Change Analyst Contracts

Change Analyst
UK

The median Change Analyst daily rate in the UK is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 June 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 487 533 647
Rank change year-on-year +46 +114 +114
Contract jobs requiring a Change Analyst 43 59 42
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.14% 0.076%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.15% 0.080%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 44 27
10th Percentile £313 £239 £313
25th Percentile £352 £263 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £350 £420
Median % change year-on-year +21.43% -16.67% -1.18%
75th Percentile £538 £403 £475
90th Percentile £700 £438 £549
UK excluding London median daily rate £372 £350 £400
% change year-on-year +6.14% -12.50% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £39.41 -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £39.41 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 27,810 40,484 52,424
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.17% 92.93% 94.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,834 26,012 36,485
10th Percentile £288 £281 £313
25th Percentile £402 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £538
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% +1.42%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.65% -1.40% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,203 2,914 1,505
10th Percentile £13.78 £12.86 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.39 £16.38 £19.06
Median hourly rate £27.13 £37.50 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year -27.67% -12.79% +68.63%
75th Percentile £56.25 £62.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £74.00 £76.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year -37.13% - +100.00%

Change Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured Change Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Change Analyst in the UK

Change Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Change Analyst.

Daily rate trend for Change Analyst in the UK

Change Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Change Analyst over the 6 months to 25 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Change Analyst in the UK

Change Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Change Analyst.

Hourly rate trend for Change Analyst in the UK

Change Analyst
Top 11 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 25 June 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
England +75 32 £513 +28.13% 19
UK excluding London +27 24 £372 +6.14% 12
Work from Home +50 18 £525 +61.54% 18
London +50 17 £538 +28.36% 8
Scotland -13 9 £350 -
South East +38 6 £500 +100.00% 3
Midlands +14 5 £525 +31.25% 1
West Midlands +8 5 £525 +31.25%
North of England +22 4 £313 -39.90% 1
Yorkshire +9 3 £300 -42.31%
North West - 1 £363 - 1

Change Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 25 June 2025, Change Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Change Analyst in the job title.

1 24 (55.81%) Social Skills
2 22 (51.16%) Change Management
3 19 (44.19%) Agile
4 15 (34.88%) Project Management
4 15 (34.88%) Finance
5 13 (30.23%) Stakeholder Management
6 11 (25.58%) Microsoft Excel
7 10 (23.26%) Banking
7 10 (23.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 10 (23.26%) Collaborative Working
8 9 (20.93%) Waterfall
8 9 (20.93%) Process Improvement
8 9 (20.93%) Business Analysis
8 9 (20.93%) Impact Analysis
9 7 (16.28%) Regulatory Change
9 7 (16.28%) SharePoint
9 7 (16.28%) ITIL
9 7 (16.28%) Microsoft
9 7 (16.28%) Microsoft 365
9 7 (16.28%) Analytical Skills
9 7 (16.28%) Yammer
10 6 (13.95%) Market Risk
10 6 (13.95%) Organisational Skills
11 5 (11.63%) Presentation Skills
11 5 (11.63%) Oracle
11 5 (11.63%) Infographics
11 5 (11.63%) Regulatory Compliance
12 4 (9.30%) Cyber Resilience
12 4 (9.30%) Business Change Management
12 4 (9.30%) Programme Governance

Change Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 7 (16.28%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (25.58%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (23.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (9.30%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (4.65%) MS Visio
5 1 (2.33%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (4.65%) Oracle General Ledger
1 2 (4.65%) Oracle Payables
1 2 (4.65%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (2.33%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (2.33%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 7 (16.28%) Microsoft 365
1 7 (16.28%) Yammer
2 2 (4.65%) OCI
3 1 (2.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (6.98%) MS Access
2 1 (2.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.33%) JIRA
General
1 24 (55.81%) Social Skills
2 15 (34.88%) Finance
3 10 (23.26%) Banking
4 7 (16.28%) Analytical Skills
5 6 (13.95%) Organisational Skills
6 5 (11.63%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (9.30%) Publishing
8 3 (6.98%) Investment Banking
8 3 (6.98%) Local Government
8 3 (6.98%) Public Sector
9 2 (4.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 1 (2.33%) Automotive
10 1 (2.33%) Manufacturing
10 1 (2.33%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.33%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 6 (13.95%) Market Risk
2 4 (9.30%) Derivative
2 4 (9.30%) Operational Technology
3 3 (6.98%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (2.33%) DTCC
4 1 (2.33%) e-Learning
4 1 (2.33%) Management Information System
4 1 (2.33%) OTC Derivatives
4 1 (2.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (51.16%) Change Management
2 19 (44.19%) Agile
3 15 (34.88%) Project Management
4 13 (30.23%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (23.26%) Collaborative Working
6 9 (20.93%) Business Analysis
6 9 (20.93%) Impact Analysis
6 9 (20.93%) Process Improvement
6 9 (20.93%) Waterfall
7 7 (16.28%) ITIL
7 7 (16.28%) Regulatory Change
8 5 (11.63%) Infographics
8 5 (11.63%) Regulatory Compliance
9 4 (9.30%) Business Change Management
9 4 (9.30%) Continuous Improvement
9 4 (9.30%) Cyber Resilience
9 4 (9.30%) Cybersecurity
9 4 (9.30%) PRINCE2
9 4 (9.30%) Programme Governance
9 4 (9.30%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 4 (9.30%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (9.30%) ITIL Certification
2 3 (6.98%) CBAP
2 3 (6.98%) SC Cleared
2 3 (6.98%) Security Cleared
3 2 (4.65%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (9.30%) COREP
2 3 (6.98%) Actionable Recommendations
3 2 (4.65%) GDPR
3 2 (4.65%) PMO
4 1 (2.33%) Dodd-Frank
4 1 (2.33%) EMIR
4 1 (2.33%) MiFID
4 1 (2.33%) P3O
4 1 (2.33%) QA
Vendors
1 7 (16.28%) Microsoft
2 5 (11.63%) Oracle
3 3 (6.98%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.33%) BMC
4 1 (2.33%) BT
4 1 (2.33%) Duck Creek
4 1 (2.33%) Guidewire
4 1 (2.33%) Micro Focus
4 1 (2.33%) Remedy
4 1 (2.33%) Salesforce