Problem Manager Contract Job Trends in London

Problem Manager
England > London

The median Problem Manager daily rate in London is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 August 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 447 - 377
Rank change year-on-year - - +80
Contract jobs requiring a Problem Manager 1 0 18
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.005% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.005% - 0.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 14
10th Percentile - - £433
25th Percentile £513 - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - £513
Median % change year-on-year - - +7.89%
75th Percentile £538 - £550
90th Percentile - - £569
England median daily rate £538 £450 £493
% change year-on-year +19.44% -8.72% -1.40%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 18,712 12,462 15,292
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.20% 92.97% 94.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,149 8,386 10,664
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £544 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.12% -1.11% -4.35%
75th Percentile £659 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 357 207 197
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.98 £17.40
25th Percentile £21.93 £23.00 £22.00
Median hourly rate £37.50 £29.07 £33.50
Median % change year-on-year +29.00% -13.22% -10.28%
75th Percentile £60.25 £49.13 £55.00
90th Percentile £79.25 £65.00 £71.88
England median hourly rate £42.50 £26.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +63.46% -42.22% +6.95%

Problem Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Problem Manager job vacancy trend in London

Problem Manager
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Problem Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Problem Manager job vacancies in London

Problem Manager
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Problem Manager job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Problem Manager job vacancies in London

Problem Manager Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 21 August 2026, Problem Manager 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 London region featuring Problem Manager in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience

Problem Manager Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Collaborative Culture
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) ITIL
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Line Management
1 1 (100.00%) Problem Management
1 1 (100.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Service Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared