Systems Analyst Contracts in Birmingham

System Analyst
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median System Analyst daily rate in Birmingham is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 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
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 65 72
Rank change year-on-year +10 +7 +17
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Systems Analyst 2 1 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Birmingham 0.34% 0.14% 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.15% 0.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £316
25th Percentile £375 £388 £322
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £338
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% +25.93% -41.30%
75th Percentile £425 £463 £347
90th Percentile - - £349
West Midlands median daily rate £488 £600 £413
% change year-on-year -18.75% +45.45% -21.43%

All DemandTrendContract 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Birmingham with a recognized job title 519 671 830
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.48% 95.31% 95.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 343 454 564
10th Percentile £167 £207 £263
25th Percentile £328 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.00% - +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £625 £600
90th Percentile £639 £725 £719
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - +1.01%
Number of hourly rates quoted 47 19 30
10th Percentile - £13.85 £13.58
25th Percentile £12.62 £15.75 £16.63
Median hourly rate £14.00 £24.00 £23.25
Median % change year-on-year -41.67% +3.23% +29.17%
75th Percentile £25.04 £49.38 £66.88
90th Percentile £32.57 £55.25 £72.75
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £19.59 £22.10
% change year-on-year +28.38% -11.36% +22.78%

Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Systems Analyst in Birmingham

Systems Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

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

Systems Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

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

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

Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Systems 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 Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) VLAN
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) SuccessFactors
1 1 (50.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (50.00%) Network Segmentation
1 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (50.00%) Operational Technology
1 1 (50.00%) SAP
1 1 (50.00%) CCNA
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (50.00%) DMZ
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management

Systems 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (50.00%) DMZ
1 1 (50.00%) Firewall
1 1 (50.00%) VLAN
General
1 1 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (50.00%) Onboarding
1 1 (50.00%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Computer Science
1 1 (50.00%) Data Protection
1 1 (50.00%) Network Architecture
1 1 (50.00%) Network Segmentation
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (50.00%) Resource Allocation
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) CCNA
1 1 (50.00%) Cisco Certification
1 1 (50.00%) CISSP
1 1 (50.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) SAP