Analyst Contracts in Central London

Analyst
London > Central London

The median Analyst daily rate in Central London is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 7 10
Rank change year-on-year +1 +3 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 357 553 624
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 14.51% 14.27% 13.74%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.24% 14.97% 14.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 240 372 463
10th Percentile £312 £231 £268
25th Percentile £414 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £520
Median % change year-on-year - +0.96% +9.47%
75th Percentile £641 £638 £588
90th Percentile £700 £738 £671
London median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 2 6
10th Percentile £21.25 £21.45 £18.50
25th Percentile £21.44 £30.38 £19.94
Median hourly rate £23.00 £48.00 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -52.08% +95.92% +22.50%
75th Percentile £36.00 £67.88 £35.25
90th Percentile £40.00 £78.15 £58.13
London median hourly rate £23.00 £26.00 £24.35
% change year-on-year -11.54% +6.78% +5.92%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 2,343 3,693 4,279
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.24% 95.33% 94.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,665 2,527 3,262
10th Percentile £343 £325 £363
25th Percentile £450 £463 £465
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £580 £560
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +3.57% +6.67%
75th Percentile £684 £725 £675
90th Percentile £789 £813 £763
London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - +9.52%
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 29 50
10th Percentile £19.23 £15.50 £13.74
25th Percentile £21.44 £18.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £25.78 £35.00 £37.25
Median % change year-on-year -26.34% -6.04% +107.23%
75th Percentile £27.81 £58.75 £51.50
90th Percentile £48.30 £85.66 £62.83
London median hourly rate £27.66 £35.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year -22.10% +1.43% +12.90%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Central London

Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

Daily rate trend for Analyst in Central London

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Central London over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Central London

Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

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

Hourly rate trend for Analyst in Central London

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in Central London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in Central London over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Central London

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 Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 26 April 2024. 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 +1 324 £538 +2.38% 80
City of Westminster +7 9 £750 - 1
West End of London +3 9 £318 -20.63% 2
Camden +6 7 £454 +29.79%
Kensington and Chelsea - 2 £196 -
Southwark +2 1 - - 1
Analyst
London

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

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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 Analyst in the job title.

1 127 (35.57%) Finance
2 94 (26.33%) Social Skills
3 80 (22.41%) Agile
4 71 (19.89%) SQL
5 50 (14.01%) Banking
6 43 (12.04%) Data Management
7 42 (11.76%) GAP Analysis
7 42 (11.76%) User Acceptance Testing
8 41 (11.48%) Analytical Skills
8 41 (11.48%) Microsoft
8 41 (11.48%) Business Analysis
9 40 (11.20%) Microsoft Excel
10 39 (10.92%) Data Quality
11 38 (10.64%) Business Intelligence
12 37 (10.36%) Data Analysis
12 37 (10.36%) User Stories
13 35 (9.80%) Migration
13 35 (9.80%) Windows
14 34 (9.52%) Validation
14 34 (9.52%) Requirements Gathering
15 33 (9.24%) Problem-Solving
16 31 (8.68%) Degree
17 30 (8.40%) Power BI
17 30 (8.40%) Power Platform
17 30 (8.40%) QA
17 30 (8.40%) Stakeholder Management
18 29 (8.12%) Risk Management
18 29 (8.12%) Azure
19 28 (7.84%) Data Migration
19 28 (7.84%) Analytics

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:

Application Platforms
1 27 (7.56%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.40%) Confluence
2 5 (1.40%) SAS
3 4 (1.12%) MTS
4 3 (0.84%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.56%) Apache
6 1 (0.28%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.28%) Jupyter
Applications
1 40 (11.20%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (7.00%) Microsoft Office
3 21 (5.88%) MS Visio
4 17 (4.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 10 (2.80%) Microsoft Project
6 9 (2.52%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.28%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 10 (2.80%) Endur
2 6 (1.68%) NEC Housing
3 5 (1.40%) Aligne
4 4 (1.12%) EuroRunner
4 4 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.84%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.28%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.28%) Dynamics GP
6 1 (0.28%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.28%) ION MarketView
6 1 (0.28%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle Payroll
6 1 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
6 1 (0.28%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.28%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.28%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.28%) SAP WM
6 1 (0.28%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 30 (8.40%) Power Platform
2 29 (8.12%) Azure
3 13 (3.64%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (2.52%) AWS
5 8 (2.24%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (2.24%) Collibra
6 6 (1.68%) WhatsApp
7 5 (1.40%) SaaS
8 3 (0.84%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (0.84%) Google Analytics
8 3 (0.84%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.56%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.56%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.56%) GCP
9 2 (0.56%) OCI
10 1 (0.28%) Adobe Analytics
10 1 (0.28%) Azure Key Vault
10 1 (0.28%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.28%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.28%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.08%) Firewall
2 5 (1.40%) DNS
3 4 (1.12%) DHCP
3 4 (1.12%) IPv4
4 3 (0.84%) Internet
4 3 (0.84%) Network Security
4 3 (0.84%) RTP
5 1 (0.28%) 4G
5 1 (0.28%) 5G
5 1 (0.28%) DMZ
5 1 (0.28%) FIX Connectivity
5 1 (0.28%) Intranet
5 1 (0.28%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.28%) LTE
5 1 (0.28%) Radio Access Network
5 1 (0.28%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.28%) VPN
5 1 (0.28%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 30 (8.40%) Power BI
2 13 (3.64%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (3.36%) SQL Server
4 11 (3.08%) Tableau
5 9 (2.52%) Metadata
5 9 (2.52%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (2.24%) Data Lake
7 6 (1.68%) Oracle Database
8 4 (1.12%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 4 (1.12%) Geospatial Data
9 3 (0.84%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.84%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 3 (0.84%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.56%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.56%) Data Mart
10 2 (0.56%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.56%) KDB
10 2 (0.56%) Relational Database
11 1 (0.28%) BigQuery
11 1 (0.28%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 15 (4.20%) JIRA
2 5 (1.40%) Selenium
3 3 (0.84%) Bitbucket
3 3 (0.84%) Postman
3 3 (0.84%) SpecFlow
4 2 (0.56%) Git
4 2 (0.56%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.56%) TeamCity
4 2 (0.56%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.56%) WebDriver
5 1 (0.28%) Appium
5 1 (0.28%) Bugzilla
5 1 (0.28%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.28%) JMeter
5 1 (0.28%) RStudio
5 1 (0.28%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.28%) Zephyr
General
1 127 (35.57%) Finance
2 94 (26.33%) Social Skills
3 50 (14.01%) Banking
4 41 (11.48%) Analytical Skills
5 18 (5.04%) Front Office
6 17 (4.76%) Presentation Skills
7 14 (3.92%) Public Sector
8 13 (3.64%) Investment Banking
9 12 (3.36%) Retail
10 11 (3.08%) Back Office
11 9 (2.52%) Legal
12 8 (2.24%) Financial Institution
12 8 (2.24%) International Banking
13 7 (1.96%) Advertising
13 7 (1.96%) Billing
14 6 (1.68%) Organisational Skills
15 5 (1.40%) Influencing Skills
15 5 (1.40%) Law
15 5 (1.40%) Local Government
15 5 (1.40%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.96%) XML
2 4 (1.12%) FIX Protocol
3 2 (0.56%) .NET
3 2 (0.56%) AngularJS
3 2 (0.56%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.56%) SailPoint
3 2 (0.56%) Web Services
4 1 (0.28%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.28%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.28%) ADO
4 1 (0.28%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.28%) IDoc
4 1 (0.28%) JSON
4 1 (0.28%) Pandas
4 1 (0.28%) Playwright
4 1 (0.28%) REST
4 1 (0.28%) SAML
4 1 (0.28%) SAP XI
Miscellaneous
1 15 (4.20%) Management Information System
2 10 (2.80%) Product Ownership
3 9 (2.52%) Derivative
3 9 (2.52%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 8 (2.24%) Market Risk
5 6 (1.68%) Data Centre
5 6 (1.68%) Hedge funds
6 4 (1.12%) Credit Risk
6 4 (1.12%) Equities
6 4 (1.12%) Greenfield Project
6 4 (1.12%) Onboarding
6 4 (1.12%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.12%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 3 (0.84%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (0.84%) Cloud Native
7 3 (0.84%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (0.84%) Fixed Income
7 3 (0.84%) PMI
8 2 (0.56%) NHS
8 2 (0.56%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 35 (9.80%) Windows
2 10 (2.80%) Linux
3 9 (2.52%) Windows Server
4 8 (2.24%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.40%) Unix
6 4 (1.12%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.56%) Android
7 2 (0.56%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 80 (22.41%) Agile
2 43 (12.04%) Data Management
3 42 (11.76%) GAP Analysis
3 42 (11.76%) User Acceptance Testing
4 41 (11.48%) Business Analysis
5 38 (10.64%) Business Intelligence
6 37 (10.36%) Data Analysis
6 37 (10.36%) User Stories
7 35 (9.80%) Migration
8 34 (9.52%) Requirements Gathering
8 34 (9.52%) Validation
9 33 (9.24%) Problem-Solving
10 30 (8.40%) Stakeholder Management
11 29 (8.12%) Risk Management
12 28 (7.84%) Analytics
12 28 (7.84%) Data Migration
13 27 (7.56%) Root Cause Analysis
14 23 (6.44%) Change Management
14 23 (6.44%) Data Modelling
15 20 (5.60%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 71 (19.89%) SQL
2 28 (7.84%) Python
3 13 (3.64%) PowerShell
4 8 (2.24%) C#
4 8 (2.24%) Java
5 6 (1.68%) C++
6 5 (1.40%) PL/SQL
6 5 (1.40%) VBScript
7 4 (1.12%) XPath
7 4 (1.12%) XQuery
8 3 (0.84%) Shell Script
8 3 (0.84%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.56%) R
9 2 (0.56%) VBA
10 1 (0.28%) ABAP
10 1 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.28%) JavaScript
10 1 (0.28%) Kotlin
Qualifications
1 31 (8.68%) Degree
2 15 (4.20%) Security Cleared
3 10 (2.80%) SC Cleared
4 6 (1.68%) CISM
4 6 (1.68%) CISSP
5 4 (1.12%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (1.12%) ISTQB
6 3 (0.84%) CISA
6 3 (0.84%) CRISC
6 3 (0.84%) ISEB
6 3 (0.84%) PMI Certification
7 2 (0.56%) A+ Certification
7 2 (0.56%) Computer Science Degree
7 2 (0.56%) GCIA
7 2 (0.56%) GCIH
7 2 (0.56%) GIAC
7 2 (0.56%) Master's Degree
8 1 (0.28%) Azure Certification
8 1 (0.28%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
8 1 (0.28%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (10.92%) Data Quality
2 30 (8.40%) QA
3 14 (3.92%) PMO
4 8 (2.24%) SLA
5 7 (1.96%) NIST
6 6 (1.68%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (1.40%) GDPR
8 3 (0.84%) Accessibility
9 2 (0.56%) EMIR
9 2 (0.56%) ISO 22301
9 2 (0.56%) MiFID
9 2 (0.56%) PCI DSS
10 1 (0.28%) Actionable Recommendations
10 1 (0.28%) Cyber Essentials
10 1 (0.28%) GRC
10 1 (0.28%) ISO 20022
10 1 (0.28%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.28%) Solvency II
10 1 (0.28%) WCAG
System Software
1 16 (4.48%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.84%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.28%) Firmware
3 1 (0.28%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.56%) CSIRT
1 2 (0.56%) Nessus
1 2 (0.56%) QRadar
1 2 (0.56%) SCCM
2 1 (0.28%) CASB
2 1 (0.28%) Control-M
2 1 (0.28%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (0.28%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.28%) Terraform
Vendors
1 41 (11.48%) Microsoft
2 26 (7.28%) Oracle
3 16 (4.48%) SAP
4 12 (3.36%) ServiceNow
5 7 (1.96%) Bloomberg
6 6 (1.68%) NEC
6 6 (1.68%) Northgate
7 5 (1.40%) Alteryx
8 4 (1.12%) Databricks
8 4 (1.12%) Google
8 4 (1.12%) Salesforce
9 3 (0.84%) Apple
9 3 (0.84%) Citrix
9 3 (0.84%) CrowdStrike
9 3 (0.84%) GoldenSource
9 3 (0.84%) Murex
9 3 (0.84%) Refinitiv
9 3 (0.84%) Splunk
10 2 (0.56%) AppDynamics
10 2 (0.56%) Zscaler