Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in Central London

Problem Solving
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Central London requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 5 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 8 17
Rank change year-on-year +2 +9 +9
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 322 335 254
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 16.16% 13.84% 9.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.61% 15.10% 10.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 236 216 180
10th Percentile £314 £331 £307
25th Percentile £402 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £542 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.36% -1.55% -2.22%
75th Percentile £638 £638 £688
90th Percentile £738 £738 £850
London median daily rate £500 £530 £535
% change year-on-year -5.66% -0.93% -8.19%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 3 1
10th Percentile £19.92 £33.60 -
25th Percentile £26.25 £63.00 £55.00
Median hourly rate £34.48 £112.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -69.21% +86.67% +10.09%
75th Percentile £41.94 - £65.00
90th Percentile £48.75 - -
London median hourly rate £34.48 £43.00 £53.75
% change year-on-year -19.81% -20.00% +14.36%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

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 in Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,829 2,219 2,497
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 91.82% 91.66% 89.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,275 1,396 1,775
10th Percentile £338 £363 £363
25th Percentile £425 £470 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £669 £688 £690
90th Percentile £750 £778 £825
London median daily rate £526 £550 £568
% change year-on-year -4.45% -3.08% -3.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 28 16
10th Percentile £19.98 £19.90 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.47 £26.60 £18.93
Median hourly rate £31.00 £35.00 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.43% +37.25% -49.50%
75th Percentile £46.11 £48.13 £51.31
90th Percentile £60.25 £112.00 £69.38
London median hourly rate £29.50 £37.25 £35.63
% change year-on-year -20.81% +4.55% -9.80%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in Central London

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Central London over the 6 months to 5 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Central London

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Central London citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Central London over the 6 months to 5 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Central London

Problem-Solving
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 Problem-Solving within the Central London region over the 6 months to 5 December 2025. 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 +2 294 £523 -5.00% 113
City of Westminster -1 8 £463 +5.71% 5
West End of London -2 5 £450 -5.06% 6
Kensington and Chelsea - 3 £450 - 1
Problem-Solving
London

Problem-Solving
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 16 (4.97%) Confluence
2 8 (2.48%) SharePoint
3 6 (1.86%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.62%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.62%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.62%) CMS
4 2 (0.62%) SAS
5 1 (0.31%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.31%) Apache
5 1 (0.31%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.31%) IIS
5 1 (0.31%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 31 (9.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (5.28%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (4.04%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.55%) MS Visio
5 4 (1.24%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.31%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.31%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.24%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (1.24%) Oracle EBS R12
1 4 (1.24%) Oracle Financials
2 3 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.93%) Oracle Cash Management
2 3 (0.93%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.62%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.62%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.31%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.31%) ION MarketView
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.31%) Oracle Payroll
4 1 (0.31%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.31%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.31%) SAP PLM
4 1 (0.31%) SAP VC
4 1 (0.31%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 60 (18.63%) Azure
2 42 (13.04%) AWS
3 24 (7.45%) Power Platform
4 20 (6.21%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (5.59%) GCP
6 12 (3.73%) Azure DevOps
7 8 (2.48%) GitHub
7 8 (2.48%) Snowflake
8 7 (2.17%) Amazon S3
9 6 (1.86%) Mimecast
9 6 (1.86%) SaaS
10 5 (1.55%) Dynamics 365
10 5 (1.55%) Entra ID
10 5 (1.55%) GitHub Actions
10 5 (1.55%) IaaS
10 5 (1.55%) PaaS
11 4 (1.24%) PowerApps
11 4 (1.24%) Serverless
12 3 (0.93%) Collibra
12 3 (0.93%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.17%) DNS
2 5 (1.55%) Firewall
3 4 (1.24%) Network Security
3 4 (1.24%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.24%) VPN
4 3 (0.93%) Cisco IPT
4 3 (0.93%) DHCP
4 3 (0.93%) IP Telephony
5 2 (0.62%) BGP
5 2 (0.62%) Intranet
5 2 (0.62%) OSPF
5 2 (0.62%) Softphone
5 2 (0.62%) SSL
5 2 (0.62%) WAN
5 2 (0.62%) Wireless
6 1 (0.31%) ATM
6 1 (0.31%) HTTP
6 1 (0.31%) HTTPS
6 1 (0.31%) LAN
6 1 (0.31%) SAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (5.59%) Power BI
2 13 (4.04%) Relational Database
3 10 (3.11%) Data Warehouse
3 10 (3.11%) Tableau
4 8 (2.48%) PostgreSQL
5 7 (2.17%) SQL Server
6 6 (1.86%) MongoDB
6 6 (1.86%) MySQL
6 6 (1.86%) NoSQL
7 5 (1.55%) Metadata
7 5 (1.55%) Redis
8 4 (1.24%) Hadoop
8 4 (1.24%) MemSQL
8 4 (1.24%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.93%) DB2
9 3 (0.93%) KDB
9 3 (0.93%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.93%) Sybase IQ
10 2 (0.62%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.62%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 34 (10.56%) JIRA
2 25 (7.76%) Git
3 10 (3.11%) Jenkins
4 9 (2.80%) Postman
5 7 (2.17%) Selenium
6 5 (1.55%) Cucumber
6 5 (1.55%) GitLab
6 5 (1.55%) REST Assured
6 5 (1.55%) SoapUI
6 5 (1.55%) Xcode
7 4 (1.24%) Bitbucket
7 4 (1.24%) JUnit
8 3 (0.93%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 3 (0.93%) Cypress.io
8 3 (0.93%) Eclipse
8 3 (0.93%) Maven
8 3 (0.93%) Mockito
8 3 (0.93%) SonarQube
8 3 (0.93%) Subversion
8 3 (0.93%) XCTest
General
1 173 (53.73%) Social Skills
2 128 (39.75%) Analytical Skills
3 117 (36.34%) Finance
4 41 (12.73%) Banking
5 23 (7.14%) Front Office
6 15 (4.66%) Public Sector
7 11 (3.42%) Presentation Skills
8 10 (3.11%) Financial Institution
8 10 (3.11%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (2.80%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (2.80%) Investment Banking
9 9 (2.80%) Telecoms
10 7 (2.17%) Back Office
10 7 (2.17%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (2.17%) Marketing
10 7 (2.17%) Organisational Skills
11 6 (1.86%) Legal
11 6 (1.86%) Retail
12 5 (1.55%) Spanish Language
13 3 (0.93%) French Language
Job Titles
1 67 (20.81%) Analyst
2 52 (16.15%) Developer
3 38 (11.80%) Business Analyst
4 31 (9.63%) Senior
5 19 (5.90%) Consultant
6 16 (4.97%) Architect
6 16 (4.97%) Lead
7 15 (4.66%) Project Manager
8 13 (4.04%) Java Developer
9 12 (3.73%) Data Analyst
10 8 (2.48%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 8 (2.48%) IT Analyst
11 7 (2.17%) Data Engineer
11 7 (2.17%) Python Engineer
11 7 (2.17%) Test Engineer
12 6 (1.86%) Business IT Analyst
12 6 (1.86%) Data Scientist
12 6 (1.86%) IT Business Analyst
12 6 (1.86%) Programme Manager
12 6 (1.86%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (4.66%) RESTful
2 14 (4.35%) .NET
2 14 (4.35%) CSS
2 14 (4.35%) HTML
2 14 (4.35%) REST
3 10 (3.11%) Spring
4 9 (2.80%) Kafka
4 9 (2.80%) SOAP
5 7 (2.17%) HTML5
5 7 (2.17%) Web Services
6 6 (1.86%) AngularJS
7 5 (1.55%) Hibernate
7 5 (1.55%) Middleware
7 5 (1.55%) Node.js
7 5 (1.55%) OAuth
7 5 (1.55%) Oracle Fusion
7 5 (1.55%) Spring Boot
7 5 (1.55%) XML
8 4 (1.24%) JPA
8 4 (1.24%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 17 (5.28%) Product Ownership
2 13 (4.04%) Algorithms
3 12 (3.73%) Data Structures
4 11 (3.42%) Onboarding
5 10 (3.11%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 9 (2.80%) Cloud Native
6 9 (2.80%) Virtual Team
7 8 (2.48%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (2.48%) Management Information System
8 6 (1.86%) Distributed Systems
8 6 (1.86%) Fixed Income
8 6 (1.86%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.55%) PMI
9 5 (1.55%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (1.24%) Derivative
10 4 (1.24%) Distributed Computing
10 4 (1.24%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.24%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (1.24%) Renewable Energy
10 4 (1.24%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 26 (8.07%) Windows
2 12 (3.73%) Linux
2 12 (3.73%) Unix
3 6 (1.86%) Windows Server
4 5 (1.55%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.24%) Apple iOS
6 2 (0.62%) Mac OS
6 2 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 1 (0.31%) Android
7 1 (0.31%) Solaris
7 1 (0.31%) VMS
7 1 (0.31%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.31%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 93 (28.88%) Agile
2 49 (15.22%) CI/CD
3 48 (14.91%) Stakeholder Management
4 44 (13.66%) Continuous Improvement
5 43 (13.35%) Analytics
6 39 (12.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 38 (11.80%) DevOps
8 32 (9.94%) Migration
9 31 (9.63%) Project Management
10 28 (8.70%) Scrum
11 26 (8.07%) Decision-Making
12 25 (7.76%) Data Analysis
12 25 (7.76%) Roadmaps
13 24 (7.45%) Business Intelligence
13 24 (7.45%) Computer Science
13 24 (7.45%) Test Automation
13 24 (7.45%) User Acceptance Testing
14 23 (7.14%) Business Analysis
15 21 (6.52%) SDLC
16 20 (6.21%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 66 (20.50%) Python
2 56 (17.39%) SQL
3 36 (11.18%) Java
4 21 (6.52%) JavaScript
5 20 (6.21%) C#
6 8 (2.48%) C++
6 8 (2.48%) PowerShell
7 6 (1.86%) R
8 5 (1.55%) Go
9 4 (1.24%) Apex Code
9 4 (1.24%) Bash
9 4 (1.24%) Korn
9 4 (1.24%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.93%) Groovy
10 3 (0.93%) PHP
10 3 (0.93%) Swift
10 3 (0.93%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.93%) VB.NET
10 3 (0.93%) VBA
11 2 (0.62%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 49 (15.22%) Degree
2 27 (8.39%) Security Cleared
3 21 (6.52%) SC Cleared
4 15 (4.66%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (2.48%) PMI Certification
6 6 (1.86%) Master's Degree
6 6 (1.86%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.55%) PMP
8 4 (1.24%) CBAP
9 3 (0.93%) Azure Certification
9 3 (0.93%) CISSP
9 3 (0.93%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.62%) ACCA
10 2 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
10 2 (0.62%) CEH
10 2 (0.62%) CISM
11 1 (0.31%) CFA
11 1 (0.31%) CIMA
11 1 (0.31%) JNCIS
11 1 (0.31%) VMware Certified Professional (VCP)
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (8.39%) QA
2 20 (6.21%) Data Quality
3 8 (2.48%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.86%) PMO
5 4 (1.24%) NIST
5 4 (1.24%) WCAG
6 3 (0.93%) ISO 8583
6 3 (0.93%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (0.93%) PSD2
6 3 (0.93%) SLA
7 2 (0.62%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.62%) GDPR
7 2 (0.62%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.31%) COBIT
8 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.31%) EMIR
8 1 (0.31%) IFRS
8 1 (0.31%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.31%) NIST 800
System Software
1 20 (6.21%) Docker
2 16 (4.97%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.62%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.62%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.31%) Firmware
5 1 (0.31%) Slurm Workload Manager
5 1 (0.31%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.31%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.31%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 24 (7.45%) Kubernetes
2 10 (3.11%) Ansible
2 10 (3.11%) Terraform
3 8 (2.48%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.93%) Grafana
4 3 (0.93%) HP ALM
4 3 (0.93%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.93%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 2 (0.62%) SCCM
6 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.31%) ITRS Geneos
6 1 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.31%) Nessus
6 1 (0.31%) PowerCLI
6 1 (0.31%) Puppet
6 1 (0.31%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.31%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.31%) WMI
6 1 (0.31%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 73 (22.67%) Microsoft
2 22 (6.83%) Oracle
3 13 (4.04%) Google
4 9 (2.80%) Salesforce
4 9 (2.80%) VMware
5 8 (2.48%) ServiceNow
6 7 (2.17%) SAP
6 7 (2.17%) Splunk
7 5 (1.55%) Cisco
7 5 (1.55%) Citrix
7 5 (1.55%) Databricks
7 5 (1.55%) Zscaler
8 4 (1.24%) Apple
8 4 (1.24%) CA Agile Central
8 4 (1.24%) Commvault
8 4 (1.24%) Dynatrace
8 4 (1.24%) Palo Alto
8 4 (1.24%) Symantec
9 3 (0.93%) Informatica
9 3 (0.93%) Murex