Problem Management Jobs in the UK excluding London

Problem Management
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Problem Management skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Problem Management over the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 385 368 330
Rank change year-on-year -17 -38 -19
Permanent jobs citing Problem Management 197 486 568
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 0.50% 0.65% 0.98%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.54% 0.79% 1.02%
Number of salaries quoted 114 329 384
10th Percentile £30,975 £29,000 £30,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £36,250 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,500 £48,500 £45,000
Median % change year-on-year -6.19% +7.78% -
75th Percentile £53,137 £58,750 £60,000
90th Percentile £60,000 £67,750 £70,000
UK median annual salary £51,447 £52,500 £50,985
% change year-on-year -2.01% +2.97% +1.97%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

Problem Management falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the UK excluding London.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 36,483 61,419 55,450
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 92.65% 82.37% 95.58%
Number of salaries quoted 17,392 42,187 28,711
10th Percentile £26,250 £27,250 £30,500
25th Percentile £36,750 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £51,574 £50,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +3.15% -9.09% +4.76%
75th Percentile £65,000 £65,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £77,500 £77,500 £82,500
UK median annual salary £57,443 £55,000 £60,899
% change year-on-year +4.44% -9.69% +1.50%

Problem Management
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Problem Management as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Problem Management in the UK excluding London

Problem Management
Salary Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem Management in the UK excluding London.

Salary trend for Problem Management in the UK excluding London

Problem Management
Salary Histogram in the UK excluding London

Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem Management in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Salary histogram for Problem Management in the UK excluding London

Problem Management
Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem Management within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South East +17 63 £47,250 -2.58% 105
Midlands +33 46 £45,000 -10.00% 57
West Midlands +29 37 £42,500 -21.30% 28
North of England -35 37 £45,000 -11.76% 78
North West -30 24 £50,000 -13.04% 39
East of England +42 22 £45,250 +0.56% 39
South West +72 17 £47,500 +11.76% 25
Yorkshire +32 12 £42,000 -26.96% 33
East Midlands +22 9 £49,000 +1.03% 24
Wales +36 8 £38,094 -24.94% 6
Scotland +102 4 £57,500 +27.78% 20
Northern Ireland +42 2 £50,000 - 14
North East +23 1 £28,500 -33.60% 7
Problem Management
UK

Problem Management
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 11 (5.58%) IIS
2 5 (2.54%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.54%) SharePoint
3 3 (1.52%) Blackberry Enterprise Server
3 3 (1.52%) Exchange Server 2013
3 3 (1.52%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.51%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 24 (12.18%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (2.03%) Chatbot
3 2 (1.02%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (0.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (3.55%) Remedy ITSM
2 6 (3.05%) SAP S/4HANA
3 5 (2.54%) Dynamics AX
4 2 (1.02%) Infor CloudSuite
4 2 (1.02%) Infor CloudSuite Industrial (formerly SyteLine)
5 1 (0.51%) Exchequer
5 1 (0.51%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 69 (35.03%) Azure
2 50 (25.38%) Microsoft 365
3 34 (17.26%) AWS
4 21 (10.66%) SaaS
5 16 (8.12%) Entra ID
6 14 (7.11%) GCP
7 12 (6.09%) Azure Monitor
7 12 (6.09%) Power Platform
8 10 (5.08%) PaaS
9 9 (4.57%) IaaS
10 6 (3.05%) Microsoft Purview
11 5 (2.54%) Azure DevOps
11 5 (2.54%) Boomi
11 5 (2.54%) Power Automate
11 5 (2.54%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 5 (2.54%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 4 (2.03%) Amazon EC2
12 4 (2.03%) Azure Sentinel
12 4 (2.03%) PowerApps
12 4 (2.03%) Route 53
Communications & Networking
1 22 (11.17%) Broadband
2 16 (8.12%) WAN
3 11 (5.58%) DNS
3 11 (5.58%) Firewall
3 11 (5.58%) Wi-Fi
4 10 (5.08%) LAN
4 10 (5.08%) Wireless
5 9 (4.57%) WLAN
6 8 (4.06%) VLAN
7 6 (3.05%) SD-WAN
8 5 (2.54%) HTTPS
8 5 (2.54%) VPN
9 4 (2.03%) SAN
9 4 (2.03%) VoIP
10 3 (1.52%) DHCP
10 3 (1.52%) IMAP
10 3 (1.52%) Skype
10 3 (1.52%) SMTP
10 3 (1.52%) TCP/IP
11 2 (1.02%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 19 (9.64%) SQL Server
2 7 (3.55%) Power BI
3 6 (3.05%) SQL Server Reporting Services
4 5 (2.54%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (2.03%) DB2
6 2 (1.02%) Apache Cassandra
6 2 (1.02%) GIS
6 2 (1.02%) Metadata
6 2 (1.02%) Metadata Repository
6 2 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
6 2 (1.02%) Spark SQL
7 1 (0.51%) Apache Hive
7 1 (0.51%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.51%) Crystal Reports
7 1 (0.51%) EDRMS
7 1 (0.51%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.51%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 8 (4.06%) JIRA
2 5 (2.54%) Git
3 4 (2.03%) Cypress.io
4 3 (1.52%) Jenkins
General
1 119 (60.41%) Social Skills
2 48 (24.37%) Finance
3 24 (12.18%) Law
4 22 (11.17%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (11.17%) Games
5 14 (7.11%) Legal
6 13 (6.60%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 12 (6.09%) Banking
8 8 (4.06%) Welsh Language
9 7 (3.55%) Public Sector
10 6 (3.05%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (2.54%) Advertising
11 5 (2.54%) Retail
12 3 (1.52%) Influencing Skills
12 3 (1.52%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.52%) Telecoms
13 1 (0.51%) Cantonese Language
13 1 (0.51%) Local Government
13 1 (0.51%) Manufacturing
13 1 (0.51%) Marketing
Job Titles
1 43 (21.83%) Analyst
2 42 (21.32%) Senior
3 36 (18.27%) Senior Manager
4 33 (16.75%) Support Analyst
5 25 (12.69%) Senior Service Manager
6 22 (11.17%) Engineering Manager
6 22 (11.17%) ServiceNow Manager
7 21 (10.66%) Lead
8 20 (10.15%) Applications Support
9 18 (9.14%) Service Manager
10 17 (8.63%) Applications Support Analyst
10 17 (8.63%) Support Engineer
11 15 (7.61%) Service Desk Manager
12 11 (5.58%) 3rd Line Engineer
12 11 (5.58%) Team Leader
13 9 (4.57%) 2nd Line Support
14 8 (4.06%) Server Engineer
15 7 (3.55%) Infrastructure Engineer
15 7 (3.55%) Support Team Leader
16 6 (3.05%) Desktop Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 17 (8.63%) .NET
2 11 (5.58%) Hugging Face
2 11 (5.58%) LangChain
2 11 (5.58%) PyTorch
2 11 (5.58%) TensorFlow
3 6 (3.05%) Node.js
3 6 (3.05%) React
4 5 (2.54%) CSS
4 5 (2.54%) EDI
4 5 (2.54%) HTML
5 4 (2.03%) Jest
5 4 (2.03%) RESTful
5 4 (2.03%) Vue
6 2 (1.02%) .NET Framework
6 2 (1.02%) AngularJS
6 2 (1.02%) Elastic Stack
