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 £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 February 2026.

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

6 months to
28 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 10 5
Rank change year-on-year +1 -5 +4
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 263 246 375
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 13.29% 13.42% 15.79%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.13% 14.45% 16.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 175 163 251
10th Percentile £313 £263 £350
25th Percentile £400 £407 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £632 £634 £675
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
Central London median daily rate £500 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -4.76% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 4
10th Percentile £19.08 £25.32 -
25th Percentile £21.87 £26.31 £21.25
Median hourly rate £28.00 £28.58 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year -2.03% -8.54% +95.31%
75th Percentile £47.25 £31.48 £40.00
90th Percentile £57.90 £32.84 -
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £32.50 £23.00
% change year-on-year -19.66% +41.30% +43.75%

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 vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 1,861 1,702 2,246
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.04% 92.85% 94.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,273 1,045 1,611
10th Percentile £350 £356 £340
25th Percentile £436 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +2.22% -4.66%
75th Percentile £675 £684 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £788
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 20 10 19
10th Percentile £18.75 £22.00 £16.15
25th Percentile £20.18 £26.25 £17.97
Median hourly rate £40.64 £35.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +14.48% +57.78% -35.71%
75th Percentile £52.56 £96.19 £40.00
90th Percentile £60.25 £119.55 £49.05
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £25.50
% change year-on-year -25.40% +37.25% -21.54%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Analyst' in the job title 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 jobs citing Analyst in the City of London over the 6 months to 28 February 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
Hourly Rate Histogram in the City of London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in the City of London over the 6 months to 28 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in the City of London

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

For the 6 months to 28 February 2026, 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 City of London region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 62 (23.57%) Agile
2 54 (20.53%) Business Analysis
3 48 (18.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 48 (18.25%) Stakeholder Management
4 46 (17.49%) Problem-Solving
5 44 (16.73%) SQL
6 43 (16.35%) Microsoft
7 37 (14.07%) Requirements Gathering
8 35 (13.31%) Data Analysis
9 33 (12.55%) User Stories
10 32 (12.17%) Security Cleared
10 32 (12.17%) User Acceptance Testing
10 32 (12.17%) Workshop Facilitation
11 31 (11.79%) JIRA
11 31 (11.79%) Microsoft Excel
12 30 (11.41%) Power Platform
12 30 (11.41%) Process Improvement
13 29 (11.03%) SC Cleared
14 28 (10.65%) Business Intelligence
14 28 (10.65%) Project Delivery
15 27 (10.27%) Power BI
16 26 (9.89%) Analytics
16 26 (9.89%) Data Modelling
17 25 (9.51%) Migration
17 25 (9.51%) QA
17 25 (9.51%) Validation
18 24 (9.13%) Python
19 23 (8.75%) Data Quality
20 22 (8.37%) Continuous Improvement
21 21 (7.98%) Decision-Making

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London 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 19 (7.22%) Confluence
2 11 (4.18%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.76%) SAS
4 1 (0.38%) CMS
4 1 (0.38%) Headless CMS
4 1 (0.38%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 31 (11.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (7.98%) MS Visio
3 17 (6.46%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (4.94%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.76%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.76%) Actimize
1 2 (0.76%) Payment Gateway
1 2 (0.76%) Workday HCM
2 1 (0.38%) Aladdin
2 1 (0.38%) Algo Collateral
2 1 (0.38%) Endur
2 1 (0.38%) ION MarketView
2 1 (0.38%) iTrent
2 1 (0.38%) Loan IQ
2 1 (0.38%) NetSuite
2 1 (0.38%) Oracle Financials
2 1 (0.38%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (0.38%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 1 (0.38%) ProductWriter
2 1 (0.38%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 30 (11.41%) Power Platform
2 15 (5.70%) Azure
3 6 (2.28%) Microsoft 365
3 6 (2.28%) SaaS
4 5 (1.90%) AWS
4 5 (1.90%) Entra ID
5 4 (1.52%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (1.52%) GCP
5 4 (1.52%) Google Analytics
5 4 (1.52%) Snowflake
6 3 (1.14%) Miro
7 2 (0.76%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (0.76%) GitHub
7 2 (0.76%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.76%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (0.76%) Slack
7 2 (0.76%) SuccessFactors
8 1 (0.38%) Adobe Analytics
8 1 (0.38%) FinancialForce
8 1 (0.38%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 8 (3.04%) Network Security
2 5 (1.90%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.76%) DMZ
4 1 (0.38%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (10.27%) Power BI
2 16 (6.08%) Tableau
3 5 (1.90%) Metadata
4 4 (1.52%) Data Warehouse
4 4 (1.52%) Looker
4 4 (1.52%) SQL Server
5 3 (1.14%) BigQuery
5 3 (1.14%) Relational Database
6 2 (0.76%) Star Schema
7 1 (0.38%) Big Data
7 1 (0.38%) Geospatial Data
7 1 (0.38%) Metadata Repository
7 1 (0.38%) Mixpanel
7 1 (0.38%) MySQL
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle BI Publisher
7 1 (0.38%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.38%) PowerCenter
7 1 (0.38%) Snowflake Schema
7 1 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 1 (0.38%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 31 (11.79%) JIRA
2 2 (0.76%) Selenium
2 2 (0.76%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.38%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.38%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.38%) Git
3 1 (0.38%) GitLab
3 1 (0.38%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.38%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.38%) Postman
3 1 (0.38%) Sonatype Nexus
3 1 (0.38%) SpecFlow
3 1 (0.38%) WinAutomation
General
1 114 (43.35%) Finance
2 85 (32.32%) Analytical Skills
3 81 (30.80%) Social Skills
4 52 (19.77%) Banking
5 22 (8.37%) Public Sector
6 15 (5.70%) Documentation Skills
7 14 (5.32%) Investment Banking
8 10 (3.80%) Front Office
8 10 (3.80%) Legal
9 9 (3.42%) Influencing Skills
9 9 (3.42%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (3.04%) Law
11 7 (2.66%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.90%) Financial Institution
13 4 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 3 (1.14%) Manufacturing
14 3 (1.14%) Retail
14 3 (1.14%) Telecoms
15 2 (0.76%) Back Office
15 2 (0.76%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.14%) .NET
2 2 (0.76%) JSON
2 2 (0.76%) Murex MxML
2 2 (0.76%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.76%) Playwright
2 2 (0.76%) SailPoint
3 1 (0.38%) GeoJSON
3 1 (0.38%) Middleware
3 1 (0.38%) Next.js
3 1 (0.38%) NumPy
3 1 (0.38%) Pandas
3 1 (0.38%) scikit-learn
3 1 (0.38%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (5.32%) Onboarding
2 12 (4.56%) Product Ownership
3 8 (3.04%) Cyber Threat
3 8 (3.04%) Fixed Income
3 8 (3.04%) Virtual Team
4 7 (2.66%) Derivative
5 6 (2.28%) Analytical Mindset
5 6 (2.28%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 5 (1.90%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 5 (1.90%) Legacy Systems
6 5 (1.90%) PMI
6 5 (1.90%) Self-Motivation
7 4 (1.52%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.52%) Equities
8 3 (1.14%) Data Structures
8 3 (1.14%) Digital Wallet
8 3 (1.14%) Management Information System
9 2 (0.76%) Credit Risk
9 2 (0.76%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 5 (1.90%) Windows
2 3 (1.14%) Unix
3 2 (0.76%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.76%) Linux
4 1 (0.38%) Android
4 1 (0.38%) Kali Linux
4 1 (0.38%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.38%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 62 (23.57%) Agile
2 54 (20.53%) Business Analysis
3 48 (18.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 48 (18.25%) Stakeholder Management
4 46 (17.49%) Problem-Solving
5 37 (14.07%) Requirements Gathering
6 35 (13.31%) Data Analysis
7 33 (12.55%) User Stories
8 32 (12.17%) User Acceptance Testing
8 32 (12.17%) Workshop Facilitation
9 30 (11.41%) Process Improvement
10 28 (10.65%) Business Intelligence
10 28 (10.65%) Project Delivery
11 26 (9.89%) Analytics
11 26 (9.89%) Data Modelling
12 25 (9.51%) Migration
12 25 (9.51%) Validation
13 22 (8.37%) Continuous Improvement
14 21 (7.98%) Decision-Making
15 20 (7.60%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 44 (16.73%) SQL
2 24 (9.13%) Python
3 3 (1.14%) Java
3 3 (1.14%) R
4 2 (0.76%) C#
4 2 (0.76%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (0.76%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.38%) C++
Qualifications
1 32 (12.17%) Security Cleared
2 29 (11.03%) SC Cleared
3 18 (6.84%) Degree
4 7 (2.66%) CBAP
5 6 (2.28%) PMI Certification
6 4 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.14%) IIBA
7 3 (1.14%) ISEB
8 2 (0.76%) CFA
8 2 (0.76%) CISMP
8 2 (0.76%) CompTIA CySA+
8 2 (0.76%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (0.76%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.76%) DV Cleared
8 2 (0.76%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.76%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (0.76%) Master's Degree
8 2 (0.76%) PMP
9 1 (0.38%) DBS Check
9 1 (0.38%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (9.51%) QA
2 23 (8.75%) Data Quality
3 8 (3.04%) ISO 20022
3 8 (3.04%) PMO
4 7 (2.66%) PSD2
5 4 (1.52%) Actionable Recommendations
5 4 (1.52%) GDPR
5 4 (1.52%) IFRS
5 4 (1.52%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 3 (1.14%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.14%) Basel III
6 3 (1.14%) GRC
6 3 (1.14%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.14%) MiFID
7 2 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.76%) EMIR
7 2 (0.76%) ISO 8583
7 2 (0.76%) NCSC
7 2 (0.76%) NIST
7 2 (0.76%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 6 (2.28%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.76%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (1.14%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.38%) Ansible
2 1 (0.38%) HP ALM
2 1 (0.38%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (0.38%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.38%) SCCM
2 1 (0.38%) Terraform
Vendors
1 43 (16.35%) Microsoft
2 11 (4.18%) Salesforce
3 6 (2.28%) Google
3 6 (2.28%) Murex
3 6 (2.28%) ServiceNow
4 5 (1.90%) Databricks
4 5 (1.90%) Oracle
4 5 (1.90%) SAP
5 3 (1.14%) Intapp
5 3 (1.14%) ION Trading
5 3 (1.14%) Workday
6 2 (0.76%) Amplitude
6 2 (0.76%) Apple
6 2 (0.76%) CyberArk
6 2 (0.76%) Informatica
6 2 (0.76%) LogRhythm
6 2 (0.76%) Tenable
7 1 (0.38%) Automation Anywhere
7 1 (0.38%) Avature
7 1 (0.38%) Dataiku