Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Data Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Data Analyst daily rate in Birmingham is £390, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 65 51 61
Rank change year-on-year -14 +10 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst 7 17 9
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 1.07% 2.41% 1.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.18% 2.54% 1.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 15 6
10th Percentile £282 £205 £368
25th Percentile £312 £250 £423
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £390 £340 £494
Median % change year-on-year +14.71% -31.14% +19.70%
75th Percentile £418 £447 £611
90th Percentile £455 £470 £674
West Midlands median daily rate £400 £350 £400
% change year-on-year +14.29% -12.50% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 591 668 737
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.23% 94.89% 95.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 402 431 503
10th Percentile £243 £200 £226
25th Percentile £363 £350 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £558 £609 £600
90th Percentile £648 £738 £688
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 36 12 22
10th Percentile - £15.75 £14.60
25th Percentile £12.62 £21.06 £15.75
Median hourly rate £21.28 £25.06 £28.02
Median % change year-on-year -15.11% -10.55% +47.47%
75th Percentile £26.51 £53.19 £67.50
90th Percentile £30.15 £57.05 -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £23.05 £22.20
% change year-on-year +9.11% +3.85% +25.25%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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 Birmingham.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

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

Data Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in Birmingham over the 6 months to 3 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Analyst in Birmingham

Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, 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 Birmingham region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (42.86%) Power BI
2 3 (42.86%) Power Platform
2 3 (42.86%) Roadmaps
3 2 (28.57%) Architecture Roadmap
3 2 (28.57%) Business Case
3 2 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (28.57%) Data Modelling
3 2 (28.57%) Portfolio Management
3 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (28.57%) Project Delivery
3 2 (28.57%) Python
3 2 (28.57%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (28.57%) SQL
3 2 (28.57%) Strategic Planning
3 2 (28.57%) Use Case
3 2 (28.57%) Validation
4 1 (14.29%) AI
4 1 (14.29%) Azure
4 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) Critical Thinking
4 1 (14.29%) CRM
4 1 (14.29%) Dashboard Development
4 1 (14.29%) Data Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) Data Cleansing
4 1 (14.29%) Data Mapping
4 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Data Pipeline

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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 (14.29%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Power Platform
2 1 (14.29%) Azure
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (42.86%) Power BI
2 1 (14.29%) Power Query
2 1 (14.29%) Tableau
General
1 4 (57.14%) Finance
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Presentation Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) NumPy
1 1 (14.29%) Pandas
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (14.29%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (42.86%) Roadmaps
3 2 (28.57%) Architecture Roadmap
3 2 (28.57%) Business Case
3 2 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (28.57%) Data Modelling
3 2 (28.57%) Portfolio Management
3 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (28.57%) Project Delivery
3 2 (28.57%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (28.57%) Strategic Planning
3 2 (28.57%) Use Case
3 2 (28.57%) Validation
4 1 (14.29%) Data Cleansing
4 1 (14.29%) Data Mapping
4 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Data Protection
4 1 (14.29%) Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Time Management
4 1 (14.29%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) Python
1 2 (28.57%) SQL
2 1 (14.29%) VBA
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft