Problem-Solving Contracts in the City of London

Problem Solving
Central London > City of London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the City of London requiring Problem-Solving skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Problem-Solving over the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 9 23
Rank change year-on-year +5 +14 -2
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 308 266 273
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 17.54% 12.11% 7.49%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 18.83% 13.38% 8.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 196 179 175
10th Percentile £340 £308 £262
25th Percentile £463 £413 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% +8.49%
75th Percentile £675 £679 £700
90th Percentile £781 £775 £845
Central London median daily rate £550 £538 £550
% change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% +4.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 3
10th Percentile - - £26.23
25th Percentile £61.25 £46.75 £35.24
Median hourly rate £62.50 £48.50 £51.50
Median % change year-on-year +28.87% -5.83% -15.57%
75th Percentile £63.75 £50.25 £53.25
90th Percentile - - £53.55
Central London median hourly rate £49.50 £37.53 £51.50
% change year-on-year +31.89% -27.13% -15.57%

All Process and 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 1,636 1,988 3,346
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 93.17% 90.49% 91.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,032 1,406 2,259
10th Percentile £363 £363 £355
25th Percentile £463 £451 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £565 £600
Median % change year-on-year +1.77% -5.83% +4.35%
75th Percentile £680 £688 £730
90th Percentile £775 £806 £825
Central London median daily rate £565 £550 £600
% change year-on-year +2.73% -8.33% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 11 24
10th Percentile £22.00 £19.92 £15.33
25th Percentile £24.00 £20.22 £18.03
Median hourly rate £29.58 £25.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +18.30% -28.57% -14.63%
75th Percentile £45.00 £40.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £62.25 £41.84 £88.30
Central London median hourly rate £29.07 £27.81 £35.00
% change year-on-year +4.53% -20.54% -14.63%

Problem-Solving
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Problem-Solving in the City of London

Problem-Solving
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the City of London.

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

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 1 May 2025.

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

Problem-Solving
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem-Solving in the City of London.

Hourly rate trend 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 1 May 2025. 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 0 3 £332 -52.62%
Moorgate 0 1 £230 -44.24% 1
Problem-Solving
Central London

