Programme Analyst Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Programme Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Programme Analyst daily rate in the UK excluding London is £215, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 June 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 437 339 391
Rank change year-on-year -98 +52 +42
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Analyst 6 4 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.024% 0.031% 0.005%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.033% 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 4 1
10th Percentile £207 £165 -
25th Percentile £207 £193 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £215 £267 £450
Median % change year-on-year -19.35% -40.76% +12.50%
75th Percentile £286 £345 -
90th Percentile £399 £381 -
UK median daily rate £215 £267 £450
% change year-on-year -19.35% -40.76% +5.88%

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 23,124 11,954 19,293
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.87% 91.75% 92.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 13,303 7,572 11,580
10th Percentile £300 £213 £213
25th Percentile £403 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £488
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £594
90th Percentile £681 £650 £688
UK median daily rate £513 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,666 882 2,443
10th Percentile £14.82 £13.51 £12.50
25th Percentile £20.25 £16.95 £15.85
Median hourly rate £45.00 £25.23 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +78.39% -36.94% -5.88%
75th Percentile £67.50 £60.00 £62.50
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £74.00
UK median hourly rate £45.00 £28.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year +60.71% -25.33% -16.67%

Programme Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Programme Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Programme Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Programme Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Programme Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 6 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Programme Analyst in the UK excluding London

Programme Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Programme 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 Programme Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 6 June 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
North of England -73 2 - -
South East - 2 £215 -
North West -42 1 - -
Midlands -55 1 £213 -47.53%
Yorkshire - 1 - -
East Midlands - 1 £213 -
Scotland - 1 £450 - 2
Programme Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 6 June 2026, Programme 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 Programme Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Programme Management
2 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (33.33%) Change Control
3 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 2 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
3 2 (33.33%) PMI Certification
3 2 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 2 (33.33%) Programme Governance
3 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Analytics
4 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) CRM
4 1 (16.67%) Data Modelling
4 1 (16.67%) Degree
4 1 (16.67%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (16.67%) IIBA
4 1 (16.67%) Kanban
4 1 (16.67%) Model Validation
4 1 (16.67%) PMO
4 1 (16.67%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) Salesforce
4 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) Scrum
4 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
4 1 (16.67%) UML
4 1 (16.67%) Use Case

Programme 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Dynamics CRM
General
1 2 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (33.33%) Telecoms
2 1 (16.67%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (16.67%) Retail
2 1 (16.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) PMI
2 1 (16.67%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Programme Management
2 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (33.33%) Change Control
3 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 2 (33.33%) Performance Metrics
3 2 (33.33%) PRINCE2
3 2 (33.33%) Programme Governance
3 2 (33.33%) Risk Management
4 1 (16.67%) Analytics
4 1 (16.67%) Business Analysis
4 1 (16.67%) Business Strategy
4 1 (16.67%) CRM
4 1 (16.67%) Data Modelling
4 1 (16.67%) Kanban
4 1 (16.67%) Model Validation
4 1 (16.67%) UML
4 1 (16.67%) Use Case
4 1 (16.67%) User Stories
4 1 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 2 (33.33%) PMI Certification
2 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (16.67%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) IIBA
2 1 (16.67%) SC Cleared
2 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) Salesforce