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 4 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 Mar 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 7 | 6 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | +4 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,570 | 4,663 | 4,717 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 13.22% | 15.52% | 10.66% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 15.28% | 17.22% | 12.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,437 | 2,860 | 2,940 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £250 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £380 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £483 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.50% | - | -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 | 320 | 183 | 386 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £15.05 | £11.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.59 | £17.10 | £14.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.00 | £26.50 | £19.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.53% | +39.47% | -45.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £41.00 | £44.38 | £46.18 |
| 90th Percentile | £70.38 | £72.00 | £76.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.30 | £22.69 | £17.22 |
| % change year-on-year | -23.75% | +31.75% | -35.58% |
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 | 36,453 | 27,072 | 38,415 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 86.50% | 90.11% | 86.78% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,124 | 16,979 | 25,034 |
| 10th Percentile | £313 | £305 | £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 | £738 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £483 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.13% | -1.40% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,168 | 886 | 2,250 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.64 | £15.62 | £13.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.25 | £21.05 | £16.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.94 | £32.50 | £32.85 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -14.03% | -1.05% | -6.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £63.75 | £64.31 | £58.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.46 | £75.13 | £71.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £31.76 | £33.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -20.81% | -5.19% | -4.29% |
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 4 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 4 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 4 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 | -1 | 4,768 | £492 | -1.60% | 3,712 |
| UK excluding London | -4 | 2,879 | £475 | - | 3,160 |
| London | -3 | 2,087 | £517 | -1.57% | 1,055 |
| Work from Home | +1 | 1,626 | £481 | -3.75% | 1,619 |
| North of England | -2 | 775 | £450 | -6.74% | 695 |
| South East | -1 | 674 | £492 | -1.60% | 993 |
| Midlands | -1 | 534 | £450 | +3.63% | 476 |
| North West | -1 | 389 | £424 | -10.66% | 360 |
| West Midlands | 0 | 388 | £475 | +5.79% | 254 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 334 | £475 | -5.00% | 250 |
| South West | -1 | 322 | £535 | +4.39% | 349 |
| Scotland | 0 | 274 | £447 | -0.67% | 160 |
| East of England | -3 | 244 | £454 | +0.89% | 429 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 147 | £402 | +4.42% | 220 |
| Wales | +1 | 67 | £400 | +3.23% | 108 |
| North East | -4 | 60 | £450 | -0.88% | 99 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 30 | £475 | +43.94% | 51 |
| 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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