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 19 October 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 5 7
Rank change year-on-year -10 +2 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 261 301 331
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 12.26% 17.77% 15.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.07% 18.88% 16.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 150 198 217
10th Percentile £230 £279 £263
25th Percentile £356 £355 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £463 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.70% -11.90% -4.55%
75th Percentile £622 £625 £638
90th Percentile £689 £725 £725
Central London median daily rate £468 £475 £525
% change year-on-year -1.53% -9.52% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 3
10th Percentile - £19.52 £40.25
25th Percentile £15.50 £24.05 £53.75
Median hourly rate £16.00 £30.29 £77.50
Median % change year-on-year -47.17% -60.92% +115.28%
75th Percentile £16.50 £49.19 £113.75
90th Percentile - £72.93 £134.75
Central London median hourly rate £16.00 £26.57 £35.00
% change year-on-year -39.78% -24.09% -2.78%

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.

6 months to
19 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies in the City of London with a recognized job title 1,997 1,594 1,982
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.80% 94.10% 93.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,361 1,096 1,221
10th Percentile £363 £325 £363
25th Percentile £454 £422 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -2.13%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £783
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 21 17 15
10th Percentile - £16.85 £16.60
25th Percentile £17.60 £20.18 £25.06
Median hourly rate £21.00 £26.57 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -20.96% -53.79% +55.41%
75th Percentile £31.00 £36.00 £112.00
90th Percentile £61.50 £64.48 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £25.00 £27.04 £35.00
% change year-on-year -7.53% -22.76% -2.78%

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 19 October 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 IT jobs citing Analyst within the City of London region over the 6 months to 19 October 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		 Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads		 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 19 October 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.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Stakeholder Management34.9%91
2SQL25.7%67
3Agile22.2%58
4Requirements Gathering19.5%51
5Business Analysis18.0%47
5User Stories18.0%47
7Analytics17.6%46
7Microsoft17.6%46
9Problem-Solving17.2%45
10Data Analysis16.9%44
11Validation15.7%41
12Data Quality14.6%38
13Business Intelligence14.2%37
13Data Modelling14.2%37
15Stakeholder Engagement13.8%36
16Migration13.4%35
17Power BI12.6%33
17Power Platform12.6%33
19Decision-Making11.9%31
20User Acceptance Testing11.5%30
21Data Governance10.3%27
21Microsoft Excel10.3%27
21Workshop Facilitation10.3%27
24Translating Business Requirements9.6%25
25Data Mapping9.2%24
26AI8.8%23
27Acceptance Criteria8.4%22
27Data Migration8.4%22
27JIRA8.4%22
27Python8.4%22

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 Analyst45.2%118
2Data Analyst22.2%58
3Senior Analyst10.3%27
4Financial Analyst7.7%20
5Senior Business Analyst7.3%19
6Technical Analyst6.5%17
7Systems Analyst5.7%15
8Data Business Analyst5.4%14
8IT Analyst5.4%14
8Support Analyst5.4%14
11Technical Business Analyst4.2%11
12Digital Analyst3.4%9
12Report Analyst3.4%9
14Consultant3.1%8
14Finance Systems Analyst3.1%8
14Insurance Business Analyst3.1%8
14Risk Analyst3.1%8
14Transformation Analyst3.1%8
19Business Data Analyst2.7%7
19Business Intelligence Analyst2.7%7
150 Analyst jobs in the City of London