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 18 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 18 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 | 5,360 | 4,949 | 4,777 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.62% | 16.82% | 10.92% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.68% | 18.53% | 12.64% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,248 | 3,107 | 2,951 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £399 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £508 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -1.48% | -3.33% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £468 | £468 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.11% | -1.58% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 334 | 237 | 409 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.54 | £11.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.96 | £16.95 | £13.82 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.25 | £24.18 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -12.12% | +38.17% | -57.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.27 | £41.50 | £36.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £68.00 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £18.69 | £22.00 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.07% | +46.67% | -50.61% |
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 | 39,180 | 26,703 | 37,785 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.95% | 90.74% | 86.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,749 | 17,293 | 24,471 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £523 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.31% | -0.48% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £483 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.41% | -3.40% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,327 | 1,032 | 2,410 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £14.85 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.80 | £18.51 | £15.85 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £30.00 | £33.78 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.00% | -11.18% | -5.92% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.25 | £62.50 | £57.83 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.10 | £75.00 | £71.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £28.75 | £34.21 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.13% | -15.96% | -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 18 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 18 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 18 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 | 4,599 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,207 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,809 | £468 | +0.11% | 2,660 |
| London | -9 | 1,987 | £510 | -2.86% | 941 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,527 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,179 |
| North of England | -5 | 783 | £450 | -5.26% | 626 |
| South East | -5 | 664 | £492 | -1.60% | 767 |
| Midlands | -4 | 512 | £450 | - | 489 |
| North West | -5 | 381 | £425 | -12.82% | 328 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 363 | £475 | +2.70% | 274 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 356 | £465 | -2.11% | 210 |
| South West | -2 | 318 | £500 | - | 306 |
| Scotland | 0 | 254 | £425 | -5.56% | 144 |
| East of England | -4 | 204 | £450 | - | 301 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 150 | £420 | +13.59% | 215 |
| Wales | -2 | 69 | £390 | +17.76% | 82 |
| North East | -2 | 55 | £425 | -16.26% | 100 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 27 | £430 | +26.47% | 27 |
| Channel Islands | -5 | 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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