Spend Analysis Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Spend Analysis
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Spend Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 152 114 123
Rank change year-on-year -38 +9 -
Contract jobs citing Spend Analysis 3 3 2
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 0.095% 0.18% 0.089%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.12% 0.20% 0.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £256 £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £263 £525
Median % change year-on-year +119.05% -50.00% -
75th Percentile - £300 £538
90th Percentile - £319 -
South East median daily rate £575 £263 £525
% change year-on-year +119.05% -50.00% -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £56.69
Median hourly rate - - £58.38
75th Percentile - - £60.06
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate - - £58.38

All Process & Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Spend Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 2,529 1,530 1,908
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 80.36% 91.29% 84.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,608 919 1,086
10th Percentile £325 £293 £279
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% -2.58%
75th Percentile £607 £600 £625
90th Percentile £713 £675 £688
South East median daily rate £525 £500 £515
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.91% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 245 103 98
10th Percentile £13.84 £14.20 £14.50
25th Percentile £19.34 £15.12 £26.09
Median hourly rate £62.50 £24.00 £58.34
Median % change year-on-year +160.42% -58.86% +16.68%
75th Percentile £85.36 £38.42 £70.06
90th Percentile £103.65 £76.30 £86.49
South East median hourly rate £52.50 £22.29 £57.35
% change year-on-year +135.58% -61.14% +10.80%

Spend Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Spend Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Spend Analysis job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Spend Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Spend Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Spend Analysis

Spend Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Spend Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Spend Analysis

Spend Analysis
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 Spend Analysis within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 29 August 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 -20 2 - - 4
Buckinghamshire - 1 £575 -
Spend Analysis
South East

Spend Analysis
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:

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (66.67%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (33.33%) Power BI
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Legal
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (66.67%) Project Manager
1 2 (66.67%) SAP Manager
1 2 (66.67%) SAP Project Manager
2 1 (33.33%) Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Commercial Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Commercial Data Analyst
2 1 (33.33%) Data Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Software
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Cost Optimisation
1 3 (100.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (66.67%) AI
2 2 (66.67%) Analytics
2 2 (66.67%) Business Case
2 2 (66.67%) Change Management
2 2 (66.67%) Data Integration
2 2 (66.67%) Enterprise Architecture
2 2 (66.67%) Programme Delivery
2 2 (66.67%) Programme Governance
2 2 (66.67%) Programme Management
2 2 (66.67%) Roadmaps
2 2 (66.67%) Source to Pay
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) Supplier Management
2 2 (66.67%) Technology Transformation
3 1 (33.33%) Agile
3 1 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Predictive Analytics
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) PMI Certification
1 1 (33.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) Ariba
1 2 (66.67%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow