Problem Manager Contracts in the North of England

Problem Manager
England > North of England

The median Problem Manager daily rate in the North of England is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 182 143 199
Rank change year-on-year -39 +56 +55
Contract jobs requiring a Problem Manager 4 27 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 0.10% 0.65% 0.019%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.70% 0.020%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 14 1
10th Percentile - £428 -
25th Percentile £425 £444 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £493 £475
Median % change year-on-year -8.72% +3.79% +2.70%
75th Percentile £475 - £488
90th Percentile - £498 -
England median daily rate £450 £493 £525
% change year-on-year -8.72% -6.10% +5.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 3,635 3,840 5,094
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.45% 92.20% 95.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,337 2,369 3,458
10th Percentile £253 £263 £263
25th Percentile £368 £400 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £493 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.19% -1.40% +2.04%
75th Percentile £550 £580 £600
90th Percentile £638 £670 £675
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 231 282 204
10th Percentile £12.82 £11.47 £15.39
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.58 £17.65
Median hourly rate £22.32 £30.00 £26.25
Median % change year-on-year -25.62% +14.29% +31.25%
75th Percentile £46.65 £51.90 £44.64
90th Percentile £75.79 £70.00 £56.24
England median hourly rate £25.32 £45.00 £42.50
% change year-on-year -43.73% +5.88% +66.67%

Problem Manager
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings that featured Problem Manager in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Problem Manager in the North of England

Problem Manager
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Problem Manager in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Problem Manager in the North of England

Problem Manager
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Problem Manager in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Problem Manager in the North of England

Problem Manager
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Problem Manager within the North of England region over the 6 months to 5 August 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
North West -17 4 £450 -8.72% 2
Problem Manager
England

Problem Manager Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 5 August 2025, Problem Manager contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North of England region featuring Problem Manager in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Problem Management
2 3 (75.00%) Major Incident Management
2 3 (75.00%) ITIL Certification
2 3 (75.00%) Service Management
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Management
2 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Logistics
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Retail
3 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Trend Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement

Problem Manager Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) ITIL
1 4 (100.00%) Problem Management
2 3 (75.00%) Incident Management
2 3 (75.00%) Major Incident Management
2 3 (75.00%) Service Management
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (25.00%) Logistics
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Trend Analysis
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) ITIL Certification