | £25.00 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -17.16% | +42.86% | -56.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.20 | £41.50 | £41.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £69.75 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.35 | £22.14 | £15.75 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.64% | +40.57% | -46.61% |
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 | 37,825 | 26,281 | 38,283 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.77% | 90.55% | 86.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,952 | 17,099 | 24,858 |
| 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 | £613 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.51% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,225 | 950 | 2,347 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.20 | £12.83 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.75 | £20.49 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.00 | £32.00 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.38% | -1.54% | -9.72% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £64.50 | £57.91 |
| 90th Percentile | £76.40 | £77.22 | £71.45 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.50 | £31.64 | £31.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.60% | +0.44% | -13.10% |
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 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 27 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 27 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 | 4,681 | £490 | -2.00% | 3,248 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,833 | £475 | -0.11% | 2,670 |
| London | -7 | 2,038 | £509 | -3.05% | 986 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 1,555 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,286 |
| North of England | -5 | 773 | £450 | -5.26% | 662 |
| South East | -5 | 671 | £496 | -0.75% | 802 |
| Midlands | -3 | 516 | £450 | +1.24% | 478 |
| North West | -4 | 386 | £424 | -10.79% | 365 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 375 | £475 | +3.26% | 278 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 340 | £473 | -4.55% | 222 |
| South West | -1 | 320 | £525 | - | 308 |
| Scotland | +1 | 256 | £442 | -2.91% | 127 |
| East of England | -3 | 228 | £450 | - | 288 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 142 | £413 | +12.40% | 199 |
| Wales | -4 | 68 | £400 | +3.23% | 81 |
| North East | -3 | 56 | £450 | - | 92 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 30 | £449 | +28.14% | 19 |
| Channel Islands | -3 | 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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