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 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 20 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +5 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,449 | 4,736 | 4,815 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 12.53% | 16.19% | 10.87% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.57% | 17.90% | 12.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,341 | 2,969 | 2,975 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £263 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | -6.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 319 | 201 | 405 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.99 | £11.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.29 | £17.13 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.36 | £26.50 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.19% | +49.55% | -55.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.65 | £43.75 | £41.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £77.50 | £67.33 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.30 | £22.14 | £15.93 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.86% | +38.98% | -41.25% |
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 | 37,403 | 26,465 | 38,354 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.99% | 90.45% | 86.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,742 | 17,048 | 24,949 |
| 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 | £611 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £743 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.54% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,201 | 924 | 2,323 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £15.25 | £12.99 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £21.00 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £64.50 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.41 | £70.66 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £31.64 | £31.13 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.50% | +1.65% | -11.14% |
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 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 20 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 20 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 | -3 | 4,674 | £488 | -2.50% | 3,324 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,830 | £475 | - | 2,726 |
| London | -7 | 2,028 | £509 | -3.05% | 1,049 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 1,563 | £476 | -4.85% | 1,331 |
| North of England | -4 | 769 | £450 | -7.98% | 665 |
| South East | -2 | 682 | £492 | -1.60% | 858 |
| Midlands | -1 | 512 | £450 | +0.22% | 466 |
| North West | -3 | 382 | £425 | -12.82% | 360 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 373 | £475 | +1.71% | 274 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 338 | £475 | -5.00% | 230 |
| South West | -2 | 314 | £525 | - | 308 |
| Scotland | 0 | 256 | £425 | -6.08% | 136 |
| East of England | -3 | 232 | £450 | - | 293 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 140 | £402 | - | 191 |
| Wales | -4 | 66 | £400 | +2.56% | 76 |
| North East | -4 | 58 | £438 | -2.78% | 89 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 30 | £449 | +31.91% | 18 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 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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