Applications Analyst Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Applications Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median Applications Analyst daily rate in the Thames Valley is £650, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 September 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Applications Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.032% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.035% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 - -
South East median daily rate £650 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,832 1,477 2,027
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.68% 91.23% 91.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,758 917 1,143
10th Percentile £339 £254 £263
25th Percentile £436 £390 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% +2.00%
75th Percentile £610 £598 £612
90th Percentile £713 £652 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% +2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 276 87 103
10th Percentile £15.05 £14.20 £18.50
25th Percentile £20.44 £15.12 £30.21
Median hourly rate £47.50 £25.15 £61.06
Median % change year-on-year +88.87% -58.81% +26.16%
75th Percentile £83.00 £58.75 £72.33
90th Percentile £103.88 £87.35 £89.50
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £25.15 £57.50
% change year-on-year +98.81% -56.26% +15.00%

Applications Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Applications Analyst job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Applications Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Analyst job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Applications Analyst job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Applications Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Applications Analyst within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 15 September 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
Berkshire - 1 £650 - 4
Applications Analyst
South East

Applications Analyst Skill Set
Top 8 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 15 September 2026, Applications 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 Thames Valley region featuring Applications Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Housing Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) NEC
1 1 (100.00%) NEC Housing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Applications Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) NEC Housing
General
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Social Housing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Disaster Recovery
1 1 (100.00%) Housing Management
1 1 (100.00%) Information Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) NEC