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

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 8 11
Rank change year-on-year -7 +3 +10
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 234 275 254
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 11.34% 15.20% 10.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 12.82% 16.59% 12.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 168 188 172
10th Percentile £324 £345 £321
25th Percentile £408 £463 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -
75th Percentile £630 £675 £656
90th Percentile £758 £775 £798
Central London median daily rate £525 £532 £550
% change year-on-year -1.22% -3.36% -
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% -5.83%
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% -5.83%

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 1,825 1,658 2,094
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 88.42% 91.65% 89.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,259 1,054 1,488
10th Percentile £356 £363 £350
25th Percentile £436 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £567
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +1.41% -5.50%
75th Percentile £663 £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 22 9 12
10th Percentile £18.75 £22.00 £17.19
25th Percentile £19.11 £24.66 £19.67
Median hourly rate £27.75 £32.50 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.62% - -7.14%
75th Percentile £46.29 £48.75 £43.07
90th Percentile £59.13 £112.00 £49.90
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £31.75 £27.81
% change year-on-year -17.76% +14.17% -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 15 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 15 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 13 (5.56%) Confluence
2 6 (2.56%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.28%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.85%) CICS
4 2 (0.85%) CMS
5 1 (0.43%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.43%) Apache
5 1 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.43%) Apache Spark
5 1 (0.43%) Palantir Foundry
5 1 (0.43%) SAS
Applications
1 18 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (4.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 7 (2.99%) Microsoft Office
4 4 (1.71%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.43%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (1.28%) Bloomberg AIM
1 3 (1.28%) Fidessa
1 3 (1.28%) Payment Gateway
1 3 (1.28%) Workday HCM
2 2 (0.85%) Aladdin
2 2 (0.85%) Summit
3 1 (0.43%) BASE24
3 1 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
3 1 (0.43%) ION MarketView
3 1 (0.43%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 46 (19.66%) Azure
2 38 (16.24%) AWS
3 27 (11.54%) Power Platform
4 15 (6.41%) GCP
5 11 (4.70%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (3.85%) GitHub
7 8 (3.42%) Microsoft 365
8 7 (2.99%) SaaS
8 7 (2.99%) Snowflake
9 4 (1.71%) Amazon ECS
9 4 (1.71%) Amazon EKS
9 4 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.71%) Entra ID
9 4 (1.71%) GitHub Actions
9 4 (1.71%) Google Gemini
9 4 (1.71%) Serverless
10 3 (1.28%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (1.28%) GitHub Copilot
10 3 (1.28%) Google Workspace
10 3 (1.28%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (2.14%) Network Security
2 4 (1.71%) DNS
3 3 (1.28%) DHCP
3 3 (1.28%) Firewall
3 3 (1.28%) Internet
3 3 (1.28%) VPN
4 2 (0.85%) NAS
4 2 (0.85%) SAN
5 1 (0.43%) 4G
5 1 (0.43%) 5G
5 1 (0.43%) Broadband
5 1 (0.43%) HTTP
5 1 (0.43%) HTTPS
5 1 (0.43%) LAN
5 1 (0.43%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.43%) SD-WAN
5 1 (0.43%) SSL
5 1 (0.43%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.43%) WAN
5 1 (0.43%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 21 (8.97%) Power BI
2 14 (5.98%) Relational Database
3 12 (5.13%) Tableau
4 10 (4.27%) SQL Server
5 8 (3.42%) Data Warehouse
6 7 (2.99%) Metadata
7 5 (2.14%) MySQL
7 5 (2.14%) PostgreSQL
7 5 (2.14%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (1.28%) Big Data
8 3 (1.28%) DB2
9 2 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
9 2 (0.85%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.85%) DynamoDB
9 2 (0.85%) Looker
9 2 (0.85%) MongoDB
9 2 (0.85%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.85%) PowerCenter
9 2 (0.85%) Snowflake Schema
9 2 (0.85%) SQLite
Development Applications
1 25 (10.68%) JIRA
2 18 (7.69%) Git
3 8 (3.42%) Jenkins
4 7 (2.99%) Selenium
5 6 (2.56%) GitLab
6 4 (1.71%) Cucumber
6 4 (1.71%) Postman
6 4 (1.71%) REST Assured
7 3 (1.28%) Bitbucket
8 2 (0.85%) CocoaPods
8 2 (0.85%) Crashlytics
8 2 (0.85%) fastlane
8 2 (0.85%) SoapUI
8 2 (0.85%) Xcode
9 1 (0.43%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.43%) ERwin
9 1 (0.43%) JUnit
9 1 (0.43%) Mockito
9 1 (0.43%) Snyk
9 1 (0.43%) Toad
General
1 131 (55.98%) Social Skills
2 104 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
3 99 (42.31%) Finance
4 34 (14.53%) Banking
5 25 (10.68%) Front Office
6 15 (6.41%) Public Sector
7 12 (5.13%) Documentation Skills
7 12 (5.13%) Financial Institution
7 12 (5.13%) Investment Banking
7 12 (5.13%) Marketing
8 9 (3.85%) Legal
8 9 (3.85%) Presentation Skills
9 8 (3.42%) Retail
10 7 (2.99%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 6 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (2.14%) Back Office
13 4 (1.71%) Advertising
13 4 (1.71%) Law
14 2 (0.85%) Military
Job Titles
1 45 (19.23%) Analyst
2 32 (13.68%) Developer
3 24 (10.26%) Business Analyst
4 23 (9.83%) Senior
5 16 (6.84%) Project Manager
6 14 (5.98%) Lead
7 10 (4.27%) Data Analyst
8 9 (3.85%) Consultant
8 9 (3.85%) Data Engineer
9 8 (3.42%) Architect
10 7 (2.99%) Programme Manager
10 7 (2.99%) Python Engineer
11 6 (2.56%) Product Manager
11 6 (2.56%) Technical Leader
12 5 (2.14%) Data Scientist
12 5 (2.14%) Senior Analyst
12 5 (2.14%) Senior Developer
12 5 (2.14%) Support Engineer
12 5 (2.14%) Test Engineer
13 4 (1.71%) Data Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (7.26%) REST
2 12 (5.13%) RESTful
3 10 (4.27%) SOAP
4 9 (3.85%) CSS
4 9 (3.85%) HTML
5 8 (3.42%) .NET
6 6 (2.56%) FIX Protocol
6 6 (2.56%) JSON
6 6 (2.56%) Kafka
6 6 (2.56%) Middleware
6 6 (2.56%) React
6 6 (2.56%) Web Services
7 5 (2.14%) LangChain
7 5 (2.14%) XML
8 4 (1.71%) LangGraph
8 4 (1.71%) Lightning Web Components
8 4 (1.71%) Oracle Fusion
8 4 (1.71%) PyTorch
8 4 (1.71%) TensorFlow
9 3 (1.28%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 15 (6.41%) Product Ownership
2 13 (5.56%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 13 (5.56%) Virtual Team
3 9 (3.85%) Algorithms
3 9 (3.85%) Data Structures
3 9 (3.85%) Onboarding
4 8 (3.42%) Equities
4 8 (3.42%) Fixed Income
4 8 (3.42%) Management Information System
5 7 (2.99%) Derivative
6 6 (2.56%) Cloud Native
7 5 (2.14%) AI Agents
7 5 (2.14%) CMDB
7 5 (2.14%) Hybrid Cloud
7 5 (2.14%) Mobile App
7 5 (2.14%) PMI
7 5 (2.14%) Self-Motivation
8 4 (1.71%) Analytical Mindset
8 4 (1.71%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.71%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 14 (5.98%) Windows
2 5 (2.14%) Linux
2 5 (2.14%) Unix
3 4 (1.71%) Apple iOS
4 3 (1.28%) Mac OS
5 2 (0.85%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.85%) zOS
6 1 (0.43%) Android
6 1 (0.43%) Mac OS X
6 1 (0.43%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.43%) Solaris
6 1 (0.43%) VMS
6 1 (0.43%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.43%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 60 (25.64%) Agile
2 48 (20.51%) Stakeholder Management
3 38 (16.24%) Continuous Improvement
4 36 (15.38%) Analytics
5 34 (14.53%) CI/CD
5 34 (14.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 28 (11.97%) AI
7 24 (10.26%) Computer Science
8 23 (9.83%) Decision-Making
8 23 (9.83%) Migration
8 23 (9.83%) Project Management
8 23 (9.83%) Test Automation
9 22 (9.40%) Business Intelligence
9 22 (9.40%) Data Modelling
9 22 (9.40%) Process Improvement
9 22 (9.40%) Scrum
10 20 (8.55%) Data Science
10 20 (8.55%) DevOps
10 20 (8.55%) Validation
11 19 (8.12%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 53 (22.65%) SQL
2 49 (20.94%) Python
3 19 (8.12%) Java
4 15 (6.41%) C#
5 13 (5.56%) JavaScript
6 7 (2.99%) PowerShell
7 5 (2.14%) C++
7 5 (2.14%) TypeScript
8 3 (1.28%) Apex Code
8 3 (1.28%) Bash
8 3 (1.28%) PHP
8 3 (1.28%) R
8 3 (1.28%) Shell Script
8 3 (1.28%) Swift
9 2 (0.85%) JCL
9 2 (0.85%) Objective-C
9 2 (0.85%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.85%) VB.NET
10 1 (0.43%) ABAP
10 1 (0.43%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 33 (14.10%) Degree
2 23 (9.83%) Security Cleared
3 19 (8.12%) SC Cleared
4 13 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (4.70%) PMI Certification
6 6 (2.56%) CISSP
6 6 (2.56%) PMP
7 5 (2.14%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.71%) CISM
8 4 (1.71%) CRISC
9 3 (1.28%) Azure Certification
9 3 (1.28%) BPSS Clearance
9 3 (1.28%) Cisco Certification
9 3 (1.28%) Master's Degree
10 2 (0.85%) CBAP
10 2 (0.85%) CCNA
10 2 (0.85%) DV Cleared
10 2 (0.85%) GSEC
10 2 (0.85%) ISTQB
10 2 (0.85%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (10.68%) QA
2 20 (8.55%) Data Quality
3 8 (3.42%) Accessibility
4 6 (2.56%) PMO
5 5 (2.14%) GDPR
6 4 (1.71%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (1.28%) GRC
7 3 (1.28%) ISO 8583
7 3 (1.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.28%) MiFID
7 3 (1.28%) WCAG
8 2 (0.85%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.85%) IFRS
8 2 (0.85%) NIST
8 2 (0.85%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.85%) PSD2
9 1 (0.43%) Basel III
9 1 (0.43%) COBIT
9 1 (0.43%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.43%) Solvency II
System Software
1 14 (5.98%) Docker
2 7 (2.99%) Active Directory
3 4 (1.71%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.43%) NFS
4 1 (0.43%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.43%) VMware ESXi
4 1 (0.43%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.43%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 12 (5.13%) Kubernetes
2 8 (3.42%) Ansible
3 6 (2.56%) Terraform
4 4 (1.71%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (1.28%) Grafana
6 2 (0.85%) HP ALM
6 2 (0.85%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.43%) Control-M
7 1 (0.43%) EMC VPLEX
7 1 (0.43%) logstash
7 1 (0.43%) PowerCLI
7 1 (0.43%) RSA Archer
7 1 (0.43%) SCCM
7 1 (0.43%) vCenter Server
7 1 (0.43%) vMotion
7 1 (0.43%) vRealize
7 1 (0.43%) vRealize Orchestrator
Vendors
1 42 (17.95%) Microsoft
2 16 (6.84%) Oracle
3 11 (4.70%) Google
4 10 (4.27%) ServiceNow
5 9 (3.85%) Databricks
6 7 (2.99%) Informatica
6 7 (2.99%) SAP
6 7 (2.99%) VMware
7 6 (2.56%) Salesforce
8 5 (2.14%) Bloomberg
8 5 (2.14%) Charles River
9 4 (1.71%) Murex
9 4 (1.71%) Splunk
9 4 (1.71%) Workday
10 3 (1.28%) AppDynamics
10 3 (1.28%) Apple
10 3 (1.28%) HP
10 3 (1.28%) Talend
11 2 (0.85%) Adobe
11 2 (0.85%) Cisco