Analyst Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median Analyst daily rate in the City of London is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 19 5 8
Rank change year-on-year -14 +3 -1
Contract Analyst jobs 244 296 318
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 11.93% 17.51% 15.09%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.73% 18.65% 16.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 146 197 207
10th Percentile £243 £303 £270
25th Percentile £364 £359 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -11.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £647
90th Percentile £694 £693 £725
Central London median daily rate £475 £475 £525
% change year-on-year - -9.52% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 3
10th Percentile - £20.50 £40.25
25th Percentile - £26.50 £53.75
Median hourly rate - £28.00 £77.50
Median % change year-on-year - -63.87% +109.46%
75th Percentile - £36.00 £113.75
90th Percentile - £67.65 £134.75
Central London median hourly rate - £26.02 £35.00
% change year-on-year - -25.66% -5.41%

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
2 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title 1,917 1,587 1,966
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 93.70% 93.91% 93.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,329 1,104 1,206
10th Percentile £367 £325 £363
25th Percentile £455 £413 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £772 £778
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 18 15
10th Percentile - £16.90 £16.60
25th Percentile £17.60 £21.07 £25.06
Median hourly rate £21.75 £27.75 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.62% -51.74% +51.32%
75th Percentile £36.81 £44.63 £112.00
90th Percentile £62.55 £64.30 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £25.00 £27.75 £35.00
% change year-on-year -9.91% -20.71% -7.89%

Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Analyst job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Analyst job vacancy trend in the City of London

Analyst Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

Analyst Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for Analyst jobs in the City of London over the 6 months to 2 November 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in the City of London

Analyst Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

Analyst Contract Job Locations in the City of London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Analyst jobs within the City of London region over the 6 months to 2 November 2026. 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Moorgate - 2 £475 -
Analyst
Central London

Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 2 November 2026, Analyst contract job ads cited 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 Analyst job ads across the City of London region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Stakeholder Management36.9%90
2SQL26.6%65
3Agile23.8%58
4Requirements Gathering22.1%54
5Business Analysis20.1%49
6User Stories19.7%48
7Analytics18.4%45
8Microsoft17.6%43
9Data Analysis17.2%42
9Problem-Solving17.2%42
11Validation16.4%40
12Stakeholder Engagement15.2%37
13Data Quality14.8%36
14Business Intelligence14.3%35
14Data Modelling14.3%35
16Decision-Making12.7%31
16Migration12.7%31
16User Acceptance Testing12.7%31
19Power BI12.3%30
19Power Platform12.3%30
21Data Governance11.1%27
21Translating Business Requirements11.1%27
21Workshop Facilitation11.1%27
24Microsoft Excel10.2%25
25AI9.4%23
26Acceptance Criteria9.0%22
26Data Mapping9.0%22
26JIRA9.0%22
26Python9.0%22
30Continuous Improvement8.2%20

Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Business Analyst49.6%121
2Data Analyst20.9%51
3Senior Analyst11.1%27
4Senior Business Analyst7.8%19
5Financial Analyst7.0%17
5Technical Analyst7.0%17
7Data Business Analyst6.1%15
8Support Analyst5.3%13
9IT Analyst4.9%12
9Systems Analyst4.9%12
11Technical Business Analyst4.1%10
12Consultant3.3%8
12Digital Analyst3.3%8
12Finance Business Analyst3.3%8
12Insurance Business Analyst3.3%8
12Risk Analyst3.3%8
17Business Data Analyst2.9%7
17Operations Analyst2.9%7
17Transformation Analyst2.9%7
20Business Intelligence Analyst2.5%6
40 Analyst jobs in the City of London