Portfolio Analyst Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Portfolio Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Portfolio Analyst daily rate in Birmingham is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 74 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Portfolio Analyst 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 0.23% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.25% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £388 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - -
75th Percentile £413 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £525 - £450

All Contract IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 786 469 701
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.29% 89.67% 92.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 495 343 494
10th Percentile £316 £175 £250
25th Percentile £413 £359 £328
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £485 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% +7.78% -10.00%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £575
90th Percentile £668 £698 £675
West Midlands median daily rate £485 £488 £475
% change year-on-year -0.51% +2.63% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 19 39
10th Percentile £14.10 £12.62 £12.95
25th Percentile £17.17 £13.31 £17.00
Median hourly rate £22.26 £14.00 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +59.00% -50.88% +42.50%
75th Percentile £26.10 £29.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £30.00 £35.04 £68.58
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.46 £18.13 £22.00
% change year-on-year +40.43% -17.59% +17.76%

Portfolio Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Portfolio Analyst job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Portfolio Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Portfolio Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Portfolio Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham

Portfolio Analyst Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 26 March 2026, Portfolio 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 across the Birmingham region featuring Portfolio Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) PMO
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Confluence
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (50.00%) Portfolio Management
2 1 (50.00%) Power Query
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2

Portfolio Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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 1 (50.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Banking
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Organisational Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Portfolio Management
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (100.00%) PMO