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 27 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 7 14
Rank change year-on-year -1 +7 +10
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 293 334 249
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 14.43% 14.44% 9.26%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 15.96% 15.66% 10.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 221 215 173
10th Percentile £321 £338 £321
25th Percentile £405 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.42% -3.64% -
75th Percentile £638 £638 £688
90th Percentile £750 £730 £850
London median daily rate £514 £533 £538
% change year-on-year -3.61% -0.84% -6.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 3 1
10th Percentile £19.79 £33.60 -
25th Percentile £24.73 £63.00 £55.00
Median hourly rate £40.64 £112.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -63.71% +86.67% +10.09%
75th Percentile £43.86 - £65.00
90th Percentile £49.38 - -
London median hourly rate £33.46 £42.50 £43.86
% change year-on-year -21.27% -3.10% -6.68%

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 1,836 2,133 2,400
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 90.40% 92.22% 89.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,280 1,337 1,720
10th Percentile £343 £363 £359
25th Percentile £425 £463 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £669 £675 £688
90th Percentile £750 £777 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £563
% change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -4.66%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 27 17
10th Percentile £20.18 £18.34 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.47 £28.32 £18.93
Median hourly rate £26.50 £35.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year -24.29% +27.27% -34.13%
75th Percentile £38.88 £52.50 £46.75
90th Percentile £46.53 £112.00 £68.50
London median hourly rate £31.49 £36.65 £32.69
% change year-on-year -14.08% +12.11% -14.80%

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 27 December 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 27 December 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 27 December 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 -1 266 £525 -4.55% 641
City of Westminster +1 9 £450 +2.86% 2
West End of London -3 5 £450 -5.06% 31
Kensington and Chelsea - 2 £588 - 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 17 (5.80%) Confluence
2 7 (2.39%) SharePoint
3 6 (2.05%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.68%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.68%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.68%) CMS
5 1 (0.34%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.34%) Apache
5 1 (0.34%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.34%) SAS
Applications
1 28 (9.56%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (5.12%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 13 (4.44%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (1.71%) MS Visio
5 3 (1.02%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.34%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.34%) Trello
Business Applications
1 4 (1.37%) Oracle EBS
1 4 (1.37%) Oracle EBS R12
1 4 (1.37%) Oracle Financials
2 3 (1.02%) Oracle Cash Management
2 3 (1.02%) Oracle Payables
2 3 (1.02%) Payment Gateway
3 2 (0.68%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.34%) Aladdin
4 1 (0.34%) BASE24
4 1 (0.34%) ION MarketView
4 1 (0.34%) Oracle Assets
4 1 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
4 1 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
4 1 (0.34%) Summit
4 1 (0.34%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 60 (20.48%) Azure
2 37 (12.63%) AWS
3 23 (7.85%) Power Platform
4 20 (6.83%) Microsoft 365
5 18 (6.14%) GCP
6 11 (3.75%) Azure DevOps
7 7 (2.39%) GitHub
7 7 (2.39%) Snowflake
8 6 (2.05%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (2.05%) Entra ID
8 6 (2.05%) Mimecast
9 5 (1.71%) IaaS
9 5 (1.71%) PaaS
9 5 (1.71%) SaaS
10 4 (1.37%) Amazon S3
10 4 (1.37%) GitHub Actions
10 4 (1.37%) Power Automate
10 4 (1.37%) Serverless
11 3 (1.02%) Google Gemini
11 3 (1.02%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.39%) DNS
1 7 (2.39%) Firewall
2 5 (1.71%) Network Security
3 4 (1.37%) TCP/IP
3 4 (1.37%) VPN
4 3 (1.02%) Cisco IPT
4 3 (1.02%) DHCP
4 3 (1.02%) IP Telephony
5 2 (0.68%) Intranet
5 2 (0.68%) Softphone
5 2 (0.68%) SSL
5 2 (0.68%) Wireless
6 1 (0.34%) BGP
6 1 (0.34%) Internet
6 1 (0.34%) Multicast
6 1 (0.34%) NAS
6 1 (0.34%) OSPF
6 1 (0.34%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.34%) SAN
6 1 (0.34%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (6.14%) Power BI
2 13 (4.44%) Relational Database
3 11 (3.75%) Tableau
4 10 (3.41%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (2.39%) SQL Server
6 6 (2.05%) MySQL
6 6 (2.05%) NoSQL
7 5 (1.71%) Metadata
7 5 (1.71%) MongoDB
7 5 (1.71%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (1.71%) Redis
8 4 (1.37%) Hadoop
8 4 (1.37%) Oracle Database
8 4 (1.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (1.02%) DB2
9 3 (1.02%) MemSQL
9 3 (1.02%) RDBMS
9 3 (1.02%) Sybase IQ
10 2 (0.68%) Geospatial Data
10 2 (0.68%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 33 (11.26%) JIRA
2 22 (7.51%) Git
3 10 (3.41%) Jenkins
4 9 (3.07%) Postman
5 6 (2.05%) Selenium
6 5 (1.71%) GitLab
6 5 (1.71%) REST Assured
6 5 (1.71%) SoapUI
6 5 (1.71%) Xcode
7 4 (1.37%) Cucumber
7 4 (1.37%) JUnit
7 4 (1.37%) SonarQube
8 3 (1.02%) Atlassian Bamboo
8 3 (1.02%) Bitbucket
8 3 (1.02%) Cypress.io
8 3 (1.02%) Maven
8 3 (1.02%) Mockito
8 3 (1.02%) Subversion
8 3 (1.02%) XCTest
9 2 (0.68%) Crashlytics
General
1 156 (53.24%) Social Skills
2 120 (40.96%) Analytical Skills
3 105 (35.84%) Finance
4 42 (14.33%) Banking
5 21 (7.17%) Front Office
6 19 (6.48%) Public Sector
7 11 (3.75%) Financial Institution
7 11 (3.75%) Investment Banking
8 10 (3.41%) Influencing Skills
8 10 (3.41%) Legal
9 9 (3.07%) Presentation Skills
9 9 (3.07%) Telecoms
10 8 (2.73%) Documentation Skills
11 7 (2.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 7 (2.39%) Marketing
12 6 (2.05%) Back Office
12 6 (2.05%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (2.05%) Retail
13 4 (1.37%) Spanish Language
14 3 (1.02%) French Language
Job Titles
1 60 (20.48%) Analyst
2 43 (14.68%) Developer
3 35 (11.95%) Business Analyst
4 29 (9.90%) Senior
5 18 (6.14%) Lead
6 16 (5.46%) Consultant
7 13 (4.44%) Architect
7 13 (4.44%) Project Manager
8 11 (3.75%) Java Developer
9 10 (3.41%) Data Analyst
10 8 (2.73%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 8 (2.73%) IT Analyst
10 8 (2.73%) Programme Manager
11 7 (2.39%) Data Engineer
11 7 (2.39%) Python Engineer
12 6 (2.05%) Business IT Analyst
12 6 (2.05%) Data Scientist
12 6 (2.05%) IT Business Analyst
12 6 (2.05%) Test Engineer
13 5 (1.71%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (5.12%) RESTful
2 14 (4.78%) REST
3 13 (4.44%) CSS
3 13 (4.44%) HTML
4 12 (4.10%) .NET
5 9 (3.07%) SOAP
6 7 (2.39%) HTML5
6 7 (2.39%) Spring
6 7 (2.39%) Web Services
7 6 (2.05%) XML
8 5 (1.71%) AngularJS
8 5 (1.71%) Hibernate
8 5 (1.71%) Kafka
8 5 (1.71%) Node.js
8 5 (1.71%) OAuth
8 5 (1.71%) Spring Boot
9 4 (1.37%) GraphQL
9 4 (1.37%) Lightning Web Components
9 4 (1.37%) OAuth2
9 4 (1.37%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 17 (5.80%) Product Ownership
2 13 (4.44%) Algorithms
2 13 (4.44%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 11 (3.75%) Data Structures
4 10 (3.41%) Onboarding
4 10 (3.41%) Virtual Team
5 9 (3.07%) Management Information System
6 7 (2.39%) Analytical Mindset
6 7 (2.39%) Fixed Income
7 6 (2.05%) Cloud Native
7 6 (2.05%) PMI
8 5 (1.71%) Derivative
8 5 (1.71%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (1.71%) Video Conferencing
9 4 (1.37%) Distributed Computing
9 4 (1.37%) Distributed Systems
9 4 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
9 4 (1.37%) Greenfield Project
9 4 (1.37%) Renewable Energy
9 4 (1.37%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 23 (7.85%) Windows
2 9 (3.07%) Unix
3 6 (2.05%) Linux
3 6 (2.05%) Windows Server
4 4 (1.37%) Apple iOS
4 4 (1.37%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.68%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.68%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.34%) Android
6 1 (0.34%) Solaris
6 1 (0.34%) VMS
6 1 (0.34%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (27.30%) Agile
2 49 (16.72%) Stakeholder Management
3 42 (14.33%) Continuous Improvement
4 41 (13.99%) Analytics
5 40 (13.65%) CI/CD
6 39 (13.31%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 32 (10.92%) DevOps
7 32 (10.92%) Migration
8 26 (8.87%) Project Management
8 26 (8.87%) Scrum
8 26 (8.87%) User Acceptance Testing
9 25 (8.53%) Data Analysis
9 25 (8.53%) Test Automation
10 24 (8.19%) Business Analysis
10 24 (8.19%) Decision-Making
11 23 (7.85%) Business Intelligence
11 23 (7.85%) Computer Science
11 23 (7.85%) Roadmaps
12 21 (7.17%) Data Modelling
12 21 (7.17%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 55 (18.77%) Python
1 55 (18.77%) SQL
2 32 (10.92%) Java
3 19 (6.48%) JavaScript
4 17 (5.80%) C#
5 10 (3.41%) PowerShell
6 5 (1.71%) C++
6 5 (1.71%) R
7 4 (1.37%) Apex Code
7 4 (1.37%) Korn
7 4 (1.37%) Shell Script
8 3 (1.02%) Bash
8 3 (1.02%) Go
8 3 (1.02%) Groovy
8 3 (1.02%) PHP
8 3 (1.02%) Swift
8 3 (1.02%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.02%) VBA
9 2 (0.68%) PL/SQL
9 2 (0.68%) RPG
Qualifications
1 40 (13.65%) Degree
2 27 (9.22%) Security Cleared
3 21 (7.17%) SC Cleared
4 15 (5.12%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (3.41%) PMI Certification
6 6 (2.05%) Master's Degree
6 6 (2.05%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (1.37%) Azure Certification
7 4 (1.37%) CBAP
7 4 (1.37%) ISTQB
7 4 (1.37%) PMP
8 3 (1.02%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.68%) CFA
9 2 (0.68%) CISSP
10 1 (0.34%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.34%) CISA
10 1 (0.34%) CISM
10 1 (0.34%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
10 1 (0.34%) SSCP
10 1 (0.34%) VCAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 28 (9.56%) QA
2 19 (6.48%) Data Quality
3 7 (2.39%) Accessibility
4 5 (1.71%) PMO
5 4 (1.37%) ISO 8583
5 4 (1.37%) WCAG
6 3 (1.02%) MiFID
6 3 (1.02%) NIST
6 3 (1.02%) PSD2
7 2 (0.68%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.68%) EMIR
7 2 (0.68%) GDPR
7 2 (0.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 2 (0.68%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.68%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.34%) Basel III
8 1 (0.34%) ISO 14001
8 1 (0.34%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.34%) SLA
System Software
1 20 (6.83%) Docker
2 15 (5.12%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.37%) VMware Infrastructure
4 3 (1.02%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.34%) Firmware
5 1 (0.34%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.34%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.34%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.34%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 21 (7.17%) Kubernetes
2 11 (3.75%) Ansible
3 8 (2.73%) Microsoft Intune
3 8 (2.73%) Terraform
4 3 (1.02%) HP ALM
4 3 (1.02%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (1.02%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
5 2 (0.68%) SCCM
6 1 (0.34%) FortiGate
6 1 (0.34%) Grafana
6 1 (0.34%) ITRS Geneos
6 1 (0.34%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.34%) PowerCLI
6 1 (0.34%) Puppet
6 1 (0.34%) RSA Archer
6 1 (0.34%) vCenter Server
6 1 (0.34%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 71 (24.23%) Microsoft
2 22 (7.51%) Oracle
3 14 (4.78%) Google
4 9 (3.07%) Salesforce
4 9 (3.07%) VMware
5 6 (2.05%) Palo Alto
5 6 (2.05%) SAP
5 6 (2.05%) ServiceNow
6 5 (1.71%) Cisco
6 5 (1.71%) Databricks
6 5 (1.71%) Splunk
6 5 (1.71%) Zscaler
7 4 (1.37%) Apple
7 4 (1.37%) CA Agile Central
7 4 (1.37%) Citrix
7 4 (1.37%) Commvault
7 4 (1.37%) Dynatrace
7 4 (1.37%) HP
7 4 (1.37%) Murex
7 4 (1.37%) Symantec