Decision-Making Contract Job Trends in Central London

Decision-Making
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Decision-Making skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 40 56
Rank change year-on-year +17 +16 +21
Contract jobs citing Decision-Making 212 103 88
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 8.72% 5.39% 3.78%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.68% 5.74% 4.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 148 70 53
10th Percentile £393 £363 £430
25th Percentile £484 £428 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +13.64% - -
75th Percentile £728 £673 £675
90th Percentile £863 £751 £738
London median daily rate £563 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +2.27% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 3 0
10th Percentile £23.90 £18.68 -
25th Percentile £44.75 £21.95 -
Median hourly rate £54.50 £28.15 -
Median % change year-on-year +93.61% - -
75th Percentile £64.25 £64.46 -
90th Percentile - £85.78 -
London median hourly rate £32.25 £33.46 £40.00
% change year-on-year -3.62% -16.35% +3.45%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Central London

Decision-Making 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 in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,190 1,793 2,143
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 90.12% 93.87% 91.93%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,514 1,210 1,365
10th Percentile £360 £318 £363
25th Percentile £450 £422 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -3.36%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £788
London median daily rate £550 £540 £550
% change year-on-year +1.85% -1.82% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 27 28
10th Percentile £17.60 £18.15 £17.75
25th Percentile £18.75 £22.75 £24.83
Median hourly rate £25.57 £28.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -10.30% -18.57% +30.84%
75th Percentile £54.00 £50.75 £65.63
90th Percentile £64.25 £63.75 £119.65
London median hourly rate £33.60 £30.25 £35.50
% change year-on-year +11.07% -14.79% -5.33%

Decision-Making
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Decision-Making relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Decision-Making job vacancy trend in Central London

Decision-Making
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Decision-Making.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Decision-Making

Decision-Making
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Decision-Making in Central London over the 6 months to 29 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Decision-Making in Central London

Decision-Making
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Decision-Making.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Decision-Making

Decision-Making
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Decision-Making in Central London over the 6 months to 29 September 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Decision-Making in Central London

Decision-Making
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Decision-Making within the Central London region over the 6 months to 29 September 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
City of London +9 189 £625 +13.64% 326
West End of London -2 7 £583 -24.60% 22
City of Westminster -5 6 £725 +22.73% 75
Kensington and Chelsea - 4 £713 - 1
Southwark -1 1 £650 - 4
Camden - 1 £583 - 1
Decision-Making
London

