Design Thinking
Central London > City of London
The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Design Thinking skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 14 Oct 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 116 | 125 | 140 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +9 | +15 | +36 |
| Contract jobs citing Design Thinking | 9 | 6 | 5 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 0.52% | 0.28% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Processes & Methodologies category | 0.55% | 0.31% | 0.19% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 8 | 3 | 4 |
| 10th Percentile | £371 | £508 | £533 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £509 | £544 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £555 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -5.41% | -7.50% |
| 75th Percentile | £590 | £531 | £570 |
| 90th Percentile | £643 | £535 | £588 |
| Central London median daily rate | £513 | £525 | £560 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -6.25% | -4.68% |
All Process and Methodology Skills
City of London
Design Thinking 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 the City of London.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills | 1,629 | 1,950 | 2,567 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London | 94.27% | 92.07% | 89.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,111 | 1,208 | 1,778 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £366 | £371 |
| 25th Percentile | £424 | £463 | £475 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £575 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -4.17% | +4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £688 | £700 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £788 | £813 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £575 | £588 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.35% | -2.13% | +2.17% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.90 | £17.15 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.63 | £24.09 | £16.31 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.04 | £40.50 | £31.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -33.25% | +29.60% | -27.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £35.88 | £107.13 | £48.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £63.75 | £137.50 | £60.88 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £27.04 | £35.00 | £27.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -22.76% | +27.27% | -35.67% |
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Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Design Thinking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
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Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Design Thinking.
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Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Design Thinking in the City of London over the 6 months to 14 October 2025.
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Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Design Thinking.
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Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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: