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 1 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 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 | 5,522 | 4,722 | 4,795 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 13.30% | 15.51% | 10.74% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.36% | 17.23% | 12.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,414 | 2,877 | 2,990 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £399 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.45% | - | -5.66% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £473 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.53% | -0.53% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 316 | 185 | 390 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.33 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.59 | £17.08 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £26.50 | £19.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.53% | +36.77% | -38.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.78 | £43.75 | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.88 | £71.50 | £75.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.28 | £22.69 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.86% | +29.64% | -32.72% |
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 | 35,946 | 27,398 | 38,816 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.59% | 90.01% | 86.91% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,812 | 17,104 | 25,306 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £305 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £412 | £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 | £723 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £482 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.93% | -1.70% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,146 | 887 | 2,267 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.66 | £15.62 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.25 | £21.24 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.50 | £32.50 | £33.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -15.38% | -1.52% | -5.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.48 | £64.50 | £59.44 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.46 | £75.35 | £72.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £31.76 | £34.21 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.81% | -7.16% | -2.26% |
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 1 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 1 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 1 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 | 4,715 | £492 | -1.60% | 4,662 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,848 | £475 | +0.53% | 4,214 |
| London | -3 | 2,067 | £517 | -1.57% | 1,108 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,615 | £481 | -3.75% | 1,955 |
| North of England | -2 | 769 | £450 | -7.22% | 849 |
| South East | -2 | 660 | £488 | -2.50% | 1,351 |
| Midlands | -1 | 528 | £450 | +3.54% | 618 |
| North West | -1 | 385 | £424 | -10.66% | 415 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 383 | £475 | +5.56% | 299 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 332 | £475 | -5.00% | 318 |
| South West | -2 | 319 | £530 | +6.00% | 519 |
| Scotland | 0 | 277 | £447 | -0.67% | 191 |
| East of England | -3 | 240 | £475 | +5.56% | 592 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 146 | £402 | +1.77% | 310 |
| Wales | 0 | 66 | £400 | +3.23% | 167 |
| North East | -4 | 60 | £450 | -6.40% | 129 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 30 | £475 | +43.94% | 70 |
| 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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