6 2 (1.02%) Middleware
6 2 (1.02%) PySpark
6 2 (1.02%) Spring
6 2 (1.02%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 41 (20.81%) Management Information System
2 24 (12.18%) Product Ownership
3 22 (11.17%) Video\Live Streaming
4 9 (4.57%) Client/Server
4 9 (4.57%) IoT
4 9 (4.57%) Private Cloud
5 5 (2.54%) Analytical Mindset
6 4 (2.03%) CCTV
6 4 (2.03%) Linux Command Line
6 4 (2.03%) Public Cloud
7 3 (1.52%) Blackberry
7 3 (1.52%) iPad
7 3 (1.52%) iPhone
7 3 (1.52%) Low-Code
8 2 (1.02%) Data Protection Act
8 2 (1.02%) Driving Licence
8 2 (1.02%) Educational Technology
8 2 (1.02%) iSeries
8 2 (1.02%) Onboarding
8 2 (1.02%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 50 (25.38%) Windows
2 19 (9.64%) Windows Server
3 18 (9.14%) Mac OS
4 12 (6.09%) Apple iOS
4 12 (6.09%) Windows 10
5 11 (5.58%) Linux
6 3 (1.52%) Unix
7 2 (1.02%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
8 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.51%) Windows Server 2019
8 1 (0.51%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 109 (55.33%) ITIL
2 87 (44.16%) Incident Management
3 84 (42.64%) Change Management
4 72 (36.55%) Service Delivery
5 62 (31.47%) Problem-Solving
6 54 (27.41%) ITSM
7 49 (24.87%) Root Cause Analysis
8 48 (24.37%) Service Management
9 39 (19.80%) Roadmaps
10 34 (17.26%) Computer Science
11 33 (16.75%) Continuous Improvement
11 33 (16.75%) Customer Service
12 24 (12.18%) Software Engineering
12 24 (12.18%) Validation
13 23 (11.68%) Asset Management
14 22 (11.17%) Deployment Automation
14 22 (11.17%) Software Delivery
15 20 (10.15%) Artificial Intelligence
15 20 (10.15%) Proactive Monitoring
16 19 (9.64%) Agile
Programming Languages
1 28 (14.21%) SQL
2 11 (5.58%) Python
3 9 (4.57%) Java
3 9 (4.57%) JavaScript
4 8 (4.06%) Bash
5 7 (3.55%) PowerShell
5 7 (3.55%) Shell Script
6 6 (3.05%) TypeScript
7 2 (1.02%) C#
7 2 (1.02%) Perl
7 2 (1.02%) PL/SQL
8 1 (0.51%) ActionScript
8 1 (0.51%) ActionScript 2.0
8 1 (0.51%) Bicep
8 1 (0.51%) JCL
8 1 (0.51%) REXX
8 1 (0.51%) XPath
Qualifications
1 40 (20.30%) Degree
2 33 (16.75%) Computer Science Degree
3 22 (11.17%) Security Cleared
4 20 (10.15%) SC Cleared
5 18 (9.14%) ITIL Certification
6 14 (7.11%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (6.09%) Azure Certification
8 11 (5.58%) DBS Check
8 11 (5.58%) Master's Degree
9 10 (5.08%) MCSA
10 8 (4.06%) MCSE
11 6 (3.05%) A+ Certification
11 6 (3.05%) CISA
11 6 (3.05%) CISM
11 6 (3.05%) CISSP
11 6 (3.05%) GIAC
11 6 (3.05%) ISACA
11 6 (3.05%) SANS
12 5 (2.54%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
13 4 (2.03%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (19.29%) SLA
2 6 (3.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 5 (2.54%) GDPR
3 5 (2.54%) GRC
3 5 (2.54%) JSP 440
3 5 (2.54%) NCSC
4 4 (2.03%) Accessibility
5 3 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 1 (0.51%) COBIT
6 1 (0.51%) Data Quality
System Software
1 36 (18.27%) Active Directory
2 11 (5.58%) Firmware
3 10 (5.08%) BitLocker
4 8 (4.06%) Virtual Desktop
4 8 (4.06%) Virtual Machines
5 7 (3.55%) Docker
6 3 (1.52%) VMware Infrastructure
7 2 (1.02%) Hyper-V
8 1 (0.51%) NFS
8 1 (0.51%) Time Sharing Option
8 1 (0.51%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 22 (11.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 15 (7.61%) Grafana
3 14 (7.11%) Prometheus
4 13 (6.60%) SCCM
5 5 (2.54%) Kubernetes
6 4 (2.03%) Ansible
7 2 (1.02%) Control-M
7 2 (1.02%) ITRS Geneos
7 2 (1.02%) Nessus
7 2 (1.02%) Progress Chef
7 2 (1.02%) Puppet
7 2 (1.02%) SCOM
7 2 (1.02%) Terraform
8 1 (0.51%) Failover Clustering
8 1 (0.51%) FortiGate
8 1 (0.51%) Kibana
8 1 (0.51%) Tivoli Storage Manager
Vendors
1 76 (38.58%) Microsoft
2 33 (16.75%) ServiceNow
3 23 (11.68%) Apple
4 17 (8.63%) Oracle
5 11 (5.58%) OpenAI
6 10 (5.08%) HP
6 10 (5.08%) MobileIron
6 10 (5.08%) SAP
7 9 (4.57%) VMware
8 7 (3.55%) McAfee
8 7 (3.55%) Remedy
9 6 (3.05%) Dell
9 6 (3.05%) Splunk
10 4 (2.03%) Cisco
10 4 (2.03%) Dynatrace
11 3 (1.52%) NetApp
11 3 (1.52%) Tenable
12 2 (1.02%) IBM
12 2 (1.02%) Red Hat
12 2 (1.02%) Sybase