Senior Analyst Contracts

Senior Analyst
UK

The median Senior Analyst daily rate in the UK is £525 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 220 257 291
Rank change year-on-year +37 +34 +60
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 471 620 847
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.09% 1.04% 0.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.17% 1.10% 1.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 337 463 597
10th Percentile £350 £325 £363
25th Percentile £425 £413 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £505 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.96% +1.00% +2.25%
75th Percentile £615 £618 £588
90th Percentile £663 £700 £650
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £498 £475
% change year-on-year +0.50% +4.74% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 8 3
10th Percentile £13.50 £23.18 £26.97
25th Percentile £14.25 £38.25 £28.80
Median hourly rate £23.00 £60.25 £31.85
Median % change year-on-year -61.83% +89.17% +35.97%
75th Percentile £29.38 £64.06 £59.55
90th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £76.17
UK excluding London median hourly rate £15.00 £23.25 £29.18
% change year-on-year -35.48% -20.31% +25.12%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 40,172 56,583 84,829
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.78% 94.61% 95.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,161 39,538 59,512
10th Percentile £275 £313 £313
25th Percentile £409 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £731
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.93% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,642 1,585 2,099
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.27 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.83 £45.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.38% +95.65% -
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.00 £63.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £42.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -11.76% +117.95% +2.55%

Senior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Analyst in the UK

Senior Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Senior Analyst in the UK

Senior Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for Senior Analyst in the UK

Senior Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Senior Analyst in the UK

Senior Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Hourly rate histogram for Senior Analyst in the UK

Senior Analyst
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Analyst within the UK 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
England +52 420 £525 - 263
London +22 258 £550 +4.76% 154
UK excluding London +55 187 £500 +0.50% 114
Work from Home +34 151 £538 +9.41% 100
North of England +32 53 £512 +2.44% 23
North West +29 44 £512 +7.83% 15
Scotland +34 34 £478 +11.70% 5
Midlands +32 34 £450 -14.29% 23
South East +14 33 £475 -6.86% 27
East of England +18 28 £550 -10.20% 16
West Midlands +36 26 £497 -6.18% 16
South West +16 8 £600 +4.35% 12
East Midlands +19 7 £388 -8.82% 7
Yorkshire +7 7 £371 -29.29% 7
North East +18 1 - - 1
Wales +11 1 £550 +37.50% 8

Senior Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 27 April 2024, Senior 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 featuring Senior Analyst in the job title.

1 146 (31.00%) Social Skills
2 105 (22.29%) Finance
3 104 (22.08%) Agile
4 82 (17.41%) SQL
5 72 (15.29%) Public Sector
6 66 (14.01%) Microsoft
6 66 (14.01%) Analytical Skills
7 62 (13.16%) Stakeholder Management
8 60 (12.74%) Business Analysis
9 59 (12.53%) Data Analysis
9 59 (12.53%) Business Intelligence
10 56 (11.89%) Power Platform
11 53 (11.25%) Python
12 52 (11.04%) Power BI
13 50 (10.62%) Azure
14 49 (10.40%) Analytics
15 48 (10.19%) Security Cleared
15 48 (10.19%) Problem-Solving
16 45 (9.55%) Degree
16 45 (9.55%) Windows
16 45 (9.55%) Project Management
17 41 (8.70%) DevOps
18 38 (8.07%) SC Cleared
19 37 (7.86%) JIRA
19 37 (7.86%) User Stories
19 37 (7.86%) Visualisation
19 37 (7.86%) Scrum
20 36 (7.64%) Microsoft Excel
20 36 (7.64%) Data Modelling
20 36 (7.64%) Mentoring

Senior Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 13 (2.76%) CMS
2 12 (2.55%) Confluence
3 9 (1.91%) SAS
4 8 (1.70%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.85%) Apache Spark
5 4 (0.85%) ArcGIS
5 4 (0.85%) Skype for Business
6 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.21%) Camunda
7 1 (0.21%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 36 (7.64%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (4.25%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 11 (2.34%) MS Visio
3 11 (2.34%) Spreadsheet
4 3 (0.64%) SPSS
5 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 11 (2.34%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (2.12%) NEC Housing
3 4 (0.85%) OPENHousing
4 2 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.42%) Endur
5 1 (0.21%) Aligne
5 1 (0.21%) IntelliMatch
5 1 (0.21%) Markit EDM
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.21%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.21%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.21%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.21%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.21%) Shopify
5 1 (0.21%) thinkFolio
5 1 (0.21%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 56 (11.89%) Power Platform
2 50 (10.62%) Azure
3 25 (5.31%) Azure DevOps
4 23 (4.88%) Microsoft 365
5 14 (2.97%) Power Automate
6 12 (2.55%) Snowflake
7 11 (2.34%) Entra ID
8 9 (1.91%) PowerApps
9 8 (1.70%) AWS
9 8 (1.70%) SaaS
10 6 (1.27%) Azure Sentinel
10 6 (1.27%) Collibra
11 4 (0.85%) GCP
12 3 (0.64%) Google Analytics
12 3 (0.64%) Google Tag Manager
12 3 (0.64%) IaaS
13 2 (0.42%) Adobe Analytics
13 2 (0.42%) Cloud Computing
13 2 (0.42%) PaaS
13 2 (0.42%) SAP Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.91%) Network Security
2 8 (1.70%) Firewall
3 4 (0.85%) Skype
4 3 (0.64%) DNS
4 3 (0.64%) Internet
4 3 (0.64%) Intranet
4 3 (0.64%) Wireshark
5 2 (0.42%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (0.42%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (0.42%) LAN
5 2 (0.42%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.42%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.42%) VoIP
5 2 (0.42%) WAN
5 2 (0.42%) Wi-Fi
6 1 (0.21%) DHCP
6 1 (0.21%) FIX Connectivity
Database & Business Intelligence
1 52 (11.04%) Power BI
2 23 (4.88%) SQL Server
3 16 (3.40%) Tableau
4 11 (2.34%) Qlik Sense
5 10 (2.12%) Data Mining
5 10 (2.12%) Oracle Database
6 8 (1.70%) Data Lake
7 7 (1.49%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (1.27%) Ataccama
9 5 (1.06%) GIS
9 5 (1.06%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.85%) Big Data
10 4 (0.85%) Hadoop
11 3 (0.64%) Presto
12 2 (0.42%) BigQuery
12 2 (0.42%) Elasticsearch
12 2 (0.42%) Power Query
12 2 (0.42%) Relational Database
12 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Analysis Services
12 2 (0.42%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 37 (7.86%) JIRA
2 21 (4.46%) Selenium
3 16 (3.40%) WebDriver
4 14 (2.97%) SpecFlow
4 14 (2.97%) Visual Studio
5 10 (2.12%) Postman
6 6 (1.27%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
7 5 (1.06%) Subversion
8 4 (0.85%) Jenkins
9 3 (0.64%) Appium
9 3 (0.64%) Cucumber
9 3 (0.64%) Git
9 3 (0.64%) LoadRunner
9 3 (0.64%) Rational Performance Tester
10 2 (0.42%) Artifactory
10 2 (0.42%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.42%) TeamCity
11 1 (0.21%) HP UFT
11 1 (0.21%) SoapUI
11 1 (0.21%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 146 (31.00%) Social Skills
2 105 (22.29%) Finance
3 72 (15.29%) Public Sector
4 66 (14.01%) Analytical Skills
5 31 (6.58%) Banking
6 26 (5.52%) Back Office
6 26 (5.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 23 (4.88%) Telecoms
8 22 (4.67%) Pharmaceutical
9 21 (4.46%) Local Government
10 20 (4.25%) Front Office
11 11 (2.34%) Legal
11 11 (2.34%) Manufacturing
11 11 (2.34%) Presentation Skills
11 11 (2.34%) Retail
12 8 (1.70%) Billing
12 8 (1.70%) Influencing Skills
12 8 (1.70%) Organisational Skills
13 7 (1.49%) Marketing
14 4 (0.85%) German Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 21 (4.46%) .NET
2 11 (2.34%) .NET Framework
2 11 (2.34%) AngularJS
3 10 (2.12%) XML
4 5 (1.06%) Middleware
5 3 (0.64%) D3.js
5 3 (0.64%) PySpark
6 2 (0.42%) FIX Protocol
6 2 (0.42%) Playwright
6 2 (0.42%) REST
7 1 (0.21%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.21%) ADO
7 1 (0.21%) Gherkin
7 1 (0.21%) HTML
7 1 (0.21%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.21%) RESTful
7 1 (0.21%) VML
7 1 (0.21%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 25 (5.31%) Product Ownership
2 14 (2.97%) Data Structures
2 14 (2.97%) Derivative
3 13 (2.76%) Management Information System
3 13 (2.76%) Mobile App
4 12 (2.55%) Security Operations Centre
5 10 (2.12%) Cyberattack
5 10 (2.12%) Hedge funds
6 9 (1.91%) Onboarding
7 8 (1.70%) CMDB
7 8 (1.70%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
7 8 (1.70%) Life Science
7 8 (1.70%) Reinsurance
7 8 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (1.27%) Data Centre
9 4 (0.85%) Credit Risk
9 4 (0.85%) iPhone
9 4 (0.85%) Video Conferencing
10 3 (0.64%) Data Protection Act
10 3 (0.64%) Reference Data
Operating Systems
1 45 (9.55%) Windows
2 17 (3.61%) Windows Server
3 16 (3.40%) Linux
4 10 (2.12%) Android
5 6 (1.27%) Apple iOS
5 6 (1.27%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.42%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.21%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 104 (22.08%) Agile
2 62 (13.16%) Stakeholder Management
3 60 (12.74%) Business Analysis
4 59 (12.53%) Business Intelligence
4 59 (12.53%) Data Analysis
5 49 (10.40%) Analytics
6 48 (10.19%) Problem-Solving
7 45 (9.55%) Project Management
8 41 (8.70%) DevOps
9 37 (7.86%) Scrum
9 37 (7.86%) User Stories
9 37 (7.86%) Visualisation
10 36 (7.64%) Data Modelling
10 36 (7.64%) Mentoring
11 32 (6.79%) Requirements Gathering
12 30 (6.37%) Acceptance Criteria
12 30 (6.37%) Cybersecurity
12 30 (6.37%) Test Automation
13 29 (6.16%) Continuous Improvement
13 29 (6.16%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 82 (17.41%) SQL
2 53 (11.25%) Python
3 29 (6.16%) C#
4 26 (5.52%) PowerShell
5 8 (1.70%) Java
6 7 (1.49%) Kotlin
7 6 (1.27%) VBA
8 4 (0.85%) C++
9 3 (0.64%) JavaScript
9 3 (0.64%) MATLAB
9 3 (0.64%) R
10 2 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (0.42%) Kusto Query Language
10 2 (0.42%) Shell Script
10 2 (0.42%) VBScript
11 1 (0.21%) Bash
11 1 (0.21%) Google Apps Script
11 1 (0.21%) PL/SQL
11 1 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 48 (10.19%) Security Cleared
2 45 (9.55%) Degree
3 38 (8.07%) SC Cleared
4 7 (1.49%) BPSS Clearance
4 7 (1.49%) CISSP
4 7 (1.49%) DV Cleared
4 7 (1.49%) Master's Degree
5 6 (1.27%) ISEB
6 4 (0.85%) BICSI RCDD
6 4 (0.85%) CCNA
6 4 (0.85%) Cisco Certification
6 4 (0.85%) CISM
6 4 (0.85%) IIBA
6 4 (0.85%) MBA
7 3 (0.64%) CFA
7 3 (0.64%) Computer Science Degree
7 3 (0.64%) ISTQB
7 3 (0.64%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 3 (0.64%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (0.64%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (6.37%) Data Quality
2 27 (5.73%) PMO
3 15 (3.18%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 14 (2.97%) QA
5 12 (2.55%) GDPR
6 6 (1.27%) Disclosure Scotland
6 6 (1.27%) PCI DSS
7 5 (1.06%) HMG Security Policy Framework
8 4 (0.85%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
8 4 (0.85%) SLA
9 3 (0.64%) GRC
10 2 (0.42%) MiFID
10 2 (0.42%) P3O
11 1 (0.21%) EMIR
11 1 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
11 1 (0.21%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 1 (0.21%) SEPA
11 1 (0.21%) Solvency II
11 1 (0.21%) WCAG
System Software
1 20 (4.25%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 4 (0.85%) Jamf Pro
2 3 (0.64%) Nessus
2 3 (0.64%) Nmap
3 2 (0.42%) Ansible
3 2 (0.42%) BladeLogic
3 2 (0.42%) ITRS Geneos
3 2 (0.42%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.21%) CASB
4 1 (0.21%) Control-M
4 1 (0.21%) HP ALM
4 1 (0.21%) HP Quality Center
4 1 (0.21%) McAfee ePO
4 1 (0.21%) QRadar
Vendors
1 66 (14.01%) Microsoft
2 34 (7.22%) SAP
3 18 (3.82%) ServiceNow
4 17 (3.61%) Splunk
5 16 (3.40%) Oracle
6 14 (2.97%) Citrix
7 12 (2.55%) Ariba
8 10 (2.12%) LogRhythm
8 10 (2.12%) NEC
8 10 (2.12%) Northgate
9 9 (1.91%) Darktrace
9 9 (1.91%) FireEye
10 8 (1.70%) Atlassian
10 8 (1.70%) Dataiku
11 6 (1.27%) Alteryx
11 6 (1.27%) Apple
11 6 (1.27%) Trillium
12 5 (1.06%) Bloomberg
12 5 (1.06%) HP
12 5 (1.06%) IBM