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 10 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 10 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 | 5,451 | 4,602 | 4,776 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 13.85% | 14.99% | 10.63% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.91% | 16.77% | 12.21% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,402 | 2,713 | 2,983 |
| 10th Percentile | £275 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | - | -6.54% |
| 75th Percentile | £594 | £600 | £623 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £688 | £713 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £471 | £470 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | +0.32% | -1.16% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 304 | 176 | 374 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.53 | £12.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.62 | £16.25 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.00 | £26.50 | £21.01 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -28.30% | +26.16% | -31.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.13 | £43.75 | £53.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.18 | £68.75 | £77.85 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.05 | £22.00 | £17.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.50% | +25.71% | -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 | 34,251 | 27,445 | 39,124 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 87.02% | 89.42% | 87.06% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 21,718 | 16,700 | 25,680 |
| 10th Percentile | £306 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £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 | £716 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £478 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.50% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,071 | 843 | 2,128 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £15.62 | £13.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.69 | £21.05 | £16.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £25.15 | £32.50 | £33.07 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -22.62% | -1.71% | +1.74% |
| 75th Percentile | £60.00 | £63.50 | £60.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.00 | £75.00 | £73.12 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £31.08 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -19.08% | -11.20% | +10.55% |
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 10 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 10 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 10 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 | 4,659 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,060 |
| UK excluding London | -3 | 2,765 | £471 | +0.32% | 2,630 |
| London | -3 | 2,088 | £520 | -1.23% | 914 |
| Work from Home | +2 | 1,600 | £485 | -3.00% | 1,358 |
| North of England | -3 | 728 | £450 | -5.01% | 579 |
| South East | -2 | 670 | £481 | -3.88% | 876 |
| Midlands | -2 | 517 | £450 | +5.88% | 454 |
| North West | -2 | 381 | £425 | -7.61% | 338 |
| West Midlands | +1 | 365 | £488 | +11.43% | 290 |
| South West | -2 | 301 | £525 | +10.53% | 339 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 292 | £482 | -3.60% | 187 |
| Scotland | +1 | 272 | £450 | +2.16% | 107 |
| East of England | -3 | 223 | £475 | +0.53% | 294 |
| East Midlands | -2 | 153 | £402 | +9.76% | 164 |
| North East | -3 | 63 | £450 | -11.76% | 64 |
| Wales | -1 | 61 | £400 | - | 58 |
| Northern Ireland | +1 | 37 | £475 | +39.71% | 28 |
| Channel Islands | 0 | 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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