Programme Analyst Contract Job Trends

Programme Analyst
UK

The median Programme Analyst daily rate in the UK 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 627 513 584
Rank change year-on-year -114 +71 +88
Contract jobs requiring a Programme Analyst 6 5 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.012% 0.017% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.013% 0.019% 0.002%
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% +5.88%
75th Percentile £286 £345 -
90th Percentile £399 £381 -
UK excluding London median daily rate £215 £267 £450
% change year-on-year -19.35% -40.76% +12.50%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 45,608 26,825 40,003
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.34% 92.39% 92.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 27,789 17,300 25,804
10th Percentile £325 £288 £280
25th Percentile £413 £403 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.50% -4.76% -2.78%
75th Percentile £619 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £738 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £488
% change year-on-year +5.26% -2.56% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,038 1,097 2,862
10th Percentile £15.05 £14.00 £12.86
25th Percentile £20.75 £17.87 £16.30
Median hourly rate £45.00 £28.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +60.71% -25.33% -16.67%
75th Percentile £67.50 £58.75 £61.60
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £73.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.23 £40.00
% change year-on-year +78.39% -36.94% -5.88%

Programme Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Programme Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Programme Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Programme Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for Programme Analyst in the UK

Programme Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Programme Analyst
Top 10 Contract Job Locations

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 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
UK excluding London -98 6 £215 -19.35% 3
England -104 5 £215 -19.35% 2
North of England -73 2 - -
South East - 2 £215 -
North West -42 1 - -
Work from Home -45 1 - - 2
Midlands -55 1 £213 -47.53%
Yorkshire - 1 - -
East Midlands - 1 £213 -
Scotland - 1 £450 - 2

Programme Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

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 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 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%) Agile
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%) Project Management
4 1 (16.67%) UML
4 1 (16.67%) Use Case
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