Analyst Contracts in Cheshire

Analyst
North West > Cheshire

The median Analyst daily rate in Cheshire is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 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
10 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 7 5
Rank change year-on-year +1 -2 -3
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 74 71 93
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Cheshire 16.16% 14.20% 17.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 18.14% 15.01% 19.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 57 46
10th Percentile £252 £316 £206
25th Percentile £356 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £475 £433
Median % change year-on-year -15.79% +9.83% +7.05%
75th Percentile £497 £538 £583
90th Percentile £511 £580 £680
North West median daily rate £375 £450 £425
% change year-on-year -16.67% +5.88% +6.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 7
10th Percentile £17.50 - £22.85
25th Percentile £25.81 - £23.15
Median hourly rate £48.75 £17.72 £27.98
Median % change year-on-year +175.11% -36.67% +43.49%
75th Percentile £50.00 - £35.00
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate £24.50 £14.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year +75.00% -37.78% +45.16%

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 408 473 482
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.08% 94.60% 90.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 286 322 332
10th Percentile £313 £275 £275
25th Percentile £358 £369 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.89% - +5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £575
90th Percentile £639 £630 £650
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 21
10th Percentile £16.60 £14.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £27.19 £16.47 £20.00
Median hourly rate £47.50 £20.11 £30.54
Median % change year-on-year +136.20% -34.15% +24.65%
75th Percentile £86.00 £38.00 £35.00
90th Percentile - £43.75 £40.00
North West median hourly rate £30.10 £27.00 £30.76
% change year-on-year +11.48% -12.21% +46.45%

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 10 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 10 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 10 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 +3 23 £358 -37.19% 5
Chester 0 18 £450 +3.33% 3
Warrington +3 12 £250 -23.08% 10
Macclesfield -6 7 £500 +5.26% 3
Crewe +5 5 £410 - 4
Alderley Edge - 2 £428 - 1
Wilmslow - 1 £430 - 1
Analyst
North West

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

For the 6 months to 10 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 30 (40.54%) Social Skills
2 22 (29.73%) Agile
3 20 (27.03%) Stakeholder Management
3 20 (27.03%) Problem-Solving
4 18 (24.32%) Business Analysis
4 18 (24.32%) Change Management
5 17 (22.97%) Degree
6 15 (20.27%) ITSM
7 14 (18.92%) Microsoft
7 14 (18.92%) Analytical Skills
8 13 (17.57%) Continuous Improvement
8 13 (17.57%) Banking
8 13 (17.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 12 (16.22%) Security Cleared
9 12 (16.22%) ITIL
9 12 (16.22%) Finance
10 11 (14.86%) Risk Management
10 11 (14.86%) Microsoft Office
10 11 (14.86%) JIRA
10 11 (14.86%) Skype
10 11 (14.86%) ServiceNow
11 10 (13.51%) SAP
11 10 (13.51%) ITIL Certification
12 9 (12.16%) SLA
12 9 (12.16%) Management Information System
12 9 (12.16%) User Acceptance Testing
12 9 (12.16%) Skype for Business
12 9 (12.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
12 9 (12.16%) Process Improvement
12 9 (12.16%) Test Strategy

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 9 (12.16%) Skype for Business
2 8 (10.81%) Confluence
3 5 (6.76%) Mattermost
4 3 (4.05%) SharePoint
Applications
1 11 (14.86%) Microsoft Office
2 9 (12.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 8 (10.81%) MS Visio
4 6 (8.11%) Microsoft Excel
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 11 (14.86%) Skype
2 5 (6.76%) Softphone
2 5 (6.76%) Unified Communications
2 5 (6.76%) WebEx
3 4 (5.41%) VPN
4 2 (2.70%) DNS
4 2 (2.70%) LAN
4 2 (2.70%) TCP/IP
4 2 (2.70%) WAN
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 11 (14.86%) JIRA
2 1 (1.35%) Zephyr
General
1 30 (40.54%) Social Skills
2 14 (18.92%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (17.57%) Banking
4 12 (16.22%) Finance
5 7 (9.46%) Public Sector
6 6 (8.11%) Pharmaceutical
7 5 (6.76%) Automotive
7 5 (6.76%) Manufacturing
8 4 (5.41%) Influencing Skills
9 3 (4.05%) Presentation Skills
10 2 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 2 (2.70%) Legal
11 1 (1.35%) Aerospace
11 1 (1.35%) Corporate Banking
11 1 (1.35%) Financial Institution
11 1 (1.35%) General Ledger
11 1 (1.35%) German Language
11 1 (1.35%) Investment Banking
11 1 (1.35%) Italian Language
11 1 (1.35%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (6.76%) XMPP
2 1 (1.35%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.35%) RAML
2 1 (1.35%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 9 (12.16%) Management Information System
2 8 (10.81%) CMDB
3 7 (9.46%) Enterprise Software
4 2 (2.70%) Analytical Mindset
4 2 (2.70%) Mobile App
4 2 (2.70%) Product Ownership
5 1 (1.35%) NHS
5 1 (1.35%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 5 (6.76%) Linux
2 4 (5.41%) Windows
3 2 (2.70%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 22 (29.73%) Agile
2 20 (27.03%) Problem-Solving
2 20 (27.03%) Stakeholder Management
3 18 (24.32%) Business Analysis
3 18 (24.32%) Change Management
4 15 (20.27%) ITSM
5 13 (17.57%) Continuous Improvement
5 13 (17.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 12 (16.22%) ITIL
7 11 (14.86%) Risk Management
8 9 (12.16%) Analytics
8 9 (12.16%) Business Case
8 9 (12.16%) Feasibility Study
8 9 (12.16%) Process Improvement
8 9 (12.16%) Test Strategy
8 9 (12.16%) User Acceptance Testing
8 9 (12.16%) User Stories
9 8 (10.81%) Data Analytics
10 7 (9.46%) Customer Requirements
10 7 (9.46%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 7 (9.46%) SQL
2 5 (6.76%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 17 (22.97%) Degree
2 12 (16.22%) Security Cleared
3 10 (13.51%) 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 5 (6.76%) Active Directory
2 1 (1.35%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 5 (6.76%) SCOM
Vendors
1 14 (18.92%) Microsoft
2 11 (14.86%) ServiceNow
3 10 (13.51%) SAP
4 7 (9.46%) Cisco
5 5 (6.76%) Red Hat
5 5 (6.76%) Splunk
6 3 (4.05%) Remedy
7 2 (2.70%) Ariba
7 2 (2.70%) Citrix
8 1 (1.35%) Kronos
8 1 (1.35%) Oracle
8 1 (1.35%) Ping Identity