Analyst Contract Job Trends in Cheltenham

Analyst
Gloucestershire > Cheltenham

The median Analyst daily rate in Cheltenham is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 October 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 29 19
Rank change year-on-year +26 -10 -3
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 22 12 15
As % of all contract jobs in Cheltenham 22.68% 5.43% 6.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 25.88% 5.48% 7.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 11 8
10th Percentile £431 £363 £258
25th Percentile £462 £369 £347
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £371
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +54.88% +6.07%
75th Percentile £606 £694 £391
90th Percentile £648 £775 £453
Gloucestershire median daily rate £400 £475 £375
% change year-on-year -15.79% +26.67% -11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £88.75 - -
Median hourly rate £92.50 - -
75th Percentile £96.25 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £92.50 £30.00 -
% change year-on-year +208.33% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cheltenham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheltenham. 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 Cheltenham with a recognized job title 85 219 201
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.63% 99.10% 92.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 104 114
10th Percentile £392 £413 £318
25th Percentile £519 £519 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £620 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year +3.33% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £709 £688 £688
90th Percentile £794 £968 £750
Gloucestershire median daily rate £525 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -8.70% +4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 27 8
10th Percentile - - £24.08
25th Percentile £13.50 £63.75 £28.69
Median hourly rate £14.00 £67.50 £48.00
Median % change year-on-year -79.26% +40.63% +25.08%
75th Percentile £25.25 £73.13 £75.00
90th Percentile £60.10 £73.75 £90.00
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £33.17 £67.50 £52.50
% change year-on-year -50.86% +28.57% +19.28%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheltenham

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Cheltenham

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Cheltenham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Cheltenham.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Cheltenham

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Cheltenham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Cheltenham over the 6 months to 26 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Cheltenham

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Cheltenham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Cheltenham.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Cheltenham

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

For the 6 months to 26 October 2025, 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 Cheltenham region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (50.00%) Oracle
2 8 (36.36%) Security Cleared
3 6 (27.27%) Wireshark
4 5 (22.73%) DV Cleared
4 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
5 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (13.64%) Data Science
6 3 (13.64%) Firewall
7 2 (9.09%) Business Analysis
7 2 (9.09%) Business Transformation
7 2 (9.09%) Data Extraction
7 2 (9.09%) Data Interpretation
7 2 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (9.09%) tcpdump
8 1 (4.55%) Agile
8 1 (4.55%) Atlassian
8 1 (4.55%) Change Management
8 1 (4.55%) Confluence
8 1 (4.55%) Creative Problem-Solving
8 1 (4.55%) Emotional Intelligence
8 1 (4.55%) Identity Access Management
8 1 (4.55%) JIRA
8 1 (4.55%) Knowledge Transfer
8 1 (4.55%) Lean Six Sigma
8 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
8 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
8 1 (4.55%) Migration
8 1 (4.55%) MS Visio
8 1 (4.55%) Process Improvement

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cheltenham 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 1 (4.55%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (4.55%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (4.55%) MS Visio
Communications & Networking
1 6 (27.27%) Wireshark
2 3 (13.64%) Firewall
3 2 (9.09%) tcpdump
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) JIRA
General
1 15 (68.18%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (50.00%) Finance
3 1 (4.55%) Public Sector
3 1 (4.55%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 11 (50.00%) Onboarding
2 2 (9.09%) Digital Currency
3 1 (4.55%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (4.55%) Security Posture
3 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (13.64%) Cybersecurity
3 3 (13.64%) Data Science
4 2 (9.09%) Business Analysis
4 2 (9.09%) Business Transformation
4 2 (9.09%) Data Extraction
4 2 (9.09%) Data Interpretation
4 2 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (4.55%) Agile
5 1 (4.55%) Change Management
5 1 (4.55%) Creative Problem-Solving
5 1 (4.55%) Identity Access Management
5 1 (4.55%) Lean Six Sigma
5 1 (4.55%) Migration
5 1 (4.55%) Process Improvement
5 1 (4.55%) Requirements Management
5 1 (4.55%) Six Sigma
5 1 (4.55%) Threat Detection
5 1 (4.55%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 8 (36.36%) Security Cleared
2 5 (22.73%) DV Cleared
Vendors
1 11 (50.00%) Oracle
2 1 (4.55%) Atlassian