Problem Analyst
UK
The median Problem Analyst salary in the UK is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 4 May 2025.
The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 4 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 690 | 878 | 974 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +188 | +96 | +241 |
| Permanent jobs requiring a Problem Analyst | 10 | 26 | 20 |
| As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK | 0.019% | 0.026% | 0.019% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.021% | 0.028% | 0.021% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 8 | 7 | 20 |
| 10th Percentile | £49,375 | £27,300 | £31,800 |
| 25th Percentile | £52,188 | £28,500 | £39,938 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £55,000 | £30,000 | £45,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +83.33% | -33.33% | +26.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £57,813 | £33,750 | £47,500 |
| 90th Percentile | £59,125 | £43,900 | - |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £45,000 | £30,000 | £34,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +50.00% | -11.76% | -9.33% |
All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.
| Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 47,541 | 93,322 | 94,998 |
| % of permanent jobs with a recognized job title | 90.35% | 94.63% | 91.54% |
| Number of salaries quoted | 27,467 | 66,921 | 59,760 |
| 10th Percentile | £30,000 | £28,500 | £32,500 |
| 25th Percentile | £42,000 | £38,500 | £45,000 |
| Median annual salary (50th Percentile) | £57,500 | £52,550 | £60,000 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +9.42% | -12.42% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £75,000 | £71,250 | £81,250 |
| 90th Percentile | £97,500 | £90,000 | £100,000 |
| UK excluding London median annual salary | £52,000 | £50,000 | £53,000 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.00% | -5.66% | +6.00% |
Problem Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Problem Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Problem Analyst
Salary Trend
3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Problem Analyst.
Problem Analyst
Salary Histogram
Salary distribution for jobs citing Problem Analyst over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.
Problem Analyst
Top 6 Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Problem Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +168 | 10 | £55,000 | +83.33% | 3 |
| London | +104 | 9 | £55,000 | - | |
| Work from Home | +168 | 3 | £55,000 | +89.66% | |
| UK excluding London | +181 | 1 | £45,000 | +50.00% | 3 |
| North of England | +70 | 1 | £45,000 | +55.17% | 2 |
| North West | - | 1 | £45,000 | - | 1 |
Problem Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 May 2025, Problem Analyst 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 permanent job ads featuring Problem Analyst in the job title.
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Problem Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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: