Change Analyst Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Change Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Change Analyst daily rate in the UK excluding London is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 368 335 368
Rank change year-on-year -33 +33 +85
Contract jobs requiring a Change Analyst 21 19 38
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.12% 0.13% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.14% 0.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 18 24
10th Percentile £54 £313 £186
25th Percentile £275 £331 £256
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £375 £400
Median % change year-on-year - -6.25% -11.11%
75th Percentile £400 £425 £553
90th Percentile £450 £449 £569
UK median daily rate £388 £388 £443
% change year-on-year - -12.43% +4.12%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 5
10th Percentile - - £16.95
25th Percentile - - £19.50
Median hourly rate - - £25.50
75th Percentile - - £30.00
90th Percentile - - £30.74
UK median hourly rate - - £25.50

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 UK excluding London with a recognized job title 16,378 13,796 18,336
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.06% 92.40% 93.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,052 8,232 11,988
10th Percentile £213 £213 £213
25th Percentile £369 £363 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.56% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £680 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,657 784 1,199
10th Percentile £13.85 £15.48 £14.36
25th Percentile £17.48 £20.29 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -27.78% +82.48%
75th Percentile £57.50 £64.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £71.25 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £33.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -24.93% -25.56% +50.00%

Change Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London.

Change Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Change Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Change Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Change Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Change Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Change Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Change Analyst in the UK excluding London

Change Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Change Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Change Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Change Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 20 December 2025. 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
Scotland +3 14 £325 -11.86%
Midlands - 2 £425 - 2
South West - 2 £355 - 1
West Midlands - 2 £425 - 2
South East -19 1 £475 -13.64%
North of England -47 1 £400 -11.11% 1
East of England - 1 £450 -
North West - 1 £400 - 1
Change Analyst
UK

Change Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, 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 UK excluding London region featuring Change Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (52.38%) Change Management
1 11 (52.38%) Project Management
2 10 (47.62%) Agile
3 9 (42.86%) Microsoft
3 9 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (42.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 9 (42.86%) Waterfall
4 7 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
4 7 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (33.33%) SharePoint
4 7 (33.33%) Viva Engage
5 6 (28.57%) Roadmaps
6 5 (23.81%) Business Analysis
6 5 (23.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (23.81%) Target Operating Model
6 5 (23.81%) User Acceptance Testing
7 4 (19.05%) Impact Analysis
7 4 (19.05%) Infographics
8 3 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
9 2 (9.52%) Analytical Thinking
9 2 (9.52%) Business Process Mapping
9 2 (9.52%) Business Strategy
9 2 (9.52%) Cyber Resilience
9 2 (9.52%) Data Protection
9 2 (9.52%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 2 (9.52%) ERP
9 2 (9.52%) Integration Testing
9 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Project
9 2 (9.52%) Poppulo
9 2 (9.52%) Programme Delivery

Change Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 7 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 9 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
1 9 (42.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (9.52%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 7 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 7 (33.33%) Viva Engage
Development Applications
1 1 (4.76%) JIRA
General
1 13 (61.90%) Social Skills
2 7 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (14.29%) Public Sector
4 2 (9.52%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (4.76%) Legal
5 1 (4.76%) Local Government
Miscellaneous
1 5 (23.81%) Wiki
2 2 (9.52%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (4.76%) e-Learning
3 1 (4.76%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.76%) Onboarding
3 1 (4.76%) Web Conferencing
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (52.38%) Change Management
1 11 (52.38%) Project Management
2 10 (47.62%) Agile
3 9 (42.86%) Waterfall
4 7 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
5 6 (28.57%) Roadmaps
6 5 (23.81%) Business Analysis
6 5 (23.81%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (23.81%) Target Operating Model
6 5 (23.81%) User Acceptance Testing
7 4 (19.05%) Impact Analysis
7 4 (19.05%) Infographics
8 3 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
9 2 (9.52%) Analytical Thinking
9 2 (9.52%) Cyber Resilience
9 2 (9.52%) Data Protection
9 2 (9.52%) Digital Transformation Programme
9 2 (9.52%) Integration Testing
9 2 (9.52%) Programme Delivery
9 2 (9.52%) Risk Management
Qualifications
1 1 (4.76%) APMG
1 1 (4.76%) Degree
Vendors
1 9 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 2 (9.52%) Poppulo
3 1 (4.76%) Salesforce
3 1 (4.76%) ServiceNow