Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in Bedfordshire

Data Analyst
East of England > Bedfordshire

The median Data Analyst daily rate in Bedfordshire is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 March 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 27 31
Rank change year-on-year -15 +4 -7
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst 1 5 10
As % of all contract jobs in Bedfordshire 0.33% 3.40% 3.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.35% 3.82% 4.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 7
10th Percentile - £524 £388
25th Percentile - £541 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +11.11%
75th Percentile - - £538
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median daily rate £538 £525 £450
% change year-on-year +2.38% +16.67% +2.86%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bedfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bedfordshire. 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 Bedfordshire with a recognized job title 285 131 250
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.83% 89.12% 89.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 162 78 163
10th Percentile £400 £338 £295
25th Percentile £416 £500 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £580 £500
Median % change year-on-year -11.64% +16.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £600 £675 £550
90th Percentile £638 £700 £625
East of England median daily rate £475 £490 £450
% change year-on-year -3.06% +8.89% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 14 27
10th Percentile £25.15 £20.26 £15.29
25th Percentile £60.00 £27.24 £15.39
Median hourly rate £68.21 £36.14 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +88.74% +100.78% -36.84%
75th Percentile £75.00 £81.88 £59.38
90th Percentile £80.00 £88.00 £65.75
East of England median hourly rate £23.75 £60.00 £39.55
% change year-on-year -60.42% +51.71% +20.21%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bedfordshire

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

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Bedfordshire

Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Bedfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Bedfordshire

Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Bedfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Bedfordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Bedfordshire

Data Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Bedfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analyst within the Bedfordshire region over the 6 months to 25 March 2026. 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
Luton -7 1 £500 -9.09% 4
Data Analyst
East of England

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 17 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire

For the 6 months to 25 March 2026, Data 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 Bedfordshire region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Anomaly Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Data Sharing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Master Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata Management
1 1 (100.00%) Monte Carlo Method
1 1 (100.00%) Observability
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bedfordshire 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata
General
1 1 (100.00%) Aviation
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Anomaly Detection
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Privacy
1 1 (100.00%) Data Sharing
1 1 (100.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (100.00%) Master Data Management
1 1 (100.00%) Metadata Management
1 1 (100.00%) Monte Carlo Method
1 1 (100.00%) Observability
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality