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 20 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 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 | 5,564 | 4,701 | 4,740 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 13.62% | 15.24% | 10.68% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.69% | 16.98% | 12.27% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,434 | 2,811 | 2,957 |
| 10th Percentile | £284 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £395 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.50% | - | -6.15% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £619 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £467 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.82% | -1.79% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 320 | 182 | 375 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.62 | £12.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.62 | £17.00 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.69 | £27.06 | £19.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.25% | +38.78% | -36.83% |
| 75th Percentile | £37.44 | £43.56 | £50.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.15 | £69.88 | £77.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.24 | £22.32 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.76% | +27.54% | -27.08% |
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 | 35,472 | 27,688 | 38,644 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.86% | 89.76% | 87.04% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 22,461 | 17,051 | 25,269 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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 | £720 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £481 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.84% | -2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,140 | 862 | 2,156 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.61 | £15.62 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.87 | £21.00 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.64 | £32.50 | £34.77 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -21.12% | -6.52% | -0.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.25 | £63.75 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.00 | £75.00 | £72.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £30.45 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -17.41% | -13.00% | - |
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 20 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 20 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 20 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 | 4,745 | £492 | -1.60% | 5,080 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 2,847 | £475 | +1.82% | 4,307 |
| London | -4 | 2,105 | £513 | -2.38% | 1,449 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,627 | £480 | -4.00% | 1,981 |
| North of England | -2 | 756 | £450 | -5.26% | 931 |
| South East | -2 | 669 | £483 | -3.50% | 1,348 |
| Midlands | -1 | 532 | £460 | +8.24% | 655 |
| North West | -1 | 390 | £424 | -8.38% | 517 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 384 | £488 | +10.16% | 355 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 312 | £481 | -3.75% | 309 |
| South West | -1 | 305 | £525 | +5.00% | 516 |
| Scotland | 0 | 285 | £447 | -0.61% | 203 |
| East of England | -3 | 240 | £475 | +5.56% | 578 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 149 | £402 | +9.54% | 294 |
| Wales | +2 | 67 | £400 | - | 143 |
| North East | -5 | 62 | £450 | -11.33% | 116 |
| Northern Ireland | +2 | 36 | £475 | +45.04% | 76 |
| Channel Islands | +1 | 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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