Problem Management Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Problem Management
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the West Midlands requiring Problem Management skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 13 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 119 95 98
Rank change year-on-year -24 +3 -23
Contract jobs citing Problem Management 17 15 19
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 0.77% 0.83% 1.00%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.87% 0.98% 1.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 9 11
10th Percentile £124 - £250
25th Percentile £128 £165 £329
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £344 £510 £400
Median % change year-on-year -32.60% +27.50% -25.93%
75th Percentile £500 £575 £448
90th Percentile £563 £630 £600
England median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £31.25 £21.25
Median hourly rate - £32.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year - +30.00% -
75th Percentile - £33.75 £28.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £20.79 £56.75 £14.16
% change year-on-year -63.36% +300.74% -28.75%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

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 the West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,944 1,523 1,626
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 87.96% 84.24% 85.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,236 956 1,104
10th Percentile £263 £250 £263
25th Percentile £400 £400 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £588 £612 £600
90th Percentile £675 £713 £700
England median daily rate £505 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 109 52 53
10th Percentile £13.25 £14.70 £15.50
25th Percentile £16.13 £16.07 £17.72
Median hourly rate £20.00 £21.80 £24.60
Median % change year-on-year -8.24% -11.40% +38.98%
75th Percentile £30.00 £34.06 £50.00
90th Percentile £40.46 £52.25 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +18.67%

Problem Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Problem Management job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Problem Management
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Problem Management.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Problem Management

Problem Management
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Problem Management in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 13 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Problem Management in the West Midlands

Problem Management
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Problem Management.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Problem Management

Problem Management
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 West Midlands region over the 6 months to 13 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
Birmingham -8 6 £145 -14.71% 2
Shropshire -32 6 £548 +7.35%
Warwickshire -8 3 £325 -50.00% 2
Worcestershire - 2 £369 - 1
Problem Management
England

Problem Management
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 2 (11.76%) SAS
Cloud Services
1 5 (29.41%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (5.88%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 6 (35.29%) DHCP
1 6 (35.29%) DNS
2 5 (29.41%) TCP/IP
2 5 (29.41%) VPN
3 3 (17.65%) Wireless
4 2 (11.76%) Broadband
4 2 (11.76%) Network Security
5 1 (5.88%) Firewall
5 1 (5.88%) SD-WAN
5 1 (5.88%) WAN
5 1 (5.88%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (29.41%) Data Warehouse
1 5 (29.41%) Metadata
1 5 (29.41%) Metadata Repository
2 1 (5.88%) Oracle Database
2 1 (5.88%) SAS Enterprise Guide
2 1 (5.88%) SQL Server
General
1 7 (41.18%) Analytical Skills
1 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Finance
2 1 (5.88%) Organisational Skills
2 1 (5.88%) Public Sector
2 1 (5.88%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 5 (29.41%) 1st/2nd Line Support
1 5 (29.41%) 1st/2nd Line Support Analyst
1 5 (29.41%) 2nd Line Support
1 5 (29.41%) 2nd Line Support Analyst
1 5 (29.41%) Analyst
1 5 (29.41%) Architect
1 5 (29.41%) Data Architect
1 5 (29.41%) IT Analyst
1 5 (29.41%) IT Support
1 5 (29.41%) IT Support Analyst
1 5 (29.41%) Support Analyst
2 2 (11.76%) Lead
2 2 (11.76%) Team Leader
3 1 (5.88%) Delivery Manager
3 1 (5.88%) Network Consultant
3 1 (5.88%) Network Operations Team Leader
3 1 (5.88%) Network Team Leader
3 1 (5.88%) Report Manager
3 1 (5.88%) SAS Architect
3 1 (5.88%) Service Operations Team Leader
Miscellaneous
1 5 (29.41%) Self-Motivation
1 5 (29.41%) Team-Oriented Environment
2 2 (11.76%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (11.76%) Onboarding
3 1 (5.88%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 5 (29.41%) Windows
1 5 (29.41%) Windows 10
2 1 (5.88%) Linux
2 1 (5.88%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (47.06%) Problem-Solving
2 7 (41.18%) ITIL
3 6 (35.29%) Service Delivery
4 5 (29.41%) Business Intelligence
4 5 (29.41%) Change Management
4 5 (29.41%) CRM
4 5 (29.41%) Customer Service
4 5 (29.41%) Data Analysis
4 5 (29.41%) Data Architecture
4 5 (29.41%) Data Design
4 5 (29.41%) Data Governance
4 5 (29.41%) Data Modelling
4 5 (29.41%) Disk Encryption
4 5 (29.41%) Impact Analysis
4 5 (29.41%) Metadata Management
4 5 (29.41%) Mobile Device Management
4 5 (29.41%) Reverse Engineering
4 5 (29.41%) Strategic Thinking
5 4 (23.53%) Continuous Improvement
5 4 (23.53%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 1 (5.88%) JavaScript
1 1 (5.88%) Shell Script
1 1 (5.88%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (41.18%) Security Cleared
2 6 (35.29%) SC Cleared
3 5 (29.41%) MCDST
3 5 (29.41%) MCP
3 5 (29.41%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (17.65%) CCNP
4 3 (17.65%) Cisco Certification
5 1 (5.88%) CCIE
5 1 (5.88%) CCNA
5 1 (5.88%) Degree
5 1 (5.88%) Novell Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (11.76%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (29.41%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (29.41%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (29.41%) iManage
1 5 (29.41%) Microsoft
1 5 (29.41%) Mitel
2 4 (23.53%) Remedy
3 2 (11.76%) BMC
4 1 (5.88%) Cisco
4 1 (5.88%) F5
4 1 (5.88%) Fortinet
4 1 (5.88%) Oracle
4 1 (5.88%) SolarWinds