Communications Analyst Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Communications Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Communications Analyst daily rate in the UK excluding London is £420, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 April 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 433 - 398
Rank change year-on-year - - +58
Contract jobs requiring a Communications Analyst 3 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.013% - 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% - 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £410 - £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 - £325
Median % change year-on-year - - -22.62%
75th Percentile £430 - £338
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £420 £375 £300
% change year-on-year +12.00% +25.00% -4.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 20,911 11,708 19,417
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.02% 92.41% 92.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,420 7,637 12,043
10th Percentile £263 £213 £213
25th Percentile £400 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £487 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year +2.53% -2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £585 £585 £595
90th Percentile £675 £656 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% -3.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,273 758 2,116
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.48 £12.50
25th Percentile £19.34 £18.51 £15.50
Median hourly rate £41.50 £31.29 £34.61
Median % change year-on-year +32.63% -9.58% -18.32%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £77.50 £75.73 £71.90
UK median hourly rate £40.00 £32.00 £33.78
% change year-on-year +25.00% -5.26% -24.15%

Communications Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Communications Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Communications Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Communications Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Communications Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Communications 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 Communications Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 4 April 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
Scotland - 2 - -
North of England - 1 £420 - 1
North East - 1 £420 - 1
Communications Analyst
UK

Communications Analyst Skill Set
Top 5 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 4 April 2026, Communications 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 Communications Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) Feasibility Study
1 1 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (33.33%) Technical Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Wireless

Communications 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) Wireless
General
1 2 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Banking
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Feasibility Study
1 1 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (33.33%) Technical Analysis