Project Analyst Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Project Analyst
UK > UK excluding London

The median Project Analyst daily rate in the UK excluding London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 December 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 361 325 341
Rank change year-on-year -36 +16 +99
Contract jobs requiring a Project Analyst 32 32 60
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.18% 0.21% 0.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.23% 0.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 22 42
10th Percentile £387 £258 £216
25th Percentile £436 £318 £265
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £413 £319
Median % change year-on-year +21.21% +29.41% -20.31%
75th Percentile £550 £425 £450
90th Percentile £557 £449 £525
UK median daily rate £500 £425 £431
% change year-on-year +17.65% -1.45% -15.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile £18.99 - -
25th Percentile £22.85 - -
Median hourly rate £44.19 - -
75th Percentile £69.82 - -
90th Percentile £72.93 - -
UK median hourly rate £44.19 £30.59 -
% change year-on-year +44.44% - -

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 16,356 13,848 18,397
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.08% 92.36% 93.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,052 8,265 12,022
10th Percentile £210 £213 £213
25th Percentile £369 £363 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £489 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -2.20% -
75th Percentile £575 £591 £600
90th Percentile £675 £676 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,646 795 1,208
10th Percentile £13.85 £15.41 £14.36
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.30 £18.35
Median hourly rate £25.15 £32.50 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.62% -27.78% +80.76%
75th Percentile £57.50 £64.61 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.08 £71.25 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £34.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -25.00% -23.60% +48.33%

Project Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Project Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Project Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Project Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Analyst in the UK excluding London

Project Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Project Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Project Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Project Analyst in the UK excluding London

Project 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 Project Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 19 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
South East -16 10 £500 +37.93% 6
Midlands -40 6 £463 +15.63%
Northern Ireland - 6 £550 - 2
Scotland +3 5 £460 +26.90%
North of England -53 5 £410 +49.09% 3
Yorkshire -39 4 £410 +33.33% 1
East Midlands -17 3 £550 +13.40%
North West -28 3 £410 - 2
West Midlands -33 3 £410 +2.50%
North East -6 2 £410 +49.09%
East of England -20 2 £408 -
Project Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Project 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 Project Analyst in the job title.

1 13 (40.63%) Project Management
2 8 (25.00%) PMO
2 8 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 7 (21.88%) Business Analysis
3 7 (21.88%) Stakeholder Management
4 6 (18.75%) Degree
4 6 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (18.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (18.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 5 (15.63%) Agile
5 5 (15.63%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (15.63%) PRINCE2
5 5 (15.63%) SC Cleared
5 5 (15.63%) Workshop Facilitation
6 4 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (12.50%) Process Improvement
6 4 (12.50%) Project Delivery
6 4 (12.50%) SharePoint
7 3 (9.38%) Business Intelligence
7 3 (9.38%) Computer Science
7 3 (9.38%) Customer Service
7 3 (9.38%) Disaster Recovery
7 3 (9.38%) DV Cleared
7 3 (9.38%) ERP
7 3 (9.38%) GAP Analysis
7 3 (9.38%) GDPR
7 3 (9.38%) Kalman Filter
7 3 (9.38%) Microsoft
7 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Project

Project 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 4 (12.50%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (18.75%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (18.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 5 (15.63%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (9.38%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (3.13%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 1 (3.13%) Azure
1 1 (3.13%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 3 (9.38%) Wi-Fi
2 2 (6.25%) X.25
3 1 (3.13%) Softphone
Development Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Cucumber
1 1 (3.13%) JIRA
1 1 (3.13%) Selenium
General
1 19 (59.38%) Social Skills
2 10 (31.25%) Finance
3 6 (18.75%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (12.50%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (6.25%) Banking
5 2 (6.25%) Investment Banking
5 2 (6.25%) Retail
5 2 (6.25%) Telecoms
6 1 (3.13%) Automotive
6 1 (3.13%) Billing
6 1 (3.13%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (3.13%) Dutch Language
6 1 (3.13%) French Language
6 1 (3.13%) Law
6 1 (3.13%) Marketing
6 1 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (3.13%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.13%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.38%) Video Conferencing
2 1 (3.13%) Data Centre
2 1 (3.13%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.13%) Mobile App
2 1 (3.13%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (40.63%) Project Management
2 7 (21.88%) Business Analysis
2 7 (21.88%) Stakeholder Management
3 6 (18.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 5 (15.63%) Agile
4 5 (15.63%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (15.63%) PRINCE2
4 5 (15.63%) Workshop Facilitation
5 4 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (12.50%) Process Improvement
5 4 (12.50%) Project Delivery
6 3 (9.38%) Business Intelligence
6 3 (9.38%) Computer Science
6 3 (9.38%) Disaster Recovery
6 3 (9.38%) ERP
6 3 (9.38%) GAP Analysis
6 3 (9.38%) Kalman Filter
6 3 (9.38%) Penetration Testing
6 3 (9.38%) Programme Management
6 3 (9.38%) Regulatory Change
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.13%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 8 (25.00%) Security Cleared
2 6 (18.75%) Degree
3 5 (15.63%) SC Cleared
4 3 (9.38%) DV Cleared
5 1 (3.13%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (25.00%) PMO
2 3 (9.38%) GDPR
3 2 (6.25%) MiFID
3 2 (6.25%) P3O
4 1 (3.13%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 3 (9.38%) Microsoft
2 1 (3.13%) Remedy
2 1 (3.13%) SAP
2 1 (3.13%) ServiceNow