Project Analyst Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Project Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median Project Analyst daily rate in the City of London is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 December 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 120 124 125
Rank change year-on-year +4 +1 +60
Contract jobs requiring a Project Analyst 4 5 15
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.23% 0.23% 0.56%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.24% 0.25% 0.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 8
10th Percentile £415 £526 £270
25th Percentile £486 £535 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £550 £481
Median % change year-on-year +6.82% +14.29% -14.44%
75th Percentile £672 £669 £566
90th Percentile £734 £740 £721
Central London median daily rate £550 £625 £500
% change year-on-year -12.00% +25.00% -11.11%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,654 1,994 2,515
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.34% 93.13% 93.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,149 1,224 1,790
10th Percentile £329 £363 £352
25th Percentile £420 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £688
90th Percentile £765 £779 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 16 14
10th Percentile £20.02 £17.25 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.75 £22.00 £19.51
Median hourly rate £34.00 £48.00 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -29.17% +95.92% -42.69%
75th Percentile £47.50 £112.00 £44.56
90th Percentile £64.48 £137.50 £66.25
Central London median hourly rate £27.75 £35.00 £24.99
% change year-on-year -20.71% +40.08% -40.86%

Project Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Project Analyst job vacancy trend in the City of London

Project Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

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

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

Project Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Analyst in the City of London over the 6 months to 1 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Analyst in the City of London

Project Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 1 December 2025, Project 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 Project Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Project Management
1 2 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (25.00%) AI
2 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) ChatGPT
2 1 (25.00%) Community of Practice
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Data Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (25.00%) Data Strategy
2 1 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (25.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (25.00%) ION Trading
2 1 (25.00%) Logical Data Model
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (25.00%) Performance Optimisation
2 1 (25.00%) PMO
2 1 (25.00%) Power BI
2 1 (25.00%) Power Platform

Project 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 1 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) ChatGPT
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Copilot
1 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Investment Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (25.00%) Fixed Income
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Agile
1 2 (50.00%) Project Management
1 2 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (25.00%) AI
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
2 1 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
2 1 (25.00%) Generative AI
2 1 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Process Management
2 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) User Research
2 1 (25.00%) Visualisation
2 1 (25.00%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) ION Trading
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft