Analyst Contracts in Cardiff

Analyst
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Analyst daily rate in Cardiff is £420 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
28 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 20 7 8
Rank change year-on-year -13 +1 +5
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 15 47 73
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cardiff 7.04% 13.99% 13.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.58% 14.51% 14.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 41 60
10th Percentile £160 £163 £238
25th Percentile £291 £313 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £425 £420
Median % change year-on-year -1.18% +1.19% +21.74%
75th Percentile £434 £488 £443
90th Percentile £588 £514 £476
South Wales median daily rate £388 £400 £420
% change year-on-year -3.13% -4.76% +40.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 2
10th Percentile - - £18.84
25th Percentile - £16.22 £19.91
Median hourly rate - £16.45 £22.13
Median % change year-on-year - -25.67% +33.89%
75th Percentile - £16.67 £24.16
90th Percentile - - £25.11
South Wales median hourly rate £22.68 £18.14 £12.31
% change year-on-year +25.03% +47.42% -25.82%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cardiff

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 198 324 513
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.96% 96.43% 96.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 161 259 396
10th Percentile £199 £185 £238
25th Percentile £369 £353 £369
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £490 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +8.89% - +12.50%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £538
90th Percentile £620 £626 £638
South Wales median daily rate £450 £460 £475
% change year-on-year -2.17% -3.16% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 6 5
10th Percentile £11.32 £13.00 £13.45
25th Percentile £11.75 £13.81 £15.25
Median hourly rate £13.50 £17.25 £18.75
Median % change year-on-year -21.75% -7.99% +14.42%
75th Percentile £18.00 £22.34 £23.75
90th Percentile £39.45 £24.38 £24.95
South Wales median hourly rate £22.68 £18.14 £19.91
% change year-on-year +25.03% -8.89% +10.61%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Cardiff

Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

Daily rate trend for Analyst in Cardiff

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Cardiff

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Cardiff over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Cardiff

Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

Hourly rate trend for Analyst in Cardiff

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 28 April 2024, 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 across the Cardiff region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (33.33%) Agile
3 4 (26.67%) Azure
4 3 (20.00%) Firewall
5 2 (13.33%) Windows
5 2 (13.33%) PL/SQL
5 2 (13.33%) SQL
5 2 (13.33%) .NET
5 2 (13.33%) Oracle
5 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
5 2 (13.33%) Active Directory
5 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (13.33%) Scrum
5 2 (13.33%) Finance
5 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (13.33%) Mobile Device Management
5 2 (13.33%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (13.33%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (13.33%) KYC
5 2 (13.33%) Digital Economy
5 2 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
5 2 (13.33%) NHS
6 1 (6.67%) Social Skills
6 1 (6.67%) Impact Assessments
6 1 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
6 1 (6.67%) Analytical Thinking
6 1 (6.67%) Critical Thinking
6 1 (6.67%) Data Sharing

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cardiff 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 2 (13.33%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (26.67%) Azure
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 3 (20.00%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.67%) Azure SQL Database
1 1 (6.67%) SQL Server
General
1 6 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (13.33%) Digital Economy
2 2 (13.33%) Finance
2 2 (13.33%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (6.67%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (13.33%) .NET
1 2 (13.33%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) NHS
2 1 (6.67%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (13.33%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (33.33%) Agile
1 5 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (13.33%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (13.33%) KYC
2 2 (13.33%) Mobile Device Management
2 2 (13.33%) Scrum
2 2 (13.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (6.67%) BPMN
3 1 (6.67%) Business Analysis
3 1 (6.67%) Computer Science
3 1 (6.67%) Information Security
3 1 (6.67%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (6.67%) SIEM
3 1 (6.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (6.67%) Statistics
3 1 (6.67%) System Integration Testing
3 1 (6.67%) Test Automation
3 1 (6.67%) UML
3 1 (6.67%) Validation
3 1 (6.67%) Vulnerability Assessment
Programming Languages
1 2 (13.33%) PL/SQL
1 2 (13.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (6.67%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (6.67%) Degree
1 1 (6.67%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (6.67%) HL7
System Software
1 2 (13.33%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (13.33%) Microsoft
1 2 (13.33%) Oracle
2 1 (6.67%) LogRhythm
2 1 (6.67%) Splunk