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 28 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 5 11
Rank change year-on-year -16 +6 +12
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 227 356 280
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 8.69% 18.28% 11.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.05% 19.55% 12.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 150 229 186
10th Percentile £230 £331 £319
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £565 £556
Median % change year-on-year -4.87% +1.57% +1.14%
75th Percentile £647 £688 £700
90th Percentile £750 £813 £788
London median daily rate £514 £500 £538
% change year-on-year +2.80% -6.98% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 8 3
10th Percentile £17.45 £20.53 £23.71
25th Percentile - £31.80 £24.78
Median hourly rate £17.60 £38.78 £26.56
Median % change year-on-year -54.61% +46.00% -48.43%
75th Percentile £42.65 £50.75 £38.41
90th Percentile £68.75 £54.65 £45.51
London median hourly rate £21.25 £43.08 £35.00
% change year-on-year -50.68% +23.07% -12.41%

All Process & 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 2,258 1,821 2,167
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 86.41% 93.53% 91.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,526 1,178 1,517
10th Percentile £358 £350 £356
25th Percentile £451 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year - - -8.33%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
London median daily rate £535 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.73% - -5.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 38 30 23
10th Percentile £17.60 £21.51 £20.22
25th Percentile £18.75 £24.66 £22.50
Median hourly rate £26.39 £32.50 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year -18.82% +16.86% -20.54%
75th Percentile £54.00 £50.25 £36.50
90th Percentile £64.13 £63.75 £48.57
London median hourly rate £37.50 £34.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year +10.29% +13.33% -25.93%

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 28 June 2026.

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 28 June 2026.

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 28 June 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 -16 200 £525 -8.70% 82
West End of London -2 10 £543 +27.65% 9
City of Westminster -2 9 £594 +39.71% 9
Kensington and Chelsea -3 2 £588 +30.56% 2
Southwark +1 1 £650 +44.44% 1
Lambeth -1 1 - - 2
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 11 (4.85%) Confluence
2 9 (3.96%) SharePoint
3 7 (3.08%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.76%) CICS
5 2 (0.88%) Apache
5 2 (0.88%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.44%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.44%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.44%) IIS
6 1 (0.44%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 7 (3.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.20%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.32%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.44%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (1.32%) Bloomberg AIM
1 3 (1.32%) Fidessa
1 3 (1.32%) Remedy ITSM
2 2 (0.88%) Aladdin
2 2 (0.88%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.88%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.88%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.88%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.44%) Findur
3 1 (0.44%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.44%) SAP BRIM
3 1 (0.44%) SAP SD
3 1 (0.44%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 44 (19.38%) Azure
2 32 (14.10%) AWS
3 22 (9.69%) Microsoft 365
3 22 (9.69%) Power Platform
4 12 (5.29%) Entra ID
5 10 (4.41%) Azure DevOps
5 10 (4.41%) GCP
6 9 (3.96%) SaaS
7 7 (3.08%) GitHub
7 7 (3.08%) Serverless
8 6 (2.64%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (2.20%) AWS Lambda
9 5 (2.20%) PowerApps
9 5 (2.20%) Snowflake
10 4 (1.76%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 4 (1.76%) Azure AI
