Problem Analyst Contract Job Trends in England

Problem Analyst
UK > England

The median Problem Analyst daily rate in England is £410, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 551 512 548
Rank change year-on-year -39 +36 +177
Contract jobs requiring a Problem Analyst 2 2 1
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.006% 0.007% 0.003%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.007% 0.007% 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £405 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £410 - -
75th Percentile £414 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £410 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in England with a recognized job title 28,956 26,703 34,238
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.32% 92.91% 93.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 18,454 16,603 23,422
10th Percentile £295 £300 £283
25th Percentile £406 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £508 £525 £528
Median % change year-on-year -3.33% -0.47% -4.09%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,777 840 1,400
10th Percentile £14.38 £15.75 £15.16
25th Percentile £18.22 £21.25 £20.00
Median hourly rate £26.30 £35.50 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year -25.92% -22.62% +41.17%
75th Percentile £60.25 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £72.20 £74.47 £77.00
UK median hourly rate £25.20 £33.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -23.64% -26.67% +45.77%

Problem Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Problem Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Problem Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Problem Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Problem Analyst job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Problem Analyst job vacancies in England

Problem Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Problem Analyst job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Problem Analyst job vacancies in England

Problem Analyst
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 25 December 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 -6 1 £410 - 2
North West - 1 - -
North of England - 1 - -
Problem Analyst
UK

Problem Analyst Skill Set
Top 28 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 25 December 2025, Problem Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Problem Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) BMC
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Deadline-Driven
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) GDPR
2 1 (50.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Remedy
2 1 (50.00%) Remedy ITSM
2 1 (50.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience

Problem Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Remedy ITSM
General
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Banking
2 1 (50.00%) Finance
2 1 (50.00%) Military
2 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Mindset
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) ITSM
1 2 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 2 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Service Management
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Change Management
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Deadline-Driven
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) ITIL
2 1 (50.00%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Time Management
2 1 (50.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) GDPR
1 1 (50.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) BMC
1 1 (50.00%) Remedy
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow