Project Analyst Contracts

Project Analyst
UK

The median Project Analyst daily rate in the UK is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
6 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 479 589 641
Rank change year-on-year +110 +52 -80
Contract jobs requiring a Project Analyst 99 127 227
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.23% 0.22% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% 0.23% 0.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 68 80 151
10th Percentile £189 £250 £229
25th Percentile £263 £403 £331
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +16.67% -
75th Percentile £547 £600 £575
90th Percentile £629 £653 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £350 £400 £400
% change year-on-year -12.50% - +18.08%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 3 0
10th Percentile - £52.26 -
25th Percentile £35.00 £55.63 -
Median hourly rate £42.50 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -32.00% - -
75th Percentile £50.00 £63.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate £35.00 £50.01 -
% change year-on-year -30.01% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 40,246 55,892 84,695
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 94.62% 95.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,216 39,044 59,517
10th Percentile £279 £313 £313
25th Percentile £409 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,676 1,569 2,074
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.25 £15.72
Median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.75 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.00 £64.60
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.16 £19.52
% change year-on-year -5.11% +115.96% +2.74%

Project Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Project Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Project Analyst in the UK

Project Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Analyst.

Daily rate trend for Project Analyst in the UK

Project Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Analyst over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Project Analyst in the UK

Project Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Analyst.

Hourly rate trend for Project Analyst in the UK

Project Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Analyst over the 6 months to 6 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Analyst in the UK

Project Analyst
Top 14 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 6 May 2024. 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 +82 88 £475 -11.63% 20
London +90 55 £508 -10.18% 14
Work from Home +142 46 £521 +4.25% 8
UK excluding London +52 37 £350 -12.50% 6
Midlands +37 9 £313 -36.71% 2
South West +29 8 £275 -37.14%
North of England +29 8 £485 +29.33% 2
South East +11 7 £425 +70.00% 2
West Midlands +24 6 £451 -16.19% 1
Yorkshire +23 6 £475 +26.67%
Scotland +36 4 £325 -13.33%
East Midlands +21 3 £200 -55.56% 1
North West +25 1 £617 +208.25% 2
Northern Ireland +7 1 - -

Project Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 6 May 2024, Project Analyst 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 featuring Project Analyst in the job title.

1 35 (35.35%) Social Skills
2 30 (30.30%) Finance
3 24 (24.24%) Project Management
4 18 (18.18%) Microsoft
5 17 (17.17%) Business Analysis
6 16 (16.16%) MS Visio
6 16 (16.16%) PMO
7 15 (15.15%) Stakeholder Management
8 14 (14.14%) CMS
9 13 (13.13%) Agile
10 12 (12.12%) Change Management
11 11 (11.11%) Migration
12 9 (9.09%) Scenario Testing
12 9 (9.09%) Data Migration
13 8 (8.08%) Asset Management
13 8 (8.08%) Degree
13 8 (8.08%) Requirements Gathering
14 7 (7.07%) Business Case
14 7 (7.07%) User Acceptance Testing
14 7 (7.07%) Legal
14 7 (7.07%) SAP
14 7 (7.07%) Power BI
14 7 (7.07%) Workshop Facilitation
14 7 (7.07%) Power Platform
14 7 (7.07%) Analytical Skills
15 6 (6.06%) Data Quality
15 6 (6.06%) Waterfall
15 6 (6.06%) Problem-Solving
15 6 (6.06%) SQL
15 6 (6.06%) Business Intelligence

Project 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:

Application Platforms
1 14 (14.14%) CMS
2 1 (1.01%) SharePoint
Applications
1 16 (16.16%) MS Visio
2 2 (2.02%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.01%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (1.01%) ION MarketView
1 1 (1.01%) Magento
1 1 (1.01%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 7 (7.07%) Power Platform
2 3 (3.03%) Azure
3 2 (2.02%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.01%) Azure Data Factory
4 1 (1.01%) Azure Synapse Analytics
4 1 (1.01%) Intacct
4 1 (1.01%) SaaS
4 1 (1.01%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
4 1 (1.01%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.02%) FIX Connectivity
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (7.07%) Power BI
2 4 (4.04%) BusinessObjects
2 4 (4.04%) MS Access
2 4 (4.04%) Tableau
3 2 (2.02%) Data Lake
3 2 (2.02%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 2 (2.02%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (2.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 1 (1.01%) JIRA
General
1 35 (35.35%) Social Skills
2 30 (30.30%) Finance
3 7 (7.07%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (7.07%) Legal
4 6 (6.06%) Banking
5 5 (5.05%) Marketing
5 5 (5.05%) Public Sector
6 4 (4.04%) Billing
6 4 (4.04%) Retail
7 3 (3.03%) Front Office
7 3 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (3.03%) Investment Banking
8 2 (2.02%) Financial Institution
8 2 (2.02%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.01%) Aviation
9 1 (1.01%) Manufacturing
9 1 (1.01%) Military
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.02%) FIX Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 5 (5.05%) Onboarding
2 4 (4.04%) e-Health
3 2 (2.02%) Derivative
3 2 (2.02%) Fixed Income
3 2 (2.02%) Management Information System
3 2 (2.02%) SWIFT Messaging Network
4 1 (1.01%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.01%) Biopharmaceutical
4 1 (1.01%) Equities
4 1 (1.01%) Low-Code
4 1 (1.01%) NHS
4 1 (1.01%) Renewable Energy
4 1 (1.01%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 4 (4.04%) Unix
2 2 (2.02%) Windows
2 2 (2.02%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (24.24%) Project Management
2 17 (17.17%) Business Analysis
3 15 (15.15%) Stakeholder Management
4 13 (13.13%) Agile
5 12 (12.12%) Change Management
6 11 (11.11%) Migration
7 9 (9.09%) Data Migration
7 9 (9.09%) Scenario Testing
8 8 (8.08%) Asset Management
8 8 (8.08%) Requirements Gathering
9 7 (7.07%) Business Case
9 7 (7.07%) User Acceptance Testing
9 7 (7.07%) Workshop Facilitation
10 6 (6.06%) Business Intelligence
10 6 (6.06%) Problem-Solving
10 6 (6.06%) Programme Management
10 6 (6.06%) Risk Management
10 6 (6.06%) Waterfall
11 5 (5.05%) ERP
11 5 (5.05%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 6 (6.06%) SQL
Qualifications
1 8 (8.08%) Degree
2 4 (4.04%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (2.02%) SC Cleared
3 2 (2.02%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.01%) ISTQB
4 1 (1.01%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 16 (16.16%) PMO
2 6 (6.06%) Data Quality
Systems Management
1 2 (2.02%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 18 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 7 (7.07%) SAP
3 6 (6.06%) Salesforce
4 4 (4.04%) Alteryx
4 4 (4.04%) Oracle
5 3 (3.03%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
6 2 (2.02%) Calypso
6 2 (2.02%) ServiceNow
7 1 (1.01%) Adobe
7 1 (1.01%) Apple
7 1 (1.01%) Ariba
7 1 (1.01%) Bloomberg
7 1 (1.01%) Charles River
7 1 (1.01%) Guidewire
7 1 (1.01%) ION Trading
7 1 (1.01%) MarketAxess
7 1 (1.01%) Marketo
7 1 (1.01%) MicroStrategy
7 1 (1.01%) Sage
7 1 (1.01%) Tradeweb