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

6 months to
14 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 16 7 12
Rank change year-on-year -9 +5 +9
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 254 312 273
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 11.40% 15.34% 10.60%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.86% 16.73% 11.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 187 218 181
10th Percentile £334 £349 £313
25th Percentile £413 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -0.05% -4.50% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £743 £775 £800
London median daily rate £512 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.51% -4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 3
10th Percentile £31.62 - £27.75
25th Percentile £39.44 - £34.88
Median hourly rate £41.26 £112.00 £48.50
Median % change year-on-year -63.17% +130.93% -5.83%
75th Percentile £45.08 - £57.63
90th Percentile £50.00 - £62.05
London median hourly rate £35.71 £48.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -26.37% +38.57% -29.29%

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 1,975 1,865 2,311
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 88.60% 91.69% 89.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,354 1,209 1,639
10th Percentile £356 £363 £350
25th Percentile £446 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -6.38%
75th Percentile £651 £675 £680
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -7.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 16 26
10th Percentile £18.75 £21.63 £17.97
25th Percentile £20.50 £24.00 £20.79
Median hourly rate £26.11 £31.75 £27.81
Median % change year-on-year -17.76% +14.17% -20.54%
75th Percentile £42.65 £42.25 £40.00
90th Percentile £58.92 £80.38 £57.63
London median hourly rate £35.50 £35.50 £30.00
% change year-on-year - +18.33% -16.67%

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 14 March 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 14 March 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 14 March 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 -6 233 £525 -2.55% 258
West End of London -3 6 £555 +15.50% 7
City of Westminster -4 6 £593 +39.41% 2
Kensington and Chelsea - 4 £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 13 (5.12%) Confluence
2 9 (3.54%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.76%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.79%) CICS
4 2 (0.79%) CMS
5 1 (0.39%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.39%) Apache
5 1 (0.39%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.39%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.39%) Palantir Foundry
5 1 (0.39%) SAS
Applications
1 18 (7.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (4.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (2.76%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.57%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.39%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.39%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.18%) Bloomberg AIM
1 3 (1.18%) Dynamics CRM
1 3 (1.18%) Fidessa
1 3 (1.18%) Payment Gateway
1 3 (1.18%) Workday HCM
2 2 (0.79%) Aladdin
2 2 (0.79%) Summit
3 1 (0.39%) BASE24
3 1 (0.39%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.39%) ION MarketView
3 1 (0.39%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 58 (22.83%) Azure
2 38 (14.96%) AWS
3 28 (11.02%) Power Platform
4 15 (5.91%) Azure DevOps
4 15 (5.91%) GCP
4 15 (5.91%) Microsoft 365
5 9 (3.54%) Dynamics 365
5 9 (3.54%) GitHub
6 7 (2.76%) SaaS
6 7 (2.76%) Snowflake
7 6 (2.36%) Entra ID
8 5 (1.97%) Power Automate
9 4 (1.57%) Amazon ECS
9 4 (1.57%) Amazon EKS
9 4 (1.57%) GitHub Actions
9 4 (1.57%) Google Gemini
9 4 (1.57%) Mimecast
9 4 (1.57%) PowerApps
9 4 (1.57%) Serverless
10 3 (1.18%) GitHub Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.76%) Firewall
1 7 (2.76%) Network Security
2 4 (1.57%) DNS
3 3 (1.18%) DHCP
3 3 (1.18%) Internet
3 3 (1.18%) VPN
4 2 (0.79%) NAS
4 2 (0.79%) SAN
5 1 (0.39%) 4G
5 1 (0.39%) 5G
5 1 (0.39%) Broadband
5 1 (0.39%) HTTP
5 1 (0.39%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.39%) LAN
5 1 (0.39%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.39%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.39%) SSL
5 1 (0.39%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.39%) WAN
5 1 (0.39%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (8.66%) Power BI
2 14 (5.51%) Relational Database
2 14 (5.51%) SQL Server
3 12 (4.72%) Tableau
4 9 (3.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 8 (3.15%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (2.76%) Metadata
7 5 (1.97%) MySQL
7 5 (1.97%) PostgreSQL
8 4 (1.57%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (1.18%) Big Data
9 3 (1.18%) DB2
10 2 (0.79%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.79%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.79%) DynamoDB
10 2 (0.79%) MongoDB
10 2 (0.79%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.79%) PowerCenter
10 2 (0.79%) Snowflake Schema
10 2 (0.79%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 26 (10.24%) JIRA
2 18 (7.09%) Git
3 8 (3.15%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.76%) Selenium
5 6 (2.36%) GitLab
6 5 (1.97%) Postman
7 4 (1.57%) Cucumber
7 4 (1.57%) REST Assured
8 3 (1.18%) Bitbucket
9 2 (0.79%) CocoaPods
9 2 (0.79%) Crashlytics
9 2 (0.79%) fastlane
9 2 (0.79%) SoapUI
9 2 (0.79%) Xcode
10 1 (0.39%) Cypress.io
10 1 (0.39%) ERwin
10 1 (0.39%) JUnit
10 1 (0.39%) Mockito
10 1 (0.39%) TestRail
10 1 (0.39%) Toad
General
1 136 (53.54%) Social Skills
2 107 (42.13%) Analytical Skills
3 99 (38.98%) Finance
4 35 (13.78%) Banking
5 25 (9.84%) Front Office
6 16 (6.30%) Public Sector
7 12 (4.72%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (4.72%) Investment Banking
7 12 (4.72%) Marketing
8 11 (4.33%) Financial Institution
9 10 (3.94%) Legal
10 9 (3.54%) Presentation Skills
11 8 (3.15%) Retail
12 7 (2.76%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (2.36%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 6 (2.36%) Organisational Skills
13 6 (2.36%) Telecoms
14 5 (1.97%) Back Office
15 4 (1.57%) Advertising
15 4 (1.57%) Law
Job Titles
1 50 (19.69%) Analyst
2 33 (12.99%) Developer
3 31 (12.20%) Senior
4 29 (11.42%) Business Analyst
5 16 (6.30%) Project Manager
6 15 (5.91%) Lead
7 12 (4.72%) Data Engineer
8 10 (3.94%) Data Analyst
9 9 (3.54%) Consultant
10 8 (3.15%) Architect
10 8 (3.15%) Python Engineer
11 7 (2.76%) IT Analyst
11 7 (2.76%) Programme Manager
11 7 (2.76%) Technical Leader
12 6 (2.36%) Product Manager
12 6 (2.36%) Senior Developer
13 5 (1.97%) Business IT Analyst
13 5 (1.97%) Infrastructure Engineer
13 5 (1.97%) Senior Analyst
13 5 (1.97%) Test Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (6.30%) REST
2 13 (5.12%) RESTful
3 10 (3.94%) SOAP
4 9 (3.54%) CSS
4 9 (3.54%) HTML
5 8 (3.15%) .NET
6 7 (2.76%) JSON
7 6 (2.36%) FIX Protocol
7 6 (2.36%) Kafka
7 6 (2.36%) Middleware
7 6 (2.36%) React
7 6 (2.36%) Web Services
7 6 (2.36%) XML
8 5 (1.97%) LangChain
9 4 (1.57%) LangGraph
9 4 (1.57%) Lightning Web Components
9 4 (1.57%) Oracle Fusion
9 4 (1.57%) PyTorch
9 4 (1.57%) TensorFlow
10 3 (1.18%) JMS
Miscellaneous
1 15 (5.91%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 15 (5.91%) Product Ownership
2 13 (5.12%) Virtual Team
3 11 (4.33%) Onboarding
4 9 (3.54%) Algorithms
4 9 (3.54%) Data Structures
4 9 (3.54%) Management Information System
5 8 (3.15%) Derivative
5 8 (3.15%) Equities
5 8 (3.15%) Fixed Income
6 7 (2.76%) Hybrid Cloud
7 6 (2.36%) Cloud Native
8 5 (1.97%) AI Agents
8 5 (1.97%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (1.97%) CMDB
8 5 (1.97%) Mobile App
8 5 (1.97%) PMI
8 5 (1.97%) Renewable Energy
8 5 (1.97%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.57%) Distributed Systems
Operating Systems
1 14 (5.51%) Windows
2 5 (1.97%) Linux
2 5 (1.97%) Unix
3 4 (1.57%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.18%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.79%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.79%) zOS
6 1 (0.39%) Android
6 1 (0.39%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.39%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.39%) Solaris
6 1 (0.39%) VMS
6 1 (0.39%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.39%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 63 (24.80%) Agile
2 53 (20.87%) Stakeholder Management
3 39 (15.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 38 (14.96%) Continuous Improvement
5 37 (14.57%) CI/CD
6 36 (14.17%) Analytics
7 28 (11.02%) Migration
8 27 (10.63%) AI
9 26 (10.24%) Data Modelling
10 25 (9.84%) Computer Science
11 24 (9.45%) Business Analysis
11 24 (9.45%) Decision-Making
11 24 (9.45%) DevOps
11 24 (9.45%) Test Automation
12 23 (9.06%) Business Intelligence
12 23 (9.06%) Project Management
13 22 (8.66%) Process Improvement
13 22 (8.66%) Scrum
13 22 (8.66%) Validation
14 21 (8.27%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 58 (22.83%) SQL
2 52 (20.47%) Python
3 19 (7.48%) Java
4 17 (6.69%) C#
5 14 (5.51%) JavaScript
6 11 (4.33%) PowerShell
7 5 (1.97%) C++
7 5 (1.97%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.18%) Apex Code
8 3 (1.18%) Bash
8 3 (1.18%) PHP
8 3 (1.18%) R
8 3 (1.18%) Shell Script
8 3 (1.18%) Swift
9 2 (0.79%) JCL
9 2 (0.79%) Objective-C
9 2 (0.79%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.79%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.39%) ABAP
10 1 (0.39%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 34 (13.39%) Degree
2 23 (9.06%) Security Cleared
3 19 (7.48%) SC Cleared
4 14 (5.51%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (4.33%) PMI Certification
6 7 (2.76%) CISSP
6 7 (2.76%) Microsoft Certification
7 6 (2.36%) PMP
8 5 (1.97%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.97%) CISM
9 4 (1.57%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.57%) CRISC
9 4 (1.57%) Master's Degree
10 3 (1.18%) Cisco Certification
10 3 (1.18%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.79%) CBAP
11 2 (0.79%) CCNA
11 2 (0.79%) CFA
11 2 (0.79%) CISA
11 2 (0.79%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (9.84%) QA
2 20 (7.87%) Data Quality
3 8 (3.15%) Accessibility
4 6 (2.36%) PMO
5 5 (1.97%) GDPR
6 4 (1.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (1.18%) GRC
7 3 (1.18%) ISO 8583
7 3 (1.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.18%) MiFID
7 3 (1.18%) NIST
7 3 (1.18%) WCAG
8 2 (0.79%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.79%) IFRS
8 2 (0.79%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.79%) PSD2
9 1 (0.39%) COBIT
9 1 (0.39%) GMP
9 1 (0.39%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.39%) SLA
System Software
1 14 (5.51%) Docker
2 9 (3.54%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.57%) Virtual Desktop
3 4 (1.57%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.39%) NFS
4 1 (0.39%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.39%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.39%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.39%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (4.72%) Kubernetes
2 8 (3.15%) Ansible
3 6 (2.36%) Terraform
4 4 (1.57%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (1.18%) Grafana
6 2 (0.79%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.79%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.39%) Control-M
7 1 (0.39%) EMC VPLEX
7 1 (0.39%) logstash
7 1 (0.39%) PowerCLI
7 1 (0.39%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.39%) SCCM
7 1 (0.39%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.39%) vMotion
7 1 (0.39%) vRealize
7 1 (0.39%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 52 (20.47%) Microsoft
2 16 (6.30%) Oracle
3 11 (4.33%) Google
4 10 (3.94%) ServiceNow
5 9 (3.54%) Databricks
6 7 (2.76%) Informatica
6 7 (2.76%) SAP
6 7 (2.76%) VMware
7 6 (2.36%) Salesforce
8 5 (1.97%) Bloomberg
8 5 (1.97%) Charles River
8 5 (1.97%) Commvault
8 5 (1.97%) Palo Alto
8 5 (1.97%) Zscaler
9 4 (1.57%) Murex
9 4 (1.57%) Splunk
9 4 (1.57%) Workday
10 3 (1.18%) Apple
10 3 (1.18%) HP
10 3 (1.18%) Talend