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 6 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
6 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 5 11
Rank change year-on-year -16 +6 +9
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 229 346 268
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 9.56% 18.52% 12.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 10.94% 19.66% 14.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 152 231 180
10th Percentile £263 £325 £313
25th Percentile £412 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -11.96% - -
75th Percentile £652 £690 £696
90th Percentile £736 £813 £775
Central London median daily rate £500 £550 £563
% change year-on-year -9.09% -2.22% +2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 4 1
10th Percentile £17.22 £16.23 -
25th Percentile - £21.06 £14.00
Median hourly rate £17.60 £26.00 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.31% +73.33% -71.43%
75th Percentile - £37.50 £16.00
90th Percentile - £53.25 -
Central London median hourly rate £17.60 £34.48 £20.78
% change year-on-year -48.96% +65.93% -60.42%

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 2,093 1,760 1,893
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 87.35% 94.22% 91.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,427 1,155 1,286
10th Percentile £374 £330 £375
25th Percentile £456 £425 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £764 £796
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 21 17
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.08 £15.20
25th Percentile £18.46 £24.66 £20.22
Median hourly rate £19.50 £28.50 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% +5.56% -13.60%
75th Percentile £41.69 £56.75 £78.75
90th Percentile £61.31 £63.75 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £23.16 £30.04 £27.00
% change year-on-year -22.89% +11.24% -22.86%

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 6 August 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 6 August 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 11 (4.80%) Microsoft Exchange
2 10 (4.37%) SharePoint
3 7 (3.06%) Confluence
4 4 (1.75%) CICS
5 2 (0.87%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.87%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.44%) Apache
6 1 (0.44%) CMS
6 1 (0.44%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.44%) IIS
6 1 (0.44%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 7 (3.06%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (2.62%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.31%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.44%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 4 (1.75%) Remedy ITSM
1 4 (1.75%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (0.87%) Aladdin
2 2 (0.87%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.87%) Oracle Payables
2 2 (0.87%) SAP GRC
2 2 (0.87%) SAP MDG
2 2 (0.87%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.44%) Fidessa
3 1 (0.44%) Findur
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle EBS
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle E-Business Tax
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle FAH
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Internet Expenses
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.44%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.44%) SAP BRIM
3 1 (0.44%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 48 (20.96%) Azure
2 30 (13.10%) AWS
3 22 (9.61%) Power Platform
4 21 (9.17%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (6.11%) Azure DevOps
5 14 (6.11%) Entra ID
6 11 (4.80%) GitHub
7 10 (4.37%) GCP
8 9 (3.93%) Serverless
9 8 (3.49%) SaaS
10 6 (2.62%) AWS Lambda
10 6 (2.62%) GitHub Actions
10 6 (2.62%) GitHub Copilot
10 6 (2.62%) Microsoft Copilot
11 5 (2.18%) Azure Data Factory
12 4 (1.75%) Amazon CloudWatch
12 4 (1.75%) Azure AI
12 4 (1.75%) OneDrive
12 4 (1.75%) Power Automate
12 4 (1.75%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (4.80%) DNS
1 11 (4.80%) VPN
2 8 (3.49%) Firewall
3 7 (3.06%) Network Security
3 7 (3.06%) TCP/IP
4 6 (2.62%) DHCP
5 4 (1.75%) LAN
5 4 (1.75%) VLAN
5 4 (1.75%) WAN
6 3 (1.31%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.87%) Internet
7 2 (0.87%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.87%) SSL
7 2 (0.87%) Structured Cabling
7 2 (0.87%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.44%) 5G
8 1 (0.44%) BGP
8 1 (0.44%) EIGRP
8 1 (0.44%) OSPF
8 1 (0.44%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 15 (6.55%) Power BI
2 8 (3.49%) NoSQL
3 7 (3.06%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (3.06%) SQL Server
4 6 (2.62%) Db2
4 6 (2.62%) MongoDB
5 5 (2.18%) DynamoDB
5 5 (2.18%) PostgreSQL
5 5 (2.18%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 4 (1.75%) Data Lake
6 4 (1.75%) Metadata
6 4 (1.75%) SAP BW
7 3 (1.31%) Power Query
8 2 (0.87%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.87%) Big Data
8 2 (0.87%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 2 (0.87%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.87%) Tableau
9 1 (0.44%) Data Mart
9 1 (0.44%) Data Mining
Development Applications
1 27 (11.79%) JIRA
2 8 (3.49%) GitLab
2 8 (3.49%) Jenkins
3 6 (2.62%) Git
4 4 (1.75%) Selenium
5 2 (0.87%) Artifactory
5 2 (0.87%) Bitbucket
5 2 (0.87%) Cucumber
5 2 (0.87%) Cypress.io
5 2 (0.87%) JUnit
5 2 (0.87%) Mockito
5 2 (0.87%) REST Assured
6 1 (0.44%) Appium
6 1 (0.44%) Claude Code
6 1 (0.44%) Oracle Forms
6 1 (0.44%) Snyk
6 1 (0.44%) Visual Studio
6 1 (0.44%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.44%) Vite
6 1 (0.44%) WebDriver
General
1 114 (49.78%) Social Skills
2 99 (43.23%) Analytical Skills
3 70 (30.57%) Finance
4 24 (10.48%) Banking
5 14 (6.11%) Public Sector
6 13 (5.68%) Marketing
7 11 (4.80%) Documentation Skills
7 11 (4.80%) Financial Institution
8 10 (4.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 9 (3.93%) Front Office
9 9 (3.93%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (3.93%) Retail
10 7 (3.06%) Presentation Skills
10 7 (3.06%) Telecoms
11 6 (2.62%) Influencing Skills
12 5 (2.18%) Law
12 5 (2.18%) Pharmaceutical
13 4 (1.75%) Retail Banking
14 3 (1.31%) Investment Banking
14 3 (1.31%) Legal
Job Titles
1 43 (18.78%) Analyst
2 24 (10.48%) Business Analyst
3 20 (8.73%) Architect
4 19 (8.30%) Senior
5 17 (7.42%) Developer
6 16 (6.99%) Support Engineer
7 12 (5.24%) Consultant
8 11 (4.80%) Project Manager
9 8 (3.49%) Data Engineer
9 8 (3.49%) IT Support
10 7 (3.06%) Digital Analyst
10 7 (3.06%) Digital Business Analyst
10 7 (3.06%) Full-Stack Engineer
10 7 (3.06%) IT Engineer
10 7 (3.06%) IT Support Engineer
10 7 (3.06%) Lead
10 7 (3.06%) Solutions Architect
10 7 (3.06%) Support Analyst
11 6 (2.62%) Applications Support
11 6 (2.62%) Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (6.99%) REST
2 15 (6.55%) React
3 10 (4.37%) JSON
3 10 (4.37%) SOAP
4 9 (3.93%) .NET
4 9 (3.93%) Kafka
5 6 (2.62%) AngularJS
5 6 (2.62%) PySpark
5 6 (2.62%) Web Services
5 6 (2.62%) XML
6 5 (2.18%) Middleware
6 5 (2.18%) RESTful
6 5 (2.18%) Spring
6 5 (2.18%) Spring Boot
7 4 (1.75%) WSDL
8 3 (1.31%) Django
8 3 (1.31%) FIX Protocol
8 3 (1.31%) Microsoft Graph
8 3 (1.31%) RabbitMQ
8 3 (1.31%) TensorFlow
Miscellaneous
1 21 (9.17%) Onboarding
2 11 (4.80%) Distributed Systems
3 10 (4.37%) Product Ownership
4 9 (3.93%) Cloud Native
4 9 (3.93%) Video Conferencing
5 7 (3.06%) Data Centre
5 7 (3.06%) Enterprise Software
5 7 (3.06%) Hybrid Cloud
5 7 (3.06%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (2.62%) Analytical Mindset
6 6 (2.62%) Data Structures
7 5 (2.18%) AI Agents
7 5 (2.18%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 5 (2.18%) Legacy Systems
7 5 (2.18%) Virtual Team
8 4 (1.75%) CMDB
8 4 (1.75%) DataPower
8 4 (1.75%) Fixed Income
8 4 (1.75%) Mainframe
8 4 (1.75%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 30 (13.10%) Windows
2 12 (5.24%) Mac OS
3 10 (4.37%) Linux
4 6 (2.62%) Unix
4 6 (2.62%) Windows 10
5 5 (2.18%) Windows Server
6 4 (1.75%) Android
6 4 (1.75%) Apple iOS
6 4 (1.75%) zOS
7 2 (0.87%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.87%) Windows Server 2012
8 1 (0.44%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.44%) OpenVMS
8 1 (0.44%) VMS
8 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.44%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (27.95%) Agile
2 55 (24.02%) Stakeholder Management
3 47 (20.52%) AI
4 34 (14.85%) CI/CD
5 29 (12.66%) Analytics
5 29 (12.66%) Continuous Improvement
6 28 (12.23%) DevOps
7 27 (11.79%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 26 (11.35%) Decision-Making
9 24 (10.48%) Migration
10 21 (9.17%) ITIL
11 20 (8.73%) Validation
12 19 (8.30%) Data Modelling
12 19 (8.30%) Machine Learning
12 19 (8.30%) Microservices
12 19 (8.30%) Workflow
13 17 (7.42%) Data Governance
14 16 (6.99%) Business Intelligence
14 16 (6.99%) Collaborative Working
14 16 (6.99%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 45 (19.65%) SQL
2 41 (17.90%) Python
3 18 (7.86%) Java
4 14 (6.11%) TypeScript
5 13 (5.68%) C#
6 12 (5.24%) JavaScript
6 12 (5.24%) PowerShell
7 6 (2.62%) Shell Script
8 4 (1.75%) JCL
9 3 (1.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (1.31%) Korn
9 3 (1.31%) PL/SQL
9 3 (1.31%) T-SQL
10 2 (0.87%) Bicep
10 2 (0.87%) Go
10 2 (0.87%) Perl
11 1 (0.44%) ABAP
11 1 (0.44%) C++
11 1 (0.44%) COBOL
11 1 (0.44%) RPG
Qualifications
1 28 (12.23%) Security Cleared
2 20 (8.73%) SC Cleared
3 17 (7.42%) Degree
4 6 (2.62%) CISSP
4 6 (2.62%) DV Cleared
5 5 (2.18%) BPSS Clearance
5 5 (2.18%) PMP
6 4 (1.75%) CISA
6 4 (1.75%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (1.75%) CRISC
6 4 (1.75%) PMI Certification
7 3 (1.31%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (1.31%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (1.31%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (1.31%) TOGAF Certification
8 2 (0.87%) CCNA
8 2 (0.87%) CISM
8 2 (0.87%) CSPO
9 1 (0.44%) CWNA
9 1 (0.44%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (6.99%) Data Quality
2 15 (6.55%) QA
3 7 (3.06%) GDPR
4 6 (2.62%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.62%) PMO
4 6 (2.62%) Sarbanes-Oxley
5 5 (2.18%) NIST
6 4 (1.75%) COBIT
6 4 (1.75%) GRC
6 4 (1.75%) ITGC
7 3 (1.31%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.31%) SLA
7 3 (1.31%) WCAG
8 2 (0.87%) 21 CFR Part 11
8 2 (0.87%) GxP
9 1 (0.44%) GAAP
9 1 (0.44%) ISO/IEC 42001
9 1 (0.44%) NCSC
9 1 (0.44%) PERC
9 1 (0.44%) PSD2
System Software
1 22 (9.61%) Active Directory
2 9 (3.93%) Docker
3 2 (0.87%) IAG
3 2 (0.87%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.44%) Firmware
4 1 (0.44%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.44%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 13 (5.68%) Kubernetes
2 11 (4.80%) Microsoft Intune
3 7 (3.06%) Terraform
4 5 (2.18%) SCCM
5 3 (1.31%) Ansible
5 3 (1.31%) Grafana
5 3 (1.31%) ITRS Geneos
6 2 (0.87%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.87%) WSUS
7 1 (0.44%) Control-M
7 1 (0.44%) NetBackup
7 1 (0.44%) PingFederate
7 1 (0.44%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.44%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.44%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 61 (26.64%) Microsoft
2 19 (8.30%) ServiceNow
3 12 (5.24%) SAP
4 11 (4.80%) Google
4 11 (4.80%) Oracle
5 7 (3.06%) Databricks
5 7 (3.06%) Splunk
6 6 (2.62%) Apple
6 6 (2.62%) Bloomberg
6 6 (2.62%) Cisco
7 5 (2.18%) Salesforce
7 5 (2.18%) Workday
8 4 (1.75%) Dynatrace
8 4 (1.75%) Remedy
9 3 (1.31%) IBM
9 3 (1.31%) Informatica
9 3 (1.31%) MuleSoft
9 3 (1.31%) Zscaler
10 2 (0.87%) Okta
10 2 (0.87%) YouTube