10 4 (1.76%) GitHub Actions
10 4 (1.76%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (1.76%) Power Automate
11 3 (1.32%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.08%) Firewall
1 7 (3.08%) Network Security
2 6 (2.64%) DNS
2 6 (2.64%) VPN
3 4 (1.76%) LAN
3 4 (1.76%) WAN
4 3 (1.32%) DHCP
4 3 (1.32%) Internet
4 3 (1.32%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.88%) HTTP
5 2 (0.88%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.88%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.44%) 5G
6 1 (0.44%) BGP
6 1 (0.44%) Broadband
6 1 (0.44%) EIGRP
6 1 (0.44%) Multicast
6 1 (0.44%) OSPF
6 1 (0.44%) Wireless
6 1 (0.44%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (6.17%) Power BI
2 10 (4.41%) SQL Server
3 7 (3.08%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (3.08%) NoSQL
3 7 (3.08%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (2.64%) Db2
4 6 (2.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 5 (2.20%) DynamoDB
5 5 (2.20%) MongoDB
5 5 (2.20%) Relational Database
6 3 (1.32%) Metadata
6 3 (1.32%) Tableau
7 2 (0.88%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.88%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.88%) Delta Lake
7 2 (0.88%) Looker
7 2 (0.88%) Power Query
7 2 (0.88%) SAP BW
7 2 (0.88%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.44%) Amazon Redshift
Development Applications
1 25 (11.01%) JIRA
2 8 (3.52%) GitLab
3 7 (3.08%) Git
4 6 (2.64%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.76%) REST Assured
5 4 (1.76%) Selenium
6 2 (0.88%) Cypress.io
6 2 (0.88%) JUnit
6 2 (0.88%) Mockito
7 1 (0.44%) Artifactory
7 1 (0.44%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 1 (0.44%) Bitbucket
7 1 (0.44%) Claude Code
7 1 (0.44%) Cucumber
7 1 (0.44%) ERwin
7 1 (0.44%) Gradle
7 1 (0.44%) Postman
7 1 (0.44%) Snyk
7 1 (0.44%) Vite
General
1 116 (51.10%) Social Skills
2 94 (41.41%) Analytical Skills
3 76 (33.48%) Finance
4 18 (7.93%) Banking
5 12 (5.29%) Documentation Skills
6 11 (4.85%) Public Sector
7 10 (4.41%) Front Office
8 9 (3.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (3.52%) Financial Institution
9 8 (3.52%) Marketing
9 8 (3.52%) Presentation Skills
10 5 (2.20%) Influencing Skills
10 5 (2.20%) Law
10 5 (2.20%) Organisational Skills
10 5 (2.20%) Retail
11 4 (1.76%) Legal
11 4 (1.76%) Telecoms
12 3 (1.32%) Back Office
12 3 (1.32%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.88%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 40 (17.62%) Analyst
2 20 (8.81%) Developer
2 20 (8.81%) Senior
3 19 (8.37%) Architect
4 17 (7.49%) Business Analyst
5 12 (5.29%) Lead
6 11 (4.85%) Data Engineer
6 11 (4.85%) Project Manager
7 10 (4.41%) Consultant
7 10 (4.41%) Support Engineer
8 8 (3.52%) IT Analyst
9 7 (3.08%) Digital Analyst
9 7 (3.08%) Full-Stack Engineer
9 7 (3.08%) Support Analyst
10 6 (2.64%) Digital Business Analyst
10 6 (2.64%) IT Support
10 6 (2.64%) Solutions Architect
11 5 (2.20%) IT Engineer
11 5 (2.20%) IT Support Engineer
11 5 (2.20%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (8.37%) REST
2 12 (5.29%) JSON
3 11 (4.85%) Kafka
3 11 (4.85%) React
3 11 (4.85%) SOAP
4 7 (3.08%) AngularJS
4 7 (3.08%) Middleware
4 7 (3.08%) PySpark
5 6 (2.64%) RESTful
5 6 (2.64%) Spring
5 6 (2.64%) Spring Boot
5 6 (2.64%) Web Services
6 5 (2.20%) CSS
6 5 (2.20%) FIX Protocol
6 5 (2.20%) HTML
6 5 (2.20%) XML
7 4 (1.76%) .NET
7 4 (1.76%) WSDL
8 3 (1.32%) JMS
8 3 (1.32%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 16 (7.05%) Onboarding
2 13 (5.73%) Product Ownership
3 10 (4.41%) Virtual Team
4 8 (3.52%) Distributed Systems
4 8 (3.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 8 (3.52%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (3.08%) AI Agents
5 7 (3.08%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (3.08%) Cloud Native
5 7 (3.08%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (3.08%) Video Conferencing
6 6 (2.64%) Data Centre
6 6 (2.64%) Equities
6 6 (2.64%) Self-Motivation
7 5 (2.20%) Enterprise Software
8 4 (1.76%) Algorithms
