Analyst Contract Job Trends in Bolton

Analyst
Manchester > Bolton

The median Analyst daily rate in Bolton is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 April 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 3 10 7
Rank change year-on-year +7 -3 -1
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 7 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in Bolton 24.14% 12.12% 10.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 26.92% 12.90% 10.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 1
10th Percentile - £154 -
25th Percentile £375 £159 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £180 £400
Median % change year-on-year +122.22% -55.00% -27.27%
75th Percentile £425 £193 -
90th Percentile - £194 -
Manchester median daily rate £375 £360 £450
% change year-on-year +4.17% -20.00% +9.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £67.50 - -
Median hourly rate £70.00 - -
75th Percentile £72.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Manchester median hourly rate £31.17 £24.50 £15.42
% change year-on-year +27.20% +58.94% +2.89%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title 26 31 20
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.66% 93.94% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 13 10
10th Percentile £445 £157 £378
25th Percentile - £170 £429
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £190 £500
Median % change year-on-year +189.47% -62.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £650 £200 -
90th Percentile - £250 £504
Manchester median daily rate £460 £450 £495
% change year-on-year +2.22% -9.09% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 11 7
10th Percentile - £33.00 £24.15
25th Percentile £22.68 £46.50 £28.60
Median hourly rate £29.00 £60.00 £49.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.67% +22.45% -24.62%
75th Percentile £30.00 £67.50 £55.00
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.50 £75.00
Manchester median hourly rate £55.00 £32.00 £27.00
% change year-on-year +71.88% +18.52% -31.65%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Bolton

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Bolton

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Bolton

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Bolton

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Bolton

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

For the 6 months to 6 April 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 Bolton region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Data Analysis
2 3 (42.86%) Data Collection
2 3 (42.86%) Performance Measurement
2 3 (42.86%) QA
3 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
3 2 (28.57%) Data Management
3 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
3 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (28.57%) Workday
4 1 (14.29%) Business Process Mapping
4 1 (14.29%) Business Strategy
4 1 (14.29%) Change Management
4 1 (14.29%) Chatbot
4 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) Conversational UI
4 1 (14.29%) Dashboard Development
4 1 (14.29%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (14.29%) DBS Check
4 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 1 (14.29%) Degree
4 1 (14.29%) Document Management
4 1 (14.29%) DTS
4 1 (14.29%) Java
4 1 (14.29%) Microsoft
4 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (14.29%) Performance Tuning
4 1 (14.29%) PMI Certification
4 1 (14.29%) PMO
4 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bolton 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%) Chatbot
1 1 (14.29%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (14.29%) DTS
1 1 (14.29%) Relational Database
General
1 3 (42.86%) Electronics
1 3 (42.86%) Manufacturing
2 2 (28.57%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (28.57%) Law
3 1 (14.29%) Publishing
3 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (14.29%) Web Services
1 1 (14.29%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Operational Technology
1 1 (14.29%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Data Analysis
2 3 (42.86%) Data Collection
2 3 (42.86%) Performance Measurement
3 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
3 2 (28.57%) Data Management
3 2 (28.57%) Mentoring
3 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (14.29%) Change Management
4 1 (14.29%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) Conversational UI
4 1 (14.29%) Document Management
4 1 (14.29%) PRINCE2
4 1 (14.29%) Product Roadmap
4 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
4 1 (14.29%) Project Management
4 1 (14.29%) Service Delivery
4 1 (14.29%) Use Case
4 1 (14.29%) Validation
4 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (14.29%) Java
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) DBS Check
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
1 1 (14.29%) PMI Certification
1 1 (14.29%) SC Cleared
1 1 (14.29%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (42.86%) QA
2 1 (14.29%) PMO
Vendors
1 2 (28.57%) Workday
2 1 (14.29%) Microsoft