Change Analyst Contract Job Trends in the South West

Change Analyst
England > South West

The median Change Analyst daily rate in the South West is £355, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 February 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 137 - 146
Rank change year-on-year - - +32
Contract jobs requiring a Change Analyst 2 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in the South West 0.075% - 0.064%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.082% - 0.068%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £319 - £376
25th Percentile £333 - £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £355 - £395
Median % change year-on-year - - +21.54%
75th Percentile £378 - £418
90th Percentile £391 - £422
England median daily rate £400 £550 £413
% change year-on-year -27.27% +33.33% +3.13%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 South West with a recognized job title 2,432 1,755 2,943
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.88% 94.05% 94.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,372 1,086 1,880
10th Percentile £236 £206 £220
25th Percentile £400 £400 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +0.49% -2.86% -
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £700 £725
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 394 110 390
10th Percentile £18.22 £18.48 £14.36
25th Percentile £23.91 £46.56 £29.75
Median hourly rate £57.50 £65.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -11.54% +18.18% -15.38%
75th Percentile £65.00 £68.75 £70.00
90th Percentile £67.43 £73.82 £78.00
England median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -14.29% - -1.30%

Change Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

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

Change Analyst job vacancy trend in the South West

Change Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Change Analyst job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Change Analyst job vacancies in the South West

Change Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Change Analyst job vacancies in the South West.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Change Analyst job vacancies in the South West

Change Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Change Analyst within the South West region over the 6 months to 4 February 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
Gloucestershire - 2 £355 -
Change Analyst
England

Change Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 4 February 2026, Change 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 South West region featuring Change Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Business Process Mapping
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Scrum
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Change Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South West 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 1 (50.00%) Influencing Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Local Government
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Business Process Mapping
1 2 (100.00%) ERP
1 2 (100.00%) Programme Management
1 2 (100.00%) Risk Management
1 2 (100.00%) Scrum
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) Waterfall
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement