Analyst Contracts in Cambridge

Analyst
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Analyst daily rate in Cambridge is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 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
19 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 11 9
Rank change year-on-year -7 -2 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 4 21 28
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cambridge 3.36% 10.77% 10.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.92% 11.73% 10.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 15 20
10th Percentile £415 - £269
25th Percentile £419 £405 £327
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £410 £426
Median % change year-on-year +9.76% -3.81% +3.33%
75th Percentile £497 £415 £528
90th Percentile £510 £503 £569
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £450 £410 £369
% change year-on-year +9.76% +11.19% +7.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £15.85
25th Percentile - - £17.50
Median hourly rate £17.80 - £20.50
75th Percentile - - £20.75
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £15.14 £14.84 £14.50
% change year-on-year +2.02% +2.34% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 102 179 261
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.71% 91.79% 94.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 105 181
10th Percentile £379 £229 £185
25th Percentile £425 £350 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +13.89% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £581 £550 £560
90th Percentile £688 £645 £600
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £488 £450 £450
% change year-on-year +8.33% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 28 14
10th Percentile £16.40 £20.40 £16.09
25th Percentile £28.35 £25.00 £17.50
Median hourly rate £60.00 £52.50 £19.11
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +174.73% -66.47%
75th Percentile £63.75 £66.25 £53.44
90th Percentile £65.00 £75.00 £53.75
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £15.44 £16.30 £15.50
% change year-on-year -5.28% +5.16% +13.47%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Cambridge

Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Daily rate trend for Analyst in Cambridge

Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

Hourly rate trend for Analyst in Cambridge

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

For the 6 months to 19 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 Cambridge region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (50.00%) PowerApps
2 2 (50.00%) Power Automate
2 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (50.00%) REST
2 2 (50.00%) HTML
2 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
3 1 (25.00%) Data Management
3 1 (25.00%) Degree
3 1 (25.00%) Test Scripting
3 1 (25.00%) System Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
3 1 (25.00%) Data Mapping
3 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) SLA
3 1 (25.00%) LIMS
3 1 (25.00%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
3 1 (25.00%) SQL
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (25.00%) ITIL
3 1 (25.00%) Change Control
3 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (25.00%) Change Management
3 1 (25.00%) ITSM
3 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
3 1 (25.00%) Workflow
3 1 (25.00%) Finance

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cambridge 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 2 (50.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 3 (75.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (50.00%) Power Automate
2 2 (50.00%) PowerApps
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (50.00%) HTML
1 2 (50.00%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) LIMS
1 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) Change Control
1 1 (25.00%) Change Management
1 1 (25.00%) Data Management
1 1 (25.00%) Data Mapping
1 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (25.00%) ITIL
1 1 (25.00%) ITSM
1 1 (25.00%) Migration
1 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (25.00%) System Testing
1 1 (25.00%) Test Scripting
1 1 (25.00%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) JavaScript
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (25.00%) GDPR
1 1 (25.00%) SLA