Software Analyst
UK
The median Software Analyst daily rate in the UK is £425 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 8 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 8 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 569 | 645 | 776 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +76 | +131 | -104 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Analyst | 17 | 48 | 73 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.039% | 0.083% | 0.083% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.043% | 0.087% | 0.087% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 28 | 56 |
| 10th Percentile | £289 | £377 | £291 |
| 25th Percentile | £330 | £396 | £386 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £425 | £478 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -10.99% | +6.11% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £529 | £528 | - |
| 90th Percentile | £621 | £566 | £573 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £358 | £481 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.71% | +13.24% | +13.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 7 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £17.31 |
| 25th Percentile | - | £15.50 | £17.39 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £17.00 | £18.69 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -9.02% | -55.51% |
| 75th Percentile | - | £42.75 | £20.44 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £60.90 | £20.80 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £17.00 | £18.69 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -9.02% | -55.51% |
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 | 39,991 | 54,978 | 83,963 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.74% | 94.64% | 95.46% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,011 | 38,395 | 59,001 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £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 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,675 | 1,545 | 2,052 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.28 | £19.25 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.65 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.56% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.74 | £76.40 | £63.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +117.73% | +2.74% |
Software Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Software Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Software Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Software Analyst.
Software Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Software Analyst over the 6 months to 8 May 2024.
Software Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Software Analyst.
Software Analyst
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Software Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 8 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 |
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| England | +59 | 13 | £380 | -20.83% | 15 |
| UK excluding London | +59 | 10 | £358 | -25.71% | 12 |
| Work from Home | +100 | 7 | £490 | +3.16% | 5 |
| South East | +13 | 5 | £209 | - | 4 |
| London | +82 | 4 | £513 | +6.77% | 4 |
| Midlands | +26 | 2 | £363 | -34.09% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £363 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | +42 | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| North of England | +28 | 1 | £625 | +31.58% | 2 |
| North West | +24 | 1 | £625 | +31.58% | 1 |
| South West | +15 | 1 | £360 | -24.21% | 1 |
Software Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 8 May 2024, Software 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 Software Analyst in the job title.
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Software 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: