Payments Analyst Contract Job Trends in the North of England

Payments Analyst
England > North of England

The median Payments Analyst daily rate in the North of England is £426, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 202 160 185
Rank change year-on-year -42 +25 -
Contract jobs requiring a Payments Analyst 6 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.13% 0.028% 0.043%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% 0.030% 0.046%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 2
10th Percentile £401 - -
25th Percentile £402 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £426 £267 £550
Median % change year-on-year +59.55% -51.45% -
75th Percentile £472 - £575
90th Percentile £511 - -
England median daily rate £410 £431 £550
% change year-on-year -4.93% -21.59% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North of 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 the North of England with a recognized job title 4,299 3,311 4,324
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.49% 92.10% 93.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,880 1,913 2,894
10th Percentile £213 £230 £265
25th Percentile £363 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.37% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £592
90th Percentile £650 £651 £675
England median daily rate £510 £525 £533
% change year-on-year -2.86% -1.50% -3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 271 173 205
10th Percentile £16.50 £15.36 £15.48
25th Percentile £20.00 £18.00 £17.72
Median hourly rate £30.99 £25.30 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +22.49% -8.00% +27.91%
75th Percentile £55.50 £43.75 £46.18
90th Percentile £73.75 £60.00 £61.99
England median hourly rate £26.30 £36.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -26.94% -20.00% +38.46%

Payments Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

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

Payments Analyst job vacancy trend in the North of England

Payments Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Payments Analyst job vacancies in the North of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Payments Analyst job vacancies in the North of England

Payments Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Payments Analyst within the North of England region over the 6 months to 17 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
Yorkshire - 4 £488 -
North West -27 2 £401 +50.28% 1
Payments Analyst
England

Payments Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England

For the 6 months to 17 December 2025, Payments 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 North of England region featuring Payments Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (83.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (66.67%) Impact Assessments
2 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
4 2 (33.33%) Agile
4 2 (33.33%) API Design
4 2 (33.33%) API Integration
4 2 (33.33%) Business Analysis
4 2 (33.33%) Integration Patterns
4 2 (33.33%) JSON
4 2 (33.33%) Payment Gateway
4 2 (33.33%) PCI DSS
4 2 (33.33%) Postman
4 2 (33.33%) PSD2
4 2 (33.33%) REST
4 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
4 2 (33.33%) SOAP
4 2 (33.33%) Swagger
4 2 (33.33%) System Integration Testing
4 2 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (33.33%) Validation
4 2 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
4 2 (33.33%) XML
5 1 (16.67%) BPMN
5 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
5 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (16.67%) Confluence
5 1 (16.67%) Degree
5 1 (16.67%) ISO 8583

Payments Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (16.67%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Payment Gateway
Development Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Postman
2 1 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (33.33%) Public Sector
4 1 (16.67%) Banking
4 1 (16.67%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) JSON
1 2 (33.33%) REST
1 2 (33.33%) SOAP
1 2 (33.33%) Swagger
1 2 (33.33%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Digital Wallet
2 1 (16.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (16.67%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (83.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (66.67%) Impact Assessments
2 4 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (50.00%) Critical Thinking
4 2 (33.33%) Agile
4 2 (33.33%) API Design
4 2 (33.33%) API Integration
4 2 (33.33%) Business Analysis
4 2 (33.33%) Integration Patterns
4 2 (33.33%) System Integration Testing
4 2 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (33.33%) Validation
4 2 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
5 1 (16.67%) BPMN
5 1 (16.67%) Computer Science
5 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (16.67%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) Security Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) PCI DSS
1 2 (33.33%) PSD2
2 1 (16.67%) ISO 8583