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 5 March 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 8 11
Rank change year-on-year -7 +3 +13
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 246 262 252
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 12.08% 14.44% 10.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 13.62% 15.74% 12.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 175 173 171
10th Percentile £345 £348 £313
25th Percentile £409 £463 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% -
75th Percentile £631 £653 £675
90th Percentile £745 £770 £838
Central London median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 2 1
10th Percentile £31.62 - -
25th Percentile £39.44 - £46.75
Median hourly rate £41.26 £112.00 £48.50
Median % change year-on-year -63.17% +130.93% -6.73%
75th Percentile £45.08 - £50.25
90th Percentile £50.00 - -
Central London median hourly rate £41.26 £112.00 £48.50
% change year-on-year -63.17% +130.93% -6.73%

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 1,806 1,665 2,087
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 88.70% 91.79% 89.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,245 1,035 1,486
10th Percentile £357 £363 £350
25th Percentile £436 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £567
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +1.41% -5.50%
75th Percentile £669 £688 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -6.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 10 13
10th Percentile £18.75 £22.00 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.18 £26.25 £18.93
Median hourly rate £28.00 £35.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.13% +42.00% -28.57%
75th Percentile £47.50 £47.50 £41.84
90th Percentile £59.72 £112.00 £49.55
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £27.81
% change year-on-year -25.40% +25.85% -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 5 March 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 5 March 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem-Solving in the City of 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 14 (5.69%) Confluence
2 5 (2.03%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.22%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.81%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.81%) Apache Airflow
4 2 (0.81%) CICS
4 2 (0.81%) CMS
5 1 (0.41%) Apache
5 1 (0.41%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.41%) Palantir Foundry
5 1 (0.41%) SAS
Applications
1 19 (7.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (4.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (2.85%) Microsoft Office
4 5 (2.03%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.41%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.41%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.41%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.22%) Bloomberg AIM
1 3 (1.22%) Fidessa
1 3 (1.22%) Payment Gateway
1 3 (1.22%) Workday HCM
2 2 (0.81%) Aladdin
2 2 (0.81%) Summit
3 1 (0.41%) BASE24
3 1 (0.41%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.41%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.41%) ION MarketView
3 1 (0.41%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 49 (19.92%) Azure
2 39 (15.85%) AWS
3 26 (10.57%) Power Platform
4 17 (6.91%) GCP
5 11 (4.47%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (4.07%) GitHub
7 9 (3.66%) Snowflake
8 8 (3.25%) Microsoft 365
9 7 (2.85%) SaaS
10 5 (2.03%) GitHub Actions
11 4 (1.63%) Amazon ECS
11 4 (1.63%) Amazon EKS
11 4 (1.63%) Dynamics 365
11 4 (1.63%) Entra ID
11 4 (1.63%) Google Gemini
11 4 (1.63%) Serverless
12 3 (1.22%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 3 (1.22%) AWS Lambda
12 3 (1.22%) IaaS
12 3 (1.22%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (2.44%) DNS
1 6 (2.44%) Network Security
2 4 (1.63%) Firewall
2 4 (1.63%) VPN
3 3 (1.22%) DHCP
3 3 (1.22%) Internet
4 2 (0.81%) NAS
4 2 (0.81%) SAN
4 2 (0.81%) SSL
4 2 (0.81%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.41%) 4G
5 1 (0.41%) 5G
5 1 (0.41%) Broadband
5 1 (0.41%) HTTP
5 1 (0.41%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.41%) Kerberos
5 1 (0.41%) LAN
5 1 (0.41%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.41%) Remote Desktop
5 1 (0.41%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (8.54%) Power BI
2 14 (5.69%) Relational Database
3 12 (4.88%) Tableau
4 10 (4.07%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (4.07%) SQL Server
5 7 (2.85%) Metadata
6 5 (2.03%) MySQL
6 5 (2.03%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 4 (1.63%) DB2
7 4 (1.63%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (1.22%) Big Data
8 3 (1.22%) MongoDB
8 3 (1.22%) NoSQL
8 3 (1.22%) Snowflake Schema
9 2 (0.81%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.81%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.81%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.81%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.81%) Looker
9 2 (0.81%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 26 (10.57%) JIRA
2 19 (7.72%) Git
3 7 (2.85%) Jenkins
3 7 (2.85%) Selenium
4 6 (2.44%) GitLab
5 4 (1.63%) Cucumber
5 4 (1.63%) Postman
5 4 (1.63%) REST Assured
6 3 (1.22%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.81%) CocoaPods
7 2 (0.81%) Crashlytics
7 2 (0.81%) fastlane
7 2 (0.81%) SoapUI
7 2 (0.81%) Xcode
8 1 (0.41%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.41%) ERwin
8 1 (0.41%) JUnit
8 1 (0.41%) Mockito
8 1 (0.41%) Snyk
8 1 (0.41%) Toad
General
1 138 (56.10%) Social Skills
2 110 (44.72%) Analytical Skills
3 100 (40.65%) Finance
4 35 (14.23%) Banking
5 26 (10.57%) Front Office
6 17 (6.91%) Public Sector
7 12 (4.88%) Investment Banking
8 11 (4.47%) Documentation Skills
8 11 (4.47%) Financial Institution
8 11 (4.47%) Marketing
9 10 (4.07%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (3.25%) Influencing Skills
10 8 (3.25%) Legal
10 8 (3.25%) Retail
11 6 (2.44%) Back Office
11 6 (2.44%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 5 (2.03%) Organisational Skills
13 4 (1.63%) Advertising
13 4 (1.63%) Law
14 3 (1.22%) French Language
Job Titles
1 46 (18.70%) Analyst
2 33 (13.41%) Developer
3 26 (10.57%) Business Analyst
4 23 (9.35%) Senior
5 16 (6.50%) Project Manager
6 15 (6.10%) Lead
7 10 (4.07%) Architect
7 10 (4.07%) Consultant
7 10 (4.07%) Data Analyst
7 10 (4.07%) Data Engineer
8 7 (2.85%) Programme Manager
9 6 (2.44%) Data Scientist
9 6 (2.44%) Java Developer
9 6 (2.44%) Python Engineer
9 6 (2.44%) Technical Leader
10 5 (2.03%) Product Manager
10 5 (2.03%) Senior Analyst
10 5 (2.03%) Senior Developer
10 5 (2.03%) Test Engineer
11 4 (1.63%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (6.10%) REST
2 12 (4.88%) RESTful
3 10 (4.07%) SOAP
4 8 (3.25%) .NET
4 8 (3.25%) CSS
4 8 (3.25%) HTML
5 6 (2.44%) FIX Protocol
5 6 (2.44%) JSON
5 6 (2.44%) Middleware
5 6 (2.44%) Web Services
6 5 (2.03%) Kafka
6 5 (2.03%) LangChain
6 5 (2.03%) PyTorch
6 5 (2.03%) TensorFlow
6 5 (2.03%) XML
7 4 (1.63%) LangGraph
7 4 (1.63%) Lightning Web Components
7 4 (1.63%) Oracle Fusion
7 4 (1.63%) React
8 3 (1.22%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 18 (7.32%) Product Ownership
2 13 (5.28%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 12 (4.88%) Algorithms
3 12 (4.88%) Virtual Team
4 11 (4.47%) Data Structures
5 9 (3.66%) Management Information System
5 9 (3.66%) Onboarding
6 8 (3.25%) Equities
6 8 (3.25%) Fixed Income
7 7 (2.85%) Derivative
8 5 (2.03%) AI Agents
8 5 (2.03%) Analytical Mindset
8 5 (2.03%) Data Centre
8 5 (2.03%) Hybrid Cloud
8 5 (2.03%) Mobile App
8 5 (2.03%) PMI
8 5 (2.03%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (1.63%) Cloud Native
9 4 (1.63%) CMDB
9 4 (1.63%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 16 (6.50%) Windows
2 5 (2.03%) Linux
2 5 (2.03%) Unix
3 4 (1.63%) Apple iOS
3 4 (1.63%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.81%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.81%) zOS
5 1 (0.41%) Android
5 1 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 1 (0.41%) Solaris
5 1 (0.41%) VMS
5 1 (0.41%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (24.80%) Agile
2 49 (19.92%) Stakeholder Management
3 39 (15.85%) Continuous Improvement
4 38 (15.45%) Analytics
5 35 (14.23%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 34 (13.82%) CI/CD
7 28 (11.38%) Migration
8 27 (10.98%) AI
9 24 (9.76%) Data Modelling
9 24 (9.76%) Decision-Making
9 24 (9.76%) Scrum
10 22 (8.94%) Business Intelligence
10 22 (8.94%) Computer Science
10 22 (8.94%) Process Improvement
10 22 (8.94%) Project Management
10 22 (8.94%) Test Automation
10 22 (8.94%) Validation
11 21 (8.54%) Data Science
11 21 (8.54%) DevOps
11 21 (8.54%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 55 (22.36%) SQL
2 52 (21.14%) Python
3 20 (8.13%) Java
4 16 (6.50%) C#
5 13 (5.28%) JavaScript
6 9 (3.66%) PowerShell
7 5 (2.03%) C++
8 4 (1.63%) TypeScript
9 3 (1.22%) Apex Code
9 3 (1.22%) Bash
9 3 (1.22%) PHP
9 3 (1.22%) R
9 3 (1.22%) Shell Script
9 3 (1.22%) Swift
9 3 (1.22%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.81%) JCL
10 2 (0.81%) Objective-C
10 2 (0.81%) VB.NET
11 1 (0.41%) ABAP
11 1 (0.41%) Groovy
Qualifications
1 34 (13.82%) Degree
2 24 (9.76%) Security Cleared
3 19 (7.72%) SC Cleared
4 14 (5.69%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (4.47%) PMI Certification
6 6 (2.44%) Microsoft Certification
6 6 (2.44%) PMP
7 5 (2.03%) CISSP
8 4 (1.63%) CISM
9 3 (1.22%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (1.22%) CRISC
9 3 (1.22%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.81%) CBAP
10 2 (0.81%) CFA
10 2 (0.81%) Cisco Certification
10 2 (0.81%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.81%) GSEC
10 2 (0.81%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.81%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (10.16%) QA
2 19 (7.72%) Data Quality
3 8 (3.25%) Accessibility
4 6 (2.44%) PMO
5 5 (2.03%) GDPR
6 3 (1.22%) GRC
6 3 (1.22%) ISO 8583
6 3 (1.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.22%) MiFID
6 3 (1.22%) WCAG
7 2 (0.81%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.81%) IFRS
7 2 (0.81%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.81%) PSD2
7 2 (0.81%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 1 (0.41%) Basel III
8 1 (0.41%) EMIR
8 1 (0.41%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.41%) ISO/IEC 20000
8 1 (0.41%) Solvency II
System Software
1 14 (5.69%) Docker
2 8 (3.25%) Active Directory
3 5 (2.03%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.41%) NFS
4 1 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.41%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.41%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.41%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 13 (5.28%) Kubernetes
2 8 (3.25%) Ansible
3 6 (2.44%) Terraform
4 4 (1.63%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (1.22%) Grafana
5 3 (1.22%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.81%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.41%) EMC VPLEX
7 1 (0.41%) logstash
7 1 (0.41%) PowerCLI
7 1 (0.41%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.41%) SCCM
7 1 (0.41%) Symantec Endpoint Protection
7 1 (0.41%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.41%) vMotion
7 1 (0.41%) vRealize
7 1 (0.41%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 47 (19.11%) Microsoft
2 17 (6.91%) Oracle
3 12 (4.88%) Google
4 9 (3.66%) Databricks
4 9 (3.66%) ServiceNow
4 9 (3.66%) VMware
5 7 (2.85%) Informatica
5 7 (2.85%) Salesforce
5 7 (2.85%) SAP
6 5 (2.03%) Bloomberg
6 5 (2.03%) Charles River
6 5 (2.03%) Splunk
6 5 (2.03%) Workday
7 4 (1.63%) Murex
8 3 (1.22%) Adobe
8 3 (1.22%) AppDynamics
8 3 (1.22%) Cisco
8 3 (1.22%) HP
8 3 (1.22%) Talend
9 2 (0.81%) MuleSoft