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 13 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 13 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 8 | 6 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -2 | +4 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,477 | 4,724 | 4,823 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 12.79% | 16.03% | 10.83% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.86% | 17.74% | 12.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,358 | 2,948 | 2,986 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £258 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | -6.19% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £703 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £471 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.95% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 315 | 195 | 410 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.99 | £11.07 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.18 | £18.07 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £26.50 | £18.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.53% | +47.22% | -49.51% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.90 | £43.19 | £43.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.80 | £75.50 | £72.05 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.00 | £22.88 | £16.42 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.68% | +39.31% | -38.57% |
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 | 36,854 | 26,627 | 38,581 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.05% | 90.37% | 86.59% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,339 | 16,995 | 25,088 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £306 | £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 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £744 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.04% | -2.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,197 | 898 | 2,338 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.82 | £15.48 | £13.00 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £21.00 | £16.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.00 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.69% | - | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £65.00 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.50 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.36 | £32.50 | £31.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.82% | +3.17% | -10.00% |
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 13 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 13 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 13 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 | 4,687 | £490 | -2.00% | 3,193 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,836 | £471 | -0.95% | 2,663 |
| London | -6 | 2,040 | £513 | -2.38% | 995 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,587 | £478 | -4.35% | 1,263 |
| North of England | -3 | 765 | £450 | -8.07% | 647 |
| South East | -1 | 680 | £490 | -2.00% | 827 |
| Midlands | -2 | 516 | £450 | +2.86% | 454 |
| North West | -4 | 378 | £424 | -10.66% | 357 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 377 | £475 | +3.69% | 270 |
| Yorkshire | -3 | 340 | £475 | -5.00% | 218 |
| South West | -3 | 312 | £530 | +0.95% | 326 |
| Scotland | 0 | 264 | £425 | -5.56% | 146 |
| East of England | -3 | 237 | £450 | - | 268 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 140 | £402 | +7.20% | 181 |
| Wales | -4 | 64 | £400 | +2.56% | 73 |
| North East | -4 | 56 | £438 | -2.78% | 85 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 32 | £450 | +37.40% | 17 |
| 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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