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 16 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 19 | 5 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -14 | +4 | +11 |
| Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving | 267 | 330 | 311 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Central London | 11.17% | 17.31% | 13.24% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 12.20% | 18.40% | 14.37% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 173 | 236 | 200 |
| 10th Percentile | £258 | £308 | £347 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £402 | £451 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £536 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.43% | -2.50% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £650 | £675 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £735 | £795 | £751 |
| London median daily rate | £524 | £500 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.75% | -4.76% | -4.55% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 6 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.08 | £15.94 | £33.60 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £20.09 | £63.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £17.60 | £26.00 | £112.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -32.31% | -76.79% | +198.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.13 | £33.05 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £34.48 | - |
| London median hourly rate | £20.26 | £32.50 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.66% | -13.33% | -28.57% |
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.
| 6 months to 16 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 2,189 | 1,793 | 2,164 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London | 91.55% | 94.07% | 92.12% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,511 | 1,230 | 1,375 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | -2.13% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £686 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £782 |
| London median daily rate | £550 | £540 | £550 |
| % change year-on-year | +1.85% | -1.82% | -4.35% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 34 | 23 | 26 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.15 | £17.43 | £19.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £21.09 | £28.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £24.50 | £27.50 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.91% | -21.43% | +27.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £42.56 | £35.75 | £74.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £64.10 | £62.35 | £124.75 |
| London median hourly rate | £32.50 | £31.49 | £37.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.21% | -16.03% | -6.25% |
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 Daily Rate Trend in Central London
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 16 October 2026.
Problem-Solving Hourly Rate Trend in Central London
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 16 October 2026.
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 16 October 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 | -13 | 239 | £525 | -4.55% | 309 |
| City of Westminster | -5 | 11 | £475 | +5.56% | 58 |
| West End of London | -4 | 10 | £263 | -41.67% | 11 |
| Lambeth | - | 5 | £225 | - | 2 |
| Kensington and Chelsea | -5 | 1 | £750 | +66.67% | |
| Camden | - | 1 | - | - | 4 |
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Problem-Solving Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Processes & Methodologies
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 35.6% | 95 |
| 2 | Agile | 32.2% | 86 |
| 3 | Continuous Improvement | 20.2% | 54 |
| 4 | CI/CD | 19.5% | 52 |
| 5 | DevOps | 17.6% | 47 |
| 6 | AI | 15.4% | 41 |
| 7 | Migration | 15.0% | 40 |
| 7 | Stakeholder Engagement | 15.0% | 40 |
| 9 | Analytics | 12.4% | 33 |
| 10 | Decision-Making | 11.6% | 31 |
| 11 | Translating Business Requirements | 10.5% | 28 |
| 12 | Customer Service | 9.4% | 25 |
| 13 | Collaborative Working | 9.0% | 24 |
| 13 | Data Engineering | 9.0% | 24 |
| 13 | Validation | 9.0% | 24 |
| 16 | ITIL | 8.6% | 23 |
| 16 | Scrum | 8.6% | 23 |
| 18 | Data Governance | 7.9% | 21 |
| 18 | Service Delivery | 7.9% | 21 |
| 18 | Test Automation | 7.9% | 21 |