IT Analyst Contracts in Birmingham

IT Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median IT Analyst daily rate in Birmingham is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 66 70
Rank change year-on-year +28 +4 +5
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 12 1 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 2.30% 0.13% 0.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.56% 0.14% 0.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 1 3
10th Percentile £263 - £165
25th Percentile £338 £338 £183
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £350 £225
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +55.56% -50.00%
75th Percentile £498 £363 £238
90th Percentile £513 - -
West Midlands median daily rate £388 £413 £425
% change year-on-year -6.06% -2.94% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £22.03 - -
Median hourly rate £22.05 - -
75th Percentile £22.08 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £22.05 - £27.00
% change year-on-year - - +86.21%

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 468 715 870
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.66% 92.50% 96.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 327 502 583
10th Percentile £160 £250 £263
25th Percentile £363 £325 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £483 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +7.33% -10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £700
West Midlands median daily rate £485 £489 £500
% change year-on-year -0.77% -2.25% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 40 35
10th Percentile £12.62 £13.10 £11.40
25th Percentile £13.31 £17.75 £12.50
Median hourly rate £14.00 £28.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.88% +42.50% +14.35%
75th Percentile £22.91 £48.75 £24.94
90th Percentile £30.68 £57.91 £60.50
West Midlands median hourly rate £18.07 £22.25 £19.50
% change year-on-year -18.81% +14.10% +12.85%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Job postings that featured IT Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Job vacancy trend for IT Analyst in Birmingham

IT Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst in Birmingham.

Daily rate trend for IT Analyst in Birmingham

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in Birmingham over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Analyst in Birmingham

IT Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst in Birmingham.

Hourly rate trend for IT Analyst in Birmingham

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, IT 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 across the Birmingham region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 6 (50.00%) ITIL
3 4 (33.33%) Entra ID
3 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 2 (16.67%) Windows
4 2 (16.67%) SharePoint
4 2 (16.67%) Azure
4 2 (16.67%) Windows 10
4 2 (16.67%) Varonis
4 2 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (16.67%) OneDrive
4 2 (16.67%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (8.33%) Workshop Facilitation
5 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
5 1 (8.33%) Project Delivery
5 1 (8.33%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (8.33%) Decision-Making
5 1 (8.33%) Order Management
5 1 (8.33%) AVEVA
5 1 (8.33%) Data Quality
5 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
5 1 (8.33%) Contract Management
5 1 (8.33%) Business Analysis
5 1 (8.33%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (8.33%) Test Scripting
5 1 (8.33%) Active Directory
5 1 (8.33%) Project Management

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (16.67%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (33.33%) Entra ID
2 2 (16.67%) Azure
2 2 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (16.67%) OneDrive
General
1 9 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (8.33%) Finance
2 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
Operating Systems
1 2 (16.67%) Windows
1 2 (16.67%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (50.00%) Customer Service
1 6 (50.00%) ITIL
2 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (8.33%) Asset Management
3 1 (8.33%) Business Analysis
3 1 (8.33%) Contract Management
3 1 (8.33%) Data Analysis
3 1 (8.33%) Decision-Making
3 1 (8.33%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (8.33%) Identity Management
3 1 (8.33%) Migration
3 1 (8.33%) Order Management
3 1 (8.33%) Project Delivery
3 1 (8.33%) Project Management
3 1 (8.33%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (8.33%) Test Scripting
3 1 (8.33%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (8.33%) Validation
3 1 (8.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (8.33%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (16.67%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (16.67%) Varonis
3 1 (8.33%) AVEVA