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 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 3 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +5 | +10 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,435 | 4,799 | 4,811 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 12.11% | 16.50% | 10.90% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.16% | 18.24% | 12.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,306 | 3,027 | 2,973 |
| 10th Percentile | £282 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £396 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £470 | £470 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -1.05% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 325 | 222 | 413 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.84 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.18 | £16.95 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.79 | £24.88 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.44% | +42.17% | -56.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £45.46 | £41.50 | £41.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £68.69 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.35 | £22.14 | £15.69 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.64% | +41.11% | -47.70% |
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 | 38,381 | 26,317 | 38,146 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.55% | 90.50% | 86.40% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,335 | 17,078 | 24,751 |
| 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 | £635 | £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 | 2,256 | 968 | 2,345 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.00 | £12.77 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.87 | £20.12 | £15.89 |
| Median hourly rate | £35.77 | £31.76 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +12.61% | -2.28% | -10.41% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £63.75 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £77.50 | £76.25 | £70.39 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £35.00 | £30.62 | £31.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +14.32% | -2.81% | -12.50% |
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 3 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 3 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 3 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 | -3 | 4,673 | £490 | -2.00% | 3,248 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,824 | £470 | - | 2,670 |
| London | -7 | 2,038 | £512 | -2.51% | 986 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 1,536 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,286 |
| North of England | -5 | 784 | £450 | -5.26% | 662 |
| South East | -5 | 663 | £495 | -1.00% | 802 |
| Midlands | -4 | 513 | £450 | +0.90% | 478 |
| North West | -5 | 391 | £424 | -10.66% | 365 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 372 | £475 | +3.26% | 278 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 346 | £471 | -1.98% | 222 |
| South West | -2 | 321 | £520 | +1.46% | 308 |
| Scotland | +1 | 251 | £438 | -2.78% | 127 |
| East of England | -3 | 221 | £450 | - | 288 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 142 | £410 | +11.72% | 199 |
| Wales | -3 | 69 | £400 | +6.67% | 81 |
| North East | -3 | 56 | £438 | -2.78% | 92 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 28 | £447 | +27.71% | 19 |
| 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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