IT Analyst Contract Job Trends in Bristol

IT Analyst
South West > Bristol

The median IT Analyst daily rate in Bristol is £213, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 63 68 77
Rank change year-on-year +5 +9 +17
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 9 2 4
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 1.11% 0.25% 0.39%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.19% 0.27% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 1 4
10th Percentile - - £333
25th Percentile £205 £225 £366
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £213 £250 £388
Median % change year-on-year -15.00% -35.48% +93.75%
75th Percentile £294 £275 £426
90th Percentile £426 - £482
South West median daily rate £211 £325 £205
% change year-on-year -35.00% +58.54% +7.89%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £25.15 £36.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -30.14% - -
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £36.00 £13.50
% change year-on-year -30.14% +166.67% -41.30%

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 755 751 991
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.87% 95.43% 95.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 377 415 633
10th Percentile £220 £213 £276
25th Percentile £375 £394 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £513
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -7.32% +2.50%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £638
90th Percentile £733 £723 £700
South West median daily rate £522 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -0.67% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 167 102 126
10th Percentile £13.46 £17.50 £33.00
25th Percentile £18.87 £35.25 £53.13
Median hourly rate £50.49 £65.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.92% +0.77% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £70.19 £76.25
90th Percentile £67.84 £74.40 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £32.50 £65.00 £56.49
% change year-on-year -50.00% +15.06% -10.33%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

IT Analyst job vacancy trend in Bristol

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Bristol

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in Bristol over the 6 months to 14 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Analyst in Bristol

IT Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, IT 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 Bristol region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (66.67%) ITSM
1 6 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 6 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 5 (55.56%) Customer Service
2 5 (55.56%) Data Analysis
2 5 (55.56%) ITIL
2 5 (55.56%) Service Management
2 5 (55.56%) Workflow
3 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
4 2 (22.22%) Windows
5 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
5 1 (11.11%) AI
5 1 (11.11%) Business Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Business Case
5 1 (11.11%) Change Management
5 1 (11.11%) Contract Management
5 1 (11.11%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Financial Analysis
5 1 (11.11%) Generative AI
5 1 (11.11%) Housing Management
5 1 (11.11%) Incident Management
5 1 (11.11%) ITIL Certification
5 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
5 1 (11.11%) Migration
5 1 (11.11%) NEC
5 1 (11.11%) NEC Housing
5 1 (11.11%) Portfolio Management
5 1 (11.11%) Process Improvement
5 1 (11.11%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement

IT Analyst Skill Set
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:

Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
General
1 4 (44.44%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Finance
4 1 (11.11%) Local Government
4 1 (11.11%) Military
4 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
4 1 (11.11%) Social Housing
Miscellaneous
1 1 (11.11%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 2 (22.22%) Windows
2 1 (11.11%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) ITSM
2 5 (55.56%) Customer Service
2 5 (55.56%) Data Analysis
2 5 (55.56%) ITIL
2 5 (55.56%) Service Management
2 5 (55.56%) Workflow
3 1 (11.11%) AI
3 1 (11.11%) Business Case
3 1 (11.11%) Change Management
3 1 (11.11%) Contract Management
3 1 (11.11%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Financial Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Generative AI
3 1 (11.11%) Housing Management
3 1 (11.11%) Incident Management
3 1 (11.11%) Migration
3 1 (11.11%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (11.11%) Process Improvement
3 1 (11.11%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 6 (66.67%) SC Cleared
1 6 (66.67%) Security Cleared
2 1 (11.11%) ITIL Certification
System Software
1 1 (11.11%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (44.44%) Microsoft
2 1 (11.11%) NEC