Personal Assistant Contract Job Trends

Personal Assistant
UK

The median Personal Assistant daily rate in the UK is £255, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 November 2025.

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

6 months to
5 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 569 554 631
Rank change year-on-year -15 +77 +202
Contract jobs requiring a Personal Assistant 1 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.003% 0.011% 0.004%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.012% 0.005%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £253 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £255 £150 -
Median % change year-on-year +70.00% - -
75th Percentile £258 - -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median daily rate £255 - -

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 31,437 33,917 43,537
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.93% 92.87% 93.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 19,929 20,451 29,620
10th Percentile £278 £300 £299
25th Percentile £402 £412 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £623 £638 £650
90th Percentile £725 £738 £743
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £490 £500
% change year-on-year -3.06% -2.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,780 1,278 1,520
10th Percentile £14.05 £15.09 £14.92
25th Percentile £17.50 £20.21 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.39 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.74% -16.91% +55.71%
75th Percentile £51.02 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £69.65 £73.75 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £36.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -30.14% -19.10% +85.42%

Personal Assistant
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Personal Assistant job vacancy trend in the UK

Personal Assistant
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Personal Assistant job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Personal Assistant job vacancies in the UK

Personal Assistant
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Personal Assistant job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Personal Assistant job vacancies in the UK

Personal Assistant
Top 4 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Personal Assistant within the UK over the 6 months to 5 November 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 -7 1 £255 +70.00% 3
UK excluding London - 1 £255 - 4
East Midlands - 1 £255 -
Midlands - 1 £255 -