Problem Analyst Contract Job Trends

Problem Analyst
UK

The median Problem Analyst daily rate in the UK 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 587 552 599
Rank change year-on-year -35 +47 +182
Contract jobs requiring a Problem Analyst 2 2 2
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.005% 0.006% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.006% 0.005%
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 excluding London median daily rate - - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 33,803 31,437 40,517
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.09% 92.75% 93.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,362 19,311 27,163
10th Percentile £294 £300 £283
25th Percentile £405 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £616 £638 £640
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,992 980 1,517
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.50 £14.86
25th Percentile £18.19 £21.03 £19.25
Median hourly rate £25.20 £33.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -23.64% -26.67% +45.77%
75th Percentile £57.50 £63.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £73.75 £77.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £46.18
% change year-on-year -22.62% -29.62% +84.72%

Problem Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Problem Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Problem Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Problem Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Problem Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Problem Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Problem Analyst
Top 5 Contract Job Locations

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 UK 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
England -39 2 £410 - 2
London -6 1 £410 - 2
North West - 1 - -
UK excluding London - 1 - -
North of England - 1 - -

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

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 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 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%) 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%) Service Delivery
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