Problem-Solving
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of 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 21 (6.82%) SharePoint
2 14 (4.55%) Apache Spark
3 13 (4.22%) Apache
4 9 (2.92%) Confluence
5 5 (1.62%) CMS
6 4 (1.30%) Drupal
6 4 (1.30%) Jupyter
6 4 (1.30%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.65%) SAS
8 1 (0.32%) Anypoint
8 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.32%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
8 1 (0.32%) CICS
8 1 (0.32%) nginx
8 1 (0.32%) Oracle Workflow
8 1 (0.32%) WebSphere
8 1 (0.32%) WordPress
Applications
1 29 (9.42%) Microsoft Excel
2 24 (7.79%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (4.22%) Microsoft Project
4 9 (2.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (1.62%) Trello
6 3 (0.97%) MS Visio
7 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 5 (1.62%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (0.97%) CA PPM
2 3 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
3 2 (0.65%) Actimize
3 2 (0.65%) Oracle ERP
3 2 (0.65%) Remedy ITSM
4 1 (0.32%) BASE24
4 1 (0.32%) CiviCRM
4 1 (0.32%) ION Anvil
4 1 (0.32%) Magento
4 1 (0.32%) NetSuite
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle Applications
4 1 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
4 1 (0.32%) SAP CO
4 1 (0.32%) SAP CRM
4 1 (0.32%) SAP FI
4 1 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 62 (20.13%) Azure
2 46 (14.94%) AWS
3 25 (8.12%) Power Platform
4 21 (6.82%) Microsoft 365
5 16 (5.19%) GCP
6 11 (3.57%) Azure DevOps
6 11 (3.57%) SaaS
7 7 (2.27%) Asana
7 7 (2.27%) Cloud Computing
7 7 (2.27%) GitHub
8 6 (1.95%) Amazon S3
9 5 (1.62%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (1.62%) Entra ID
9 5 (1.62%) Serverless
9 5 (1.62%) Snowflake
10 4 (1.30%) IaaS
10 4 (1.30%) OpenShift
10 4 (1.30%) PaaS
10 4 (1.30%) Power Automate
10 4 (1.30%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.57%) Firewall
2 5 (1.62%) DHCP
2 5 (1.62%) DNS
2 5 (1.62%) Network Security
3 4 (1.30%) LAN
3 4 (1.30%) SSH
3 4 (1.30%) TCP/IP
4 3 (0.97%) Cisco Nexus
4 3 (0.97%) Unified Communications
5 2 (0.65%) HTTP
5 2 (0.65%) NAS
5 2 (0.65%) Wireless
5 2 (0.65%) Wireshark
6 1 (0.32%) BIG-IP
6 1 (0.32%) Cisco ASA
6 1 (0.32%) Kerberos
6 1 (0.32%) LTE
6 1 (0.32%) VLAN
6 1 (0.32%) VPN
6 1 (0.32%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 22 (7.14%) SQL Server
2 17 (5.52%) Power BI
3 13 (4.22%) Tableau
4 12 (3.90%) PostgreSQL
5 9 (2.92%) Big Data
6 8 (2.60%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (2.60%) Relational Database
7 7 (2.27%) Azure SQL Database
7 7 (2.27%) Hadoop
8 4 (1.30%) Apache Hive
8 4 (1.30%) BigQuery
8 4 (1.30%) CockroachDB
8 4 (1.30%) Delta Lake
8 4 (1.30%) Looker
8 4 (1.30%) Oracle Database
9 3 (0.97%) Data Mining
9 3 (0.97%) DB2
9 3 (0.97%) DynamoDB
9 3 (0.97%) MongoDB
9 3 (0.97%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 30 (9.74%) JIRA
2 23 (7.47%) Git
3 16 (5.19%) Jenkins
4 5 (1.62%) Selenium
5 4 (1.30%) JUnit
5 4 (1.30%) RStudio
6 3 (0.97%) Bitbucket Server
6 3 (0.97%) GitLab
6 3 (0.97%) Postman
6 3 (0.97%) TeamCity
7 2 (0.65%) ChangeMan
7 2 (0.65%) Cypress.io
7 2 (0.65%) JMeter
7 2 (0.65%) LoadRunner
7 2 (0.65%) Maven
7 2 (0.65%) REST Assured
8 1 (0.32%) ESLint
8 1 (0.32%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.32%) Terragrunt
8 1 (0.32%) Travis CI
General
1 175 (56.82%) Social Skills
2 123 (39.94%) Finance
3 120 (38.96%) Analytical Skills
4 53 (17.21%) Banking
5 24 (7.79%) Public Sector
6 16 (5.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 16 (5.19%) Investment Banking
7 15 (4.87%) Presentation Skills
8 12 (3.90%) Financial Institution
9 11 (3.57%) Retail
10 10 (3.25%) Front Office
11 7 (2.27%) Law
11 7 (2.27%) Organisational Skills
12 6 (1.95%) Documentation Skills
13 5 (1.62%) Back Office
13 5 (1.62%) Billing
13 5 (1.62%) International Banking
13 5 (1.62%) Legal
13 5 (1.62%) Manufacturing
13 5 (1.62%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 62 (20.13%) Developer
2 48 (15.58%) Analyst
3 34 (11.04%) Senior
4 30 (9.74%) Business Analyst
5 24 (7.79%) Project Manager
6 21 (6.82%) Architect
7 19 (6.17%) Consultant
7 19 (6.17%) Lead
8 16 (5.19%) Java Developer
9 14 (4.55%) Data Analyst
10 11 (3.57%) IT Support
11 10 (3.25%) Data Engineer
12 9 (2.92%) Data Business Analyst
13 8 (2.60%) Full-Stack Developer
14 7 (2.27%) DevOps Engineer
14 7 (2.27%) Security Architect
14 7 (2.27%) Senior Developer
14 7 (2.27%) Solutions Architect
14 7 (2.27%) Support Analyst
15 6 (1.95%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (5.52%) .NET
2 15 (4.87%) RESTful
3 14 (4.55%) HTML
4 13 (4.22%) CSS
5 12 (3.90%) REST
6 10 (3.25%) Web Services
7 9 (2.92%) AngularJS
7 9 (2.92%) React
8 7 (2.27%) Middleware
8 7 (2.27%) PySpark
9 6 (1.95%) JSON
9 6 (1.95%) SOAP
9 6 (1.95%) YAML
10 5 (1.62%) GraphQL
10 5 (1.62%) Kafka
10 5 (1.62%) Spark Streaming
10 5 (1.62%) Spring
11 4 (1.30%) OAuth
11 4 (1.30%) SailPoint
11 4 (1.30%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (4.55%) Analytical Mindset
1 14 (4.55%) Data Structures
2 12 (3.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 12 (3.90%) Management Information System
2 12 (3.90%) Product Ownership
3 10 (3.25%) Cloud Native
3 10 (3.25%) Market Risk
4 9 (2.92%) Algorithms
5 8 (2.60%) Equities
5 8 (2.60%) Fixed Income
6 7 (2.27%) Reference Data
6 7 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.95%) Linux Command Line
8 5 (1.62%) Distributed Computing
8 5 (1.62%) Mainframe
9 4 (1.30%) Derivative
9 4 (1.30%) PMI
9 4 (1.30%) Replication
9 4 (1.30%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 4 (1.30%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 24 (7.79%) Linux
1 24 (7.79%) Windows
2 13 (4.22%) Unix
3 9 (2.92%) Apple iOS
4 8 (2.60%) Windows 10
5 7 (2.27%) Windows Server
6 3 (0.97%) Android
6 3 (0.97%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.65%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.32%) OpenVMS
8 1 (0.32%) Solaris
8 1 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 89 (28.90%) Agile
2 50 (16.23%) Project Management
3 44 (14.29%) DevOps
4 42 (13.64%) CI/CD
5 37 (12.01%) Analytics
5 37 (12.01%) Stakeholder Management
6 33 (10.71%) Decision-Making
6 33 (10.71%) Migration
7 29 (9.42%) Risk Management
8 26 (8.44%) Continuous Improvement
9 23 (7.47%) User Acceptance Testing
10 22 (7.14%) Scrum
10 22 (7.14%) Software Engineering
11 21 (6.82%) Computer Science
12 20 (6.49%) Roadmaps
13 19 (6.17%) Data Management
14 18 (5.84%) Cybersecurity
14 18 (5.84%) Data Governance
14 18 (5.84%) SDLC
14 18 (5.84%) Test Automation
Programming Languages
1 73 (23.70%) Python
2 66 (21.43%) SQL
3 30 (9.74%) Java
4 21 (6.82%) JavaScript
5 19 (6.17%) C#
6 14 (4.55%) PowerShell
7 10 (3.25%) Bash
8 6 (1.95%) C++
8 6 (1.95%) Scala
9 4 (1.30%) C
9 4 (1.30%) Shell Script
10 3 (0.97%) Bicep
10 3 (0.97%) Perl
10 3 (0.97%) REXX
11 2 (0.65%) Groovy
11 2 (0.65%) PL/SQL
11 2 (0.65%) R
11 2 (0.65%) Ruby
11 2 (0.65%) VBA
12 1 (0.32%) Apex Code
Qualifications
1 50 (16.23%) Degree
2 39 (12.66%) Security Cleared
3 31 (10.06%) SC Cleared
4 18 (5.84%) Computer Science Degree
5 14 (4.55%) PMI Certification
6 11 (3.57%) PMP
7 7 (2.27%) Master's Degree
8 5 (1.62%) Azure Certification
8 5 (1.62%) CISM
8 5 (1.62%) CISSP
9 4 (1.30%) Microsoft Certification
10 3 (0.97%) AWS Certification
10 3 (0.97%) CCNP
10 3 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.65%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
11 2 (0.65%) CBAP
11 2 (0.65%) DV Cleared
11 2 (0.65%) OCP
11 2 (0.65%) Oracle Certification
12 1 (0.32%) CTC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (5.52%) Data Quality
2 14 (4.55%) GDPR
3 11 (3.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 10 (3.25%) NIST
4 10 (3.25%) QA
5 8 (2.60%) Accessibility
6 7 (2.27%) PMO
7 6 (1.95%) MiFID
8 4 (1.30%) EMIR
8 4 (1.30%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.97%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
10 2 (0.65%) Basel II
10 2 (0.65%) Dodd-Frank
10 2 (0.65%) GRC
10 2 (0.65%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 2 (0.65%) SEPA
10 2 (0.65%) SOC 2
11 1 (0.32%) GAAP
11 1 (0.32%) SLA
System Software
1 15 (4.87%) Active Directory
2 10 (3.25%) Docker
3 5 (1.62%) VMware Infrastructure
4 4 (1.30%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.32%) BitLocker
5 1 (0.32%) Firmware
5 1 (0.32%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.32%) OpenAM
5 1 (0.32%) OpenDJ
5 1 (0.32%) OpenIDM
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.32%) Time Sharing Option
5 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
5 1 (0.32%) VMware ESXi
5 1 (0.32%) VMware NSX
5 1 (0.32%) XenApp
5 1 (0.32%) XenDesktop
5 1 (0.32%) XYGATE
Systems Management
1 20 (6.49%) Terraform
2 19 (6.17%) Kubernetes
3 9 (2.92%) Ansible
4 6 (1.95%) Microsoft Intune
5 4 (1.30%) SCCM
6 3 (0.97%) Prometheus
6 3 (0.97%) Puppet
7 2 (0.65%) Control-M
7 2 (0.65%) Progress Chef
7 2 (0.65%) QRadar
7 2 (0.65%) WSUS
8 1 (0.32%) Cisco CUCM
8 1 (0.32%) Cisco LMS
8 1 (0.32%) Cisco Prime
8 1 (0.32%) Data Guard
8 1 (0.32%) EMC NetWorker
8 1 (0.32%) OMEGAMON
8 1 (0.32%) OPNET
8 1 (0.32%) Tivoli
8 1 (0.32%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 56 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 27 (8.77%) Oracle
3 14 (4.55%) ServiceNow
4 12 (3.90%) Cisco
5 9 (2.92%) SAP
6 8 (2.60%) Databricks
7 7 (2.27%) Google
7 7 (2.27%) IBM
8 6 (1.95%) Salesforce
8 6 (1.95%) VMware
9 4 (1.30%) TOWER Software
10 3 (0.97%) Ab Initio
10 3 (0.97%) Adobe
10 3 (0.97%) Apple
10 3 (0.97%) Bloomberg
10 3 (0.97%) CheckPoint
10 3 (0.97%) CyberArk
10 3 (0.97%) Fortinet
10 3 (0.97%) Palo Alto
10 3 (0.97%) Red Hat