Trend Analysis Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Trend Analysis
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Trend Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank - 116 138
Rank change year-on-year - +22 +30
Contract jobs citing Trend Analysis 0 4 3
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley - 0.20% 0.12%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category - 0.22% 0.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 0 1 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) - £325 £250
Median % change year-on-year - +30.00% -54.55%
South East median daily rate - £325 £375
% change year-on-year - -13.33% -31.82%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

Trend 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 1,816 1,793 2,293
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 87.86% 88.67% 91.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,183 1,051 1,470
10th Percentile £268 £298 £213
25th Percentile £400 £410 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £638 £613
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £515 £525
% change year-on-year -2.91% -1.90% +2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 54 105
10th Percentile £14.75 £18.92 £18.95
25th Percentile £17.35 £29.75 £25.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £56.75 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -55.68% +13.49% +138.10%
75th Percentile £55.00 £63.00 £64.50
90th Percentile £87.09 £69.03 £74.08
South East median hourly rate £22.00 £51.00 £51.96
% change year-on-year -56.86% -1.85% +38.56%

Trend Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Trend Analysis job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Trend Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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

Trend Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

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

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