Analyst Contracts in Cheshire

Analyst
North West > Cheshire

The median Analyst daily rate in Cheshire is £398, 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 5 5 5
Rank change year-on-year 0 0 -3
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 74 78 92
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire 16.48% 15.48% 17.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 18.78% 16.53% 19.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 62 45
10th Percentile £252 £322 £205
25th Percentile £356 £405 £367
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £398 £488 £435
Median % change year-on-year -18.46% +12.07% +8.68%
75th Percentile £487 £550 £585
90th Percentile £511 £580 £680
North West median daily rate £361 £450 £423
% change year-on-year -19.72% +6.51% +5.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 1 7
10th Percentile £17.80 - £22.85
25th Percentile £19.00 - £23.15
Median hourly rate £47.50 £17.72 £27.98
Median % change year-on-year +168.06% -36.67% +53.32%
75th Percentile £50.00 - £35.00
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate £24.50 £14.71 £22.33
% change year-on-year +66.58% -34.14% +44.06%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cheshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cheshire. 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 Cheshire with a recognized job title 394 472 477
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 87.75% 93.65% 90.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 273 324 329
10th Percentile £313 £275 £263
25th Percentile £358 £374 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £456 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% - +9.20%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £575
90th Percentile £640 £629 £651
North West median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.65% -1.40% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 36 20
10th Percentile £19.00 £14.00 £14.23
25th Percentile £26.71 £16.47 £19.71
Median hourly rate £47.50 £20.11 £29.26
Median % change year-on-year +136.20% -31.27% +19.43%
75th Percentile £86.00 £38.00 £35.00
90th Percentile - £43.75 £42.58
North West median hourly rate £29.23 £26.53 £30.54
% change year-on-year +10.20% -13.15% +50.37%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cheshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Cheshire

Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Cheshire

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

Daily rate trend for Analyst in Cheshire

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Cheshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Cheshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Cheshire

Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Cheshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Analyst in Cheshire

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in Cheshire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in Cheshire over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Cheshire

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Cheshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Cheshire 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
Knutsford +4 23 £358 -37.19% 6
Chester +1 19 £450 +3.33% 30
Warrington +5 12 £250 -23.08% 37
Macclesfield -7 7 £500 - 2
Crewe +2 5 £410 - 6
Alderley Edge - 2 £428 -
Wilmslow - 1 £430 - 2
Analyst
North West

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

For the 6 months to 1 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 Cheshire region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 29 (39.19%) Social Skills
2 21 (28.38%) Agile
3 19 (25.68%) Change Management
3 19 (25.68%) Stakeholder Management
4 18 (24.32%) Business Analysis
4 18 (24.32%) Problem-Solving
5 16 (21.62%) Degree
6 15 (20.27%) Banking
6 15 (20.27%) Microsoft
6 15 (20.27%) Analytical Skills
7 14 (18.92%) ITSM
8 13 (17.57%) Finance
8 13 (17.57%) Continuous Improvement
9 12 (16.22%) Risk Management
9 12 (16.22%) Microsoft Office
9 12 (16.22%) Security Cleared
9 12 (16.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 11 (14.86%) ITIL
11 10 (13.51%) SAP
11 10 (13.51%) JIRA
11 10 (13.51%) Process Improvement
11 10 (13.51%) Analytics
11 10 (13.51%) ServiceNow
11 10 (13.51%) Skype
12 9 (12.16%) Feasibility Study
12 9 (12.16%) User Stories
12 9 (12.16%) Data Analytics
12 9 (12.16%) Business Case
12 9 (12.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
12 9 (12.16%) SLA

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Cheshire 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 8 (10.81%) Confluence
1 8 (10.81%) Skype for Business
2 4 (5.41%) Mattermost
3 3 (4.05%) SharePoint
Applications
1 12 (16.22%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (12.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (10.81%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (10.81%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (6.76%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (2.70%) Remedy ITSM
3 1 (1.35%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (1.35%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 2 (2.70%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (1.35%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 10 (13.51%) Skype
2 4 (5.41%) Softphone
2 4 (5.41%) Unified Communications
2 4 (5.41%) VPN
2 4 (5.41%) WebEx
3 3 (4.05%) LAN
3 3 (4.05%) WAN
4 2 (2.70%) DNS
4 2 (2.70%) TCP/IP
5 1 (1.35%) GPRS
5 1 (1.35%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.35%) Power BI
1 1 (1.35%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 10 (13.51%) JIRA
General
1 29 (39.19%) Social Skills
2 15 (20.27%) Analytical Skills
2 15 (20.27%) Banking
3 13 (17.57%) Finance
4 7 (9.46%) Pharmaceutical
4 7 (9.46%) Public Sector
5 5 (6.76%) Automotive
5 5 (6.76%) Manufacturing
6 4 (5.41%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (4.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 3 (4.05%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (2.70%) Italian Language
8 2 (2.70%) Legal
8 2 (2.70%) Spanish Language
9 1 (1.35%) Aerospace
9 1 (1.35%) Corporate Banking
9 1 (1.35%) Financial Institution
9 1 (1.35%) General Ledger
9 1 (1.35%) German Language
9 1 (1.35%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.41%) XMPP
2 1 (1.35%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.35%) RAML
2 1 (1.35%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.46%) CMDB
1 7 (9.46%) Enterprise Software
1 7 (9.46%) Management Information System
2 2 (2.70%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (2.70%) Mobile App
2 2 (2.70%) Product Ownership
3 1 (1.35%) NHS
3 1 (1.35%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 4 (5.41%) Linux
1 4 (5.41%) Windows
2 2 (2.70%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (28.38%) Agile
2 19 (25.68%) Change Management
2 19 (25.68%) Stakeholder Management
3 18 (24.32%) Business Analysis
3 18 (24.32%) Problem-Solving
4 14 (18.92%) ITSM
5 13 (17.57%) Continuous Improvement
6 12 (16.22%) Risk Management
6 12 (16.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 11 (14.86%) ITIL
8 10 (13.51%) Analytics
8 10 (13.51%) Process Improvement
9 9 (12.16%) Business Case
9 9 (12.16%) Data Analytics
9 9 (12.16%) Feasibility Study
9 9 (12.16%) User Stories
10 8 (10.81%) Test Strategy
11 7 (9.46%) Data Analysis
11 7 (9.46%) User Acceptance Testing
12 6 (8.11%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 6 (8.11%) SQL
2 4 (5.41%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 16 (21.62%) Degree
2 12 (16.22%) Security Cleared
3 9 (12.16%) ITIL Certification
4 8 (10.81%) SC Cleared
5 4 (5.41%) IIBA
5 4 (5.41%) ISEB
6 1 (1.35%) CBAP
6 1 (1.35%) PMI Certification
6 1 (1.35%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (12.16%) SLA
2 2 (2.70%) COREP
2 2 (2.70%) FINREP
2 2 (2.70%) GDPR
3 1 (1.35%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.35%) PSD2
System Software
1 4 (5.41%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.35%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 4 (5.41%) SCOM
Vendors
1 15 (20.27%) Microsoft
2 10 (13.51%) SAP
2 10 (13.51%) ServiceNow
3 6 (8.11%) Cisco
4 4 (5.41%) Red Hat
4 4 (5.41%) Splunk
5 3 (4.05%) Remedy
6 2 (2.70%) Ariba
6 2 (2.70%) Citrix
7 1 (1.35%) Kronos
7 1 (1.35%) Oracle
7 1 (1.35%) Ping Identity