IT Analyst Contracts in England

IT Analyst
UK > England

The median IT Analyst daily rate in England is £450 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 316 291 303
Rank change year-on-year -25 +12 +46
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 231 440 646
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.62% 0.87% 0.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% 0.92% 0.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 149 284 427
10th Percentile £159 £137 £130
25th Percentile £200 £185 £170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £350 £350
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% - -6.67%
75th Percentile £575 £491 £500
90th Percentile £675 £600 £625
UK median daily rate £425 £285 £356
% change year-on-year +49.12% -20.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 36 68
10th Percentile £12.48 £13.25 £11.53
25th Percentile £18.86 £15.10 £12.67
Median hourly rate £22.50 £23.32 £16.75
Median % change year-on-year -3.50% +39.19% +11.67%
75th Percentile £40.00 £27.25 £19.25
90th Percentile - £32.40 £24.75
UK median hourly rate £22.00 £23.32 £16.75
% change year-on-year -5.64% +39.19% +11.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 34,279 47,758 67,889
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.72% 94.62% 95.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,753 33,910 48,235
10th Percentile £275 £313 £313
25th Percentile £412 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
75th Percentile £640 £663 £638
90th Percentile £750 £763 £738
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,414 1,409 1,903
10th Percentile £12.94 £14.35 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.25
Median hourly rate £35.83 £45.00 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.38% +100.00% +0.29%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.60 £62.45
UK median hourly rate £35.96 £45.00 £23.03
% change year-on-year -20.10% +95.42% +0.12%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Analyst in England

IT Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

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

Daily rate trend for IT Analyst in England

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in England

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

Daily rate histogram for IT Analyst in England

IT Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Analyst in England

IT Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Analyst in England over the 6 months to 28 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for IT Analyst in England

IT Analyst
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 28 April 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 +34 132 £531 +14.25% 47
South East -4 32 £446 +158.41% 21
North of England -4 28 £236 -5.70% 25
South West +6 25 £175 - 13
Yorkshire +17 16 £190 -5.00% 11
North West -1 12 £375 +7.14% 12
Midlands -6 7 £450 +28.57% 14
East of England -13 6 £180 -11.66% 16
West Midlands +9 5 £413 -2.94% 7
East Midlands +8 2 £450 +278.95% 7
IT Analyst
UK

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

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

1 86 (37.23%) Social Skills
2 74 (32.03%) Windows
3 59 (25.54%) Finance
4 58 (25.11%) Active Directory
5 48 (20.78%) Banking
6 46 (19.91%) Analytical Skills
7 43 (18.61%) Microsoft
8 42 (18.18%) ITIL
8 42 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
9 41 (17.75%) Change Management
10 40 (17.32%) Microsoft 365
11 39 (16.88%) ITSM
12 38 (16.45%) Service Management
13 35 (15.15%) Windows 10
14 34 (14.72%) Degree
15 30 (12.99%) Agile
16 28 (12.12%) Customer Service
17 26 (11.26%) Microsoft Office
18 25 (10.82%) DevOps
19 24 (10.39%) Stakeholder Management
19 24 (10.39%) Business Analysis
20 23 (9.96%) PowerShell
21 22 (9.52%) Project Management
21 22 (9.52%) Azure
21 22 (9.52%) Asset Management
22 18 (7.79%) DNS
23 17 (7.36%) Microsoft Exchange
23 17 (7.36%) DHCP
23 17 (7.36%) Security Cleared
24 16 (6.93%) SCCM

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 17 (7.36%) Microsoft Exchange
2 4 (1.73%) SharePoint
2 4 (1.73%) Skype for Business
3 2 (0.87%) Confluence
4 1 (0.43%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 26 (11.26%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (5.19%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.30%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.87%) Aligne
2 1 (0.43%) assyst
2 1 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.43%) Loan IQ
Cloud Services
1 40 (17.32%) Microsoft 365
2 22 (9.52%) Azure
3 11 (4.76%) SaaS
4 9 (3.90%) AWS
5 8 (3.46%) PaaS
6 4 (1.73%) Entra ID
6 4 (1.73%) Google Workspace
7 3 (1.30%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (1.30%) Slack
7 3 (1.30%) WhatsApp
8 2 (0.87%) Asana
8 2 (0.87%) Dynamics 365
8 2 (0.87%) OneDrive
9 1 (0.43%) Collibra
9 1 (0.43%) IaaS
9 1 (0.43%) Miro
9 1 (0.43%) Power Platform
9 1 (0.43%) Serverless
9 1 (0.43%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 18 (7.79%) DNS
2 17 (7.36%) DHCP
3 9 (3.90%) LAN
3 9 (3.90%) WAN
4 8 (3.46%) MPLS
4 8 (3.46%) SAN
4 8 (3.46%) Wi-Fi
5 5 (2.16%) TCP/IP
6 4 (1.73%) Skype
6 4 (1.73%) Wireless
7 3 (1.30%) VPN
8 2 (0.87%) Intranet
9 1 (0.43%) Cisco IOS
9 1 (0.43%) Intrusion Detection
9 1 (0.43%) IP Telephony
9 1 (0.43%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.90%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.73%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.43%) Data Hub
3 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.43%) GIS
3 1 (0.43%) Hadoop
3 1 (0.43%) Metadata
3 1 (0.43%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 7 (3.03%) JIRA
2 1 (0.43%) Appium
2 1 (0.43%) Artifactory
2 1 (0.43%) Cucumber
2 1 (0.43%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.43%) JMeter
2 1 (0.43%) LoadRunner
2 1 (0.43%) MSI
2 1 (0.43%) Postman
2 1 (0.43%) Rational Performance Tester
2 1 (0.43%) Selenium
2 1 (0.43%) SpecFlow
2 1 (0.43%) Subversion
2 1 (0.43%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.43%) WebDriver
General
1 86 (37.23%) Social Skills
2 59 (25.54%) Finance
3 48 (20.78%) Banking
4 46 (19.91%) Analytical Skills
5 14 (6.06%) Manufacturing
6 9 (3.90%) Aerospace
7 8 (3.46%) Presentation Skills
8 7 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (2.60%) Billing
10 5 (2.16%) Public Sector
11 4 (1.73%) Investment Banking
11 4 (1.73%) Law
11 4 (1.73%) Local Government
11 4 (1.73%) Marketing
11 4 (1.73%) Organisational Skills
12 3 (1.30%) Retail
13 2 (0.87%) Advertising
13 2 (0.87%) International Banking
13 2 (0.87%) Pharmaceutical
14 1 (0.43%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.73%) Middleware
2 1 (0.43%) .NET
2 1 (0.43%) ADO
2 1 (0.43%) Apache NiFi
2 1 (0.43%) Gherkin
2 1 (0.43%) JSON
2 1 (0.43%) Playwright
2 1 (0.43%) pytest
2 1 (0.43%) RESTful
2 1 (0.43%) Web Services
2 1 (0.43%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (3.46%) Client/Server
1 8 (3.46%) Clustering
1 8 (3.46%) CMDB
1 8 (3.46%) Data Centre
1 8 (3.46%) iPhone
2 7 (3.03%) Management Information System
3 6 (2.60%) Product Ownership
4 5 (2.16%) Cyberattack
5 4 (1.73%) Data Protection Act
5 4 (1.73%) IoT
5 4 (1.73%) iPad
5 4 (1.73%) Onboarding
5 4 (1.73%) Video Conferencing
6 3 (1.30%) Derivative
6 3 (1.30%) Driving Licence
6 3 (1.30%) Legacy Systems
7 2 (0.87%) Cloud Native
7 2 (0.87%) Data Structures
7 2 (0.87%) Mobile App
7 2 (0.87%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 74 (32.03%) Windows
2 35 (15.15%) Windows 10
3 13 (5.63%) Windows Server
4 12 (5.19%) Apple iOS
5 9 (3.90%) Unix
6 4 (1.73%) Android
6 4 (1.73%) Mac OS
7 3 (1.30%) Linux
8 2 (0.87%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.87%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.43%) Mac OS X
9 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2016
9 1 (0.43%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (18.18%) ITIL
1 42 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
2 41 (17.75%) Change Management
3 39 (16.88%) ITSM
4 38 (16.45%) Service Management
5 30 (12.99%) Agile
6 28 (12.12%) Customer Service
7 25 (10.82%) DevOps
8 24 (10.39%) Business Analysis
8 24 (10.39%) Stakeholder Management
9 22 (9.52%) Asset Management
9 22 (9.52%) Project Management
10 16 (6.93%) Data Protection
11 15 (6.49%) Cybersecurity
11 15 (6.49%) Requirements Gathering
12 14 (6.06%) Decision-Making
13 13 (5.63%) Migration
14 12 (5.19%) Business Case
14 12 (5.19%) Data Analysis
14 12 (5.19%) Requirements Management
Programming Languages
1 23 (9.96%) PowerShell
2 14 (6.06%) Python
3 6 (2.60%) SQL
4 2 (0.87%) C#
4 2 (0.87%) Java
5 1 (0.43%) Bash
5 1 (0.43%) C++
5 1 (0.43%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 34 (14.72%) Degree
2 17 (7.36%) Security Cleared
3 10 (4.33%) SC Cleared
4 8 (3.46%) CISM
4 8 (3.46%) CISSP
5 7 (3.03%) CISA
6 5 (2.16%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (2.16%) CRISC
7 3 (1.30%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.87%) CCNA
8 2 (0.87%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.87%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.87%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.87%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.87%) Network+ Certification
9 1 (0.43%) CSPO
9 1 (0.43%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.43%) ISTQB
9 1 (0.43%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.43%) MBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.03%) QA
2 4 (1.73%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 3 (1.30%) Disclosure Scotland
3 3 (1.30%) SLA
4 2 (0.87%) GDPR
4 2 (0.87%) NIST
5 1 (0.43%) Accessibility
5 1 (0.43%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.43%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.43%) GAAP
5 1 (0.43%) NIST 800
5 1 (0.43%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.43%) PMO
System Software
1 58 (25.11%) Active Directory
2 11 (4.76%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.90%) Virtual Servers
4 8 (3.46%) VMware Workstation
5 2 (0.87%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.43%) VMware Server
6 1 (0.43%) XenApp
6 1 (0.43%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 16 (6.93%) SCCM
2 10 (4.33%) Nagios
3 9 (3.90%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (3.46%) Microsoft Clustering
4 8 (3.46%) NetBackup
5 5 (2.16%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.87%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.43%) Ansible
7 1 (0.43%) BladeLogic
7 1 (0.43%) CASB
7 1 (0.43%) ITRS Geneos
7 1 (0.43%) Single Sign-On
7 1 (0.43%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 43 (18.61%) Microsoft
2 16 (6.93%) Citrix
3 14 (6.06%) ServiceNow
4 11 (4.76%) VMware
5 10 (4.33%) Apple
6 9 (3.90%) SAP
7 8 (3.46%) Hitachi
7 8 (3.46%) NetApp
8 4 (1.73%) Google
9 3 (1.30%) CrowdStrike
9 3 (1.30%) SmartStream
10 2 (0.87%) Dell
10 2 (0.87%) Granicus
10 2 (0.87%) Okta
10 2 (0.87%) Oracle
10 2 (0.87%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.87%) SolarWinds
10 2 (0.87%) Zscaler
11 1 (0.43%) Mitel
11 1 (0.43%) SonicWALL