Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in Buckinghamshire

Data Analyst
South East > Buckinghamshire

The median Data Analyst daily rate in Buckinghamshire is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 October 2025.

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

6 months to
30 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 28 45 56
Rank change year-on-year +17 +11 +41
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst 16 7 5
As % of all contract jobs in Buckinghamshire 4.52% 1.78% 0.77%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.94% 1.86% 0.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 6 3
10th Percentile £363 £388 £299
25th Percentile £425 £416 £330
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £388
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% +16.13% -10.71%
75th Percentile £494 £475 £447
90th Percentile £538 - £479
South East median daily rate £425 £500 £463
% change year-on-year -15.00% +8.11% -1.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £16.25
Median hourly rate - - £17.50
75th Percentile - - £18.75
90th Percentile - - -
South East median hourly rate £35.27 £29.00 £21.05
% change year-on-year +21.63% +37.77% +45.17%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Buckinghamshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Buckinghamshire. 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 Buckinghamshire with a recognized job title 324 376 621
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.53% 95.67% 95.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 200 252 471
10th Percentile £209 £250 £225
25th Percentile £350 £368 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £448 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.24% -7.50% -
75th Percentile £538 £543 £600
90th Percentile £636 £638 £700
South East median daily rate £500 £510 £510
% change year-on-year -1.96% - +2.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 14 20
10th Percentile - £14.85 £13.16
25th Percentile £15.13 £15.49 £13.57
Median hourly rate £17.87 £19.35 £18.25
Median % change year-on-year -7.65% +6.03% +17.74%
75th Percentile £29.61 £34.50 £22.06
90th Percentile - £37.62 £24.00
South East median hourly rate £20.71 £57.79 £50.00
% change year-on-year -64.16% +15.59% +53.85%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Buckinghamshire

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

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Buckinghamshire

Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Data Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Buckinghamshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in Buckinghamshire over the 6 months to 30 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Analyst in Buckinghamshire

Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Buckinghamshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Buckinghamshire

Data Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Buckinghamshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analyst within the Buckinghamshire region over the 6 months to 30 October 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Milton Keynes +12 14 £475 +5.56% 9
Newport Pagnell - 1 - -
Aylesbury - 1 £375 - 1
Data Analyst
South East

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

For the 6 months to 30 October 2025, Data 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 Buckinghamshire region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (43.75%) Business Intelligence
1 7 (43.75%) Power BI
1 7 (43.75%) Power Platform
2 6 (37.50%) Data Analysis
2 6 (37.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (37.50%) SQL
3 5 (31.25%) CRM
3 5 (31.25%) Decision-Making
3 5 (31.25%) Impact Assessments
3 5 (31.25%) Microsoft 365
3 5 (31.25%) Microsoft Project
3 5 (31.25%) Oracle
3 5 (31.25%) Salesforce
3 5 (31.25%) Salesforce CRM
3 5 (31.25%) SC Cleared
3 5 (31.25%) Security Cleared
3 5 (31.25%) ServiceNow
3 5 (31.25%) SharePoint
3 5 (31.25%) SQL Server
4 4 (25.00%) Change Management
4 4 (25.00%) Data Quality
4 4 (25.00%) Python
4 4 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (18.75%) Anti-Money Laundering
5 3 (18.75%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 3 (18.75%) Project Management
6 2 (12.50%) Analytics
6 2 (12.50%) Customer-Centricity
6 2 (12.50%) Data Lineage
6 2 (12.50%) Databricks

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Buckinghamshire 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 5 (31.25%) SharePoint
2 1 (6.25%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (37.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (31.25%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (31.25%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 7 (43.75%) Power Platform
2 5 (31.25%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (6.25%) Power Automate
3 1 (6.25%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (43.75%) Power BI
2 5 (31.25%) SQL Server
3 2 (12.50%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (6.25%) QlikView
4 1 (6.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (6.25%) JIRA
General
1 9 (56.25%) Social Skills
2 4 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (12.50%) Finance
3 2 (12.50%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (6.25%) Manufacturing
4 1 (6.25%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (12.50%) Management Information System
2 1 (6.25%) AS400
2 1 (6.25%) Data Structures
2 1 (6.25%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (43.75%) Business Intelligence
2 6 (37.50%) Data Analysis
3 5 (31.25%) CRM
3 5 (31.25%) Decision-Making
3 5 (31.25%) Impact Assessments
4 4 (25.00%) Change Management
4 4 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 3 (18.75%) Anti-Money Laundering
5 3 (18.75%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 3 (18.75%) Project Management
6 2 (12.50%) Analytics
6 2 (12.50%) Customer-Centricity
6 2 (12.50%) Data Lineage
6 2 (12.50%) Migration
6 2 (12.50%) Performance Management
6 2 (12.50%) Process Improvement
6 2 (12.50%) Qualitative Analysis
6 2 (12.50%) Service Management
6 2 (12.50%) Visualisation
7 1 (6.25%) Data Reconciliation
Programming Languages
1 6 (37.50%) SQL
2 4 (25.00%) Python
3 1 (6.25%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 5 (31.25%) SC Cleared
1 5 (31.25%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.25%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (25.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (6.25%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (31.25%) Oracle
1 5 (31.25%) Salesforce
1 5 (31.25%) ServiceNow
2 2 (12.50%) Databricks
3 1 (6.25%) CheckPoint
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft