Spend Analysis Contract Job Trends in England

Spend Analysis
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Spend Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 532 485 542
Rank change year-on-year -47 +57 +193
Contract jobs citing Spend Analysis 8 10 7
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.025% 0.035% 0.019%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.029% 0.040% 0.022%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 6 5
10th Percentile £390 £310 £485
25th Percentile £461 £363 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £538 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.81% +7.55% +25.00%
75th Percentile £638 £551 £538
90th Percentile £675 - -
UK median daily rate £548 £538 £500
% change year-on-year +1.81% +7.55% +25.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £58.38 -
UK median hourly rate - £58.38 -

All Process & Methodology Skills
England

Spend Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 27,925 25,046 32,278
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 88.53% 88.69% 88.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,779 15,429 21,914
10th Percentile £302 £311 £308
25th Percentile £406 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
75th Percentile £625 £645 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £528
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.47% -4.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,785 824 1,417
10th Percentile £15.18 £15.62 £14.36
25th Percentile £17.96 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +25.35%
75th Percentile £56.69 £64.73 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.65 £75.00 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £43.75
% change year-on-year -22.62% -25.71% +25.00%

Spend Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Spend Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Spend Analysis job vacancy trend in England

Spend Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Spend Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Spend Analysis

Spend Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Spend Analysis in England over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Spend Analysis in England

Spend Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Spend Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Spend Analysis

Spend Analysis
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 Spend Analysis within the England region over the 6 months to 29 December 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
London - 7 £548 - 7
West Midlands -31 1 - - 1
Midlands -45 1 - - 1
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Spend Analysis
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 3 (37.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (25.00%) SaaS
2 1 (12.50%) AWS
2 1 (12.50%) Azure
2 1 (12.50%) GCP
General
1 5 (62.50%) Finance
2 4 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (37.50%) Legal
3 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
4 2 (25.00%) Banking
5 1 (12.50%) Billing
5 1 (12.50%) Financial Institution
5 1 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (12.50%) Local Government
5 1 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 3 (37.50%) Category Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Azure Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Business Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Business IT Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Client Relationship Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Cloud Engineer
2 1 (12.50%) Consultant
2 1 (12.50%) Finance Business Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Financial Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) IT Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) IT Business Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) IT Manager
2 1 (12.50%) Procurement Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Procurement Business Analyst
2 1 (12.50%) Procurement Consultant
2 1 (12.50%) Relationships Manager
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (50.00%) Contract Negotiation
1 4 (50.00%) Source to Pay
2 3 (37.50%) Analytics
2 3 (37.50%) Contract Management
2 3 (37.50%) Data Analysis
2 3 (37.50%) Decision-Making
2 3 (37.50%) ERP
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (37.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (25.00%) Budgeting and Forecasting
3 2 (25.00%) Change Management
3 2 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (25.00%) Market Research
3 2 (25.00%) Project Management
3 2 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (25.00%) Supplier Management
4 1 (12.50%) Budgeting
4 1 (12.50%) Collaborative Culture
4 1 (12.50%) Generative AI
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) PowerShell
1 1 (12.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (25.00%) Degree
1 2 (25.00%) Master's Degree
1 2 (25.00%) MBA
2 1 (12.50%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (12.50%) GRC
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft