Problem-Solving Contracts in Central London

Problem Solving
London > Central London

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for Problem-Solving skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months to 25 April 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 10 20 23
Rank change year-on-year +10 +3 +11
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 280 297 349
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 11.35% 7.69% 7.69%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.53% 8.39% 8.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 183 190 274
10th Percentile £313 £260 £353
25th Percentile £413 £400 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £673 £700 £638
90th Percentile £775 £839 £701
London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - +15.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 4 5
10th Percentile £24.07 £29.23 £39.25
25th Percentile £25.67 £42.74 £42.25
Median hourly rate £37.53 £52.00 £61.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.83% -14.75% +190.48%
75th Percentile £53.94 £53.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £60.58 - £69.35
London median hourly rate £31.71 £43.86 £41.50
% change year-on-year -27.70% +5.69% +3.75%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

Problem-Solving is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in Central London with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,234 3,542 4,159
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 90.52% 91.74% 91.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,586 2,395 3,189
10th Percentile £350 £325 £375
25th Percentile £450 £463 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £570
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +5.26% +8.57%
75th Percentile £688 £725 £675
90th Percentile £800 £825 £775
London median daily rate £550 £590 £575
% change year-on-year -6.78% +2.61% +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 30 40
10th Percentile £19.52 £15.50 £18.30
25th Percentile £22.25 £20.42 £23.44
Median hourly rate £27.81 £35.00 £41.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.54% -14.63% +105.00%
75th Percentile £36.50 £58.75 £52.00
90th Percentile £56.15 £88.30 £62.83
London median hourly rate £30.00 £39.00 £35.50
% change year-on-year -23.08% +9.86% +10.18%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Problem-Solving as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in Central London

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Problem-Solving in Central London

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in Central London over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in Central London

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in Central London.

Hourly rate trend for Problem-Solving in Central London

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in Central London over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

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 25 April 2024. 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 +12 263 £544 -5.43% 107
Lambeth +1 6 - -
Southwark +5 2 £700 +125.08% 2
Kensington and Chelsea - 2 - - 3
West End of London -7 1 - - 7
Problem-Solving
London

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 10 (3.57%) Confluence
2 8 (2.86%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.50%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (1.79%) Apache
4 5 (1.79%) Apache Spark
4 5 (1.79%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
5 2 (0.71%) Exchange Server 2013
5 2 (0.71%) Luigi
6 1 (0.36%) Apache Solr
6 1 (0.36%) CMS
6 1 (0.36%) Exchange Server 2010
6 1 (0.36%) Oracle SOA Suite
6 1 (0.36%) SAS
6 1 (0.36%) SharePoint 2013
6 1 (0.36%) Tornado
Applications
1 20 (7.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 15 (5.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 12 (4.29%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (3.93%) MS Visio
5 6 (2.14%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (1.43%) Adobe Illustrator
6 4 (1.43%) Photoshop
7 2 (0.71%) Adobe After Effects
7 2 (0.71%) Adobe Premiere
7 2 (0.71%) InDesign
7 2 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.36%) Adobe XD
8 1 (0.36%) InVision
8 1 (0.36%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 3 (1.07%) Fidessa
2 2 (0.71%) Adobe Campaign
2 2 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.71%) Loan IQ
2 2 (0.71%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
2 2 (0.71%) Unica
3 1 (0.36%) Aladdin
3 1 (0.36%) BusinessWorks
3 1 (0.36%) IntelliMatch
3 1 (0.36%) Markit EDM
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle 11i
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle EBS R12
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle E-Business Tax
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.36%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.36%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (0.36%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 54 (19.29%) Azure
2 31 (11.07%) Microsoft 365
3 26 (9.29%) Power Platform
4 23 (8.21%) AWS
5 15 (5.36%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (3.57%) GCP
7 9 (3.21%) Entra ID
7 9 (3.21%) WhatsApp
8 4 (1.43%) Azure Data Factory
8 4 (1.43%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (1.43%) GitHub
9 3 (1.07%) Amazon S3
9 3 (1.07%) AWS CloudFormation
9 3 (1.07%) Figma
9 3 (1.07%) Mimecast
9 3 (1.07%) PowerApps
9 3 (1.07%) Serverless
10 2 (0.71%) Collibra
10 2 (0.71%) dbt
10 2 (0.71%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.14%) DNS
1 6 (2.14%) Firewall
2 5 (1.79%) Network Security
3 4 (1.43%) Wireless
4 3 (1.07%) DHCP
4 3 (1.07%) LAN
4 3 (1.07%) VoIP
5 2 (0.71%) PBX
5 2 (0.71%) PSTN
5 2 (0.71%) Structured Cabling
5 2 (0.71%) VPN
6 1 (0.36%) 5G
6 1 (0.36%) Internet
6 1 (0.36%) Remote Desktop
6 1 (0.36%) SAN
6 1 (0.36%) SD-WAN
6 1 (0.36%) Skype
6 1 (0.36%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.36%) Unified Communications
6 1 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 23 (8.21%) SQL Server
2 17 (6.07%) Power BI
3 13 (4.64%) MongoDB
4 11 (3.93%) Data Warehouse
5 10 (3.57%) PostgreSQL
6 9 (3.21%) Relational Database
7 7 (2.50%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 7 (2.50%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 6 (2.14%) Metadata
9 5 (1.79%) DB2
9 5 (1.79%) MySQL
9 5 (1.79%) RDBMS
10 4 (1.43%) Amazon Redshift
10 4 (1.43%) Power Query
10 4 (1.43%) Sybase ASE
11 3 (1.07%) BigQuery
11 3 (1.07%) Data Mart
11 3 (1.07%) NoSQL
11 3 (1.07%) Tableau
12 2 (0.71%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
Development Applications
1 12 (4.29%) JIRA
2 11 (3.93%) Git
3 7 (2.50%) GitLab
4 4 (1.43%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.07%) Android Studio
5 3 (1.07%) JUnit
5 3 (1.07%) Subversion
6 2 (0.71%) ERwin
6 2 (0.71%) Mockito
6 2 (0.71%) PowerDesigner
6 2 (0.71%) ScalaTest
6 2 (0.71%) Selenium
6 2 (0.71%) TeamCity
6 2 (0.71%) Visual Studio Code
7 1 (0.36%) Burp Suite
7 1 (0.36%) GoCD
7 1 (0.36%) Octopus Deploy
7 1 (0.36%) Postman
7 1 (0.36%) Spinnaker
7 1 (0.36%) webpack
General
1 165 (58.93%) Social Skills
2 120 (42.86%) Analytical Skills
3 75 (26.79%) Finance
4 29 (10.36%) Banking
5 15 (5.36%) Presentation Skills
6 14 (5.00%) Investment Banking
7 13 (4.64%) Legal
8 11 (3.93%) Public Sector
9 9 (3.21%) Marketing
10 6 (2.14%) Retail
11 5 (1.79%) Front Office
11 5 (1.79%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.79%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (1.79%) Retail Banking
11 5 (1.79%) Telecoms
12 4 (1.43%) Documentation Skills
12 4 (1.43%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 3 (1.07%) Local Government
14 2 (0.71%) Financial Institution
14 2 (0.71%) Law
Job Titles
1 41 (14.64%) Developer
2 33 (11.79%) Analyst
3 19 (6.79%) Consultant
4 14 (5.00%) Architect
4 14 (5.00%) Project Manager
5 13 (4.64%) Support Engineer
6 12 (4.29%) Senior
7 11 (3.93%) Business Analyst
8 9 (3.21%) Data Engineer
8 9 (3.21%) Product Owner
9 8 (2.86%) Lead
9 8 (2.86%) Quantitative Developer
9 8 (2.86%) Security Engineer
9 8 (2.86%) Software Engineer
10 7 (2.50%) Business Intelligence Developer
10 7 (2.50%) C# Developer
10 7 (2.50%) Data Analyst
10 7 (2.50%) Desktop Engineer
10 7 (2.50%) Site Engineer
10 7 (2.50%) Site Reliability Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (4.29%) HTML
2 11 (3.93%) Kafka
3 10 (3.57%) React
3 10 (3.57%) RESTful
4 8 (2.86%) .NET
4 8 (2.86%) CSS
5 7 (2.50%) RabbitMQ
6 6 (2.14%) GraphQL
7 5 (1.79%) REST
8 4 (1.43%) .NET Framework
8 4 (1.43%) Node.js
8 4 (1.43%) Spring
9 3 (1.07%) ASP.NET
9 3 (1.07%) ASP.NET Core
9 3 (1.07%) OAuth
9 3 (1.07%) Pandas
9 3 (1.07%) Playwright
9 3 (1.07%) Web Services
10 2 (0.71%) pytest
10 2 (0.71%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 18 (6.43%) Management Information System
2 12 (4.29%) Algorithms
2 12 (4.29%) Product Ownership
3 10 (3.57%) Data Structures
3 10 (3.57%) Distributed Systems
4 8 (2.86%) Self-Motivation
5 7 (2.50%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (2.14%) Linux Command Line
6 6 (2.14%) Taxonomies
6 6 (2.14%) Virtual Team
7 5 (1.79%) Blackberry
7 5 (1.79%) Replication
8 4 (1.43%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.43%) Market Risk
8 4 (1.43%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.43%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 3 (1.07%) CMDB
9 3 (1.07%) Renewable Energy
9 3 (1.07%) Video Conferencing
10 2 (0.71%) Graphic Design
Operating Systems
1 23 (8.21%) Linux
2 21 (7.50%) Windows
3 10 (3.57%) Android
4 9 (3.21%) Windows 10
5 7 (2.50%) Windows 7
6 6 (2.14%) Mac OS X
7 5 (1.79%) Unix
7 5 (1.79%) Windows 8
8 4 (1.43%) Apple iOS
9 3 (1.07%) VMS
9 3 (1.07%) Windows Server
10 2 (0.71%) Oracle Linux
10 2 (0.71%) Solaris
10 2 (0.71%) Windows Server 2008
10 2 (0.71%) Windows Server 2012
11 1 (0.36%) Mac OS
11 1 (0.36%) OpenVMS
11 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 79 (28.21%) Agile
2 54 (19.29%) DevOps
3 33 (11.79%) Decision-Making
4 29 (10.36%) Business Intelligence
5 28 (10.00%) Project Management
6 27 (9.64%) CI/CD
6 27 (9.64%) Migration
7 25 (8.93%) Computer Science
7 25 (8.93%) Continuous Improvement
7 25 (8.93%) Data Analysis
8 23 (8.21%) Data Modelling
9 21 (7.50%) Software Engineering
10 20 (7.14%) Data Management
10 20 (7.14%) Stakeholder Management
11 19 (6.79%) Cybersecurity
11 19 (6.79%) SDLC
12 18 (6.43%) ITIL
13 17 (6.07%) Microservices
13 17 (6.07%) Risk Management
13 17 (6.07%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 49 (17.50%) Python
2 41 (14.64%) SQL
3 29 (10.36%) Java
4 26 (9.29%) C#
5 21 (7.50%) PowerShell
6 15 (5.36%) JavaScript
7 10 (3.57%) T-SQL
7 10 (3.57%) TypeScript
8 9 (3.21%) C++
9 8 (2.86%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 8 (2.86%) Go
10 7 (2.50%) Shell Script
11 5 (1.79%) Scala
12 4 (1.43%) Perl
13 3 (1.07%) R
14 2 (0.71%) Bicep
14 2 (0.71%) Kotlin
14 2 (0.71%) PL/SQL
15 1 (0.36%) Bash
15 1 (0.36%) XPath
Qualifications
1 46 (16.43%) Degree
2 21 (7.50%) Computer Science Degree
3 14 (5.00%) Security Cleared
4 12 (4.29%) SC Cleared
5 5 (1.79%) CCNP
5 5 (1.79%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (1.79%) CISSP
6 4 (1.43%) CISM
6 4 (1.43%) CompTIA Security+
6 4 (1.43%) Master's Degree
7 3 (1.07%) AWS Certification
7 3 (1.07%) Azure Certification
7 3 (1.07%) CCIE
7 3 (1.07%) CCNA
7 3 (1.07%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (1.07%) PMI Certification
7 3 (1.07%) PMP
8 2 (0.71%) A+ Certification
8 2 (0.71%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (0.71%) JNCIA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (5.36%) Data Quality
2 13 (4.64%) QA
3 11 (3.93%) SLA
4 5 (1.79%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.07%) ISO 20022
6 2 (0.71%) NIST
7 1 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.36%) EMIR
7 1 (0.36%) FATCA
7 1 (0.36%) GDPR
7 1 (0.36%) HIPAA
7 1 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 1 (0.36%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.36%) PMO
System Software
1 23 (8.21%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.57%) Docker
3 7 (2.50%) Apache ZooKeeper
4 6 (2.14%) VMware Infrastructure
5 4 (1.43%) Veritas Cluster Server
6 3 (1.07%) Virtual Machines
7 2 (0.71%) KVM
7 2 (0.71%) XenApp
8 1 (0.36%) Firmware
8 1 (0.36%) HDFS
8 1 (0.36%) Hyper-V
Systems Management
1 14 (5.00%) Kubernetes
2 9 (3.21%) Grafana
3 8 (2.86%) Terraform
4 7 (2.50%) Consul
4 7 (2.50%) Prometheus
5 5 (1.79%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 5 (1.79%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (1.43%) Jamf Pro
6 4 (1.43%) QRadar
7 3 (1.07%) SCCM
8 2 (0.71%) Ansible
8 2 (0.71%) FortiGate
8 2 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
9 1 (0.36%) AirWatch
9 1 (0.36%) CASB
9 1 (0.36%) NetBackup
9 1 (0.36%) Puppet
9 1 (0.36%) TIBCO Hawk
9 1 (0.36%) WSUS
Vendors
1 73 (26.07%) Microsoft
2 20 (7.14%) Oracle
3 14 (5.00%) ServiceNow
4 10 (3.57%) Adobe
5 9 (3.21%) SAP
6 8 (2.86%) Google
6 8 (2.86%) IBM
7 7 (2.50%) Apple
7 7 (2.50%) SaltStack
7 7 (2.50%) VMware
8 6 (2.14%) Cadence
8 6 (2.14%) iManage
8 6 (2.14%) Ivanti
9 5 (1.79%) Sun
9 5 (1.79%) Veritas
10 4 (1.43%) Databricks
10 4 (1.43%) Sybase
11 3 (1.07%) Alteryx
11 3 (1.07%) Cisco
11 3 (1.07%) Salesforce