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 23 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 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 | 5,468 | 4,811 | 4,805 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 12.49% | 16.28% | 10.85% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 14.55% | 17.99% | 12.55% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 3,354 | 3,014 | 2,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £263 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £400 | £375 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £480 | £500 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | -4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £600 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £475 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -0.11% | - | -5.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 322 | 205 | 405 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.00 | £14.90 | £11.03 |
| 25th Percentile | £15.27 | £16.95 | £14.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £20.53 | £25.43 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.26% | +43.51% | -54.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.65 | £43.39 | £41.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.03 | £71.50 | £68.95 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £17.30 | £22.14 | £15.89 |
| % change year-on-year | -21.86% | +39.33% | -42.22% |
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 | 37,591 | 26,736 | 38,298 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 85.89% | 90.46% | 86.50% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 23,832 | 17,220 | 24,877 |
| 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 | £610 | £638 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £738 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £480 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -1.54% | -2.50% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,217 | 938 | 2,335 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.99 | £15.21 | £12.85 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £20.94 | £16.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £31.50 | £32.50 | £32.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.08% | - | -7.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £65.00 | £64.51 | £57.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £77.28 | £71.55 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £29.31 | £31.76 | £31.13 |
| % change year-on-year | -7.73% | +2.04% | -12.14% |
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 23 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 23 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 23 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 | 4,692 | £489 | -2.25% | 3,310 |
| UK excluding London | -5 | 2,841 | £475 | -0.11% | 2,698 |
| London | -7 | 2,039 | £510 | -2.86% | 1,017 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 1,567 | £477 | -4.70% | 1,316 |
| North of England | -4 | 774 | £450 | -7.22% | 679 |
| South East | -2 | 684 | £492 | -1.60% | 814 |
| Midlands | -2 | 513 | £450 | +0.45% | 470 |
| North West | -4 | 384 | £425 | -10.53% | 372 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 373 | £475 | +2.98% | 273 |
| Yorkshire | -4 | 341 | £475 | -5.00% | 229 |
| South West | -2 | 315 | £525 | - | 315 |
| Scotland | 0 | 257 | £425 | -6.70% | 132 |
| East of England | -3 | 230 | £450 | - | 282 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 141 | £405 | +2.53% | 196 |
| Wales | -3 | 68 | £400 | +2.56% | 78 |
| North East | -2 | 58 | £438 | -2.78% | 91 |
| Northern Ireland | -3 | 30 | £449 | +31.91% | 20 |
| 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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