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 3 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 5 9
Rank change year-on-year -16 +4 +13
Contract jobs citing Problem-Solving 236 329 282
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 10.32% 18.47% 13.65%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 11.70% 19.62% 14.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 160 215 183
10th Percentile £280 £315 £363
25th Percentile £413 £409 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £560 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% -2.61% -
75th Percentile £656 £685 £698
90th Percentile £726 £820 £775
Central London median daily rate £525 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -4.55% -4.35% +4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 1
10th Percentile £17.29 £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% -60.00%
75th Percentile - £37.50 £16.00
90th Percentile £21.01 £53.25 -
Central London median hourly rate £17.60 £34.48 £20.78
% change year-on-year -48.96% +65.93% -44.59%

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 2,017 1,677 1,895
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London 88.23% 94.16% 91.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,391 1,108 1,232
10th Percentile £378 £325 £383
25th Percentile £460 £422 £475
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 £775 £788
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 22 16
10th Percentile - £17.35 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.60 £23.98 £19.79
Median hourly rate £21.00 £28.33 £26.63
Median % change year-on-year -25.86% +6.38% -3.18%
75th Percentile £32.05 £53.50 £82.19
90th Percentile £50.59 £63.75 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £24.00 £29.07 £27.00
% change year-on-year -17.44% +7.67% -1.82%

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 3 September 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 3 September 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 13 (5.51%) Microsoft Exchange
2 12 (5.08%) SharePoint
3 11 (4.66%) Confluence
4 6 (2.54%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (1.69%) Apache Spark
6 3 (1.27%) Apache
7 2 (0.85%) CICS
7 2 (0.85%) SAS
8 1 (0.42%) CMS
8 1 (0.42%) Exchange Server 2013
8 1 (0.42%) IIS
8 1 (0.42%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 8 (3.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (2.97%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (1.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (1.27%) MS Visio
4 2 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.42%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 5 (2.12%) Remedy ITSM
2 4 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (1.27%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.85%) Aladdin
4 2 (0.85%) Oracle Payables
4 2 (0.85%) SAP GRC
4 2 (0.85%) SAP MDG
5 1 (0.42%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle Assets
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle E-Business Tax
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle FAH
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle Internet Expenses
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle iProcurement
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.42%) SAP BRIM
5 1 (0.42%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 55 (23.31%) Azure
2 33 (13.98%) AWS
3 26 (11.02%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (9.32%) Power Platform
5 17 (7.20%) Entra ID
6 15 (6.36%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (4.66%) GitHub
7 11 (4.66%) Serverless
8 10 (4.24%) GCP
8 10 (4.24%) SaaS
9 7 (2.97%) Amazon S3
9 7 (2.97%) AWS Lambda
9 7 (2.97%) dbt
10 6 (2.54%) Azure Data Factory
10 6 (2.54%) Microsoft Copilot
10 6 (2.54%) PowerApps
11 5 (2.12%) GitHub Actions
11 5 (2.12%) GitHub Copilot
11 5 (2.12%) OneDrive
11 5 (2.12%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 14 (5.93%) DNS
2 13 (5.51%) VPN
3 9 (3.81%) TCP/IP
4 8 (3.39%) DHCP
5 7 (2.97%) Firewall
6 5 (2.12%) VLAN
7 4 (1.69%) Network Security
8 3 (1.27%) LAN
8 3 (1.27%) WAN
8 3 (1.27%) Wi-Fi
9 2 (0.85%) BGP
9 2 (0.85%) SSL
9 2 (0.85%) Structured Cabling
9 2 (0.85%) Unified Communications
10 1 (0.42%) DKIM
10 1 (0.42%) Ethernet VPN
10 1 (0.42%) Multicast
10 1 (0.42%) NX-OS
10 1 (0.42%) SD-WAN
10 1 (0.42%) VXLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 14 (5.93%) Power BI
2 11 (4.66%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (2.97%) Metadata
4 6 (2.54%) NoSQL
4 6 (2.54%) SQL Server
5 5 (2.12%) PostgreSQL
6 4 (1.69%) Delta Lake
6 4 (1.69%) MongoDB
6 4 (1.69%) SAP BW
6 4 (1.69%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 3 (1.27%) Data Lake
7 3 (1.27%) Db2
7 3 (1.27%) DynamoDB
7 3 (1.27%) Hadoop
7 3 (1.27%) Power Query
7 3 (1.27%) Relational Database
7 3 (1.27%) Tableau
8 2 (0.85%) Amazon RDS
8 2 (0.85%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.85%) Azure SQL Database
Development Applications
1 34 (14.41%) JIRA
2 10 (4.24%) Git
3 9 (3.81%) Jenkins
4 6 (2.54%) GitLab
5 4 (1.69%) Bitbucket
5 4 (1.69%) JUnit
5 4 (1.69%) Selenium
6 3 (1.27%) Artifactory
6 3 (1.27%) Mockito
6 3 (1.27%) SonarQube
7 2 (0.85%) Appium
7 2 (0.85%) Atlassian Bamboo
7 2 (0.85%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.85%) JDeveloper
7 2 (0.85%) JMeter
7 2 (0.85%) Maven
7 2 (0.85%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.85%) Visual Studio Code
8 1 (0.42%) HP UFT
8 1 (0.42%) LoadRunner
General
1 120 (50.85%) Social Skills
2 99 (41.95%) Analytical Skills
3 79 (33.47%) Finance
4 30 (12.71%) Banking
5 19 (8.05%) Public Sector
6 12 (5.08%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 11 (4.66%) Front Office
7 11 (4.66%) Marketing
8 10 (4.24%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (3.81%) Documentation Skills
9 9 (3.81%) Financial Institution
10 8 (3.39%) Organisational Skills
11 7 (2.97%) Presentation Skills
11 7 (2.97%) Retail
12 6 (2.54%) Telecoms
13 5 (2.12%) Investment Banking
13 5 (2.12%) Pharmaceutical
14 4 (1.69%) Legal
15 3 (1.27%) Law
15 3 (1.27%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 40 (16.95%) Analyst
2 26 (11.02%) Developer
3 21 (8.90%) Architect
3 21 (8.90%) Senior
4 19 (8.05%) Business Analyst
5 16 (6.78%) Support Engineer
6 15 (6.36%) Lead
7 10 (4.24%) Consultant
7 10 (4.24%) IT Support
7 10 (4.24%) Project Manager
8 9 (3.81%) Data Engineer
9 8 (3.39%) IT Engineer
9 8 (3.39%) IT Support Engineer
9 8 (3.39%) Solutions Architect
10 7 (2.97%) Applications Support
10 7 (2.97%) Support Analyst
11 6 (2.54%) Digital Analyst
11 6 (2.54%) Digital Business Analyst
11 6 (2.54%) Full-Stack Engineer
11 6 (2.54%) IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 22 (9.32%) REST
2 16 (6.78%) .NET
3 15 (6.36%) React
4 13 (5.51%) SOAP
5 10 (4.24%) Web Services
6 9 (3.81%) JSON
6 9 (3.81%) PySpark
6 9 (3.81%) Terraform
7 8 (3.39%) AngularJS
7 8 (3.39%) Kafka
8 7 (2.97%) RESTful
8 7 (2.97%) Spring
8 7 (2.97%) Spring Boot
9 6 (2.54%) XML
10 4 (1.69%) CSS
10 4 (1.69%) HTML
10 4 (1.69%) Middleware
10 4 (1.69%) OAuth
11 3 (1.27%) Node.js
11 3 (1.27%) RabbitMQ
Miscellaneous
1 22 (9.32%) Onboarding
2 16 (6.78%) Cloud Native
3 14 (5.93%) Product Ownership
4 11 (4.66%) Distributed Systems
5 9 (3.81%) Enterprise Software
5 9 (3.81%) Video Conferencing
6 8 (3.39%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (2.97%) Data Centre
8 6 (2.54%) AI Agents
8 6 (2.54%) Hybrid Cloud
9 5 (2.12%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (2.12%) Data Structures
9 5 (2.12%) Fixed Income
9 5 (2.12%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
9 5 (2.12%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (2.12%) Virtual Team
10 4 (1.69%) CMDB
10 4 (1.69%) Life Science
11 3 (1.27%) Management Information System
11 3 (1.27%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 33 (13.98%) Windows
2 12 (5.08%) Linux
3 11 (4.66%) Mac OS
4 8 (3.39%) Unix
4 8 (3.39%) Windows 10
5 6 (2.54%) Windows Server
6 3 (1.27%) Android
6 3 (1.27%) Apple iOS
7 2 (0.85%) Windows 7
7 2 (0.85%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.85%) zOS
8 1 (0.42%) Mac OS X
8 1 (0.42%) OpenVMS
8 1 (0.42%) VMS
8 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.42%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (33.90%) Agile
2 64 (27.12%) Stakeholder Management
3 48 (20.34%) AI
4 45 (19.07%) CI/CD
5 42 (17.80%) Continuous Improvement
6 38 (16.10%) DevOps
7 33 (13.98%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 28 (11.86%) Decision-Making
9 27 (11.44%) Analytics
9 27 (11.44%) Migration
10 24 (10.17%) ITIL
11 22 (9.32%) Data Engineering
12 21 (8.90%) Data Governance
12 21 (8.90%) Microservices
13 20 (8.47%) Scrum
13 20 (8.47%) Test Automation
13 20 (8.47%) Translating Business Requirements
13 20 (8.47%) Workflow
14 19 (8.05%) Service Delivery
14 19 (8.05%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 47 (19.92%) Python
2 46 (19.49%) SQL
3 22 (9.32%) Java
4 16 (6.78%) C#
4 16 (6.78%) TypeScript
5 15 (6.36%) PowerShell
6 14 (5.93%) JavaScript
7 5 (2.12%) PL/SQL
8 4 (1.69%) Shell Script
9 3 (1.27%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (1.27%) Korn
10 2 (0.85%) Bash
10 2 (0.85%) Go
10 2 (0.85%) JCL
10 2 (0.85%) Perl
11 1 (0.42%) C++
11 1 (0.42%) COBOL
11 1 (0.42%) RPG
11 1 (0.42%) T-SQL
11 1 (0.42%) VBA
Qualifications
1 30 (12.71%) Security Cleared
2 22 (9.32%) SC Cleared
3 19 (8.05%) Degree
4 7 (2.97%) PMP
5 6 (2.54%) PMI Certification
6 5 (2.12%) CISSP
6 5 (2.12%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (2.12%) ITIL Certification
7 4 (1.69%) CISA
7 4 (1.69%) CRISC
7 4 (1.69%) DV Cleared
7 4 (1.69%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (1.27%) BPSS Clearance
9 2 (0.85%) CSPO
9 2 (0.85%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.85%) TOGAF Certification
10 1 (0.42%) AWS Certification
10 1 (0.42%) Azure Certification
10 1 (0.42%) Numerate Degree
10 1 (0.42%) NVQ Level 3
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 17 (7.20%) Data Quality
2 15 (6.36%) QA
3 7 (2.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 6 (2.54%) GDPR
4 6 (2.54%) PMO
5 5 (2.12%) NIST
5 5 (2.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 4 (1.69%) COBIT
6 4 (1.69%) GRC
6 4 (1.69%) ITGC
6 4 (1.69%) SLA
7 2 (0.85%) 21 CFR Part 11
7 2 (0.85%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.85%) GxP
7 2 (0.85%) WCAG
8 1 (0.42%) Basel III
8 1 (0.42%) GAAP
8 1 (0.42%) HIPAA
8 1 (0.42%) NCSC
8 1 (0.42%) SOC 2
System Software
1 27 (11.44%) Active Directory
2 12 (5.08%) Docker
3 3 (1.27%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.85%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.85%) IAG
5 1 (0.42%) Firmware
5 1 (0.42%) Microsoft App-V
5 1 (0.42%) Virtual Machines
5 1 (0.42%) VMware NSX
Systems Management
1 14 (5.93%) Microsoft Intune
2 12 (5.08%) Kubernetes
3 7 (2.97%) SCCM
4 5 (2.12%) Grafana
5 4 (1.69%) Ansible
5 4 (1.69%) ITRS Geneos
6 3 (1.27%) Jamf Pro
6 3 (1.27%) Prometheus
7 2 (0.85%) WSUS
8 1 (0.42%) Control-M
8 1 (0.42%) HP Fortify
8 1 (0.42%) NetBackup
8 1 (0.42%) PingFederate
8 1 (0.42%) PowerCLI
8 1 (0.42%) RSA Archer
8 1 (0.42%) SCOM
8 1 (0.42%) SCOrch
8 1 (0.42%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 70 (29.66%) Microsoft
2 20 (8.47%) ServiceNow
3 16 (6.78%) Oracle
4 12 (5.08%) Databricks
4 12 (5.08%) Google
5 11 (4.66%) SAP
6 7 (2.97%) Apple
7 6 (2.54%) Bloomberg
7 6 (2.54%) Splunk
8 5 (2.12%) Cisco
8 5 (2.12%) Dynatrace
8 5 (2.12%) Remedy
8 5 (2.12%) Salesforce
9 4 (1.69%) IBM
9 4 (1.69%) VMware
10 3 (1.27%) BMC
10 3 (1.27%) Citrix
10 3 (1.27%) ION Trading
10 3 (1.27%) Refinitiv
10 3 (1.27%) Workday