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 28 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 6 11
Rank change year-on-year -17 +5 +11
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 215 339 267
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 8.99% 18.15% 12.89%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.34% 19.27% 14.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 139 225 182
10th Percentile £263 £331 £314
25th Percentile £416 £435 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -9.57% - -
75th Percentile £656 £700 £700
90th Percentile £738 £820 £775
Central London median daily rate £520 £550 £570
% change year-on-year -5.45% -3.51% +3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 4 0
10th Percentile £17.22 £16.23 -
25th Percentile - £21.06 -
Median hourly rate £17.60 £26.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -32.31% - -
75th Percentile - £37.50 -
90th Percentile - £53.25 -
Central London median hourly rate £17.60 £34.48 £26.56
% change year-on-year -48.96% +29.82% -49.41%

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 2,079 1,759 1,898
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 86.95% 94.16% 91.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,406 1,138 1,290
10th Percentile £366 £338 £363
25th Percentile £456 £425 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £679 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £788
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 22 17
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.57 £19.53
25th Percentile £18.75 £24.66 £20.50
Median hourly rate £19.50 £29.75 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.45% +10.19% -22.86%
75th Percentile £41.25 £54.75 £78.75
90th Percentile £60.78 £63.75 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £23.16 £31.00 £30.00
% change year-on-year -25.29% +3.33% -14.29%

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 28 July 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
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 28 July 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 - 1 £650 -
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 9 (4.19%) SharePoint
2 8 (3.72%) Microsoft Exchange
3 7 (3.26%) Confluence
4 4 (1.86%) CICS
5 2 (0.93%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.47%) Apache
6 1 (0.47%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.47%) CMS
6 1 (0.47%) IIS
6 1 (0.47%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 4 (1.86%) Microsoft Excel
1 4 (1.86%) Microsoft Office
2 3 (1.40%) MS Visio
3 2 (0.93%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.47%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 4 (1.86%) Remedy ITSM
1 4 (1.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.40%) Workday HCM
3 2 (0.93%) Aladdin
3 2 (0.93%) Bloomberg AIM
3 2 (0.93%) Fidessa
3 2 (0.93%) Oracle Payables
3 2 (0.93%) SAP GRC
3 2 (0.93%) SAP MDG
4 1 (0.47%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.47%) Dynamics NAV
4 1 (0.47%) Findur
4 1 (0.47%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle ERP
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle iProcurement
4 1 (0.47%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.47%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.47%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 43 (20.00%) Azure
2 32 (14.88%) AWS
3 20 (9.30%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (8.37%) Power Platform
5 14 (6.51%) Entra ID
6 12 (5.58%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (5.12%) GCP
7 11 (5.12%) GitHub
8 7 (3.26%) SaaS
8 7 (3.26%) Serverless
9 6 (2.79%) AWS Lambda
9 6 (2.79%) GitHub Actions
9 6 (2.79%) GitHub Copilot
9 6 (2.79%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (1.86%) Amazon CloudWatch
10 4 (1.86%) Azure AI
10 4 (1.86%) OneDrive
10 4 (1.86%) Snowflake
11 3 (1.40%) Amazon S3
11 3 (1.40%) Anthropic Claude
Communications & Networking
1 11 (5.12%) VPN
2 10 (4.65%) DNS
3 8 (3.72%) Firewall
4 7 (3.26%) Network Security
4 7 (3.26%) TCP/IP
5 6 (2.79%) DHCP
6 4 (1.86%) LAN
6 4 (1.86%) VLAN
6 4 (1.86%) WAN
7 3 (1.40%) Wi-Fi
8 2 (0.93%) Internet
8 2 (0.93%) SD-WAN
8 2 (0.93%) Structured Cabling
8 2 (0.93%) Unified Communications
9 1 (0.47%) 4G
9 1 (0.47%) 5G
9 1 (0.47%) DKIM
9 1 (0.47%) DMARC
9 1 (0.47%) Multicast
9 1 (0.47%) Radio Access Network
Database & Business Intelligence
1 12 (5.58%) Power BI
2 7 (3.26%) NoSQL
3 6 (2.79%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (2.79%) Db2
3 6 (2.79%) SQL Server
4 5 (2.33%) DynamoDB
4 5 (2.33%) MongoDB
4 5 (2.33%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.86%) Data Lake
5 4 (1.86%) SAP BW
5 4 (1.86%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 3 (1.40%) Metadata
7 2 (0.93%) Power Query
7 2 (0.93%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.93%) SQL Server Analysis Services
7 2 (0.93%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 1 (0.47%) Data Mart
8 1 (0.47%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.47%) KDB
8 1 (0.47%) PowerCenter
Development Applications
1 26 (12.09%) JIRA
2 7 (3.26%) GitLab
2 7 (3.26%) Jenkins
3 5 (2.33%) Git
4 4 (1.86%) Selenium
5 2 (0.93%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.93%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.93%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.93%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.93%) JUnit
5 2 (0.93%) Mockito
5 2 (0.93%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.47%) Appium
6 1 (0.47%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.47%) Gradle
6 1 (0.47%) JDeveloper
6 1 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.47%) Snyk
6 1 (0.47%) Vite
6 1 (0.47%) WebDriver
General
1 113 (52.56%) Social Skills
2 94 (43.72%) Analytical Skills
3 65 (30.23%) Finance
4 21 (9.77%) Banking
5 14 (6.51%) Public Sector
6 12 (5.58%) Documentation Skills
7 10 (4.65%) Front Office
7 10 (4.65%) Marketing
8 9 (4.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (3.72%) Financial Institution
10 7 (3.26%) Organisational Skills
10 7 (3.26%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (3.26%) Telecoms
11 6 (2.79%) Retail
12 5 (2.33%) Law
12 5 (2.33%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (1.86%) Influencing Skills
14 3 (1.40%) Advertising
14 3 (1.40%) Legal
14 3 (1.40%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 39 (18.14%) Analyst
2 21 (9.77%) Business Analyst
3 19 (8.84%) Architect
4 17 (7.91%) Senior
5 16 (7.44%) Developer
6 14 (6.51%) Support Engineer
7 11 (5.12%) Consultant
7 11 (5.12%) Project Manager
8 7 (3.26%) Data Analyst
8 7 (3.26%) Digital Analyst
8 7 (3.26%) Digital Business Analyst
8 7 (3.26%) Full-Stack Engineer
8 7 (3.26%) IT Support
8 7 (3.26%) Lead
8 7 (3.26%) Support Analyst
9 6 (2.79%) Applications Support
9 6 (2.79%) Data Engineer
9 6 (2.79%) IT Analyst
9 6 (2.79%) IT Engineer
9 6 (2.79%) IT Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (7.44%) REST
2 14 (6.51%) React
3 11 (5.12%) JSON
3 11 (5.12%) SOAP
4 10 (4.65%) Kafka
5 8 (3.72%) .NET
6 7 (3.26%) Web Services
6 7 (3.26%) XML
7 6 (2.79%) AngularJS
7 6 (2.79%) PySpark
7 6 (2.79%) RESTful
8 5 (2.33%) Middleware
8 5 (2.33%) Spring
8 5 (2.33%) Spring Boot
9 4 (1.86%) FIX Protocol
9 4 (1.86%) WSDL
10 3 (1.40%) CSS
10 3 (1.40%) Django
10 3 (1.40%) HTML
10 3 (1.40%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 20 (9.30%) Onboarding
2 10 (4.65%) Distributed Systems
2 10 (4.65%) Product Ownership
3 9 (4.19%) Video Conferencing
4 8 (3.72%) Cloud Native
5 7 (3.26%) Data Centre
5 7 (3.26%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (3.26%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (3.26%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (2.79%) Data Structures
6 6 (2.79%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (2.33%) AI Agents
7 5 (2.33%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 5 (2.33%) Virtual Team
8 4 (1.86%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.86%) DataPower
8 4 (1.86%) Fixed Income
8 4 (1.86%) Mainframe
8 4 (1.86%) NHS
8 4 (1.86%) Online Banking
Operating Systems
1 27 (12.56%) Windows
2 11 (5.12%) Mac OS
3 9 (4.19%) Linux
4 5 (2.33%) Unix
4 5 (2.33%) Windows 10
5 4 (1.86%) Android
5 4 (1.86%) Windows Server
5 4 (1.86%) zOS
6 3 (1.40%) Apple iOS
7 1 (0.47%) Mac OS X
7 1 (0.47%) Windows 7
7 1 (0.47%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (27.91%) Agile
2 49 (22.79%) Stakeholder Management
3 44 (20.47%) AI
4 29 (13.49%) CI/CD
4 29 (13.49%) Continuous Improvement
5 25 (11.63%) Analytics
5 25 (11.63%) DevOps
6 24 (11.16%) Decision-Making
6 24 (11.16%) Migration
6 24 (11.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 22 (10.23%) Validation
8 21 (9.77%) ITIL
9 18 (8.37%) Collaborative Working
9 18 (8.37%) Microservices
9 18 (8.37%) Workflow
10 17 (7.91%) Data Modelling
10 17 (7.91%) Machine Learning
11 16 (7.44%) Asset Management
11 16 (7.44%) Change Management
12 15 (6.98%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 45 (20.93%) SQL
2 39 (18.14%) Python
3 18 (8.37%) Java
4 12 (5.58%) TypeScript
5 11 (5.12%) C#
6 10 (4.65%) JavaScript
7 9 (4.19%) PowerShell
8 6 (2.79%) Shell Script
9 4 (1.86%) JCL
10 3 (1.40%) PL/SQL
10 3 (1.40%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.93%) Bicep
11 2 (0.93%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.93%) Go
12 1 (0.47%) Apex Code
12 1 (0.47%) Bash
12 1 (0.47%) Google Apps Script
12 1 (0.47%) Kotlin
12 1 (0.47%) R
12 1 (0.47%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 24 (11.16%) Security Cleared
2 18 (8.37%) Degree
2 18 (8.37%) SC Cleared
3 6 (2.79%) CISSP
4 5 (2.33%) BPSS Clearance
4 5 (2.33%) DV Cleared
4 5 (2.33%) PMP
5 4 (1.86%) CISA
5 4 (1.86%) Cisco Certification
5 4 (1.86%) Computer Science Degree
5 4 (1.86%) CRISC
5 4 (1.86%) PMI Certification
6 3 (1.40%) ITIL Certification
6 3 (1.40%) TOGAF Certification
7 2 (0.93%) CCNA
7 2 (0.93%) CISM
7 2 (0.93%) CSPO
8 1 (0.47%) AWS Certification
8 1 (0.47%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.47%) CWNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 15 (6.98%) Data Quality
2 14 (6.51%) QA
3 8 (3.72%) GDPR
4 6 (2.79%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 5 (2.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 5 (2.33%) NIST
6 4 (1.86%) Accessibility
6 4 (1.86%) COBIT
6 4 (1.86%) GRC
6 4 (1.86%) ITGC
6 4 (1.86%) PMO
7 3 (1.40%) SLA
7 3 (1.40%) WCAG
8 2 (0.93%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 2 (0.93%) GxP
8 2 (0.93%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.47%) GAAP
9 1 (0.47%) IFRS
9 1 (0.47%) NCSC
9 1 (0.47%) PSD2
System Software
1 20 (9.30%) Active Directory
2 9 (4.19%) Docker
3 2 (0.93%) IAG
3 2 (0.93%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.47%) Firmware
4 1 (0.47%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.47%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 12 (5.58%) Kubernetes
2 11 (5.12%) Microsoft Intune
3 6 (2.79%) Terraform
4 4 (1.86%) Grafana
4 4 (1.86%) SCCM
5 3 (1.40%) Ansible
5 3 (1.40%) ITRS Geneos
6 2 (0.93%) Jamf Pro
7 1 (0.47%) Control-M
7 1 (0.47%) PingFederate
7 1 (0.47%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.47%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.47%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 53 (24.65%) Microsoft
2 18 (8.37%) ServiceNow
3 11 (5.12%) Google
3 11 (5.12%) SAP
4 9 (4.19%) Oracle
5 7 (3.26%) Bloomberg
5 7 (3.26%) Splunk
6 6 (2.79%) Cisco
6 6 (2.79%) Databricks
6 6 (2.79%) Workday
7 5 (2.33%) Apple
7 5 (2.33%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.86%) Informatica
8 4 (1.86%) Remedy
9 3 (1.40%) Charles River
9 3 (1.40%) Dynatrace
9 3 (1.40%) IBM
9 3 (1.40%) MuleSoft
9 3 (1.40%) Zscaler
10 2 (0.93%) Okta