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

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 5 12
Rank change year-on-year -17 +7 +12
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 226 364 265
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 8.60% 18.06% 11.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 9.95% 19.30% 12.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 147 236 176
10th Percentile £229 £328 £313
25th Percentile £407 £425 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% +4.55% -
75th Percentile £638 £688 £700
90th Percentile £738 £813 £788
London median daily rate £512 £500 £538
% change year-on-year +2.36% -6.98% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 8 3
10th Percentile £17.37 £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 £29.14 £50.75 £38.41
90th Percentile £71.25 £54.65 £45.51
London median hourly rate £21.00 £44.04 £35.00
% change year-on-year -52.31% +25.82% -13.58%

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 2,272 1,886 2,158
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 86.45% 93.60% 91.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,539 1,223 1,505
10th Percentile £356 £350 £356
25th Percentile £450 £450 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £552 £555
Median % change year-on-year -0.36% -0.45% -7.58%
75th Percentile £675 £676 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
London median daily rate £538 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.27% - -5.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 39 32 23
10th Percentile £17.60 £22.08 £19.98
25th Percentile £18.75 £24.66 £21.25
Median hourly rate £23.16 £32.50 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -28.74% +20.37% -22.86%
75th Percentile £53.50 £50.75 £36.50
90th Percentile £64.00 £63.75 £48.57
London median hourly rate £36.75 £32.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year +13.08% +8.33% -26.90%

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 July 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 7 July 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 7 July 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 -18 200 £520 -11.26% 167
West End of London 0 10 £543 +27.65% 12
City of Westminster -4 9 £594 +39.71% 6
Southwark +1 1 £650 +44.44% 3
Lambeth -1 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 10 (4.42%) Confluence
2 9 (3.98%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.65%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (1.77%) CICS
5 2 (0.88%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.44%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.44%) Apache
6 1 (0.44%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.44%) CMS
6 1 (0.44%) IIS
6 1 (0.44%) Palantir Foundry
Applications
1 7 (3.10%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (2.21%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (1.77%) MS Visio
4 3 (1.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.44%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 3 (1.33%) Bloomberg AIM
1 3 (1.33%) Fidessa
1 3 (1.33%) 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 45 (19.91%) Azure
2 33 (14.60%) AWS
3 22 (9.73%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (9.29%) Power Platform
5 13 (5.75%) Entra ID
6 11 (4.87%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (4.87%) GCP
7 9 (3.98%) SaaS
8 7 (3.10%) GitHub
8 7 (3.10%) Serverless
9 5 (2.21%) AWS Lambda
9 5 (2.21%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (2.21%) PowerApps
9 5 (2.21%) Snowflake
10 4 (1.77%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 4 (1.77%) Azure AI
10 4 (1.77%) GitHub Actions
10 4 (1.77%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (1.77%) Power Automate
11 3 (1.33%) Amazon EKS
Communications & Networking
1 7 (3.10%) DNS
1 7 (3.10%) Firewall
1 7 (3.10%) VPN
2 6 (2.65%) Network Security
3 4 (1.77%) LAN
3 4 (1.77%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.77%) WAN
4 3 (1.33%) DHCP
4 3 (1.33%) Internet
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%) Broadband
6 1 (0.44%) DKIM
6 1 (0.44%) DMARC
6 1 (0.44%) Multicast
6 1 (0.44%) OSPF
6 1 (0.44%) Wireless
6 1 (0.44%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (5.75%) Power BI
2 10 (4.42%) SQL Server
3 7 (3.10%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (3.10%) NoSQL
4 6 (2.65%) Db2
4 6 (2.65%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (2.21%) DynamoDB
5 5 (2.21%) MongoDB
5 5 (2.21%) Relational Database
6 4 (1.77%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (1.33%) Metadata
7 3 (1.33%) Tableau
8 2 (0.88%) Data Lake
8 2 (0.88%) Delta Lake
8 2 (0.88%) Looker
8 2 (0.88%) Power Query
8 2 (0.88%) SAP BW
8 2 (0.88%) Snowflake Schema
8 2 (0.88%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (0.88%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 26 (11.50%) JIRA
2 8 (3.54%) GitLab
3 7 (3.10%) Git
4 6 (2.65%) Jenkins
5 4 (1.77%) REST Assured
5 4 (1.77%) 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
1 120 (53.10%) Social Skills
2 94 (41.59%) Analytical Skills
3 75 (33.19%) Finance
4 19 (8.41%) Banking
5 12 (5.31%) Documentation Skills
5 12 (5.31%) Public Sector
6 9 (3.98%) Front Office
6 9 (3.98%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 9 (3.98%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (3.54%) Financial Institution
8 7 (3.10%) Marketing
9 6 (2.65%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (2.65%) Organisational Skills
9 6 (2.65%) Telecoms
10 5 (2.21%) Law
11 4 (1.77%) Legal
11 4 (1.77%) Retail
12 3 (1.33%) Back Office
12 3 (1.33%) Manufacturing
13 2 (0.88%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 41 (18.14%) Analyst
2 20 (8.85%) Architect
2 20 (8.85%) Senior
3 19 (8.41%) Business Analyst
3 19 (8.41%) Developer
4 12 (5.31%) Project Manager
5 11 (4.87%) Data Engineer
5 11 (4.87%) Support Engineer
6 10 (4.42%) Consultant
7 9 (3.98%) Lead
8 8 (3.54%) IT Analyst
9 7 (3.10%) Digital Analyst
9 7 (3.10%) Digital Business Analyst
9 7 (3.10%) Full-Stack Engineer
9 7 (3.10%) Support Analyst
10 6 (2.65%) IT Support
10 6 (2.65%) Solutions Architect
11 5 (2.21%) Applications Support
11 5 (2.21%) IT Support Engineer
11 5 (2.21%) Support Technician
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (9.29%) REST
2 13 (5.75%) JSON
2 13 (5.75%) SOAP
3 11 (4.87%) Kafka
3 11 (4.87%) React
4 7 (3.10%) AngularJS
4 7 (3.10%) Middleware
4 7 (3.10%) PySpark
5 6 (2.65%) RESTful
5 6 (2.65%) Spring
5 6 (2.65%) Spring Boot
5 6 (2.65%) Web Services
5 6 (2.65%) XML
6 5 (2.21%) CSS
6 5 (2.21%) FIX Protocol
6 5 (2.21%) HTML
7 4 (1.77%) .NET
7 4 (1.77%) WSDL
8 3 (1.33%) JMS
8 3 (1.33%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.64%) Onboarding
2 11 (4.87%) Product Ownership
3 10 (4.42%) Virtual Team
4 8 (3.54%) Distributed Systems
5 7 (3.10%) Analytical Mindset
5 7 (3.10%) Cloud Native
5 7 (3.10%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 7 (3.10%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (3.10%) Legacy Systems
5 7 (3.10%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (3.10%) Video Conferencing
6 6 (2.65%) Data Centre
6 6 (2.65%) Enterprise Software
6 6 (2.65%) Equities
7 5 (2.21%) AI Agents
7 5 (2.21%) CMDB
7 5 (2.21%) Data Structures
8 4 (1.77%) DataPower
8 4 (1.77%) Derivative
8 4 (1.77%) Online Banking
Operating Systems
1 25 (11.06%) Windows
2 11 (4.87%) Mac OS
3 8 (3.54%) Linux
4 4 (1.77%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.77%) zOS
5 3 (1.33%) Unix
5 3 (1.33%) Windows 10
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 (26.99%) Agile
2 52 (23.01%) Stakeholder Management
3 39 (17.26%) AI
4 35 (15.49%) Continuous Improvement
5 30 (13.27%) Analytics
6 29 (12.83%) Decision-Making
7 26 (11.50%) Migration
8 25 (11.06%) CI/CD
9 23 (10.18%) DevOps
10 22 (9.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 22 (9.73%) Validation
11 21 (9.29%) Data Modelling
12 19 (8.41%) Collaborative Working
12 19 (8.41%) ITIL
13 18 (7.96%) Computer Science
13 18 (7.96%) Process Improvement
13 18 (7.96%) Risk Management
14 17 (7.52%) Microservices
14 17 (7.52%) Performance Tuning
15 16 (7.08%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 47 (20.80%) SQL
2 44 (19.47%) Python
3 17 (7.52%) Java
4 14 (6.19%) JavaScript
5 11 (4.87%) C#
6 10 (4.42%) TypeScript
7 9 (3.98%) PowerShell
8 5 (2.21%) Shell Script
9 4 (1.77%) JCL
10 3 (1.33%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.88%) Bicep
11 2 (0.88%) C++
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 27 (11.95%) Security Cleared
2 23 (10.18%) Degree
3 21 (9.29%) SC Cleared
4 10 (4.42%) CISSP
5 7 (3.10%) Computer Science Degree
5 7 (3.10%) CRISC
6 6 (2.65%) CISM
7 5 (2.21%) BPSS Clearance
7 5 (2.21%) CISA
7 5 (2.21%) PMP
8 4 (1.77%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.77%) PMI Certification
9 3 (1.33%) DV Cleared
9 3 (1.33%) TOGAF 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%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.88%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 13 (5.75%) Data Quality
1 13 (5.75%) QA
2 9 (3.98%) GDPR
3 7 (3.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.65%) NIST
4 6 (2.65%) PMO
4 6 (2.65%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 5 (2.21%) GRC
6 4 (1.77%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.77%) COBIT
6 4 (1.77%) ITGC
7 3 (1.33%) IFRS
7 3 (1.33%) SLA
8 2 (0.88%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 2 (0.88%) GxP
8 2 (0.88%) HIPAA
8 2 (0.88%) WCAG
9 1 (0.44%) GAAP
9 1 (0.44%) GMP
9 1 (0.44%) Solvency II
System Software
1 19 (8.41%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.98%) Docker
3 4 (1.77%) Virtual Desktop
4 3 (1.33%) VMware Infrastructure
5 2 (0.88%) IAG
5 2 (0.88%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.44%) NFS
6 1 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
6 1 (0.44%) VMware NSX
6 1 (0.44%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 11 (4.87%) Kubernetes
2 8 (3.54%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (1.77%) Grafana
3 4 (1.77%) Terraform
4 3 (1.33%) Ansible
5 2 (0.88%) ITRS Geneos
5 2 (0.88%) Jamf Pro
5 2 (0.88%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.44%) Control-M
6 1 (0.44%) EMC VPLEX
6 1 (0.44%) logstash
6 1 (0.44%) PingFederate
6 1 (0.44%) Prometheus
6 1 (0.44%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.44%) vMotion
6 1 (0.44%) vRealize
6 1 (0.44%) vRealize Orchestrator
6 1 (0.44%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 51 (22.57%) Microsoft
2 17 (7.52%) ServiceNow
3 10 (4.42%) Google
3 10 (4.42%) Oracle
3 10 (4.42%) SAP
4 7 (3.10%) Workday
5 6 (2.65%) Bloomberg
5 6 (2.65%) Databricks
5 6 (2.65%) Splunk
6 5 (2.21%) Apple
6 5 (2.21%) Charles River
6 5 (2.21%) Salesforce
7 4 (1.77%) Cisco
7 4 (1.77%) Informatica
7 4 (1.77%) VMware
8 3 (1.33%) AppDynamics
8 3 (1.33%) BMC
8 3 (1.33%) Dynatrace
8 3 (1.33%) IBM
8 3 (1.33%) Remedy