Decision-Making
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (2.83%) Apache Airflow
1 6 (2.83%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.36%) Confluence
3 4 (1.89%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.47%) Apache
4 1 (0.47%) Appian
4 1 (0.47%) HCL Notes
4 1 (0.47%) Mendix
4 1 (0.47%) SAS
Applications
1 15 (7.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.42%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (0.94%) BambooHR
1 2 (0.94%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.47%) Exchequer
2 1 (0.47%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 33 (15.57%) Azure
2 26 (12.26%) Power Platform
3 19 (8.96%) AWS
4 16 (7.55%) Snowflake
5 10 (4.72%) dbt
6 8 (3.77%) GCP
7 7 (3.30%) Azure DevOps
8 6 (2.83%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (1.89%) Azure AI
9 4 (1.89%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 4 (1.89%) PowerApps
10 3 (1.42%) GitHub
10 3 (1.42%) Microsoft Purview
10 3 (1.42%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.94%) Amazon S3
11 2 (0.94%) Dagster
11 2 (0.94%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (0.94%) Entra ID
11 2 (0.94%) Microsoft 365
11 2 (0.94%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.36%) Network Security
2 3 (1.42%) Broadband
2 3 (1.42%) Firewall
3 2 (0.94%) LAN
3 2 (0.94%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (10.85%) Power BI
2 16 (7.55%) Data Warehouse
3 8 (3.77%) Metadata
3 8 (3.77%) Tableau
4 5 (2.36%) Looker
5 4 (1.89%) BigQuery
5 4 (1.89%) Data Mart
5 4 (1.89%) Oracle Database
5 4 (1.89%) Power Query
5 4 (1.89%) Star Schema
6 3 (1.42%) Data Lake
6 3 (1.42%) MongoDB
6 3 (1.42%) Semantic Layer
6 3 (1.42%) SQL Server
7 2 (0.94%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.94%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.94%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.94%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 2 (0.94%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.47%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 7 (3.30%) JIRA
2 3 (1.42%) Git
3 2 (0.94%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.47%) Claude Code
4 1 (0.47%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.47%) Gatling
4 1 (0.47%) GitLab
4 1 (0.47%) JUnit
4 1 (0.47%) Mockito
General
1 84 (39.62%) Finance
2 77 (36.32%) Social Skills
3 42 (19.81%) Banking
4 34 (16.04%) Analytical Skills
5 27 (12.74%) Public Sector
6 26 (12.26%) Influencing Skills
7 16 (7.55%) Retail
8 14 (6.60%) Marketing
9 9 (4.25%) Legal
10 7 (3.30%) Investment Banking
11 6 (2.83%) Military
11 6 (2.83%) Presentation Skills
12 5 (2.36%) Front Office
12 5 (2.36%) Local Government
12 5 (2.36%) Police
13 4 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 4 (1.89%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.89%) Retail Banking
13 4 (1.89%) Telecoms
14 3 (1.42%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 36 (16.98%) Analyst
1 36 (16.98%) Lead
2 35 (16.51%) Senior
3 31 (14.62%) Architect
4 26 (12.26%) Project Manager
5 16 (7.55%) Business Analyst
6 12 (5.66%) Consultant
7 11 (5.19%) Product Manager
8 10 (4.72%) Senior Manager
9 9 (4.25%) Data Analyst
10 8 (3.77%) Data Architect
10 8 (3.77%) Data Engineer
10 8 (3.77%) Developer
11 7 (3.30%) Senior Project Manager
11 7 (3.30%) Transformation Manager
11 7 (3.30%) Transformation Project Manager
12 6 (2.83%) Security Architect
12 6 (2.83%) Senior Analyst
12 6 (2.83%) Technical Leader
12 6 (2.83%) Technical Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (2.36%) REST
1 5 (2.36%) Terraform
2 4 (1.89%) Kafka
2 4 (1.89%) React
3 3 (1.42%) ATL
3 3 (1.42%) PySpark
3 3 (1.42%) Spring
3 3 (1.42%) Spring Boot
4 2 (0.94%) .NET
4 2 (0.94%) Middleware
4 2 (0.94%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.94%) Playwright
4 2 (0.94%) scikit-learn
5 1 (0.47%) ADO
5 1 (0.47%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.47%) Node.js
5 1 (0.47%) NumPy
5 1 (0.47%) Pandas
5 1 (0.47%) Swagger
5 1 (0.47%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 26 (12.26%) Product Ownership
2 21 (9.91%) Cloud Native
3 7 (3.30%) Onboarding
4 6 (2.83%) Management Information System
5 4 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
5 4 (1.89%) Virtual Team
6 3 (1.42%) AI Agents
6 3 (1.42%) Data Structures
6 3 (1.42%) Distributed Computing
6 3 (1.42%) Life Science
6 3 (1.42%) NHS
6 3 (1.42%) Public Cloud
6 3 (1.42%) Social Media
6 3 (1.42%) Taxonomies
7 2 (0.94%) CMDB
7 2 (0.94%) Cyberattack
7 2 (0.94%) Enterprise Software
7 2 (0.94%) FMCG
7 2 (0.94%) Private Cloud
7 2 (0.94%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.47%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (37.26%) Stakeholder Management
2 59 (27.83%) AI
3 58 (27.36%) Analytics
4 51 (24.06%) Agile
5 47 (22.17%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 41 (19.34%) Roadmaps
7 37 (17.45%) Continuous Improvement
8 32 (15.09%) Problem-Solving
9 31 (14.62%) Data Modelling
10 29 (13.68%) Business Intelligence
11 24 (11.32%) Project Management
12 23 (10.85%) Data Governance
12 23 (10.85%) Machine Learning
12 23 (10.85%) Migration
13 22 (10.38%) DevOps
13 22 (10.38%) Project Delivery
14 21 (9.91%) CI/CD
14 21 (9.91%) Data Engineering
15 19 (8.96%) Risk Management
16 18 (8.49%) Enterprise Architecture
Programming Languages
1 39 (18.40%) SQL
2 28 (13.21%) Python
3 13 (6.13%) Java
4 7 (3.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (1.42%) Bicep
5 3 (1.42%) C#
6 2 (0.94%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.94%) LookML
6 2 (0.94%) Scala
6 2 (0.94%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.47%) COBOL
7 1 (0.47%) Cypher
7 1 (0.47%) Gremlin
7 1 (0.47%) Korn
7 1 (0.47%) RPG
7 1 (0.47%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 23 (10.85%) Security Cleared
2 17 (8.02%) PMI Certification
3 16 (7.55%) PMP
4 15 (7.08%) SC Cleared
5 11 (5.19%) Degree
6 6 (2.83%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.89%) DBS Check
8 3 (1.42%) BPSS Clearance
8 3 (1.42%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (0.94%) Azure Certification
9 2 (0.94%) CISM
9 2 (0.94%) CISSP
9 2 (0.94%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.47%) ACCA
10 1 (0.47%) CIMA
10 1 (0.47%) Computer Science Degree
10 1 (0.47%) CSPO
10 1 (0.47%) PRINCE2 Certification
10 1 (0.47%) RIBA
10 1 (0.47%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (11.79%) Data Quality
2 17 (8.02%) GDPR
3 12 (5.66%) QA
4 8 (3.77%) Accessibility
4 8 (3.77%) PMO
5 3 (1.42%) Actionable Recommendations
5 3 (1.42%) GRC
5 3 (1.42%) NIST
5 3 (1.42%) SLA
6 2 (0.94%) Government Security Classifications
6 2 (0.94%) HMG Security Policy Framework
6 2 (0.94%) WCAG
7 1 (0.47%) Basel III
7 1 (0.47%) EU AI Act
7 1 (0.47%) IFRS
7 1 (0.47%) IFRS 9
7 1 (0.47%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.47%) ISO/IEC 42001
7 1 (0.47%) NCSC
System Software
1 3 (1.42%) Docker
2 2 (0.94%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.47%) Firmware
3 1 (0.47%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.47%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.47%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 5 (2.36%) Kubernetes
Vendors
1 28 (13.21%) Microsoft
2 25 (11.79%) Databricks
3 9 (4.25%) Salesforce
4 7 (3.30%) Oracle
5 6 (2.83%) ServiceNow
6 5 (2.36%) Workday
7 2 (0.94%) Foundry
7 2 (0.94%) SAP
8 1 (0.47%) Adobe
8 1 (0.47%) Bloomberg
8 1 (0.47%) Google
8 1 (0.47%) IBM
8 1 (0.47%) Informatica
8 1 (0.47%) JDA
8 1 (0.47%) Lotus
8 1 (0.47%) Red Hat
8 1 (0.47%) Splunk
8 1 (0.47%) Teradata
8 1 (0.47%) VMware
8 1 (0.47%) VocaLink