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 7 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 9 18
Rank change year-on-year +3 +9 +13
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 333 313 273
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 17.39% 13.29% 9.14%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.55% 14.48% 10.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 240 199 192
10th Percentile £321 £346 £308
25th Percentile £404 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £564
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.44% +2.50%
75th Percentile £669 £675 £701
90th Percentile £775 £740 £850
London median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -9.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 3
10th Percentile £17.11 £33.60 £20.80
25th Percentile £19.85 £63.00 £33.63
Median hourly rate £26.00 £112.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -76.79% +86.67% +10.09%
75th Percentile £34.48 - £66.88
90th Percentile £38.39 - £68.00
London median hourly rate £31.49 £42.50 £55.00
% change year-on-year -25.91% -22.73% +35.80%

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 1,795 2,162 2,677
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 93.73% 91.80% 89.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,243 1,356 1,875
10th Percentile £338 £367 £359
25th Percentile £425 £464 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £694
90th Percentile £760 £775 £800
London median daily rate £540 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -2.13%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 26 19
10th Percentile £17.97 £19.50 £16.45
25th Percentile £21.07 £28.06 £17.97
Median hourly rate £27.04 £35.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.76% +27.27% -36.40%
75th Percentile £35.88 £74.38 £52.75
90th Percentile £60.25 £124.75 £69.75
London median hourly rate £30.00 £38.07 £37.50
% change year-on-year -21.20% +1.52% -

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 7 November 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 7 November 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 7 November 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 +4 306 £525 -4.55% 1,426
City of Westminster -2 8 £463 +2.78% 10
West End of London -1 5 £450 -5.06% 17
Kensington and Chelsea - 3 £450 - 4
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 18 (5.41%) Confluence
2 7 (2.10%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.50%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.60%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.60%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.60%) Apache Spark
4 2 (0.60%) CMS
5 1 (0.30%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.30%) Apache
5 1 (0.30%) IIS
5 1 (0.30%) SAS
5 1 (0.30%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 33 (9.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (5.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (3.30%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.20%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.20%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.30%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.20%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (1.20%) Oracle EBS R12
1 4 (1.20%) Oracle Financials
2 3 (0.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.90%) Oracle Cash Management
2 3 (0.90%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (0.90%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.60%) SAP MDG
3 2 (0.60%) SAP PLM
3 2 (0.60%) SAP VC
4 1 (0.30%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.30%) ION Anvil
4 1 (0.30%) ION MarketView
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.30%) Oracle Payroll
4 1 (0.30%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.30%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 58 (17.42%) Azure
2 41 (12.31%) AWS
3 30 (9.01%) Power Platform
4 19 (5.71%) Microsoft 365
5 15 (4.50%) GCP
6 11 (3.30%) Azure DevOps
7 10 (3.00%) GitHub
7 10 (3.00%) Snowflake
8 9 (2.70%) SaaS
9 7 (2.10%) Amazon S3
10 6 (1.80%) Mimecast
11 5 (1.50%) Dynamics 365
11 5 (1.50%) GitHub Actions
11 5 (1.50%) IaaS
11 5 (1.50%) PaaS
12 4 (1.20%) Entra ID
12 4 (1.20%) Serverless
13 3 (0.90%) Google Gemini
13 3 (0.90%) PowerApps
14 2 (0.60%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.10%) DNS
2 6 (1.80%) Firewall
3 5 (1.50%) TCP/IP
3 5 (1.50%) WAN
4 4 (1.20%) Network Security
5 3 (0.90%) BGP
5 3 (0.90%) Cisco IPT
5 3 (0.90%) IP Telephony
5 3 (0.90%) OSPF
5 3 (0.90%) VPN
6 2 (0.60%) DHCP
6 2 (0.60%) Internet
6 2 (0.60%) Intranet
6 2 (0.60%) LAN
6 2 (0.60%) MPLS
6 2 (0.60%) SAN
6 2 (0.60%) SD-WAN
6 2 (0.60%) Softphone
6 2 (0.60%) SSL
6 2 (0.60%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (7.51%) Power BI
2 12 (3.60%) Relational Database
3 10 (3.00%) Tableau
4 9 (2.70%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (2.70%) PostgreSQL
5 8 (2.40%) SQL Server
6 6 (1.80%) MongoDB
6 6 (1.80%) MySQL
6 6 (1.80%) NoSQL
6 6 (1.80%) Oracle Database
6 6 (1.80%) Redis
7 5 (1.50%) Hadoop
8 4 (1.20%) Data Mining
8 4 (1.20%) MemSQL
9 3 (0.90%) DB2
9 3 (0.90%) KDB
9 3 (0.90%) Sybase IQ
10 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.60%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.60%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 35 (10.51%) JIRA
2 25 (7.51%) Git
3 12 (3.60%) Jenkins
4 10 (3.00%) Postman
5 7 (2.10%) Selenium
6 6 (1.80%) GitLab
6 6 (1.80%) REST Assured
6 6 (1.80%) SoapUI
6 6 (1.80%) Xcode
7 5 (1.50%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 5 (1.50%) Cucumber
7 5 (1.50%) JUnit
8 4 (1.20%) Bitbucket
8 4 (1.20%) Maven
8 4 (1.20%) Mockito
8 4 (1.20%) SonarQube
8 4 (1.20%) Subversion
8 4 (1.20%) XCTest
9 3 (0.90%) Cypress.io
9 3 (0.90%) Eclipse
General
1 183 (54.95%) Social Skills
2 140 (42.04%) Analytical Skills
3 126 (37.84%) Finance
4 48 (14.41%) Banking
5 26 (7.81%) Front Office
6 14 (4.20%) Financial Institution
6 14 (4.20%) Investment Banking
7 12 (3.60%) Public Sector
8 10 (3.00%) Back Office
8 10 (3.00%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (3.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 10 (3.00%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (3.00%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (3.00%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (2.40%) Telecoms
10 7 (2.10%) Retail
11 6 (1.80%) Legal
11 6 (1.80%) Marketing
12 5 (1.50%) Spanish Language
13 4 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 64 (19.22%) Analyst
2 53 (15.92%) Developer
3 36 (10.81%) Business Analyst
4 30 (9.01%) Senior
5 22 (6.61%) Lead
6 20 (6.01%) Consultant
7 18 (5.41%) Architect
8 15 (4.50%) Project Manager
9 13 (3.90%) Java Developer
10 9 (2.70%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 8 (2.40%) Support Analyst
12 7 (2.10%) Data Engineer
12 7 (2.10%) Data Scientist
12 7 (2.10%) IT Analyst
12 7 (2.10%) Programme Manager
12 7 (2.10%) Python Engineer
13 6 (1.80%) Data Analyst
13 6 (1.80%) Test Engineer
14 5 (1.50%) Business IT Analyst
14 5 (1.50%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.80%) .NET
1 16 (4.80%) CSS
1 16 (4.80%) HTML
2 15 (4.50%) RESTful
3 13 (3.90%) REST
4 11 (3.30%) Spring
5 10 (3.00%) Kafka
6 9 (2.70%) HTML5
6 9 (2.70%) Web Services
7 8 (2.40%) AngularJS
8 7 (2.10%) SOAP
9 6 (1.80%) Hibernate
9 6 (1.80%) Spring Boot
10 5 (1.50%) JPA
10 5 (1.50%) Middleware
10 5 (1.50%) Node.js
10 5 (1.50%) OAuth
10 5 (1.50%) Swagger
10 5 (1.50%) XML
11 4 (1.20%) jQuery
Miscellaneous
1 17 (5.11%) Product Ownership
2 14 (4.20%) Algorithms
3 11 (3.30%) Data Structures
3 11 (3.30%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 10 (3.00%) Virtual Team
5 9 (2.70%) Cloud Native
6 8 (2.40%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (2.10%) Distributed Systems
7 7 (2.10%) Fixed Income
7 7 (2.10%) Management Information System
7 7 (2.10%) Reinsurance
8 6 (1.80%) Onboarding
9 5 (1.50%) Distributed Computing
9 5 (1.50%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (1.50%) Video Conferencing
10 4 (1.20%) Data Centre
10 4 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (1.20%) Market Risk
10 4 (1.20%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 31 (9.31%) Windows
2 17 (5.11%) Linux
3 14 (4.20%) Unix
4 7 (2.10%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.80%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.20%) Apple iOS
7 3 (0.90%) Mac OS
8 2 (0.60%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
9 1 (0.30%) Android
9 1 (0.30%) Solaris
9 1 (0.30%) Windows 7
9 1 (0.30%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 107 (32.13%) Agile
2 48 (14.41%) CI/CD
3 47 (14.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 44 (13.21%) Analytics
5 40 (12.01%) DevOps
5 40 (12.01%) Stakeholder Management
6 35 (10.51%) Migration
7 33 (9.91%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 32 (9.61%) Project Management
8 32 (9.61%) Scrum
9 30 (9.01%) Business Intelligence
10 29 (8.71%) Decision-Making
11 27 (8.11%) Computer Science
11 27 (8.11%) Data Analysis
11 27 (8.11%) Test Automation
12 26 (7.81%) SDLC
13 25 (7.51%) User Acceptance Testing
14 22 (6.61%) Roadmaps
15 20 (6.01%) AI
16 19 (5.71%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 71 (21.32%) Python
2 61 (18.32%) SQL
3 39 (11.71%) Java
4 23 (6.91%) C#
4 23 (6.91%) JavaScript
5 11 (3.30%) PowerShell
6 8 (2.40%) Bash
7 7 (2.10%) C++
8 5 (1.50%) Go
8 5 (1.50%) Groovy
8 5 (1.50%) R
9 4 (1.20%) Korn
9 4 (1.20%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.90%) Swift
10 3 (0.90%) TypeScript
10 3 (0.90%) VB.NET
10 3 (0.90%) VBA
11 2 (0.60%) ABAP
11 2 (0.60%) PHP
11 2 (0.60%) RPG
Qualifications
1 48 (14.41%) Degree
2 24 (7.21%) Security Cleared
3 19 (5.71%) SC Cleared
4 15 (4.50%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (2.10%) PMP
6 5 (1.50%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.50%) PMI Certification
7 4 (1.20%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.90%) ACCA
8 3 (0.90%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.90%) CISSP
9 2 (0.60%) CCAB
9 2 (0.60%) CCNP
9 2 (0.60%) CEH
9 2 (0.60%) CIMA
9 2 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (0.60%) CISM
9 2 (0.60%) ISTQB
9 2 (0.60%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.60%) JNCIS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (6.91%) QA
2 15 (4.50%) Data Quality
3 8 (2.40%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.80%) PMO
5 4 (1.20%) Basel II
6 3 (0.90%) NIST
6 3 (0.90%) SLA
7 2 (0.60%) GDPR
7 2 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.60%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.60%) WCAG
8 1 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
8 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.30%) IFRS
8 1 (0.30%) ISO 20022
8 1 (0.30%) NEBOSH
8 1 (0.30%) NIST 800
8 1 (0.30%) PSD2
8 1 (0.30%) SEPA
System Software
1 20 (6.01%) Docker
2 15 (4.50%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.90%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.60%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.30%) Firmware
5 1 (0.30%) Hyper-V
5 1 (0.30%) Slurm Workload Manager
5 1 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 26 (7.81%) Kubernetes
2 13 (3.90%) Terraform
3 10 (3.00%) Ansible
4 6 (1.80%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.90%) Grafana
5 3 (0.90%) Prometheus
5 3 (0.90%) Single Sign-On
5 3 (0.90%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
6 2 (0.60%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.60%) ITRS Geneos
6 2 (0.60%) SCCM
7 1 (0.30%) FortiGate
7 1 (0.30%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.30%) Nessus
7 1 (0.30%) Packer
7 1 (0.30%) Puppet
7 1 (0.30%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.30%) WMI
7 1 (0.30%) yum
7 1 (0.30%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 67 (20.12%) Microsoft
2 23 (6.91%) Oracle
3 12 (3.60%) Google
4 10 (3.00%) Splunk
4 10 (3.00%) VMware
5 9 (2.70%) Salesforce
6 7 (2.10%) ServiceNow
7 6 (1.80%) Citrix
7 6 (1.80%) Dynatrace
7 6 (1.80%) SAP
8 5 (1.50%) CA Agile Central
8 5 (1.50%) Cisco
8 5 (1.50%) Databricks
8 5 (1.50%) UiPath
8 5 (1.50%) Workday
8 5 (1.50%) Zscaler
9 4 (1.20%) Apple
9 4 (1.20%) Commvault
9 4 (1.20%) Palo Alto
9 4 (1.20%) Symantec