Senior Data Analyst Contracts in Central London

Senior Data Analyst
London > Central London

The median Senior Data Analyst daily rate in Central London is £600, 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 124 132 169
Rank change year-on-year +8 +37 +25
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Data Analyst 5 1 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.25% 0.041% 0.078%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.27% 0.043% 0.082%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £575 £456 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £463 -
Median % change year-on-year +29.73% - -
75th Percentile £644 £469 -
90th Percentile £655 - -
London median daily rate £600 £525 £463
% change year-on-year +14.29% +13.51% -15.91%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,852 2,329 3,676
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.74% 95.22% 95.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,192 1,658 2,523
10th Percentile £350 £350 £325
25th Percentile £454 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £585
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -5.98% +4.46%
75th Percentile £675 £682 £725
90th Percentile £775 £794 £813
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 32 26
10th Percentile £22.00 £19.95 £15.50
25th Percentile £22.75 £21.81 £18.93
Median hourly rate £29.07 £25.78 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.76% -26.34% -6.04%
75th Percentile £35.00 £27.81 £58.75
90th Percentile £63.75 £43.38 £86.65
London median hourly rate £34.00 £27.81 £35.00
% change year-on-year +22.26% -20.54% -

Senior Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured Senior Data Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Data Analyst in Central London

Senior Data Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Data Analyst in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Senior Data Analyst in Central London

Senior Data Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Data Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
City of London +12 5 £600 +29.73% 3
Senior Data Analyst
London

Senior Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior Data 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 Central London region featuring Senior Data Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Finance
1 4 (80.00%) Data Modelling
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (60.00%) Data Management
2 3 (60.00%) Data Cleansing
2 3 (60.00%) Data Governance
2 3 (60.00%) Data Quality
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (40.00%) Data Mapping
3 2 (40.00%) Data Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 2 (40.00%) SQL
3 2 (40.00%) Oracle
3 2 (40.00%) SQL Server
3 2 (40.00%) Migration
3 2 (40.00%) Banking
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (20.00%) Front Office
4 1 (20.00%) Back Office
4 1 (20.00%) Python
4 1 (20.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (20.00%) Informatica
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Degree

Senior Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Applications
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Collibra
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (20.00%) Metadata
General
1 4 (80.00%) Analytical Skills
1 4 (80.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (40.00%) Banking
4 1 (20.00%) Back Office
4 1 (20.00%) Front Office
4 1 (20.00%) Organisational Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (20.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Data Modelling
2 3 (60.00%) Data Cleansing
2 3 (60.00%) Data Governance
2 3 (60.00%) Data Management
2 3 (60.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Data Analysis
3 2 (40.00%) Data Mapping
3 2 (40.00%) Migration
4 1 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
4 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
4 1 (20.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 1 (20.00%) Data Architecture
4 1 (20.00%) Data Integration
4 1 (20.00%) DevOps
4 1 (20.00%) Investment Management
4 1 (20.00%) Portfolio Management
4 1 (20.00%) Project Management
4 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (40.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Degree
1 1 (20.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (20.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (60.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Oracle
2 1 (20.00%) Informatica