Project Analyst Contracts in London

Project Analyst
England > London

The median Project Analyst daily rate in London is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 309 343 403
Rank change year-on-year +34 +60 +63
Contract jobs requiring a Project Analyst 41 54 76
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 0.34% 0.31% 0.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.36% 0.33% 0.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 38 44
10th Percentile £211 - £358
25th Percentile £213 £189 £470
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £500 £564
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -11.31% +16.24%
75th Percentile £638 £594 £613
90th Percentile £660 £661 £739
England median daily rate £406 £475 £525
% change year-on-year -14.47% -9.52% +16.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £61.25
Median hourly rate - - £62.50
75th Percentile - - £63.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate - £35.00 £62.50
% change year-on-year - -44.00% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 London with a recognized job title 11,371 16,351 24,216
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.43% 93.53% 95.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,722 11,827 17,651
10th Percentile £350 £325 £363
25th Percentile £425 £441 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £700
90th Percentile £800 £800 £800
England median daily rate £517 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.52% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 153 322 279
10th Percentile £20.24 £16.00 £18.00
25th Percentile £24.66 £20.07 £22.69
Median hourly rate £32.00 £27.66 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year +15.71% -23.18% +2.86%
75th Percentile £49.75 £46.50 £63.75
90th Percentile £61.85 £65.03 £82.50
England median hourly rate £29.30 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -21.87% -16.67% +91.49%

Project Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Project Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Project Analyst in London

Project Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Project Analyst in London.

Daily rate trend for Project Analyst in London

Project Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Analyst in London over the 6 months to 30 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Analyst in London

Project Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Project Analyst in London.

Hourly rate trend for Project Analyst in London

Project Analyst
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Project Analyst within the London region over the 6 months to 30 May 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
Central London +4 7 £625 -
West London +9 5 £225 +16.88% 1
South London +3 2 £225 -
East London - 1 - -
Project Analyst
England

Project Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 30 May 2025, Project Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Project Analyst in the job title.

1 22 (53.66%) Finance
2 18 (43.90%) Project Management
2 18 (43.90%) Social Skills
3 16 (39.02%) Agile
4 15 (36.59%) Business Analysis
5 10 (24.39%) Stakeholder Management
6 8 (19.51%) Front Office
6 8 (19.51%) Process Improvement
7 7 (17.07%) Presentation Skills
7 7 (17.07%) PMO
8 6 (14.63%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (14.63%) Requirements Gathering
8 6 (14.63%) SLA
9 5 (12.20%) Banking
9 5 (12.20%) Scrum
9 5 (12.20%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (12.20%) System Testing
9 5 (12.20%) Influencing Skills
9 5 (12.20%) Power Platform
9 5 (12.20%) Project Delivery
9 5 (12.20%) Power BI
9 5 (12.20%) Acceptance Criteria
9 5 (12.20%) Analytical Skills
10 4 (9.76%) Business Transformation
10 4 (9.76%) User Stories
10 4 (9.76%) Business Strategy
10 4 (9.76%) Data Analysis
10 4 (9.76%) Requirements Analysis
10 4 (9.76%) User Acceptance Testing
10 4 (9.76%) Wealth Management

Project Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 2 (4.88%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (4.88%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (4.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.44%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.44%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (4.88%) Endur
2 1 (2.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.44%) Loan IQ
2 1 (2.44%) Oracle General Ledger
Cloud Services
1 5 (12.20%) Power Platform
2 2 (4.88%) Azure
3 1 (2.44%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (2.44%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (2.44%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (12.20%) Power BI
2 1 (2.44%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.44%) Power Query
2 1 (2.44%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (2.44%) JIRA
General
1 22 (53.66%) Finance
2 18 (43.90%) Social Skills
3 8 (19.51%) Front Office
4 7 (17.07%) Presentation Skills
5 5 (12.20%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (12.20%) Banking
5 5 (12.20%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (7.32%) Back Office
6 3 (7.32%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 3 (7.32%) Marketing
7 2 (4.88%) Investment Banking
7 2 (4.88%) Legal
8 1 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (2.44%) Financial Institution
8 1 (2.44%) General Ledger
8 1 (2.44%) Law
8 1 (2.44%) Local Government
8 1 (2.44%) Private Banking
8 1 (2.44%) Public Sector
8 1 (2.44%) Retail Banking
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.32%) Equities
1 3 (7.32%) Fixed Income
2 2 (4.88%) Greenfield Project
3 1 (2.44%) Algorithms
3 1 (2.44%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.44%) Derivative
3 1 (2.44%) PMI
3 1 (2.44%) Reference Data
3 1 (2.44%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (43.90%) Project Management
2 16 (39.02%) Agile
3 15 (36.59%) Business Analysis
4 10 (24.39%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (19.51%) Process Improvement
6 6 (14.63%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (14.63%) Requirements Gathering
7 5 (12.20%) Acceptance Criteria
7 5 (12.20%) Business Intelligence
7 5 (12.20%) Project Delivery
7 5 (12.20%) Scrum
7 5 (12.20%) System Testing
8 4 (9.76%) Asset Management
8 4 (9.76%) Business Transformation
8 4 (9.76%) Data Analysis
8 4 (9.76%) Requirements Analysis
8 4 (9.76%) User Acceptance Testing
8 4 (9.76%) User Stories
8 4 (9.76%) Validation
8 4 (9.76%) Wealth Management
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.76%) SQL
2 2 (4.88%) Python
2 2 (4.88%) VBA
3 1 (2.44%) PowerShell
3 1 (2.44%) R
Qualifications
1 3 (7.32%) Degree
2 1 (2.44%) CBAP
2 1 (2.44%) IIBA
2 1 (2.44%) PMI Certification
2 1 (2.44%) PMP
2 1 (2.44%) SC Cleared
2 1 (2.44%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (17.07%) PMO
2 6 (14.63%) SLA
3 1 (2.44%) Basel III
3 1 (2.44%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.44%) EMIR
3 1 (2.44%) MiFID
3 1 (2.44%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 2 (4.88%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.44%) iManage
2 1 (2.44%) Oracle
2 1 (2.44%) Salesforce
2 1 (2.44%) TSYS