Analyst Contracts in the City of London

Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median Analyst daily rate in the City of London is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 May 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
25 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 7 8 9
Rank change year-on-year +1 +1 -1
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 315 498 559
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 14.54% 14.37% 13.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.33% 15.13% 14.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 211 322 402
10th Percentile £313 £240 £291
25th Percentile £413 £413 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £545 £525
Median % change year-on-year -3.63% +3.76% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £589
90th Percentile £694 £774 £688
Central London median daily rate £520 £525 £510
% change year-on-year -0.95% +2.94% +7.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 6
10th Percentile - £13.23 -
25th Percentile £21.25 £14.69 £18.50
Median hourly rate £23.00 £25.50 £21.75
Median % change year-on-year -9.80% +17.24% -7.25%
75th Percentile £40.00 £47.50 £33.75
90th Percentile - £70.00 £39.25
Central London median hourly rate £23.00 £25.50 £21.75
% change year-on-year -9.80% +17.24% -5.33%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the City of London. 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 City of London with a recognized job title 2,055 3,291 3,967
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.88% 94.98% 94.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,438 2,232 2,985
10th Percentile £350 £363 £363
25th Percentile £446 £475 £468
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £563
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +6.67% +7.14%
75th Percentile £688 £725 £688
90th Percentile £788 £815 £775
Central London median daily rate £550 £600 £550
% change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 21 53
10th Percentile £15.62 £15.50 £13.88
25th Percentile £20.22 £18.50 £19.78
Median hourly rate £23.00 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -34.29% - +97.32%
75th Percentile £28.44 £58.75 £51.75
90th Percentile £40.00 £88.30 £62.50
Central London median hourly rate £26.56 £35.00 £35.25
% change year-on-year -24.11% -0.71% +98.73%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in the City of London

Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Analyst in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for Analyst in the City of London

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in the City of London over the 6 months to 25 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in the City of London

Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Analyst in the City of London.

Hourly rate trend for Analyst in the City of London

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in the City of London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in the City of London over the 6 months to 25 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in the City of London

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the City of London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the City of London region over the 6 months to 25 May 2024. 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
London Bridge +2 1 - -
Analyst
Central London

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 25 May 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 City of London region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 115 (36.51%) Finance
2 73 (23.17%) Agile
2 73 (23.17%) Social Skills
3 59 (18.73%) SQL
4 52 (16.51%) Banking
5 41 (13.02%) Data Management
5 41 (13.02%) Analytical Skills
6 40 (12.70%) GAP Analysis
7 39 (12.38%) Business Analysis
8 38 (12.06%) Data Quality
9 37 (11.75%) User Acceptance Testing
9 37 (11.75%) Business Intelligence
10 35 (11.11%) Migration
11 34 (10.79%) User Stories
12 33 (10.48%) Microsoft
13 32 (10.16%) Problem-Solving
14 31 (9.84%) Windows
14 31 (9.84%) Python
14 31 (9.84%) Microsoft Excel
15 29 (9.21%) Validation
15 29 (9.21%) Analytics
16 28 (8.89%) Azure
16 28 (8.89%) Data Analysis
17 27 (8.57%) Risk Management
17 27 (8.57%) Degree
18 26 (8.25%) QA
18 26 (8.25%) Data Migration
18 26 (8.25%) Stakeholder Management
18 26 (8.25%) Requirements Gathering
19 25 (7.94%) Power Platform

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London 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 22 (6.98%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.86%) Confluence
3 4 (1.27%) Microsoft Exchange
3 4 (1.27%) MTS
3 4 (1.27%) SAS
4 2 (0.63%) Apache
5 1 (0.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 1 (0.32%) Jupyter
Applications
1 31 (9.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (5.40%) Microsoft Office
2 17 (5.40%) MS Visio
3 15 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (1.90%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (2.22%) Endur
2 5 (1.59%) Aligne
3 4 (1.27%) EuroRunner
3 4 (1.27%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.63%) Loan IQ
4 2 (0.63%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.32%) ION MarketView
5 1 (0.32%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Payroll
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.32%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.32%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.32%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.32%) Sprinklr
5 1 (0.32%) thinkFolio
5 1 (0.32%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 28 (8.89%) Azure
2 25 (7.94%) Power Platform
3 11 (3.49%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (2.86%) AWS
4 9 (2.86%) Azure DevOps
4 9 (2.86%) Collibra
5 6 (1.90%) Dynamics 365
5 6 (1.90%) SaaS
5 6 (1.90%) WhatsApp
6 3 (0.95%) Google Analytics
7 2 (0.63%) Azure Monitor
7 2 (0.63%) BlazeMeter
7 2 (0.63%) Cloud Computing
7 2 (0.63%) GCP
7 2 (0.63%) OCI
8 1 (0.32%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 1 (0.32%) Azure Service Bus
8 1 (0.32%) Power Automate
8 1 (0.32%) PowerApps
8 1 (0.32%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.49%) Firewall
2 5 (1.59%) DNS
3 4 (1.27%) DHCP
3 4 (1.27%) IPv4
3 4 (1.27%) Network Security
4 3 (0.95%) RTP
5 1 (0.32%) FIX Connectivity
5 1 (0.32%) Intranet
5 1 (0.32%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.32%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.32%) VPN
5 1 (0.32%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 25 (7.94%) Power BI
2 13 (4.13%) Tableau
3 10 (3.17%) Metadata
4 7 (2.22%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (2.22%) SQL Server
5 6 (1.90%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.95%) Data Mining
6 3 (0.95%) Relational Database
7 2 (0.63%) Amazon Redshift
7 2 (0.63%) Data Mart
7 2 (0.63%) KDB
7 2 (0.63%) KNIME
7 2 (0.63%) NonStop SQL
7 2 (0.63%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.32%) Amazon QuickSight
8 1 (0.32%) DynamoDB
8 1 (0.32%) Looker
8 1 (0.32%) Power Query
8 1 (0.32%) SAP HANA
8 1 (0.32%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 15 (4.76%) JIRA
2 6 (1.90%) Postman
2 6 (1.90%) Selenium
3 3 (0.95%) Bitbucket
3 3 (0.95%) Git
3 3 (0.95%) Jenkins
3 3 (0.95%) JMeter
3 3 (0.95%) SpecFlow
3 3 (0.95%) Visual Studio
3 3 (0.95%) WebDriver
4 2 (0.63%) Appium
4 2 (0.63%) TeamCity
5 1 (0.32%) Bugzilla
5 1 (0.32%) Cypress.io
5 1 (0.32%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.32%) GitLab
5 1 (0.32%) RStudio
5 1 (0.32%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.32%) Zephyr
General
1 115 (36.51%) Finance
2 73 (23.17%) Social Skills
3 52 (16.51%) Banking
4 41 (13.02%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (6.03%) Presentation Skills
6 17 (5.40%) Front Office
7 16 (5.08%) Back Office
7 16 (5.08%) Public Sector
8 14 (4.44%) Investment Banking
9 12 (3.81%) Retail
10 8 (2.54%) Financial Institution
11 7 (2.22%) International Banking
12 6 (1.90%) Advertising
12 6 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
12 6 (1.90%) Legal
13 4 (1.27%) Marketing
13 4 (1.27%) Retail Banking
14 3 (0.95%) Organisational Skills
15 2 (0.63%) Corporate Banking
15 2 (0.63%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.27%) XML
2 3 (0.95%) FIX Protocol
3 2 (0.63%) .NET
3 2 (0.63%) AngularJS
3 2 (0.63%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.63%) Web Services
4 1 (0.32%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.32%) ADO
4 1 (0.32%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.32%) IDoc
4 1 (0.32%) Middleware
4 1 (0.32%) Pandas
4 1 (0.32%) Playwright
4 1 (0.32%) PySpark
4 1 (0.32%) REST
4 1 (0.32%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.32%) SAML
4 1 (0.32%) SAP PI
4 1 (0.32%) WebdriverIO
4 1 (0.32%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 15 (4.76%) Management Information System
2 11 (3.49%) Product Ownership
3 9 (2.86%) Derivative
3 9 (2.86%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 6 (1.90%) Data Centre
4 6 (1.90%) Market Risk
4 6 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (1.90%) SWIFT Messaging Network
5 4 (1.27%) Cyber Threat
6 3 (0.95%) Algorithms
6 3 (0.95%) Analytical Mindset
6 3 (0.95%) Credit Risk
6 3 (0.95%) Mobile App
6 3 (0.95%) Onboarding
7 2 (0.63%) CMDB
7 2 (0.63%) Equities
7 2 (0.63%) Reinsurance
7 2 (0.63%) Security Posture
7 2 (0.63%) Taxonomies
7 2 (0.63%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 31 (9.84%) Windows
2 10 (3.17%) Linux
3 9 (2.86%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.22%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.59%) Unix
6 3 (0.95%) Android
7 2 (0.63%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (23.17%) Agile
2 41 (13.02%) Data Management
3 40 (12.70%) GAP Analysis
4 39 (12.38%) Business Analysis
5 37 (11.75%) Business Intelligence
5 37 (11.75%) User Acceptance Testing
6 35 (11.11%) Migration
7 34 (10.79%) User Stories
8 32 (10.16%) Problem-Solving
9 29 (9.21%) Analytics
9 29 (9.21%) Validation
10 28 (8.89%) Data Analysis
11 27 (8.57%) Risk Management
12 26 (8.25%) Data Migration
12 26 (8.25%) Requirements Gathering
12 26 (8.25%) Stakeholder Management
13 23 (7.30%) Root Cause Analysis
14 20 (6.35%) Change Management
14 20 (6.35%) Data Modelling
15 19 (6.03%) Cybersecurity
Programming Languages
1 59 (18.73%) SQL
2 31 (9.84%) Python
3 13 (4.13%) PowerShell
4 10 (3.17%) C#
5 8 (2.54%) Java
6 6 (1.90%) C++
7 5 (1.59%) VBScript
8 4 (1.27%) R
8 4 (1.27%) Shell Script
9 3 (0.95%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.95%) Kotlin
9 3 (0.95%) VBA
10 1 (0.32%) ABAP
10 1 (0.32%) Bicep
10 1 (0.32%) C
10 1 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.32%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.32%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.32%) VB
10 1 (0.32%) VC++
Qualifications
1 27 (8.57%) Degree
2 7 (2.22%) Security Cleared
3 5 (1.59%) CISA
3 5 (1.59%) CISM
3 5 (1.59%) CISSP
3 5 (1.59%) CRISC
3 5 (1.59%) SC Cleared
4 4 (1.27%) ISTQB
4 4 (1.27%) Master's Degree
5 3 (0.95%) Computer Science Degree
5 3 (0.95%) GCIA
5 3 (0.95%) GCIH
5 3 (0.95%) GIAC
5 3 (0.95%) ISEB
6 1 (0.32%) Azure Certification
6 1 (0.32%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
6 1 (0.32%) ITIL Certification
6 1 (0.32%) PhD
6 1 (0.32%) SAP Certification
6 1 (0.32%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (12.06%) Data Quality
2 26 (8.25%) QA
3 8 (2.54%) PMO
4 5 (1.59%) NIST
4 5 (1.59%) SLA
5 4 (1.27%) Accessibility
5 4 (1.27%) GDPR
5 4 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 2 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
6 2 (0.63%) EMIR
6 2 (0.63%) GRC
6 2 (0.63%) ISO 20022
6 2 (0.63%) PCI DSS
7 1 (0.32%) ISO 22301
7 1 (0.32%) MiFID
7 1 (0.32%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.32%) Solvency II
7 1 (0.32%) WCAG
System Software
1 12 (3.81%) Active Directory
2 4 (1.27%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.32%) Firmware
3 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.32%) Virtual Desktop
3 1 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.32%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 3 (0.95%) CSIRT
1 3 (0.95%) Nessus
1 3 (0.95%) QRadar
2 2 (0.63%) Control-M
3 1 (0.32%) HP Quality Center
3 1 (0.32%) SCCM
3 1 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.32%) Terraform
Vendors
1 33 (10.48%) Microsoft
2 19 (6.03%) Oracle
3 12 (3.81%) SAP
4 10 (3.17%) ServiceNow
5 7 (2.22%) Bloomberg
6 6 (1.90%) Alteryx
7 5 (1.59%) Citrix
7 5 (1.59%) Salesforce
8 4 (1.27%) Databricks
8 4 (1.27%) Google
8 4 (1.27%) Murex
9 3 (0.95%) Adobe
9 3 (0.95%) BeyondTrust
9 3 (0.95%) CrowdStrike
9 3 (0.95%) GoldenSource
9 3 (0.95%) Refinitiv
10 2 (0.63%) Apple
10 2 (0.63%) HP
10 2 (0.63%) OpenLink
10 2 (0.63%) VMware