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 15 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 15 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +5 | +9 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,418 | 4,896 | 4,752 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.82% | 16.71% | 10.91% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.89% | 18.43% | 12.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,291 | 3,068 | 2,931 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £390 | £399 | £381 |
| 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 | £470 | £470 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -1.05% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 336 | 238 | 409 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.42 | £11.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.96 | £16.80 | £13.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.25 | £24.09 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -11.79% | +37.66% | -60.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.32 | £41.44 | £36.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £67.88 | £64.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.13 | £21.68 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -16.37% | +44.53% | -51.61% |
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 | 39,015 | 26,568 | 37,622 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.08% | 90.69% | 86.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,668 | 17,198 | 24,355 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £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 | £635 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £743 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,323 | 1,023 | 2,389 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £14.92 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.45 | £18.51 | £15.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.00 | £30.78 | £33.07 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +20.21% | -6.91% | -8.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £62.50 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.25 | £75.00 | £71.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £37.20 | £29.00 | £33.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.28% | -12.12% | -8.65% |
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 15 April 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 15 April 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 15 April 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 | -4 | 4,654 | £492 | -1.60% | 2,754 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,819 | £470 | - | 2,427 |
| London | -8 | 2,026 | £510 | -2.86% | 767 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,540 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,061 |
| North of England | -5 | 781 | £450 | -8.07% | 568 |
| South East | -5 | 664 | £493 | -1.50% | 744 |
| Midlands | -3 | 514 | £450 | - | 423 |
| North West | -5 | 386 | £425 | -13.27% | 298 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 368 | £475 | +1.28% | 251 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 349 | £468 | -1.47% | 185 |
| South West | -2 | 316 | £513 | +2.50% | 274 |
| Scotland | +1 | 250 | £425 | -5.56% | 129 |
| East of England | -3 | 216 | £450 | - | 272 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 147 | £419 | +13.25% | 173 |
| Wales | -2 | 71 | £390 | +17.76% | 69 |
| North East | -4 | 55 | £438 | -14.22% | 97 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 27 | £430 | +26.47% | 29 |
| Channel Islands | -5 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
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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