Change Analyst Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Change Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median Change Analyst daily rate in the Thames Valley is £235, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 March 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 144 107 147
Rank change year-on-year -37 +40 +3
Contract jobs requiring a Change Analyst 1 3 4
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.038% 0.18% 0.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.042% 0.20% 0.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 2
10th Percentile - - £316
25th Percentile £233 - £322
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £235 £550 £363
Median % change year-on-year -57.27% +51.72% -23.68%
75th Percentile £238 - £416
90th Percentile - - £429
South East median daily rate £450 £550 £250
% change year-on-year -18.18% +120.00% -47.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £30.04
25th Percentile - - £30.10
Median hourly rate - - £30.41
75th Percentile - - £30.93
90th Percentile - - £31.11
South East median hourly rate - - £25.50

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 2,388 1,516 2,623
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.97% 92.78% 93.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,557 908 1,542
10th Percentile £280 £250 £205
25th Percentile £400 £406 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £510 £492
Median % change year-on-year -1.96% +3.69% -1.63%
75th Percentile £594 £625 £600
90th Percentile £650 £675 £660
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -0.05% +0.05% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 181 50 191
10th Percentile £16.35 £18.40 £15.85
25th Percentile £20.50 £25.36 £19.25
Median hourly rate £42.25 £53.75 £43.33
Median % change year-on-year -21.40% +24.05% +49.41%
75th Percentile £85.36 £64.29 £62.47
90th Percentile £95.00 £75.67 £72.33
South East median hourly rate £37.00 £45.00 £40.85
% change year-on-year -17.78% +10.16% -9.22%

Change Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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 Thames Valley.

Change Analyst job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Change Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Change Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Change Analyst job vacancies in the Thames Valley.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Change Analyst job vacancies in the Thames Valley

Change 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 Change Analyst within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 7 March 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 -23 1 £235 -57.27% 2
Change Analyst
South East

Change Analyst Skill Set
Top 4 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 7 March 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 Thames Valley region featuring Change Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Major Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management

Change 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Major Incident Management
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared