Analyst Contracts in the South East

Analyst
England > South East

The median Analyst daily rate in the South East is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 27 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
27 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 9 6
Rank change year-on-year -4 -3 +2
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 506 760 1,135
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 9.16% 13.04% 14.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.89% 13.79% 15.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 339 565 803
10th Percentile £189 £181 £155
25th Percentile £325 £300 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% - +4.94%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £495
90th Percentile £600 £600 £540
England median daily rate £485 £475 £463
% change year-on-year +2.11% +2.70% +8.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 32 72
10th Percentile £13.29 £16.00 -
25th Percentile £16.50 £18.09 £10.77
Median hourly rate £19.38 £22.50 £15.63
Median % change year-on-year -13.89% +44.00% +16.71%
75th Percentile £22.25 £32.00 £19.52
90th Percentile £28.50 £69.60 £28.60
England median hourly rate £16.30 £19.44 £15.50
% change year-on-year -16.16% +25.44% -4.56%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 5,114 5,511 7,446
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.56% 94.54% 95.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,065 3,843 5,039
10th Percentile £213 £225 £200
25th Percentile £400 £400 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £490
Median % change year-on-year - +2.04% +8.89%
75th Percentile £615 £606 £588
90th Percentile £688 £700 £669
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 478 238 337
10th Percentile £12.78 £18.08 £12.24
25th Percentile £18.32 £22.18 £15.63
Median hourly rate £47.50 £48.40 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year -1.86% +130.48% -16.00%
75th Percentile £62.50 £65.45 £43.50
90th Percentile £76.90 £75.00 £60.00
England median hourly rate £35.65 £45.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -20.78% +100.00% +0.22%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in the South East

Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Analyst in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Analyst in the South East

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in the South East

Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Analyst in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Analyst in the South East

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 27 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in the South East

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 27 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
Thames Valley -3 300 £450 +1.12% 76
Berkshire -8 194 £475 +2.15% 34
Hampshire -9 96 £550 +16.77% 42
Buckinghamshire +4 86 £400 -1.84% 30
Surrey -1 57 £400 +8.84% 26
West Sussex -9 28 £450 +63.64% 6
Oxfordshire +2 20 £180 -55.00% 12
Kent -8 11 £475 +131.71% 18
Middlesex +1 2 £180 -76.77% 5
Home Counties +3 1 - -
Sussex -3 1 £410 -31.67% 1
East Sussex -4 1 - - 11
Isle of Wight - 1 - - 1
M4 Corridor - 1 £598 -
Analyst
England

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 27 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 South East region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 134 (26.48%) Social Skills
2 129 (25.49%) Finance
3 97 (19.17%) Agile
4 94 (18.58%) Problem-Solving
4 94 (18.58%) Analytical Skills
5 92 (18.18%) Security Cleared
6 67 (13.24%) Microsoft
7 60 (11.86%) SQL
8 55 (10.87%) Analytics
9 54 (10.67%) DV Cleared
9 54 (10.67%) Degree
10 50 (9.88%) Business Intelligence
11 49 (9.68%) Stakeholder Management
12 47 (9.29%) Business Analysis
13 44 (8.70%) Tableau
14 43 (8.50%) Telecoms
15 42 (8.30%) Microsoft Excel
15 42 (8.30%) Power BI
15 42 (8.30%) Power Platform
16 40 (7.91%) Decision-Making
17 39 (7.71%) Project Management
18 38 (7.51%) SAP
18 38 (7.51%) Requirements Gathering
19 37 (7.31%) JIRA
20 36 (7.11%) SC Cleared
20 36 (7.11%) Azure
20 36 (7.11%) Windows
20 36 (7.11%) Oracle
21 34 (6.72%) ITIL
21 34 (6.72%) Legal

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 (4.35%) Confluence
2 9 (1.78%) SAS
3 6 (1.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 4 (0.79%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.59%) Appian
6 1 (0.20%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 42 (8.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 19 (3.75%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.17%) MS Visio
4 9 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.38%) SPSS
6 6 (1.19%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.59%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 13 (2.57%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 9 (1.78%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.79%) Infor SunSystems
3 4 (0.79%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.59%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.59%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.59%) SAP Hybris
5 2 (0.40%) assyst
5 2 (0.40%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.20%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.20%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.20%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.20%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.20%) SAP Payroll
6 1 (0.20%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.20%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.20%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 42 (8.30%) Power Platform
2 36 (7.11%) Azure
3 24 (4.74%) Snowflake
4 21 (4.15%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (3.36%) AWS
6 14 (2.77%) Microsoft 365
7 5 (0.99%) SaaS
8 4 (0.79%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (0.79%) Google Workspace
8 4 (0.79%) iPaaS
8 4 (0.79%) Power Automate
8 4 (0.79%) SAP Commerce Cloud
9 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Purview
9 3 (0.59%) WhatsApp
10 2 (0.40%) Azure Data Factory
10 2 (0.40%) Azure Logic Apps
10 2 (0.40%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 2 (0.40%) PaaS
10 2 (0.40%) SuccessFactors
10 2 (0.40%) Veeva
Communications & Networking
1 19 (3.75%) Firewall
2 15 (2.96%) Network Security
3 7 (1.38%) Cisco ASA
3 7 (1.38%) Cisco ISE
4 5 (0.99%) TCP/IP
4 5 (0.99%) VPN
5 3 (0.59%) Radio Access Network
5 3 (0.59%) SAN
5 3 (0.59%) Wireless
6 2 (0.40%) DHCP
6 2 (0.40%) DNS
6 2 (0.40%) Internet
6 2 (0.40%) LAN
6 2 (0.40%) SNMP
6 2 (0.40%) Software-Defined Radio
6 2 (0.40%) VLAN
6 2 (0.40%) WAN
7 1 (0.20%) Broadband
7 1 (0.20%) Unified Communications
7 1 (0.20%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (8.70%) Tableau
2 42 (8.30%) Power BI
3 10 (1.98%) Big Data
4 7 (1.38%) Qlik Sense
5 6 (1.19%) BusinessObjects
6 5 (0.99%) Data Warehouse
6 5 (0.99%) Power Query
6 5 (0.99%) PowerPivot
7 4 (0.79%) MS Access
7 4 (0.79%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.59%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.59%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.59%) SQL Server
9 2 (0.40%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.40%) GIS
9 2 (0.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 2 (0.40%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 1 (0.20%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
10 1 (0.20%) MongoDB
10 1 (0.20%) SAS Enterprise Guide
Development Applications
1 37 (7.31%) JIRA
2 24 (4.74%) TestRail
3 6 (1.19%) Robot Framework
4 5 (0.99%) Selenium
5 3 (0.59%) Oracle Forms
5 3 (0.59%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.40%) Bitbucket
6 2 (0.40%) Eclipse
6 2 (0.40%) Git
6 2 (0.40%) GitLab
6 2 (0.40%) GoogleTest
7 1 (0.20%) Jenkins
7 1 (0.20%) JUnit
7 1 (0.20%) MSI
7 1 (0.20%) Postman
7 1 (0.20%) Rational Team Concert
7 1 (0.20%) Sonatype Nexus
7 1 (0.20%) TestNG
7 1 (0.20%) Travis CI
General
1 134 (26.48%) Social Skills
2 129 (25.49%) Finance
3 94 (18.58%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (8.50%) Telecoms
5 34 (6.72%) Legal
6 31 (6.13%) Retail
7 21 (4.15%) Presentation Skills
8 19 (3.75%) Organisational Skills
9 17 (3.36%) Manufacturing
10 15 (2.96%) Public Sector
11 14 (2.77%) Marketing
12 11 (2.17%) Billing
13 10 (1.98%) Automotive
14 8 (1.58%) Banking
14 8 (1.58%) Pharmaceutical
15 6 (1.19%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 6 (1.19%) Local Government
16 5 (0.99%) Corporate Banking
16 5 (0.99%) Police
17 3 (0.59%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.38%) D3.js
1 7 (1.38%) HTML
2 6 (1.19%) XML
3 5 (0.99%) JSON
4 3 (0.59%) Oracle Fusion
4 3 (0.59%) REST
4 3 (0.59%) SOAP
5 2 (0.40%) .NET
5 2 (0.40%) ADO
5 2 (0.40%) CSS
6 1 (0.20%) Gherkin
6 1 (0.20%) GraphQL
6 1 (0.20%) OpenAPI
6 1 (0.20%) PySpark
6 1 (0.20%) React
6 1 (0.20%) Swagger
6 1 (0.20%) Web Services
6 1 (0.20%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 29 (5.73%) Management Information System
2 21 (4.15%) Credit Risk
3 10 (1.98%) Product Ownership
4 9 (1.78%) Cyber Threat
4 9 (1.78%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (1.58%) CMDB
6 7 (1.38%) Cyber Defence
6 7 (1.38%) Mobile App
6 7 (1.38%) Security Posture
7 6 (1.19%) Onboarding
8 5 (0.99%) Client/Server
8 5 (0.99%) Mainframe
8 5 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
9 4 (0.79%) Analytical Mindset
9 4 (0.79%) Cloud Native
9 4 (0.79%) Cyber Kill Chain
9 4 (0.79%) Data Structures
9 4 (0.79%) e-Health
9 4 (0.79%) Operational Technology
10 3 (0.59%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 36 (7.11%) Windows
2 28 (5.53%) Linux
3 11 (2.17%) Unix
4 8 (1.58%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
5 7 (1.38%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.99%) Debian
6 5 (0.99%) Ubuntu
6 5 (0.99%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.79%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.40%) Apple iOS
8 2 (0.40%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (19.17%) Agile
2 94 (18.58%) Problem-Solving
3 55 (10.87%) Analytics
4 50 (9.88%) Business Intelligence
5 49 (9.68%) Stakeholder Management
6 47 (9.29%) Business Analysis
7 40 (7.91%) Decision-Making
8 39 (7.71%) Project Management
9 38 (7.51%) Requirements Gathering
10 34 (6.72%) Customer Service
10 34 (6.72%) ITIL
10 34 (6.72%) User Stories
11 33 (6.52%) Data Analysis
11 33 (6.52%) Roadmaps
11 33 (6.52%) Test Automation
11 33 (6.52%) Test Management
12 31 (6.13%) Cybersecurity
13 30 (5.93%) Actionable Insight
13 30 (5.93%) DevOps
13 30 (5.93%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 60 (11.86%) SQL
2 25 (4.94%) Python
3 7 (1.38%) R
4 6 (1.19%) JavaScript
4 6 (1.19%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.19%) VBA
5 5 (0.99%) VBScript
6 3 (0.59%) C
6 3 (0.59%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.40%) Bash
7 2 (0.40%) C#
7 2 (0.40%) Java
8 1 (0.20%) C++
8 1 (0.20%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.20%) JCL
8 1 (0.20%) ProC
8 1 (0.20%) Scala
8 1 (0.20%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.20%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 92 (18.18%) Security Cleared
2 54 (10.67%) Degree
2 54 (10.67%) DV Cleared
3 36 (7.11%) SC Cleared
4 24 (4.74%) ISTQB
4 24 (4.74%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
5 16 (3.16%) ACCA
5 16 (3.16%) CIMA
6 9 (1.78%) ICAEW
7 7 (1.38%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (1.38%) CCNP
7 7 (1.38%) Cisco Certification
7 7 (1.38%) CISM
7 7 (1.38%) Computer Science Degree
7 7 (1.38%) ISEB
8 2 (0.40%) CBAP
8 2 (0.40%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.40%) ITIL Certification
8 2 (0.40%) PMP
9 1 (0.20%) APMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (5.34%) Data Quality
2 26 (5.14%) PMO
3 24 (4.74%) SLA
4 17 (3.36%) QA
5 10 (1.98%) IFRS
6 9 (1.78%) GAAP
7 7 (1.38%) GDPR
8 5 (0.99%) NIST
9 4 (0.79%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.59%) Accessibility
11 2 (0.40%) ISO 9001
11 2 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 2 (0.40%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 2 (0.40%) ITGC
11 2 (0.40%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials
12 1 (0.20%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 1 (0.20%) IASME
12 1 (0.20%) NCSC
12 1 (0.20%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 14 (2.77%) Active Directory
2 13 (2.57%) VMware Infrastructure
3 6 (1.19%) Hyper-V
4 2 (0.40%) BitLocker
4 2 (0.40%) Firmware
5 1 (0.20%) Docker
5 1 (0.20%) vSphere
5 1 (0.20%) XenApp
5 1 (0.20%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 6 (1.19%) Nessus
2 5 (0.99%) IBM BigFix
2 5 (0.99%) Tivoli
3 3 (0.59%) SCCM
4 1 (0.20%) Ansible
4 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
4 1 (0.20%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.20%) Nagios
4 1 (0.20%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 1 (0.20%) QRadar
4 1 (0.20%) Terraform
Vendors
1 67 (13.24%) Microsoft
2 38 (7.51%) SAP
3 36 (7.11%) Oracle
4 28 (5.53%) Alteryx
5 25 (4.94%) ServiceNow
6 19 (3.75%) Salesforce
7 16 (3.16%) VMware
8 11 (2.17%) Sun
9 9 (1.78%) Cisco
10 8 (1.58%) Palo Alto
10 8 (1.58%) Red Hat
11 7 (1.38%) Adobe
11 7 (1.38%) Databricks
11 7 (1.38%) Juniper
11 7 (1.38%) LogRhythm
11 7 (1.38%) Remedy
11 7 (1.38%) ScienceLogic
12 6 (1.19%) Forcepoint
12 6 (1.19%) Splunk
12 6 (1.19%) Varonis