Analytical Skills Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Analytical Skills
South West > Bristol

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in contract job vacancies in Bristol. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 25 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 27 19
Rank change year-on-year +15 -8 +23
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 77 47 75
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 9.64% 6.10% 7.19%
As % of the General category 16.74% 10.42% 13.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 19 53
10th Percentile £250 £140 £377
25th Percentile £319 £248 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £340 £620
Median % change year-on-year +39.71% -45.16% +24.00%
75th Percentile £575 £697 £680
90th Percentile £638 £778 £772
South West median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% +6.48%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 8 4
10th Percentile - - £23.70
25th Percentile - £11.75 £37.39
Median hourly rate £6.00 £27.13 £56.75
Median % change year-on-year -77.88% -52.20% +42.95%
75th Percentile £63.75 £30.99 £75.72
90th Percentile £67.25 £37.00 £81.08
South West median hourly rate £6.00 £27.13 £45.00
% change year-on-year -77.88% -39.72% -17.29%

All General Skills
Bristol

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Bristol.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 460 451 560
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol 57.57% 58.57% 53.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 237 228 359
10th Percentile £240 £210 £255
25th Percentile £390 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £550
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -18.18% +10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £655
90th Percentile £680 £725 £706
South West median daily rate £500 £500 £550
% change year-on-year - -9.09% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 92 62 67
10th Percentile £6.75 £28.40 £33.00
25th Percentile £17.69 £48.50 £45.63
Median hourly rate £33.00 £65.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -49.23% - -
75th Percentile £65.00 £74.69 £76.25
90th Percentile £73.75 £75.00 £81.86
South West median hourly rate £24.00 £59.00 £56.29
% change year-on-year -59.32% +4.81% -8.49%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Analytical Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in Bristol

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in Bristol over the 6 months to 25 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analytical Skills in Bristol

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Bristol citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in Bristol

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analytical Skills in Bristol over the 6 months to 25 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Analytical Skills in Bristol

Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 7 (9.09%) Oracle Application Server
2 5 (6.49%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (6.49%) SharePoint
2 5 (6.49%) Skype for Business
3 1 (1.30%) Confluence
Applications
1 14 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (7.79%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.30%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (5.19%) NEC Housing
2 1 (1.30%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 8 (10.39%) AWS
1 8 (10.39%) Power Platform
2 7 (9.09%) Snowflake
3 1 (1.30%) Azure
3 1 (1.30%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.49%) DHCP
1 5 (6.49%) DNS
1 5 (6.49%) Skype
1 5 (6.49%) Unified Communications
2 1 (1.30%) BGP
2 1 (1.30%) Cisco ISE
2 1 (1.30%) LAN
2 1 (1.30%) OSPF
2 1 (1.30%) TACACS
2 1 (1.30%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.30%) WAN
2 1 (1.30%) Wireless
2 1 (1.30%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (10.39%) Power BI
2 7 (9.09%) Data Warehouse
2 7 (9.09%) Oracle ODI
2 7 (9.09%) Oracle Reports
2 7 (9.09%) PostgreSQL
2 7 (9.09%) Star Schema
3 1 (1.30%) SQL Server Analysis Services
3 1 (1.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 1 (1.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 7 (9.09%) DBeaver
2 3 (3.90%) JIRA
3 2 (2.60%) Git
4 1 (1.30%) Rational DOORS
General
1 34 (44.16%) Social Skills
2 11 (14.29%) Public Sector
3 6 (7.79%) Electronics
3 6 (7.79%) Finance
3 6 (7.79%) Influencing Skills
4 5 (6.49%) Local Government
4 5 (6.49%) Telecoms
5 2 (2.60%) Financial Institution
6 1 (1.30%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (1.30%) French Language
6 1 (1.30%) Law
6 1 (1.30%) Manufacturing
6 1 (1.30%) Marketing
6 1 (1.30%) Military
6 1 (1.30%) Presentation Skills
Job Titles
1 31 (40.26%) Analyst
2 10 (12.99%) Pricing Analyst
3 8 (10.39%) Data Engineer
4 7 (9.09%) Business Analyst
4 7 (9.09%) Quality Engineer
5 6 (7.79%) Embedded Engineer
5 6 (7.79%) Embedded Software Engineer
5 6 (7.79%) Project Manager
5 6 (7.79%) Software Engineer
6 5 (6.49%) Governance Analyst
6 5 (6.49%) Support Officer
6 5 (6.49%) Wintel Engineer
7 4 (5.19%) Desktop Support
7 4 (5.19%) Developer
7 4 (5.19%) Support Analyst
7 4 (5.19%) Telecoms Manager
7 4 (5.19%) Telecoms Project Manager
8 3 (3.90%) Mobile Project Manager
8 3 (3.90%) Performance Analyst
8 3 (3.90%) Tester
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (9.09%) Oracle GoldenGate
2 2 (2.60%) REST
3 1 (1.30%) 802.1X
3 1 (1.30%) AngularJS
3 1 (1.30%) D3.js
3 1 (1.30%) FastAPI
3 1 (1.30%) JSON
3 1 (1.30%) Lightning Web Components
3 1 (1.30%) PrimeNG
3 1 (1.30%) PySpark
3 1 (1.30%) RxJS
3 1 (1.30%) Visualforce
Miscellaneous
1 10 (12.99%) AS400
2 7 (9.09%) Replication
3 6 (7.79%) Embedded Systems
4 5 (6.49%) PKI
5 3 (3.90%) Data Centre
6 2 (2.60%) Analytical Mindset
6 2 (2.60%) Cloud Native
6 2 (2.60%) Cyber Threat
6 2 (2.60%) Management Information System
6 2 (2.60%) Mobile App
6 2 (2.60%) Security Operations Centre
6 2 (2.60%) Security Posture
7 1 (1.30%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 9 (11.69%) Windows
2 5 (6.49%) Windows Server
3 1 (1.30%) Android
3 1 (1.30%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (32.47%) Problem-Solving
2 21 (27.27%) Agile
3 16 (20.78%) Continuous Improvement
4 14 (18.18%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 12 (15.58%) Analytics
5 12 (15.58%) ERP
5 12 (15.58%) ITIL
6 11 (14.29%) Validation
7 10 (12.99%) Customer Requirements
7 10 (12.99%) Service Management
8 8 (10.39%) Business Intelligence
8 8 (10.39%) CI/CD
8 8 (10.39%) Collaborative Working
8 8 (10.39%) ETL
8 8 (10.39%) Stakeholder Management
9 7 (9.09%) Dimensional Modelling
9 7 (9.09%) Software Engineering
9 7 (9.09%) Test Automation
10 6 (7.79%) Project Management
10 6 (7.79%) Systems Engineering
Programming Languages
1 15 (19.48%) SQL
2 12 (15.58%) Python
3 8 (10.39%) PowerShell
4 6 (7.79%) C
5 3 (3.90%) Java
6 2 (2.60%) Kusto Query Language
7 1 (1.30%) Apex Code
7 1 (1.30%) Perl
7 1 (1.30%) SOQL
7 1 (1.30%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 16 (20.78%) SC Cleared
1 16 (20.78%) Security Cleared
2 10 (12.99%) Microsoft Certification
3 7 (9.09%) Degree
4 6 (7.79%) MCSE
5 5 (6.49%) CCNA
5 5 (6.49%) CCNP
5 5 (6.49%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (6.49%) ITIL Certification
5 5 (6.49%) Master's Degree
6 3 (3.90%) CISSP
7 2 (2.60%) CEH
7 2 (2.60%) CompTIA Security+
8 1 (1.30%) CTC Cleared
8 1 (1.30%) HND
8 1 (1.30%) IIBA
8 1 (1.30%) PMI Certification
8 1 (1.30%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (9.09%) Data Quality
2 6 (7.79%) Def Stans
2 6 (7.79%) DO-178B
2 6 (7.79%) MISRA
3 2 (2.60%) SLA
4 1 (1.30%) PMO
System Software
1 6 (7.79%) Firmware
2 5 (6.49%) Active Directory
2 5 (6.49%) Microsoft Virtual Server
2 5 (6.49%) Virtual Servers
2 5 (6.49%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (2.60%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 7 (9.09%) SCCM
2 5 (6.49%) WSUS
3 2 (2.60%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 20 (25.97%) Microsoft
2 11 (14.29%) Salesforce
3 7 (9.09%) Oracle
4 6 (7.79%) Cisco
4 6 (7.79%) SolarWinds
5 5 (6.49%) Splunk
5 5 (6.49%) Veeam
5 5 (6.49%) VMware
6 4 (5.19%) NEC
7 2 (2.60%) ServiceNow
8 1 (1.30%) Aruba
8 1 (1.30%) Databricks
8 1 (1.30%) IBM
8 1 (1.30%) LogicMonitor
8 1 (1.30%) Planview