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 22 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 22 Apr 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 9 | 5 | 10 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | +5 | +8 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 5,342 | 4,972 | 4,750 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 11.52% | 16.87% | 10.94% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 13.58% | 18.59% | 12.67% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,234 | 3,112 | 2,920 |
| 10th Percentile | £273 | £250 | £220 |
| 25th Percentile | £388 | £397 | £387 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £509 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | -1.72% | -3.10% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £715 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £463 | £466 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.80% | -1.84% | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 334 | 240 | 409 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.45 | £14.42 | £11.06 |
| 25th Percentile | £14.96 | £16.72 | £13.86 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.63 | £23.90 | £17.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.52% | +36.57% | -63.16% |
| 75th Percentile | £51.82 | £41.31 | £36.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.26 | £67.63 | £61.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £19.10 | £21.46 | £15.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.00% | +43.07% | -59.82% |
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 | 39,324 | 26,741 | 37,503 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 84.82% | 90.76% | 86.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 24,807 | 17,298 | 24,232 |
| 10th Percentile | £318 | £306 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £413 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £520 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.89% | -0.90% | -4.55% |
| 75th Percentile | £613 | £630 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £485 | £480 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.09% | -4.00% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,359 | 1,048 | 2,416 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.96 | £14.84 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.88 | £18.51 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £39.00 | £30.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +30.00% | -14.29% | -6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.60 | £62.50 | £58.69 |
| 90th Percentile | £78.31 | £75.00 | £71.90 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.54 | £28.75 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +41.01% | -17.86% | -6.67% |
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 22 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 22 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 22 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 | -4 | 4,588 | £490 | -2.00% | 3,143 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,802 | £463 | -0.80% | 2,642 |
| London | -10 | 1,980 | £513 | -2.38% | 943 |
| Work from Home | 0 | 1,510 | £475 | -5.00% | 1,241 |
| North of England | -5 | 786 | £450 | -5.26% | 609 |
| South East | -5 | 665 | £492 | -1.60% | 748 |
| Midlands | -5 | 501 | £450 | +2.10% | 482 |
| North West | -5 | 378 | £424 | -12.95% | 328 |
| Yorkshire | -5 | 361 | £450 | -5.21% | 202 |
| West Midlands | -6 | 344 | £475 | +5.20% | 278 |
| South West | 0 | 315 | £500 | - | 302 |
| Scotland | +1 | 254 | £425 | -5.56% | 135 |
| East of England | -4 | 207 | £450 | - | 294 |
| East Midlands | -1 | 157 | £420 | +13.59% | 204 |
| Wales | -2 | 69 | £390 | +17.76% | 66 |
| North East | -1 | 57 | £425 | -16.26% | 88 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 26 | £405 | +15.71% | 73 |
| 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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