Hybrid/Remote Portfolio Analyst Contract Job Trends

Portfolio Analyst
UK > Work from Home

The median Portfolio Analyst daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 November 2025.

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

6 months to
11 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 297 306 394
Rank change year-on-year +9 +88 +179
Contract jobs requiring a Portfolio Analyst 9 10 3
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.089% 0.083% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.095% 0.089% 0.017%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - £424 -
25th Percentile £513 £449 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £445
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% +6.74% -11.00%
75th Percentile £538 £488 £453
90th Percentile - - -
UK median daily rate £538 £430 £402
% change year-on-year +25.00% +6.97% -11.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £42.50 -
UK median hourly rate - £63.15 £63.00
% change year-on-year - +0.24% -

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 9,430 11,187 17,536
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.72% 93.14% 94.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,188 7,010 12,268
10th Percentile £325 £325 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £518 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £630 £640
90th Percentile £725 £738 £738
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 326 196 389
10th Percentile £15.00 £19.15 £17.11
25th Percentile £20.54 £24.76 £25.00
Median hourly rate £41.69 £40.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.23% -20.00% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £65.25 £70.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £72.50 £85.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +63.30%

Portfolio Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

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

Portfolio Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

Portfolio Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 11 November 2025, Portfolio 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 Portfolio Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (77.78%) Decision-Making
1 7 (77.78%) Portfolio Management
2 6 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
2 6 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 5 (55.56%) Demand Management
3 5 (55.56%) IFS
3 5 (55.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 5 (55.56%) Project Management
3 5 (55.56%) SharePoint
4 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (22.22%) Power BI
4 2 (22.22%) Power Platform
5 1 (11.11%) Agile
5 1 (11.11%) Analytics
5 1 (11.11%) Business Case
5 1 (11.11%) Collaborative Culture
5 1 (11.11%) Data Analytics
5 1 (11.11%) Data Visualisation
5 1 (11.11%) Performance Management
5 1 (11.11%) PMO
5 1 (11.11%) Power Automate
5 1 (11.11%) PowerPivot
5 1 (11.11%) Product Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Product Management
5 1 (11.11%) Programme Management
5 1 (11.11%) Records Management
5 1 (11.11%) Requirements Workshops
5 1 (11.11%) Resource Management
5 1 (11.11%) RIBA
5 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared

Portfolio 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 5 (55.56%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (55.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Power Platform
2 1 (11.11%) Power Automate
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (22.22%) Power BI
2 1 (11.11%) PowerPivot
General
1 6 (66.67%) Finance
2 5 (55.56%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Social Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Banking
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Onboarding
1 1 (11.11%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (77.78%) Decision-Making
1 7 (77.78%) Portfolio Management
2 6 (66.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 5 (55.56%) Demand Management
3 5 (55.56%) Project Management
4 2 (22.22%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (11.11%) Agile
5 1 (11.11%) Analytics
5 1 (11.11%) Data Analytics
5 1 (11.11%) Data Visualisation
5 1 (11.11%) Performance Management
5 1 (11.11%) Product Management
5 1 (11.11%) Programme Management
5 1 (11.11%) Resource Management
5 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (11.11%) Stochastic Modelling
5 1 (11.11%) Strategic Planning
5 1 (11.11%) Visualisation
5 1 (11.11%) Waterfall
5 1 (11.11%) Wealth Management
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) RIBA
1 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
1 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) PMO
Vendors
1 5 (55.56%) IFS