Applications Analyst Contract Job Trends in England

Applications Analyst
UK > England

The median Applications Analyst daily rate in England is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 October 2025.

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

6 months to
12 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 507 522 582
Rank change year-on-year +15 +60 +182
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Analyst 3 7 14
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.011% 0.022% 0.034%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.023% 0.036%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 7 12
10th Percentile £375 £265 £400
25th Percentile £394 - £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £300 £431
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -30.45% +23.23%
75th Percentile £475 £400 £462
90th Percentile - £415 £699
UK median daily rate £450 £300 £450
% change year-on-year +50.00% -33.33% +28.57%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 25,419 29,977 38,417
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.07% 93.08% 94.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,363 18,317 26,774
10th Percentile £275 £300 £300
25th Percentile £402 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -3.67% -0.91%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,438 1,263 1,398
10th Percentile £13.80 £15.01 £15.25
25th Percentile £17.31 £21.25 £19.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year -41.51% -6.89% +71.16%
75th Percentile £50.94 £67.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £41.27 £45.00
% change year-on-year -39.05% -8.30% +70.84%

Applications Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Applications Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Applications Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Analyst job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Analyst job vacancies in England

Applications Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Analyst job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Applications Analyst job vacancies in England

Applications Analyst
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 12 October 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
South West - 2 £450 - 1
London +13 1 £375 +7.14% 3
Applications Analyst
UK

Applications Analyst Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 12 October 2025, Applications 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 England region featuring Applications Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft
1 2 (66.67%) Asset Management
1 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Application Rationalisation
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Data Interpretation
2 1 (33.33%) Tech for Good
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Systems Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Local Government
2 1 (33.33%) DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL

Applications Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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:

Applications
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Local Government
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Tech for Good
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Application Rationalisation
1 2 (66.67%) Asset Management
1 2 (66.67%) Data Analysis
1 2 (66.67%) Data Interpretation
2 1 (33.33%) Change Management
2 1 (33.33%) DevOps
2 1 (33.33%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 1 (33.33%) ITIL
2 1 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 1 (33.33%) Systems Analysis
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft