Executive Assistant Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Executive Assistant
UK > UK excluding London

The median Executive Assistant daily rate in the UK excluding London is £287, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 413 339 411
Rank change year-on-year -74 +72 +74
Contract jobs requiring an Executive Assistant 5 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.024% 0.015% 0.014%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.016% 0.015%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 2 0
10th Percentile £269 £205 -
25th Percentile £279 £206 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £287 £213 -
Median % change year-on-year +35.06% - -
75th Percentile £311 £221 -
90th Percentile £350 £222 -
UK median daily rate £280 £205 £160
% change year-on-year +36.34% +28.13% -50.77%

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 18,901 12,125 19,557
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.41% 92.32% 92.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,300 7,525 12,225
10th Percentile £237 £209 £213
25th Percentile £384 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £481 £475 £487
Median % change year-on-year +1.32% -2.46% -2.60%
75th Percentile £580 £588 £594
90th Percentile £675 £674 £681
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,043 659 2,011
10th Percentile £14.28 £15.28 £12.82
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.00 £15.86
Median hourly rate £32.50 £32.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year - -7.14% -7.03%
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.00 £60.00
90th Percentile £74.26 £75.00 £71.90
UK median hourly rate £33.50 £34.06 £34.25
% change year-on-year -1.63% -0.57% -14.38%

Executive Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Executive Assistant job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Executive Assistant
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Executive Assistant job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Executive Assistant job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Executive Assistant
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Executive Assistant job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Executive Assistant job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Executive Assistant
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 Executive Assistant within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 2 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
Scotland +13 3 £287 +35.06%
South East - 2 £313 - 7
Executive Assistant
UK

Executive Assistant Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 2 March 2026, Executive Assistant 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 Executive Assistant in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Office
1 4 (80.00%) Time Management
2 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (60.00%) Project Management
3 2 (40.00%) Confluence
3 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Google
3 2 (40.00%) Google Workspace
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
3 2 (40.00%) Strategic Planning
4 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (20.00%) Conflict Resolution
4 1 (20.00%) Data Management
4 1 (20.00%) Document Management
4 1 (20.00%) GDPR
4 1 (20.00%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management

Executive Assistant 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 2 (40.00%) Confluence
1 2 (40.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (40.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Google Workspace
General
1 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (20.00%) Banking
3 1 (20.00%) Finance
3 1 (20.00%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Emotional Intelligence
1 4 (80.00%) Time Management
2 3 (60.00%) Decision-Making
2 3 (60.00%) Project Management
3 2 (40.00%) Strategic Planning
4 1 (20.00%) Conflict Resolution
4 1 (20.00%) Data Management
4 1 (20.00%) Document Management
4 1 (20.00%) Matrix Organization
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
1 2 (40.00%) DV Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (40.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) GDPR
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (40.00%) Google