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

6 months to
18 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 9 16
Rank change year-on-year +3 +7 +17
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 321 322 275
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 16.58% 13.82% 9.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 17.81% 15.05% 10.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 230 205 198
10th Percentile £312 £343 £300
25th Percentile £400 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £524 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.77% - -
75th Percentile £638 £650 £688
90th Percentile £752 £738 £850
London median daily rate £500 £530 £538
% change year-on-year -5.66% -1.40% -10.42%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 3 2
10th Percentile £16.52 £33.60 £55.13
25th Percentile £19.52 £63.00 £55.31
Median hourly rate £27.50 £112.00 £61.25
Median % change year-on-year -75.45% +82.86% +12.39%
75th Percentile £34.48 - £67.81
90th Percentile £39.69 - £68.38
London median hourly rate £31.49 £42.75 £55.00
% change year-on-year -26.34% -22.27% +31.74%

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 1,802 2,139 2,643
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 93.08% 91.80% 89.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,255 1,339 1,856
10th Percentile £334 £374 £363
25th Percentile £423 £466 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £669 £681 £689
90th Percentile £750 £775 £823
London median daily rate £538 £550 £570
% change year-on-year -2.27% -3.51% -3.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 25 19
10th Percentile £17.97 £19.30 £17.00
25th Percentile £21.50 £31.25 £18.93
Median hourly rate £27.04 £35.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.76% +27.27% -36.22%
75th Percentile £35.88 £78.75 £59.00
90th Percentile £60.25 £127.30 £69.75
London median hourly rate £29.00 £37.50 £36.33
% change year-on-year -22.67% +3.21% -3.11%

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 18 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 18 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 18 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 +3 295 £525 -4.55% 794
City of Westminster -2 8 £463 +2.78% 6
West End of London -3 5 £450 -5.06% 15
Kensington and Chelsea - 3 £450 - 3
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 (5.61%) Confluence
2 7 (2.18%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.93%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.62%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 2 (0.62%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.62%) CMS
6 1 (0.31%) Anypoint
6 1 (0.31%) Apache
6 1 (0.31%) IIS
6 1 (0.31%) SAS
6 1 (0.31%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 32 (9.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (4.98%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (3.43%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.25%) Microsoft Project
4 4 (1.25%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.31%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.25%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (1.25%) Oracle EBS R12
1 4 (1.25%) Oracle Financials
2 3 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
2 3 (0.93%) Oracle Cash Management
2 3 (0.93%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (0.93%) SAP S/4HANA
3 2 (0.62%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.62%) SAP MDG
3 2 (0.62%) SAP PLM
3 2 (0.62%) SAP VC
4 1 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
4 1 (0.31%) ION Anvil
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%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 57 (17.76%) Azure
2 44 (13.71%) AWS
3 25 (7.79%) Power Platform
4 18 (5.61%) Microsoft 365
5 17 (5.30%) GCP
6 10 (3.12%) Azure DevOps
7 9 (2.80%) Snowflake
8 8 (2.49%) GitHub
9 7 (2.18%) Amazon S3
9 7 (2.18%) SaaS
10 6 (1.87%) Mimecast
11 5 (1.56%) GitHub Actions
11 5 (1.56%) IaaS
11 5 (1.56%) PaaS
12 4 (1.25%) Dynamics 365
12 4 (1.25%) Entra ID
12 4 (1.25%) Serverless
13 3 (0.93%) Google Gemini
13 3 (0.93%) PowerApps
14 2 (0.62%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.18%) DNS
2 6 (1.87%) Firewall
3 5 (1.56%) TCP/IP
4 4 (1.25%) Network Security
5 3 (0.93%) Cisco IPT
5 3 (0.93%) IP Telephony
5 3 (0.93%) VPN
5 3 (0.93%) WAN
6 2 (0.62%) BGP
6 2 (0.62%) DHCP
6 2 (0.62%) Internet
6 2 (0.62%) Intranet
6 2 (0.62%) NAS
6 2 (0.62%) OSPF
6 2 (0.62%) SAN
6 2 (0.62%) Softphone
6 2 (0.62%) SSL
6 2 (0.62%) Wireless
7 1 (0.31%) SSH
7 1 (0.31%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (6.23%) Power BI
2 12 (3.74%) Relational Database
3 10 (3.12%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (2.80%) Tableau
5 8 (2.49%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (2.18%) SQL Server
7 6 (1.87%) Hadoop
7 6 (1.87%) MongoDB
7 6 (1.87%) MySQL
7 6 (1.87%) NoSQL
8 5 (1.56%) Oracle Database
8 5 (1.56%) Redis
9 4 (1.25%) MemSQL
10 3 (0.93%) DB2
10 3 (0.93%) KDB
10 3 (0.93%) Metadata
10 3 (0.93%) Sybase IQ
11 2 (0.62%) Airbyte
11 2 (0.62%) Data Hub
11 2 (0.62%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 32 (9.97%) JIRA
2 26 (8.10%) Git
3 11 (3.43%) Jenkins
4 9 (2.80%) Postman
5 7 (2.18%) Selenium
6 5 (1.56%) Cucumber
6 5 (1.56%) GitLab
6 5 (1.56%) REST Assured
6 5 (1.56%) SoapUI
6 5 (1.56%) Xcode
7 4 (1.25%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 4 (1.25%) Bitbucket
7 4 (1.25%) JUnit
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
1 179 (55.76%) Social Skills
2 139 (43.30%) Analytical Skills
3 119 (37.07%) Finance
4 44 (13.71%) Banking
5 24 (7.48%) Front Office
6 12 (3.74%) Financial Institution
6 12 (3.74%) Investment Banking
7 11 (3.43%) Public Sector
8 10 (3.12%) Documentation Skills
8 10 (3.12%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (2.80%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (2.49%) Back Office
10 8 (2.49%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (2.49%) Organisational Skills
10 8 (2.49%) Telecoms
11 7 (2.18%) Retail
12 6 (1.87%) Legal
12 6 (1.87%) Marketing
13 5 (1.56%) Spanish Language
14 4 (1.25%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 68 (21.18%) Analyst
2 53 (16.51%) Developer
3 39 (12.15%) Business Analyst
4 28 (8.72%) Senior
5 18 (5.61%) Consultant
5 18 (5.61%) Lead
6 15 (4.67%) Architect
6 15 (4.67%) Project Manager
7 13 (4.05%) Java Developer
8 8 (2.49%) Data Engineer
8 8 (2.49%) Infrastructure Engineer
8 8 (2.49%) Support Analyst
9 7 (2.18%) IT Analyst
9 7 (2.18%) Programme Manager
9 7 (2.18%) Python Engineer
10 6 (1.87%) Data Analyst
10 6 (1.87%) Data Scientist
10 6 (1.87%) Test Engineer
11 5 (1.56%) Business IT Analyst
11 5 (1.56%) Senior Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (4.98%) .NET
2 15 (4.67%) CSS
2 15 (4.67%) HTML
2 15 (4.67%) RESTful
3 12 (3.74%) REST
4 10 (3.12%) Spring
5 9 (2.80%) Kafka
6 7 (2.18%) HTML5
6 7 (2.18%) SOAP
6 7 (2.18%) Web Services
7 6 (1.87%) AngularJS
8 5 (1.56%) Hibernate
8 5 (1.56%) Middleware
8 5 (1.56%) Node.js
8 5 (1.56%) OAuth
8 5 (1.56%) Spring Boot
8 5 (1.56%) XML
9 4 (1.25%) JPA
9 4 (1.25%) jQuery
9 4 (1.25%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 20 (6.23%) Product Ownership
2 13 (4.05%) Algorithms
3 11 (3.43%) Data Structures
3 11 (3.43%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 11 (3.43%) Virtual Team
4 9 (2.80%) Cloud Native
5 8 (2.49%) Analytical Mindset
5 8 (2.49%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.18%) Fixed Income
6 7 (2.18%) Management Information System
7 6 (1.87%) Distributed Computing
7 6 (1.87%) Distributed Systems
7 6 (1.87%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.56%) PMI
8 5 (1.56%) Reinsurance
8 5 (1.56%) Video Conferencing
9 4 (1.25%) Data Centre
9 4 (1.25%) Derivative
9 4 (1.25%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.25%) Greenfield Project
Operating Systems
1 29 (9.03%) Windows
2 16 (4.98%) Linux
3 13 (4.05%) Unix
4 6 (1.87%) Windows Server
5 5 (1.56%) Windows 10
6 4 (1.25%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.62%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.62%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.31%) Android
8 1 (0.31%) Solaris
8 1 (0.31%) VMS
8 1 (0.31%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.31%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 96 (29.91%) Agile
2 47 (14.64%) CI/CD
3 46 (14.33%) Analytics
4 45 (14.02%) Continuous Improvement
5 39 (12.15%) Stakeholder Management
6 37 (11.53%) DevOps
7 35 (10.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 32 (9.97%) Migration
9 30 (9.35%) Project Management
10 29 (9.03%) Scrum
11 28 (8.72%) User Acceptance Testing
12 27 (8.41%) Data Analysis
13 26 (8.10%) Business Intelligence
13 26 (8.10%) Computer Science
13 26 (8.10%) Decision-Making
13 26 (8.10%) Test Automation
14 23 (7.17%) Roadmaps
14 23 (7.17%) SDLC
15 22 (6.85%) Business Analysis
16 19 (5.92%) Software Engineering
Programming Languages
1 72 (22.43%) Python
2 59 (18.38%) SQL
3 38 (11.84%) Java
4 23 (7.17%) C#
5 22 (6.85%) JavaScript
6 10 (3.12%) PowerShell
7 8 (2.49%) Bash
7 8 (2.49%) C++
8 6 (1.87%) R
9 5 (1.56%) Go
10 4 (1.25%) Groovy
10 4 (1.25%) Korn
11 3 (0.93%) Apex Code
11 3 (0.93%) Shell Script
11 3 (0.93%) Swift
11 3 (0.93%) TypeScript
11 3 (0.93%) VB.NET
11 3 (0.93%) VBA
12 2 (0.62%) ABAP
12 2 (0.62%) RPG
Qualifications
1 48 (14.95%) Degree
2 23 (7.17%) Security Cleared
3 19 (5.92%) SC Cleared
4 14 (4.36%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (2.49%) PMI Certification
6 5 (1.56%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.56%) PMP
7 4 (1.25%) CBAP
7 4 (1.25%) Master's Degree
8 3 (0.93%) ACCA
8 3 (0.93%) Azure Certification
8 3 (0.93%) CISSP
9 2 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.62%) CCAB
9 2 (0.62%) CEH
9 2 (0.62%) CIMA
9 2 (0.62%) CISM
9 2 (0.62%) ISTQB
10 1 (0.31%) CompTIA Security+
10 1 (0.31%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (8.10%) QA
2 18 (5.61%) Data Quality
3 8 (2.49%) Accessibility
4 6 (1.87%) PMO
5 3 (0.93%) ISO 8583
5 3 (0.93%) NIST
5 3 (0.93%) PSD2
5 3 (0.93%) SLA
5 3 (0.93%) WCAG
6 2 (0.62%) Basel II
6 2 (0.62%) GDPR
6 2 (0.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.62%) PCI DSS
6 2 (0.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 1 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
7 1 (0.31%) ISO 20022
7 1 (0.31%) NEBOSH
7 1 (0.31%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.31%) SEPA
System Software
1 20 (6.23%) Docker
2 14 (4.36%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.25%) 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 26 (8.10%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.43%) Ansible
2 11 (3.43%) Terraform
3 6 (1.87%) Microsoft Intune
4 3 (0.93%) Grafana
4 3 (0.93%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.93%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.93%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 2 (0.62%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.62%) ITRS Geneos
5 2 (0.62%) SCCM
6 1 (0.31%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.31%) Nessus
6 1 (0.31%) Packer
6 1 (0.31%) Puppet
6 1 (0.31%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.31%) WMI
6 1 (0.31%) yum
6 1 (0.31%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 65 (20.25%) Microsoft
2 22 (6.85%) Oracle
3 12 (3.74%) Google
4 10 (3.12%) VMware
5 9 (2.80%) Splunk
6 8 (2.49%) Salesforce
7 7 (2.18%) SAP
7 7 (2.18%) ServiceNow
8 6 (1.87%) Citrix
9 5 (1.56%) Cisco
9 5 (1.56%) Databricks
9 5 (1.56%) UiPath
9 5 (1.56%) Zscaler
10 4 (1.25%) Apple
10 4 (1.25%) CA Agile Central
10 4 (1.25%) Commvault
10 4 (1.25%) Dynatrace
10 4 (1.25%) Palo Alto
10 4 (1.25%) Symantec
10 4 (1.25%) Workday