Problem Management Contract Job Trends in England

Problem Management
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Problem Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 319 296 257
Rank change year-on-year -23 -39 +8
Contract jobs citing Problem Management 237 238 369
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.76% 0.78% 0.97%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.85% 0.89% 1.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 137 140 223
10th Percentile £210 £298 £264
25th Percentile £325 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £559 £588 £587
90th Percentile £650 £650 £649
UK median daily rate £453 £500 £499
% change year-on-year -9.50% +0.20% -0.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 9 39
10th Percentile £15.50 £30.25 -
25th Percentile £17.25 £55.87 £13.41
Median hourly rate £20.79 £56.75 £14.16
Median % change year-on-year -63.36% +300.74% -27.38%
75th Percentile £22.75 £68.75 £23.75
90th Percentile £30.68 £76.00 £57.85
UK median hourly rate £20.79 £56.75 £14.16
% change year-on-year -63.36% +300.74% -28.75%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Problem Management 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 England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 27,869 26,864 33,636
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 89.46% 87.86% 88.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,747 16,503 22,915
10th Percentile £300 £313 £313
25th Percentile £405 £417 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -3.67% -0.91%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,797 957 1,425
10th Percentile £15.00 £15.24 £15.00
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.24 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +18.90%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.35 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.75 £43.63
% change year-on-year -23.21% -24.93% +24.64%

Problem Management
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Problem Management relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Problem Management job vacancy trend in England

Problem Management
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Problem Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Problem Management

Problem Management
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem Management in England over the 6 months to 4 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem Management in England

Problem Management
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Problem Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Problem Management

Problem Management
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Problem Management in England over the 6 months to 4 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Problem Management in England

Problem Management
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 Management within the England region over the 6 months to 4 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 -28 85 £458 -8.50% 30
North of England -51 52 £450 -13.25% 15
North West -18 40 £325 -35.80% 7
South East -2 32 £525 +17.98% 25
Midlands -12 32 £402 -21.18% 4
South West +7 23 £575 -2.13% 7
West Midlands -24 20 £369 -27.70% 3
East Midlands - 12 £425 - 1
East of England -15 11 £450 +28.57% 12
Yorkshire -43 11 £500 -3.85% 5
North East -8 1 £650 - 3
Problem Management
UK

Problem Management
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:

Application Platforms
1 24 (10.13%) SharePoint
2 21 (8.86%) Microsoft Exchange
3 19 (8.02%) Confluence
4 15 (6.33%) Skype for Business
5 8 (3.38%) CICS
6 7 (2.95%) Exchange Server 2013
6 7 (2.95%) Mattermost
7 5 (2.11%) Apache
8 4 (1.69%) NetWeaver
9 3 (1.27%) IIS
9 3 (1.27%) iPlanet
9 3 (1.27%) JBoss
9 3 (1.27%) WebSphere
9 3 (1.27%) WebSphere Application Server
10 2 (0.84%) SAS
11 1 (0.42%) MQSeries
11 1 (0.42%) Tomcat
Applications
1 30 (12.66%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (3.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (3.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (3.38%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 16 (6.75%) Remedy ITSM
2 5 (2.11%) SAP IBP
3 3 (1.27%) assyst
3 3 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.84%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.42%) ION MarketView
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle Cash Management
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.42%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.42%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 40 (16.88%) Azure
2 37 (15.61%) Microsoft 365
3 19 (8.02%) OneDrive
4 17 (7.17%) AWS
5 13 (5.49%) SaaS
6 12 (5.06%) Entra ID
7 10 (4.22%) GitHub
8 9 (3.80%) Power Platform
9 8 (3.38%) PaaS
10 7 (2.95%) Azure DevOps
11 6 (2.53%) GitHub Actions
12 5 (2.11%) OCI
12 5 (2.11%) Serverless
13 4 (1.69%) AWS CloudFormation
13 4 (1.69%) OpenShift
14 3 (1.27%) Azure AKS
14 3 (1.27%) Azure Functions
14 3 (1.27%) Datadog
14 3 (1.27%) Snowflake
15 2 (0.84%) Azure App Service
Communications & Networking
1 18 (7.59%) DNS
1 18 (7.59%) Skype
2 12 (5.06%) VPN
3 9 (3.80%) DHCP
4 8 (3.38%) TCP/IP
5 7 (2.95%) Firewall
5 7 (2.95%) Network Security
5 7 (2.95%) Unified Communications
5 7 (2.95%) VoIP
6 6 (2.53%) Internet
6 6 (2.53%) WAN
6 6 (2.53%) Wi-Fi
6 6 (2.53%) Wireless
7 5 (2.11%) MGCP
7 5 (2.11%) SCCP
7 5 (2.11%) Telepresence
7 5 (2.11%) WebEx
8 4 (1.69%) Broadband
9 3 (1.27%) Kerberos
9 3 (1.27%) LAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (2.53%) Data Warehouse
1 6 (2.53%) Oracle Database
2 5 (2.11%) Metadata
2 5 (2.11%) Metadata Repository
3 4 (1.69%) PostgreSQL
3 4 (1.69%) SAP BW
3 4 (1.69%) SAP HANA
3 4 (1.69%) SQL Server
4 2 (0.84%) Azure SQL Database
4 2 (0.84%) DB2
4 2 (0.84%) Oracle ODI
4 2 (0.84%) Oracle Reports
4 2 (0.84%) Power BI
4 2 (0.84%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 1 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
5 1 (0.42%) Data Lake
5 1 (0.42%) DTS
5 1 (0.42%) Flink
5 1 (0.42%) Looker
5 1 (0.42%) Oracle Discoverer
Development Applications
1 24 (10.13%) JIRA
2 9 (3.80%) Git
3 5 (2.11%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.27%) Bitbucket Server
4 3 (1.27%) CA Release Automation
4 3 (1.27%) Liquibase
4 3 (1.27%) Sonatype Nexus
5 2 (0.84%) JUnit
5 2 (0.84%) Mockito
5 2 (0.84%) Postman
6 1 (0.42%) Bitbucket
6 1 (0.42%) Fiddler
6 1 (0.42%) GitLab
6 1 (0.42%) MSI
General
1 97 (40.93%) Social Skills
2 71 (29.96%) Finance
3 45 (18.99%) Analytical Skills
4 24 (10.13%) Banking
5 19 (8.02%) Public Sector
6 15 (6.33%) Manufacturing
7 11 (4.64%) Documentation Skills
8 9 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
9 8 (3.38%) Financial Institution
9 8 (3.38%) Telecoms
10 6 (2.53%) Marketing
11 5 (2.11%) Electronics
12 4 (1.69%) Military
12 4 (1.69%) Retail
13 3 (1.27%) Investment Banking
13 3 (1.27%) Publishing
14 2 (0.84%) Law
14 2 (0.84%) Local Government
15 1 (0.42%) Advertising
15 1 (0.42%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 60 (25.32%) Analyst
2 42 (17.72%) Support Analyst
3 27 (11.39%) IT Support
4 19 (8.02%) Service Manager
5 17 (7.17%) Incident Manager
5 17 (7.17%) Operations Analyst
6 16 (6.75%) IT Analyst
6 16 (6.75%) Operational Support Analyst
6 16 (6.75%) Operations Support Analyst
7 15 (6.33%) IT Support Analyst
8 14 (5.91%) Senior
9 11 (4.64%) Consultant
9 11 (4.64%) Lead
10 10 (4.22%) Delivery Manager
10 10 (4.22%) ITIL Manager
11 9 (3.80%) ITIL Incident Manager
11 9 (3.80%) Service Analyst
12 8 (3.38%) Service Desk Support
12 8 (3.38%) SharePoint Analyst
12 8 (3.38%) SharePoint Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (4.22%) REST
2 8 (3.38%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (2.53%) ISPF
4 5 (2.11%) SAML
4 5 (2.11%) SAP Fiori
4 5 (2.11%) XMPP
5 4 (1.69%) Kafka
5 4 (1.69%) LDAP
5 4 (1.69%) SAP Basis
6 3 (1.27%) .NET
6 3 (1.27%) OAuth
6 3 (1.27%) OpenID
7 2 (0.84%) ActiveMQ
7 2 (0.84%) Middleware
7 2 (0.84%) RESTful
7 2 (0.84%) WireMock
7 2 (0.84%) XML
8 1 (0.42%) ARM Templates
8 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Graph
8 1 (0.42%) SAP Core Interface
Miscellaneous
1 21 (8.86%) Management Information System
2 12 (5.06%) Video Conferencing
3 11 (4.64%) Enterprise Software
4 10 (4.22%) CMDB
4 10 (4.22%) Mainframe
5 9 (3.80%) Data Centre
6 7 (2.95%) PKI
7 6 (2.53%) Driving Licence
7 6 (2.53%) Virtual Team
7 6 (2.53%) VSAM
8 5 (2.11%) IBM Mainframe
8 5 (2.11%) Low-Code
8 5 (2.11%) Self-Motivation
8 5 (2.11%) Team-Oriented Environment
9 4 (1.69%) Onboarding
10 3 (1.27%) Analytical Mindset
10 3 (1.27%) Cloud Native
10 3 (1.27%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (1.27%) Tandem
11 2 (0.84%) Replication
Operating Systems
1 49 (20.68%) Windows
2 23 (9.70%) Linux
3 13 (5.49%) Unix
3 13 (5.49%) Windows 10
4 11 (4.64%) Windows Server
5 7 (2.95%) zOS
6 6 (2.53%) Android
7 4 (1.69%) Apple iOS
8 3 (1.27%) CentOS
8 3 (1.27%) Windows Server 2012
9 2 (0.84%) Mac OS
9 2 (0.84%) VMS
10 1 (0.42%) Debian
10 1 (0.42%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
10 1 (0.42%) Ubuntu
Processes & Methodologies
1 137 (57.81%) ITIL
2 70 (29.54%) Change Management
3 66 (27.85%) Service Management
4 62 (26.16%) Problem-Solving
5 61 (25.74%) ITSM
6 50 (21.10%) Incident Management
7 45 (18.99%) DevOps
7 45 (18.99%) Root Cause Analysis
8 41 (17.30%) Agile
9 36 (15.19%) Continuous Improvement
9 36 (15.19%) Service Delivery
9 36 (15.19%) Stakeholder Management
10 33 (13.92%) Information Security
11 29 (12.24%) Project Management
12 26 (10.97%) Customer Service
13 24 (10.13%) Cybersecurity
14 22 (9.28%) Migration
15 19 (8.02%) Data Protection
16 18 (7.59%) Business Intelligence
16 18 (7.59%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 38 (16.03%) SQL
2 36 (15.19%) PowerShell
3 25 (10.55%) Python
4 9 (3.80%) Go
5 8 (3.38%) Bash
6 7 (2.95%) CLIST
6 7 (2.95%) PromQL
6 7 (2.95%) REXX
6 7 (2.95%) Shell Script
7 6 (2.53%) JCL
8 4 (1.69%) Java
9 3 (1.27%) Groovy
9 3 (1.27%) JavaScript
10 2 (0.84%) C#
11 1 (0.42%) C++
11 1 (0.42%) COBOL
11 1 (0.42%) VBA
Qualifications
1 56 (23.63%) Security Cleared
2 44 (18.57%) Degree
3 41 (17.30%) SC Cleared
4 22 (9.28%) ITIL Certification
5 11 (4.64%) Computer Science Degree
5 11 (4.64%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (4.22%) A+ Certification
7 6 (2.53%) MCP
7 6 (2.53%) PMP
8 5 (2.11%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 5 (2.11%) MCDST
9 4 (1.69%) AWS Certification
9 4 (1.69%) Azure Certification
9 4 (1.69%) BPSS Clearance
9 4 (1.69%) Cisco Certification
9 4 (1.69%) MCSE
9 4 (1.69%) PMI Certification
10 3 (1.27%) CCNP
11 2 (0.84%) CCNA
11 2 (0.84%) Oracle Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (8.02%) SLA
2 8 (3.38%) QA
3 6 (2.53%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 6 (2.53%) NIST
4 5 (2.11%) PCI DSS
5 4 (1.69%) Cyber Essentials
6 2 (0.84%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.84%) Data Quality
6 2 (0.84%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.42%) GDPR
7 1 (0.42%) GRC
7 1 (0.42%) GxP
7 1 (0.42%) HMG Security Policy Framework
7 1 (0.42%) PMO
7 1 (0.42%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 61 (25.74%) Active Directory
2 6 (2.53%) Docker
2 6 (2.53%) Time Sharing Option
3 3 (1.27%) Tivoli Directory Server
3 3 (1.27%) Virtual Desktop
3 3 (1.27%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.42%) RACF
4 1 (0.42%) XenApp
4 1 (0.42%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 24 (10.13%) SCCM
2 21 (8.86%) Microsoft Intune
3 15 (6.33%) HP SiteScope
3 15 (6.33%) SCOM
4 11 (4.64%) Kubernetes
5 9 (3.80%) Grafana
5 9 (3.80%) Terraform
6 8 (3.38%) Prometheus
7 7 (2.95%) OMEGAMON
8 5 (2.11%) Ansible
8 5 (2.11%) CA Endevor
9 3 (1.27%) CA Single Sign-On
9 3 (1.27%) CA Wily
9 3 (1.27%) FortiGate
9 3 (1.27%) Progress Chef
9 3 (1.27%) Tivoli
9 3 (1.27%) WSUS
10 2 (0.84%) Active Directory Federation Services
10 2 (0.84%) Puppet
10 2 (0.84%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 85 (35.86%) Microsoft
2 29 (12.24%) Splunk
3 25 (10.55%) Remedy
4 22 (9.28%) Cisco
5 18 (7.59%) ServiceNow
6 17 (7.17%) Oracle
7 13 (5.49%) IBM
7 13 (5.49%) SAP
8 8 (3.38%) Atlassian
9 5 (2.11%) Dynatrace
9 5 (2.11%) iManage
9 5 (2.11%) Mitel
9 5 (2.11%) Red Hat
9 5 (2.11%) VMware
10 4 (1.69%) Citrix
10 4 (1.69%) Zscaler
11 3 (1.27%) AppDynamics
11 3 (1.27%) BMC
11 3 (1.27%) Broadcom
11 3 (1.27%) Datto