8 4 (1.76%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.76%) DataPower
8 4 (1.76%) Mainframe
8 4 (1.76%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 23 (10.13%) Windows
2 10 (4.41%) Mac OS
3 8 (3.52%) Linux
4 4 (1.76%) zOS
5 3 (1.32%) Unix
5 3 (1.32%) Windows 10
5 3 (1.32%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.88%) Android
7 1 (0.44%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.44%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.44%) Ubuntu
7 1 (0.44%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (26.87%) Agile
2 48 (21.15%) Stakeholder Management
3 41 (18.06%) AI
4 36 (15.86%) Continuous Improvement
5 30 (13.22%) Analytics
5 30 (13.22%) Decision-Making
6 26 (11.45%) CI/CD
7 24 (10.57%) Migration
8 22 (9.69%) DevOps
8 22 (9.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 21 (9.25%) Validation
10 20 (8.81%) Data Modelling
11 19 (8.37%) Collaborative Working
12 18 (7.93%) Computer Science
12 18 (7.93%) ITIL
12 18 (7.93%) Risk Management
13 17 (7.49%) Microservices
13 17 (7.49%) Performance Tuning
13 17 (7.49%) Process Improvement
14 15 (6.61%) Machine Learning
Programming Languages
1 47 (20.70%) SQL
2 42 (18.50%) Python
3 17 (7.49%) Java
4 13 (5.73%) JavaScript
5 12 (5.29%) C#
6 10 (4.41%) TypeScript
7 9 (3.96%) PowerShell
8 5 (2.20%) Shell Script
9 4 (1.76%) JCL
10 3 (1.32%) C++
10 3 (1.32%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.88%) Bicep
11 2 (0.88%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.88%) Go
11 2 (0.88%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.44%) ABAP
12 1 (0.44%) COBOL
12 1 (0.44%) Google Apps Script
12 1 (0.44%) RPG
12 1 (0.44%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 25 (11.01%) Security Cleared
2 21 (9.25%) Degree
3 20 (8.81%) SC Cleared
4 10 (4.41%) CISSP
5 7 (3.08%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (3.08%) CRISC
6 6 (2.64%) CISM
7 5 (2.20%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (2.20%) CISA
7 5 (2.20%) PMP
8 4 (1.76%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.76%) PMI Certification
9 3 (1.32%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.32%) TOGAF Certification
10 2 (0.88%) Azure Certification
10 2 (0.88%) CASP
10 2 (0.88%) CCNA
10 2 (0.88%) CSPO
10 2 (0.88%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.73%) Data Quality
2 12 (5.29%) QA
3 9 (3.96%) GDPR
4 7 (3.08%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (2.64%) NIST
5 6 (2.64%) PMO
5 6 (2.64%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 5 (2.20%) Accessibility
7 4 (1.76%) COBIT
7 4 (1.76%) GRC
7 4 (1.76%) ITGC
8 3 (1.32%) IFRS
8 3 (1.32%) SLA
9 2 (0.88%) 21 CFR Part 11
9 2 (0.88%) GxP
9 2 (0.88%) HIPAA
9 2 (0.88%) WCAG
10 1 (0.44%) GAAP
10 1 (0.44%) GMP
10 1 (0.44%) Solvency II
System Software
1 18 (7.93%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.96%) Docker
3 5 (2.20%) Virtual Desktop
4 2 (0.88%) IAG
4 2 (0.88%) VMware Infrastructure
5 1 (0.44%) NFS
5 1 (0.44%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.44%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (4.85%) Kubernetes
2 7 (3.08%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.76%) Grafana
3 4 (1.76%) Terraform
4 3 (1.32%) Ansible
5 1 (0.44%) Control-M
5 1 (0.44%) EMC VPLEX
5 1 (0.44%) ITRS Geneos
5 1 (0.44%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.44%) logstash
5 1 (0.44%) Prometheus
5 1 (0.44%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.44%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.44%) vMotion
5 1 (0.44%) vRealize
5 1 (0.44%) vRealize Orchestrator
5 1 (0.44%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 51 (22.47%) Microsoft
2 15 (6.61%) ServiceNow
3 12 (5.29%) Oracle
4 10 (4.41%) Google
4 10 (4.41%) SAP
5 7 (3.08%) Databricks
5 7 (3.08%) Workday
6 6 (2.64%) Bloomberg
6 6 (2.64%) Splunk
7 5 (2.20%) Apple
7 5 (2.20%) Charles River
7 5 (2.20%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.76%) Cisco
8 4 (1.76%) Informatica
9 3 (1.32%) AppDynamics
9 3 (1.32%) BMC
9 3 (1.32%) IBM
9 3 (1.32%) Palo Alto
9 3 (1.32%) Remedy
9 3 (1.32%) VMware