The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Innovative Thinking skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 6 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.
Innovative 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
1,617
1,933
2,486
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London
93.96%
91.65%
89.68%
Number of daily rates quoted
1,123
1,187
1,740
10th Percentile
£329
£375
£363
25th Percentile
£419
£464
£463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile)
£550
£575
£583
Median % change year-on-year
-4.35%
-1.37%
+1.39%
75th Percentile
£675
£688
£695
90th Percentile
£758
£783
£800
Central London median daily rate
£550
£575
£575
% change year-on-year
-4.35%
-
-
Number of hourly rates quoted
19
17
16
10th Percentile
£16.96
£16.70
£15.63
25th Percentile
£20.18
£23.13
£17.00
Median hourly rate
£27.50
£42.50
£32.75
Median % change year-on-year
-35.29%
+29.77%
-30.13%
75th Percentile
£41.75
£112.00
£52.63
90th Percentile
£63.75
£137.50
£71.25
Central London median hourly rate
£27.50
£35.00
£32.75
% change year-on-year
-21.43%
+6.87%
-24.26%
Innovative Thinking Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Innovative Thinking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Innovative Thinking Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Innovative Thinking.
Innovative Thinking Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 6 November 2025, contractor job vacancies citing Innovative Thinking also mentioned the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity.
The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region with a requirement for Innovative Thinking.
Innovative Thinking 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:
