Cost Analyst Contract Job Trends in England

Cost Analyst
UK > England

The median Cost Analyst daily rate in England is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 561 472 541
Rank change year-on-year -89 +69 +135
Contract jobs requiring a Cost Analyst 6 1 5
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.017% 0.004% 0.013%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.018% 0.004% 0.014%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £270
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £485
Median % change year-on-year - - -15.65%
75th Percentile - - £725
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £500 - £485
% change year-on-year - - -15.65%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 33,435 22,971 35,338
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.10% 93.06% 92.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,101 15,046 23,620
10th Percentile £310 £300 £270
25th Percentile £413 £409 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £505 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £750 £748
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,197 756 2,290
10th Percentile £15.45 £15.44 £13.00
25th Percentile £19.34 £21.25 £16.25
Median hourly rate £36.32 £35.00 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% +7.69% -23.29%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £59.50
90th Percentile £75.79 £77.35 £71.76
UK median hourly rate £35.00 £33.40 £32.69
% change year-on-year +4.79% +2.17% -22.84%

Cost Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Cost Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Cost Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Cost Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

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

Cost 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 Cost Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 11 March 2026. 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
Yorkshire - 6 £500 - 1
North of England - 6 £500 - 1
Cost Analyst
UK

Cost Analyst Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 11 March 2026, Cost 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 Cost Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
1 6 (100.00%) Identity Management
2 5 (83.33%) Cost Management
2 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (83.33%) Financial Analysis
2 5 (83.33%) Identity Access Management
2 5 (83.33%) Performance Metrics
2 5 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (66.67%) Cost Accounting
3 4 (66.67%) Data Analysis
3 4 (66.67%) Degree
4 3 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
4 3 (50.00%) Visualisation
5 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (16.67%) Budgeting
6 1 (16.67%) Business Case
6 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (16.67%) Cost Optimisation

Cost 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:

General
1 6 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (16.67%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (100.00%) Financial Modelling
1 6 (100.00%) Identity Management
2 5 (83.33%) Cost Management
2 5 (83.33%) Cybersecurity
2 5 (83.33%) Financial Analysis
2 5 (83.33%) Identity Access Management
2 5 (83.33%) Performance Metrics
2 5 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (66.67%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (66.67%) Cost Accounting
3 4 (66.67%) Data Analysis
4 3 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (50.00%) Data Visualisation
4 3 (50.00%) Visualisation
5 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 1 (16.67%) Budgeting
6 1 (16.67%) Business Case
6 1 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
6 1 (16.67%) Cost Optimisation
Qualifications
1 4 (66.67%) Degree