Software Analyst
UK
The median Software Analyst daily rate in the UK is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 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 1 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 553 | 638 | 782 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +85 | +144 | -87 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Software Analyst | 22 | 44 | 56 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.051% | 0.078% | 0.064% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.055% | 0.083% | 0.067% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 14 | 29 | 45 |
| 10th Percentile | £291 | £353 | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £343 | £385 | £381 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +5.56% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £508 | £548 | £500 |
| 90th Percentile | £591 | £581 | £574 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £360 | £506 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -28.89% | +19.12% | +13.33% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 3 | 5 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £146.25 | £15.50 | - |
| Median hourly rate | £147.50 | £27.00 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +446.30% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £148.75 | £57.50 | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | £62.60 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | £27.00 | - |
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 | 39,969 | 53,015 | 83,520 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.83% | 94.58% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,870 | 37,031 | 58,844 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £315 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +7.69% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +10.21% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,841 | 1,476 | 1,963 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £24.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +83.67% | +12.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.60 | £65.75 | £49.33 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £76.13 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
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 1 June 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 1 June 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 | +63 | 18 | £425 | -11.46% | 17 |
| UK excluding London | +27 | 11 | £360 | -28.89% | 13 |
| Work from Home | +97 | 8 | £490 | +12.00% | 9 |
| London | +83 | 8 | £450 | +12.50% | 6 |
| South East | +14 | 6 | £355 | -34.86% | 3 |
| Midlands | +18 | 2 | £363 | -34.09% | 1 |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £363 | - | 1 |
| Scotland | +37 | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| North of England | +22 | 1 | £625 | +31.58% | 2 |
| North West | +21 | 1 | £625 | +31.58% | |
| South West | +2 | 1 | £360 | -24.21% | 1 |
Software Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 June 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: