Project Analyst Contracts

Project Analyst
UK

The median Project Analyst daily rate in the UK is £388, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 465 485 585
Rank change year-on-year +20 +100 +50
Contract jobs requiring a Project Analyst 55 97 133
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.19% 0.22% 0.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.20% 0.24% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 66 85
10th Percentile £213 £189 £257
25th Percentile £263 £263 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year -18.42% -9.52% +16.67%
75th Percentile £588 £537 £600
90th Percentile £649 £625 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £367 £350 £400
% change year-on-year +4.71% -12.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 3
10th Percentile - - £52.26
25th Percentile - £35.00 £55.63
Median hourly rate - £42.50 £62.50
Median % change year-on-year - -32.00% -
75th Percentile - £50.00 £63.75
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - £35.00 £50.01
% change year-on-year - -30.01% -

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 27,084 40,415 56,464
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 92.78% 94.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,692 26,309 39,470
10th Percentile £300 £275 £313
25th Percentile £406 £410 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £525 £540
Median % change year-on-year -1.90% -2.78% +2.86%
75th Percentile £625 £638 £650
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £492 £500
% change year-on-year -3.46% -1.60% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,035 2,664 1,570
10th Percentile £14.07 £12.86 £14.29
25th Percentile £18.50 £16.30 £19.50
Median hourly rate £29.00 £36.42 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.37% -19.07% +91.49%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.75 £65.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £28.00 £39.55 £42.50
% change year-on-year -29.20% -6.94% +117.95%

Project Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Project Analyst in the UK

Project Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Project Analyst in the UK

Project Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Project Analyst over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Project Analyst in the UK

Project Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Project Analyst in the UK

Project Analyst
Top 13 Contract Locations

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 over the 6 months to 1 May 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 +23 52 £444 -6.58% 27
London +28 43 £513 +0.99% 15
Work from Home +18 24 £367 -29.86% 20
UK excluding London +35 9 £367 +4.71% 17
North of England +15 3 £275 -43.30% 3
South East +41 2 - - 6
North East - 2 £275 -
North West +17 1 £358 -41.93% 3
Midlands +13 1 £500 +60.00% 2
Scotland +10 1 £375 +15.38%
West Midlands +9 1 £500 +10.99% 2
Northern Ireland -8 1 £375 -
East of England - 1 - - 3

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Project 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 Project Analyst in the job title.

1 27 (49.09%) Finance
2 23 (41.82%) Social Skills
3 21 (38.18%) Project Management
4 19 (34.55%) Agile
5 17 (30.91%) Business Analysis
6 12 (21.82%) Stakeholder Management
7 9 (16.36%) Front Office
7 9 (16.36%) Process Improvement
8 8 (14.55%) Analytical Skills
8 8 (14.55%) Presentation Skills
8 8 (14.55%) PMO
8 8 (14.55%) Problem-Solving
9 7 (12.73%) Data Analysis
9 7 (12.73%) Requirements Gathering
10 6 (10.91%) Power Platform
10 6 (10.91%) Project Delivery
10 6 (10.91%) Power BI
10 6 (10.91%) Banking
10 6 (10.91%) SLA
11 5 (9.09%) SQL
11 5 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
11 5 (9.09%) Scrum
11 5 (9.09%) Degree
11 5 (9.09%) System Testing
11 5 (9.09%) Acceptance Criteria
11 5 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
12 4 (7.27%) Business Strategy
12 4 (7.27%) Test Strategy
12 4 (7.27%) User Stories
12 4 (7.27%) Business Transformation

Project 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 3 (5.45%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (7.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.45%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (3.64%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.82%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (1.82%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.82%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 3 (5.45%) Endur
2 1 (1.82%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (1.82%) Loan IQ
2 1 (1.82%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (1.82%) Remedy ITSM
Cloud Services
1 6 (10.91%) Power Platform
2 3 (5.45%) Azure
3 2 (3.64%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (3.64%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (1.82%) PowerApps
4 1 (1.82%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.82%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (10.91%) Power BI
2 1 (1.82%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.82%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 2 (3.64%) JIRA
General
1 27 (49.09%) Finance
2 23 (41.82%) Social Skills
3 9 (16.36%) Front Office
4 8 (14.55%) Analytical Skills
4 8 (14.55%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (10.91%) Banking
6 5 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (5.45%) Back Office
7 3 (5.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (5.45%) Marketing
8 2 (3.64%) Investment Banking
8 2 (3.64%) Legal
8 2 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
8 2 (3.64%) Telecoms
9 1 (1.82%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.82%) General Ledger
9 1 (1.82%) Local Government
9 1 (1.82%) Private Banking
9 1 (1.82%) Public Sector
9 1 (1.82%) Retail Banking
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.45%) Equities
1 3 (5.45%) Fixed Income
1 3 (5.45%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (1.82%) Algorithms
2 1 (1.82%) Data Structures
2 1 (1.82%) Derivative
2 1 (1.82%) Life Science
2 1 (1.82%) Onboarding
2 1 (1.82%) Operational Technology
2 1 (1.82%) PMI
2 1 (1.82%) Reference Data
2 1 (1.82%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (38.18%) Project Management
2 19 (34.55%) Agile
3 17 (30.91%) Business Analysis
4 12 (21.82%) Stakeholder Management
5 9 (16.36%) Process Improvement
6 8 (14.55%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (12.73%) Data Analysis
7 7 (12.73%) Requirements Gathering
8 6 (10.91%) Project Delivery
9 5 (9.09%) Acceptance Criteria
9 5 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (9.09%) Scrum
9 5 (9.09%) System Testing
10 4 (7.27%) Asset Management
10 4 (7.27%) Change Management
10 4 (7.27%) ETRM
10 4 (7.27%) Requirements Analysis
10 4 (7.27%) User Acceptance Testing
10 4 (7.27%) Validation
10 4 (7.27%) Wealth Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (9.09%) SQL
2 3 (5.45%) Python
2 3 (5.45%) VBA
3 1 (1.82%) PowerShell
3 1 (1.82%) R
Qualifications
1 5 (9.09%) Degree
2 1 (1.82%) CBAP
2 1 (1.82%) IIBA
2 1 (1.82%) PMI Certification
2 1 (1.82%) PMP
2 1 (1.82%) SC Cleared
2 1 (1.82%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (14.55%) PMO
2 6 (10.91%) SLA
3 1 (1.82%) Basel III
3 1 (1.82%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.82%) EMIR
3 1 (1.82%) MiFID
3 1 (1.82%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 3 (5.45%) Microsoft
2 1 (1.82%) BMC
2 1 (1.82%) BT
2 1 (1.82%) iManage
2 1 (1.82%) Oracle
2 1 (1.82%) Remedy
2 1 (1.82%) Salesforce
2 1 (1.82%) TSYS
2 1 (1.82%) Workday