Analyst Contracts in Bristol

Analyst
South West > Bristol

The median Analyst daily rate in Bristol is £400, 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 9 21 13
Rank change year-on-year +12 -8 +5
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 60 66 119
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 11.17% 6.24% 9.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.72% 6.57% 10.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 46 91
10th Percentile £184 £206 £200
25th Percentile £213 £257 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £475 £463
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +2.70% +7.56%
75th Percentile £447 £575 £541
90th Percentile £558 £744 £614
South West median daily rate £400 £475 £463
% change year-on-year -15.79% +2.70% +8.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 7 1
10th Percentile £25.75 £26.20 -
25th Percentile £31.88 £35.00 -
Median hourly rate £50.00 £40.00 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% +37.93% -17.14%
75th Percentile £55.00 £44.38 -
90th Percentile £63.75 £57.25 -
South West median hourly rate £35.00 £30.00 £25.25
% change year-on-year +16.67% +18.81% -27.86%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 512 1,004 1,131
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.34% 94.99% 90.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 302 541 805
10th Percentile £213 £250 £300
25th Percentile £355 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% -1.96% +2.00%
75th Percentile £564 £613 £630
90th Percentile £650 £688 £713
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 218 142
10th Percentile £18.51 £36.25 £30.97
25th Percentile £43.75 £45.00 £57.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £65.00 £65.50
Median % change year-on-year - -0.76% +55.95%
75th Percentile £68.00 £73.75 £75.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £85.00 £86.23
South West median hourly rate £63.50 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +15.45% -15.38% +38.30%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Bristol

Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Daily rate trend for Analyst in Bristol

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

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

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Bristol

Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

Hourly rate trend for Analyst in Bristol

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in Bristol over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Bristol

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

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

1 17 (28.33%) Microsoft
2 16 (26.67%) Finance
3 15 (25.00%) Management Information System
4 14 (23.33%) Security Cleared
4 14 (23.33%) Social Skills
5 13 (21.67%) SQL
6 12 (20.00%) Windows
7 11 (18.33%) ITIL
7 11 (18.33%) Customer Service
8 10 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
8 10 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
8 10 (16.67%) Active Directory
9 9 (15.00%) SC Cleared
9 9 (15.00%) Windows 10
9 9 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
10 8 (13.33%) GDPR
10 8 (13.33%) Data Protection
10 8 (13.33%) Logistics
10 8 (13.33%) ITSM
11 7 (11.67%) Agile
11 7 (11.67%) Information Management
12 6 (10.00%) Oracle Fusion
12 6 (10.00%) Law
12 6 (10.00%) Legal
12 6 (10.00%) Oracle
12 6 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
12 6 (10.00%) ServiceNow
12 6 (10.00%) User Experience
12 6 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
12 6 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol 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 3 (5.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.67%) Confluence
2 1 (1.67%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 10 (16.67%) Microsoft Office
2 6 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 3 (5.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 3 (5.00%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.67%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (1.67%) Oracle Financials
1 1 (1.67%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 10 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (5.00%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.67%) AWS
3 1 (1.67%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.33%) Firewall
1 2 (3.33%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.00%) Power BI
2 2 (3.33%) Tableau
3 1 (1.67%) Oracle BI Publisher
3 1 (1.67%) Relational Database
3 1 (1.67%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (1.67%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (3.33%) JIRA
General
1 16 (26.67%) Finance
2 14 (23.33%) Social Skills
3 6 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 6 (10.00%) Law
3 6 (10.00%) Legal
4 3 (5.00%) Local Government
4 3 (5.00%) Manufacturing
4 3 (5.00%) Public Sector
5 1 (1.67%) Banking
5 1 (1.67%) Electronics
5 1 (1.67%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (1.67%) Marketing
5 1 (1.67%) Military
5 1 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (1.67%) Private Banking
5 1 (1.67%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (10.00%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.67%) Java EE
2 1 (1.67%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 15 (25.00%) Management Information System
2 4 (6.67%) Enterprise Software
2 4 (6.67%) Legacy Applications
3 2 (3.33%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.67%) Data Structures
4 1 (1.67%) Mobile App
4 1 (1.67%) Product Ownership
4 1 (1.67%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 12 (20.00%) Windows
2 9 (15.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (1.67%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (18.33%) Customer Service
1 11 (18.33%) ITIL
2 9 (15.00%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (13.33%) Data Protection
3 8 (13.33%) ITSM
3 8 (13.33%) Logistics
4 7 (11.67%) Agile
4 7 (11.67%) Information Management
5 6 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
5 6 (10.00%) User Experience
6 5 (8.33%) Data Analysis
6 5 (8.33%) Master Data Management
6 5 (8.33%) Multi-Factor Authentication
6 5 (8.33%) Process Improvement
6 5 (8.33%) Requirements Gathering
6 5 (8.33%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (6.67%) Integration Testing
7 4 (6.67%) Unit Testing
7 4 (6.67%) Use Case
7 4 (6.67%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 13 (21.67%) SQL
2 1 (1.67%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (1.67%) Java
2 1 (1.67%) Python
2 1 (1.67%) R
2 1 (1.67%) Uniface
Qualifications
1 14 (23.33%) Security Cleared
2 9 (15.00%) SC Cleared
3 3 (5.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 2 (3.33%) A+ Certification
4 2 (3.33%) AAT
4 2 (3.33%) Degree
4 2 (3.33%) DV Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (13.33%) GDPR
2 3 (5.00%) PMO
3 2 (3.33%) SLA
4 1 (1.67%) Actionable Recommendations
4 1 (1.67%) Data Quality
System Software
1 10 (16.67%) Active Directory
2 2 (3.33%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (1.67%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 17 (28.33%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.00%) Oracle
2 6 (10.00%) ServiceNow
3 5 (8.33%) iManage
4 2 (3.33%) Sophos
4 2 (3.33%) VMware
5 1 (1.67%) Apple
5 1 (1.67%) Foundry
5 1 (1.67%) Liquidlogic
5 1 (1.67%) Palantir
5 1 (1.67%) SAP