Problem-Solving Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Problem Solving
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the City of London requiring Problem-Solving skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 22 5 9
Rank change year-on-year -17 +4 +15
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 199 307 266
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 8.70% 17.68% 12.24%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.23% 18.96% 13.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 139 194 179
10th Percentile £319 £336 £306
25th Percentile £413 £463 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £554 £550
Median % change year-on-year -5.19% +0.68% -4.35%
75th Percentile £638 £677 £688
90th Percentile £740 £809 £780
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £550
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 1
10th Percentile £28.04 - -
25th Percentile £39.34 £61.25 £46.75
Median hourly rate £41.02 £62.50 £48.50
Median % change year-on-year -34.37% +28.87% -5.83%
75th Percentile £42.65 £63.75 £50.25
90th Percentile £48.20 - -
Central London median hourly rate £41.02 £49.50 £26.56
% change year-on-year -17.14% +86.37% -48.43%

All Process & Methodology Skills
City of 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 the City of London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,946 1,619 1,966
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 85.05% 93.26% 90.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,321 1,021 1,389
10th Percentile £363 £350 £356
25th Percentile £450 £459 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £570
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +0.88% -5.00%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £825
Central London median daily rate £550 £563 £550
% change year-on-year -2.22% +2.27% -8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 12 11
10th Percentile £17.99 £22.00 £19.92
25th Percentile £18.75 £24.00 £20.22
Median hourly rate £29.78 £29.58 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.70% +18.30% -28.57%
75th Percentile £49.78 £45.00 £40.00
90th Percentile £59.72 £62.25 £41.84
Central London median hourly rate £26.56 £29.07 £27.81
% change year-on-year -8.65% +4.53% -20.54%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem-Solving relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Problem-Solving job vacancy trend in the City of London

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem-Solving in the City of London over the 6 months to 8 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Problem-Solving in the City of London

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Problem-Solving.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the City of London citing Problem-Solving

Problem-Solving
Hourly Rate Histogram in the City of London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem-Solving in the City of London over the 6 months to 8 May 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in the City of London

Problem-Solving
Contract Job Locations in the City of 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 City of London region over the 6 months to 8 May 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
London Bridge -2 1 £650 +95.98%
Problem-Solving
Central London

