Analyst Contract Job Trends in Basildon

Analyst
Essex > Basildon

The median Analyst daily rate in Basildon is £545, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 February 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 - 8
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 6 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Basildon 35.29% - 10.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 35.29% - 11.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £432 - £176
25th Percentile £473 - £195
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 - £250
75th Percentile £614 - £375
90th Percentile £655 - £435
Essex median daily rate £354 £325 £190
% change year-on-year +8.85% +71.05% -7.99%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £55.50
Essex median hourly rate - £35.00 £16.93
% change year-on-year - +106.73% -4.62%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Basildon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Basildon. 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 Basildon with a recognized job title 17 12 36
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 90.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 5 18
10th Percentile £110 - £251
25th Percentile £195 £315 £318
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £408 £320 £475
Median % change year-on-year +27.34% -32.63% -5.00%
75th Percentile £682 £321 £584
90th Percentile £693 £451 £627
Essex median daily rate £391 £318 £450
% change year-on-year +23.03% -29.33% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 14
10th Percentile - - £38.12
25th Percentile £46.25 - £52.50
Median hourly rate £56.25 £30.00 £55.25
Median % change year-on-year +87.50% -45.70% +24.16%
75th Percentile £66.25 - £73.51
90th Percentile £68.50 - £78.50
Essex median hourly rate £22.04 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year -32.19% - +60.49%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Basildon

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Basildon.

Analyst job vacancy trend in Basildon

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Basildon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Basildon.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Basildon

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Basildon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Basildon over the 6 months to 3 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Basildon

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Basildon

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Basildon.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Basildon

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon

For the 6 months to 3 February 2026, Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Basildon region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (50.00%) Agile
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
2 2 (33.33%) BASE24
2 2 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) Customer-Centricity
2 2 (33.33%) Emotional Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) High Availability
2 2 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
2 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 2 (33.33%) People Management
2 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 2 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (33.33%) SAP
2 2 (33.33%) Scrum
2 2 (33.33%) SDLC
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (33.33%) VisionPLUS
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Modelling
3 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity
3 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Credit Risk Management
3 1 (16.67%) Java
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (16.67%) MS Visio

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Basildon by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 1 (16.67%) SAS
1 1 (16.67%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (16.67%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (16.67%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) BASE24
1 2 (33.33%) VisionPLUS
General
1 4 (66.67%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (66.67%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Banking
4 1 (16.67%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Credit Risk
1 1 (16.67%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Agile
1 3 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Analytical Thinking
2 2 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 2 (33.33%) Customer-Centricity
2 2 (33.33%) Emotional Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) High Availability
2 2 (33.33%) Knowledge Transfer
2 2 (33.33%) Mentoring
2 2 (33.33%) People Management
2 2 (33.33%) Project Delivery
2 2 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (33.33%) Scrum
2 2 (33.33%) SDLC
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Modelling
3 1 (16.67%) Business Continuity
3 1 (16.67%) Order Management
3 1 (16.67%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 1 (16.67%) Java
1 1 (16.67%) Python
1 1 (16.67%) R
1 1 (16.67%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (16.67%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) SAP