Hybrid/Remote Payments Analyst Contract Job Trends

Payments Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Payments Analyst daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £402, 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 302 310 359
Rank change year-on-year +8 +49 +171
Contract jobs requiring a Payments Analyst 12 4 15
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.12% 0.034% 0.088%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.037% 0.093%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 9
10th Percentile £366 £414 -
25th Percentile - £416 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £402 £438 £400
Median % change year-on-year -8.11% +9.38% -27.27%
75th Percentile £475 £478 £475
90th Percentile £580 £491 £638
UK median daily rate £410 £438 £550
% change year-on-year -6.29% -20.45% +13.40%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 9,533 10,861 16,124
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.27% 93.14% 94.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,194 6,881 11,057
10th Percentile £329 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £622 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £750 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 341 197 360
10th Percentile £15.18 £18.50 £17.59
25th Percentile £20.50 £23.50 £27.19
Median hourly rate £45.46 £37.00 £53.25
Median % change year-on-year +22.86% -30.52% -3.18%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.50 £70.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £75.00 £87.55
UK median hourly rate £25.50 £34.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -25.00% -23.60% +48.33%

Payments Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Payments Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Payments Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Payments Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Payments Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid Payments Analyst job vacancies

Payments Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Daily rate distribution for jobs with remote/hybrid work options citing Payments Analyst over the 6 months to 19 December 2025.

Payments Analyst daily rate histogram for jobs with remote/hybrid work options

Payments Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 19 December 2025, Payments 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring Payments Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (58.33%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (50.00%) Agile
2 6 (50.00%) PSD2
3 5 (41.67%) Project Delivery
3 5 (41.67%) Requirements Gathering
3 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (33.33%) ISO 20022
4 4 (33.33%) SQL
4 4 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
4 4 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
5 3 (25.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
5 3 (25.00%) Business Analysis
5 3 (25.00%) CBAP
5 3 (25.00%) Degree
5 3 (25.00%) Fintech
5 3 (25.00%) ISO 8583
5 3 (25.00%) KYC
5 3 (25.00%) Payment Gateway
5 3 (25.00%) PCI DSS
5 3 (25.00%) PMI Certification
5 3 (25.00%) Project Management
5 3 (25.00%) QA
5 3 (25.00%) Regulatory Change
5 3 (25.00%) SEPA
5 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (25.00%) Use Case
5 3 (25.00%) User Stories
6 2 (16.67%) Acceptance Criteria
6 2 (16.67%) Computer Science
6 2 (16.67%) Confluence

Payments Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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 2 (16.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (16.67%) MS Visio
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (25.00%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 2 (16.67%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (16.67%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (16.67%) JIRA
2 1 (8.33%) Postman
General
1 5 (41.67%) Analytical Skills
1 5 (41.67%) Banking
1 5 (41.67%) Finance
2 4 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 3 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (16.67%) XML
2 1 (8.33%) JSON
2 1 (8.33%) REST
2 1 (8.33%) SOAP
2 1 (8.33%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 3 (25.00%) PMI
1 3 (25.00%) Product Ownership
2 2 (16.67%) Onboarding
2 2 (16.67%) SWIFT Messaging Network
3 1 (8.33%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (8.33%) Digital Wallet
3 1 (8.33%) Management Information System
3 1 (8.33%) PACS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Problem-Solving
2 6 (50.00%) Agile
3 5 (41.67%) Project Delivery
3 5 (41.67%) Requirements Gathering
3 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 4 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
4 4 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
5 3 (25.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
5 3 (25.00%) Business Analysis
5 3 (25.00%) Fintech
5 3 (25.00%) KYC
5 3 (25.00%) Project Management
5 3 (25.00%) Regulatory Change
5 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (25.00%) Use Case
5 3 (25.00%) User Stories
6 2 (16.67%) Critical Thinking
6 2 (16.67%) Impact Assessments
6 2 (16.67%) Product Roadmap
6 2 (16.67%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 4 (33.33%) SQL
2 1 (8.33%) Python
2 1 (8.33%) R
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) CBAP
1 3 (25.00%) Degree
1 3 (25.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (50.00%) PSD2
2 4 (33.33%) ISO 20022
3 3 (25.00%) ISO 8583
3 3 (25.00%) PCI DSS
3 3 (25.00%) QA
3 3 (25.00%) SEPA
Vendors
1 2 (16.67%) Salesforce