Problem-Solving
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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (4.02%) Confluence
2 4 (2.01%) CICS
2 4 (2.01%) SharePoint
3 2 (1.01%) Apache
3 2 (1.01%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.50%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.50%) Apache Airflow
4 1 (0.50%) Apache Spark
4 1 (0.50%) Palantir Foundry
4 1 (0.50%) SAS
Applications
1 13 (6.53%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (4.02%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (3.52%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (2.51%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (1.51%) Bloomberg AIM
1 3 (1.51%) Fidessa
1 3 (1.51%) Payment Gateway
2 2 (1.01%) Aladdin
2 2 (1.01%) Summit
2 2 (1.01%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.50%) BASE24
3 1 (0.50%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.50%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.50%) Findur
3 1 (0.50%) Oracle Applications
3 1 (0.50%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.50%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.50%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.50%) SAP BRIM
3 1 (0.50%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 37 (18.59%) Azure
2 28 (14.07%) AWS
3 19 (9.55%) Power Platform
4 10 (5.03%) GCP
5 9 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (3.52%) Azure DevOps
7 6 (3.02%) GitHub
7 6 (3.02%) Snowflake
8 5 (2.51%) Serverless
9 4 (2.01%) Amazon CloudWatch
9 4 (2.01%) AWS Lambda
9 4 (2.01%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (2.01%) SaaS
10 3 (1.51%) Amazon ECS
10 3 (1.51%) Amazon EKS
10 3 (1.51%) Entra ID
10 3 (1.51%) GitHub Copilot
10 3 (1.51%) Google Workspace
11 2 (1.01%) Anthropic Claude
11 2 (1.01%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.51%) Network Security
2 4 (2.01%) Firewall
2 4 (2.01%) VPN
3 3 (1.51%) Internet
3 3 (1.51%) LAN
3 3 (1.51%) WAN
4 2 (1.01%) DHCP
4 2 (1.01%) DNS
4 2 (1.01%) NAS
4 2 (1.01%) SAN
4 2 (1.01%) SD-WAN
4 2 (1.01%) Wi-Fi
5 1 (0.50%) 4G
5 1 (0.50%) 5G
5 1 (0.50%) Broadband
5 1 (0.50%) OSPF
5 1 (0.50%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.50%) VLAN
5 1 (0.50%) Wireless
5 1 (0.50%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (7.04%) Power BI
2 8 (4.02%) Metadata
2 8 (4.02%) SQL Server
3 7 (3.52%) PostgreSQL
4 6 (3.02%) Data Warehouse
5 5 (2.51%) DB2
5 5 (2.51%) Relational Database
5 5 (2.51%) Tableau
6 4 (2.01%) DynamoDB
6 4 (2.01%) NoSQL
6 4 (2.01%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 2 (1.01%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (1.01%) Big Data
7 2 (1.01%) Delta Lake
7 2 (1.01%) Looker
7 2 (1.01%) MongoDB
7 2 (1.01%) Power Query
7 2 (1.01%) PowerCenter
7 2 (1.01%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.50%) Data Vault
Development Applications
1 20 (10.05%) JIRA
2 9 (4.52%) Git
3 6 (3.02%) GitLab
4 4 (2.01%) Jenkins
5 3 (1.51%) Selenium
6 2 (1.01%) REST Assured
7 1 (0.50%) Cypress.io
7 1 (0.50%) ERwin
7 1 (0.50%) JUnit
7 1 (0.50%) Mockito
7 1 (0.50%) Postman
7 1 (0.50%) Snyk
7 1 (0.50%) SonarQube
7 1 (0.50%) Toad
7 1 (0.50%) Vite
General
1 102 (51.26%) Social Skills
2 86 (43.22%) Analytical Skills
3 74 (37.19%) Finance
4 23 (11.56%) Banking
5 15 (7.54%) Front Office
6 13 (6.53%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (6.03%) Public Sector
8 9 (4.52%) Marketing
8 9 (4.52%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (4.02%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 7 (3.52%) Financial Institution
10 7 (3.52%) Legal
11 5 (2.51%) Investment Banking
11 5 (2.51%) Law
11 5 (2.51%) Retail
12 4 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
13 3 (1.51%) Advertising
13 3 (1.51%) Back Office
13 3 (1.51%) Influencing Skills
13 3 (1.51%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 42 (21.11%) Analyst
2 20 (10.05%) Business Analyst
3 15 (7.54%) Developer
4 14 (7.04%) Senior
5 13 (6.53%) Lead
6 11 (5.53%) Project Manager
7 10 (5.03%) Architect
7 10 (5.03%) Data Engineer
8 9 (4.52%) Consultant
8 9 (4.52%) Data Analyst
9 7 (3.52%) Technical Leader
10 6 (3.02%) Digital Analyst
10 6 (3.02%) Programme Manager
11 5 (2.51%) Digital Business Analyst
11 5 (2.51%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 5 (2.51%) IT Analyst
11 5 (2.51%) Product Manager
11 5 (2.51%) Support Engineer
12 4 (2.01%) Applications Support
12 4 (2.01%) Solutions Architect
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (8.04%) REST
2 10 (5.03%) SOAP
3 8 (4.02%) JSON
4 7 (3.52%) Kafka
4 7 (3.52%) React
5 6 (3.02%) Web Services
6 5 (2.51%) FIX Protocol
6 5 (2.51%) LangChain
6 5 (2.51%) Lightning Web Components
6 5 (2.51%) Middleware
6 5 (2.51%) RESTful
7 4 (2.01%) CSS
7 4 (2.01%) HTML
7 4 (2.01%) LangGraph
7 4 (2.01%) PySpark
7 4 (2.01%) WSDL
7 4 (2.01%) XML
8 3 (1.51%) Django
8 3 (1.51%) JMS
8 3 (1.51%) Spring
Miscellaneous
1 15 (7.54%) Product Ownership
2 12 (6.03%) Onboarding
3 9 (4.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 9 (4.52%) Virtual Team
4 8 (4.02%) AI Agents
5 6 (3.02%) Cloud Native
5 6 (3.02%) Equities
5 6 (3.02%) Management Information System
5 6 (3.02%) Self-Motivation
6 5 (2.51%) CMDB
6 5 (2.51%) Data Centre
6 5 (2.51%) Distributed Systems
6 5 (2.51%) Hybrid Cloud
7 4 (2.01%) Algorithms
7 4 (2.01%) Analytical Mindset
7 4 (2.01%) Data Structures
7 4 (2.01%) DataPower
7 4 (2.01%) Derivative
7 4 (2.01%) Legacy Systems
7 4 (2.01%) Online Banking
Operating Systems
1 9 (4.52%) Windows
2 4 (2.01%) Linux
2 4 (2.01%) zOS
3 3 (1.51%) Mac OS
3 3 (1.51%) Unix
4 2 (1.01%) Windows 10
4 2 (1.01%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.50%) Android
5 1 (0.50%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.50%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.50%) VMS
5 1 (0.50%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (22.11%) Agile
2 39 (19.60%) Stakeholder Management
3 34 (17.09%) AI
4 28 (14.07%) Analytics
4 28 (14.07%) Decision-Making
5 26 (13.07%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 22 (11.06%) Continuous Improvement
7 21 (10.55%) Data Modelling
8 20 (10.05%) Validation
9 18 (9.05%) Computer Science
9 18 (9.05%) Migration
10 17 (8.54%) CI/CD
10 17 (8.54%) Data Governance
10 17 (8.54%) Project Management
11 16 (8.04%) Business Analysis
11 16 (8.04%) Change Management
11 16 (8.04%) Performance Tuning
12 15 (7.54%) Data Science
12 15 (7.54%) Requirements Gathering
13 14 (7.04%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 44 (22.11%) SQL
2 38 (19.10%) Python
3 13 (6.53%) Java
4 9 (4.52%) C#
4 9 (4.52%) JavaScript
5 6 (3.02%) PowerShell
5 6 (3.02%) TypeScript
6 5 (2.51%) Shell Script
7 4 (2.01%) C++
7 4 (2.01%) JCL
8 3 (1.51%) Apex Code
8 3 (1.51%) R
9 2 (1.01%) Bicep
9 2 (1.01%) Go
9 2 (1.01%) PL/SQL
9 2 (1.01%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.50%) ABAP
10 1 (0.50%) C
10 1 (0.50%) COBOL
10 1 (0.50%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 24 (12.06%) Degree
2 18 (9.05%) Security Cleared
3 14 (7.04%) SC Cleared
4 9 (4.52%) CISSP
5 8 (4.02%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (4.02%) PMI Certification
6 7 (3.52%) CRISC
7 5 (2.51%) CISM
7 5 (2.51%) PMP
8 4 (2.01%) BPSS Clearance
8 4 (2.01%) CISA
8 4 (2.01%) Cisco Certification
9 2 (1.01%) CASP
9 2 (1.01%) CBAP
9 2 (1.01%) CCNA
9 2 (1.01%) DV Cleared
9 2 (1.01%) GSEC
9 2 (1.01%) Master's Degree
9 2 (1.01%) Microsoft Certification
9 2 (1.01%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 18 (9.05%) Data Quality
2 14 (7.04%) QA
3 8 (4.02%) GDPR
4 7 (3.52%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 7 (3.52%) PMO
5 6 (3.02%) NIST
5 6 (3.02%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 5 (2.51%) Accessibility
7 4 (2.01%) COBIT
7 4 (2.01%) ITGC
7 4 (2.01%) WCAG
8 3 (1.51%) ISO 8583
8 3 (1.51%) MiFID
9 2 (1.01%) Cyber Essentials
9 2 (1.01%) GRC
9 2 (1.01%) HIPAA
9 2 (1.01%) IFRS
9 2 (1.01%) PCI DSS
9 2 (1.01%) PSD2
10 1 (0.50%) EMIR
System Software
1 7 (3.52%) Active Directory
1 7 (3.52%) Docker
2 2 (1.01%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.50%) NFS
3 1 (0.50%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.50%) VMware ESXi
3 1 (0.50%) VMware NSX
3 1 (0.50%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 6 (3.02%) Kubernetes
2 4 (2.01%) Ansible
2 4 (2.01%) Microsoft Intune
3 3 (1.51%) Grafana
4 2 (1.01%) Terraform
5 1 (0.50%) Control-M
5 1 (0.50%) EMC VPLEX
5 1 (0.50%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.50%) logstash
5 1 (0.50%) PowerCLI
5 1 (0.50%) RSA Archer
5 1 (0.50%) vCenter Server
5 1 (0.50%) vMotion
5 1 (0.50%) vRealize
5 1 (0.50%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 37 (18.59%) Microsoft
2 13 (6.53%) Oracle
3 11 (5.53%) ServiceNow
4 9 (4.52%) Databricks
5 8 (4.02%) Google
6 7 (3.52%) SAP
7 6 (3.02%) Charles River
7 6 (3.02%) Salesforce
8 5 (2.51%) Bloomberg
8 5 (2.51%) Informatica
8 5 (2.51%) Splunk
9 4 (2.01%) Cisco
9 4 (2.01%) VMware
9 4 (2.01%) Workday
10 3 (1.51%) AppDynamics
10 3 (1.51%) Murex
11 2 (1.01%) Adobe
11 2 (1.01%) Aruba
11 2 (1.01%) HP
11 2 (1.01%) Juniper