Payments Analyst Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Payments Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median Payments Analyst daily rate in the City of London is £405, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 112 122 129
Rank change year-on-year +10 +7 +54
Contract jobs requiring a Payments Analyst 11 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.61% 0.053% 0.041%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.64% 0.057% 0.044%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 1
10th Percentile £325 - -
25th Percentile £370 £625 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £650 £450
Median % change year-on-year -37.69% +44.44% -
75th Percentile £550 £675 £475
90th Percentile £565 - -
Central London median daily rate £405 £650 £450
% change year-on-year -37.69% +44.44% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of London. 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 City of London with a recognized job title 1,707 1,747 2,277
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.05% 93.02% 94.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,190 1,071 1,634
10th Percentile £340 £363 £350
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £574
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +0.22% -0.22%
75th Percentile £675 £686 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £788
Central London median daily rate £535 £575 £563
% change year-on-year -6.96% +2.22% -2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 10 15
10th Percentile £19.94 £13.73 £17.00
25th Percentile £23.21 £22.00 £20.09
Median hourly rate £34.00 £35.50 £24.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.23% +47.92% -31.43%
75th Percentile £42.65 £112.00 £42.38
90th Percentile £51.25 £137.50 £63.75
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £25.00
% change year-on-year -25.40% +40.00% -28.57%

Payments Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Payments Analyst job vacancy trend in the City of London

Payments Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Payments Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Payments Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

Payments Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Payments Analyst in the City of London over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Payments Analyst in the City of London

Payments Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Payments Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Payments Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

Payments Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, Payments 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 City of London region featuring Payments Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (81.82%) Agile
2 7 (63.64%) ISO 20022
2 7 (63.64%) Project Delivery
2 7 (63.64%) PSD2
3 6 (54.55%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (45.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 5 (45.45%) User Acceptance Testing
4 5 (45.45%) User Stories
4 5 (45.45%) Workshop Facilitation
5 4 (36.36%) Business Analysis
5 4 (36.36%) Microsoft
5 4 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (36.36%) Requirements Gathering
5 4 (36.36%) Scrum
6 3 (27.27%) Anti-Money Laundering
6 3 (27.27%) CBAP
6 3 (27.27%) Confluence
6 3 (27.27%) Defect Management
6 3 (27.27%) Fintech
6 3 (27.27%) ISO 8583
6 3 (27.27%) JIRA
6 3 (27.27%) KYC
6 3 (27.27%) MS Visio
6 3 (27.27%) PMI Certification
6 3 (27.27%) Project Management
6 3 (27.27%) QA
6 3 (27.27%) Regulatory Change
6 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
6 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
6 3 (27.27%) Use Case

Payments Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 3 (27.27%) Confluence
2 2 (18.18%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (27.27%) MS Visio
2 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (18.18%) Payment Gateway
Communications & Networking
1 1 (9.09%) ATM
Development Applications
1 3 (27.27%) JIRA
General
1 9 (81.82%) Finance
2 7 (63.64%) Analytical Skills
2 7 (63.64%) Banking
3 2 (18.18%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (18.18%) Law
3 2 (18.18%) Social Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 5 (45.45%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 3 (27.27%) PMI
2 3 (27.27%) Product Ownership
3 2 (18.18%) Digital Wallet
3 2 (18.18%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (81.82%) Agile
2 7 (63.64%) Project Delivery
3 6 (54.55%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (45.45%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 5 (45.45%) User Acceptance Testing
4 5 (45.45%) User Stories
4 5 (45.45%) Workshop Facilitation
5 4 (36.36%) Business Analysis
5 4 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (36.36%) Requirements Gathering
5 4 (36.36%) Scrum
6 3 (27.27%) Anti-Money Laundering
6 3 (27.27%) Defect Management
6 3 (27.27%) Fintech
6 3 (27.27%) KYC
6 3 (27.27%) Project Management
6 3 (27.27%) Regulatory Change
6 3 (27.27%) Use Case
6 3 (27.27%) Waterfall
7 2 (18.18%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 3 (27.27%) CBAP
1 3 (27.27%) PMI Certification
1 3 (27.27%) SC Cleared
1 3 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 1 (9.09%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (63.64%) ISO 20022
1 7 (63.64%) PSD2
2 3 (27.27%) ISO 8583
2 3 (27.27%) QA
3 2 (18.18%) PCI DSS
3 2 (18.18%) SEPA
Vendors
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft