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 £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 9 6
Rank change year-on-year +3 -3 +3
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 291 292 408
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 15.94% 14.20% 16.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 17.03% 15.27% 17.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 202 190 278
10th Percentile £305 £275 £325
25th Percentile £363 £413 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -11.90% -4.55% +1.71%
75th Percentile £614 £661 £675
90th Percentile £675 £728 £721
Central London median daily rate £475 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -11.21% -2.73% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 2
10th Percentile £26.52 £35.75 £35.75
25th Percentile £26.55 £42.50 £36.13
Median hourly rate £31.00 £55.00 £37.00
Median % change year-on-year -43.64% +48.65% -24.10%
75th Percentile £43.25 £67.50 £37.63
90th Percentile £56.30 £74.25 £37.85
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £36.00
% change year-on-year -25.40% -2.78% +44.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,709 1,912 2,368
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.59% 93.00% 94.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,199 1,174 1,701
10th Percentile £329 £363 £350
25th Percentile £424 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% - -
75th Percentile £675 £683 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
Central London median daily rate £546 £575 £568
% change year-on-year -5.00% +1.19% -1.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 13 14
10th Percentile £19.98 £15.60 £17.00
25th Percentile £24.36 £22.00 £19.51
Median hourly rate £31.00 £57.50 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -46.09% +134.69% -30.00%
75th Percentile £43.33 £112.00 £44.56
90th Percentile £55.25 £132.40 £66.25
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £24.99
% change year-on-year -25.40% +40.08% -23.12%

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 22 December 2025.

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 22 December 2025.

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 22 December 2025, 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 73 (25.09%) Agile
2 57 (19.59%) Problem-Solving
3 53 (18.21%) Microsoft
4 51 (17.53%) SQL
5 46 (15.81%) Business Analysis
6 44 (15.12%) Stakeholder Management
7 42 (14.43%) Data Analysis
7 42 (14.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 37 (12.71%) User Acceptance Testing
9 35 (12.03%) Microsoft Excel
10 33 (11.34%) User Stories
11 32 (11.00%) Migration
11 32 (11.00%) Security Cleared
12 30 (10.31%) Workshop Facilitation
13 29 (9.97%) Business Intelligence
13 29 (9.97%) Requirements Gathering
14 28 (9.62%) Power Platform
14 28 (9.62%) SC Cleared
15 27 (9.28%) JIRA
15 27 (9.28%) Power BI
15 27 (9.28%) Project Delivery
16 26 (8.93%) Python
17 25 (8.59%) Data Modelling
17 25 (8.59%) Decision-Making
17 25 (8.59%) Degree
18 24 (8.25%) Process Improvement
18 24 (8.25%) QA
19 23 (7.90%) Analytics
20 22 (7.56%) Acceptance Criteria
20 22 (7.56%) Data Governance

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 17 (5.84%) Confluence
2 14 (4.81%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.69%) CMS
4 1 (0.34%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.34%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.34%) Headless CMS
4 1 (0.34%) SAS
4 1 (0.34%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 35 (12.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 21 (7.22%) MS Visio
3 20 (6.87%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 17 (5.84%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.69%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.34%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 9 (3.09%) Unit4 Business World
2 2 (0.69%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.69%) Endur
2 2 (0.69%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.34%) Algo Collateral
3 1 (0.34%) HFM
3 1 (0.34%) ION MarketView
3 1 (0.34%) iTrent
3 1 (0.34%) Loan IQ
3 1 (0.34%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.34%) ProductWriter
3 1 (0.34%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 28 (9.62%) Power Platform
2 12 (4.12%) Azure
3 8 (2.75%) Dynamics 365
4 6 (2.06%) AWS
4 6 (2.06%) Microsoft 365
5 4 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
5 4 (1.37%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.03%) GCP
6 3 (1.03%) SaaS
6 3 (1.03%) Snowflake
7 2 (0.69%) Collibra
7 2 (0.69%) Google Analytics
7 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Copilot
7 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Purview
7 2 (0.69%) Miro
7 2 (0.69%) Power Automate
7 2 (0.69%) PowerApps
7 2 (0.69%) SuccessFactors
8 1 (0.34%) ChatGPT
8 1 (0.34%) Contentful
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.09%) Network Security
2 6 (2.06%) Wi-Fi
3 3 (1.03%) Firewall
4 1 (0.34%) ATM
4 1 (0.34%) DMZ
4 1 (0.34%) Internet
4 1 (0.34%) SSH
4 1 (0.34%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (9.28%) Power BI
2 17 (5.84%) Tableau
3 8 (2.75%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.72%) Metadata
4 5 (1.72%) SQL Server
5 4 (1.37%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.37%) Star Schema
6 3 (1.03%) Looker
7 2 (0.69%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.69%) MySQL
8 1 (0.34%) Data Lake
8 1 (0.34%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.34%) Metadata Repository
8 1 (0.34%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.34%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.34%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.34%) Power Query
8 1 (0.34%) PowerCenter
8 1 (0.34%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.34%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 27 (9.28%) JIRA
2 2 (0.69%) Git
2 2 (0.69%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.34%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.34%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.34%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.34%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.34%) Postman
3 1 (0.34%) Selenium
3 1 (0.34%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 126 (43.30%) Finance
2 86 (29.55%) Social Skills
3 79 (27.15%) Analytical Skills
4 49 (16.84%) Banking
5 22 (7.56%) Public Sector
6 14 (4.81%) Influencing Skills
6 14 (4.81%) Investment Banking
6 14 (4.81%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (4.47%) Documentation Skills
8 12 (4.12%) Front Office
9 11 (3.78%) Legal
10 10 (3.44%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (2.75%) Law
12 7 (2.41%) Back Office
12 7 (2.41%) Financial Institution
13 5 (1.72%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 4 (1.37%) Marketing
14 4 (1.37%) Retail
15 2 (0.69%) Private Banking
15 2 (0.69%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.72%) XML
2 3 (1.03%) .NET
3 2 (0.69%) JSON
3 2 (0.69%) Murex MxML
3 2 (0.69%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.34%) ADO
4 1 (0.34%) CSS
4 1 (0.34%) Flask
4 1 (0.34%) HTML
4 1 (0.34%) Middleware
4 1 (0.34%) OAuth
4 1 (0.34%) OpenID
4 1 (0.34%) Pandas
4 1 (0.34%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.34%) Spring Boot
4 1 (0.34%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 16 (5.50%) Onboarding
2 15 (5.15%) Product Ownership
3 11 (3.78%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (3.09%) Cyber Threat
5 7 (2.41%) Virtual Team
6 6 (2.06%) Derivative
6 6 (2.06%) iPad
6 6 (2.06%) iPhone
7 5 (1.72%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (1.72%) Greenfield Project
7 5 (1.72%) Management Information System
8 4 (1.37%) Data Centre
8 4 (1.37%) Fixed Income
8 4 (1.37%) PMI
9 3 (1.03%) CMDB
9 3 (1.03%) Credit Risk
9 3 (1.03%) Data Structures
9 3 (1.03%) Reinsurance
9 3 (1.03%) Self-Motivation
9 3 (1.03%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Operating Systems
1 13 (4.47%) Windows
2 6 (2.06%) Mac OS
3 4 (1.37%) Unix
4 2 (0.69%) Linux
5 1 (0.34%) Android
5 1 (0.34%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.34%) Kali Linux
5 1 (0.34%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 73 (25.09%) Agile
2 57 (19.59%) Problem-Solving
3 46 (15.81%) Business Analysis
4 44 (15.12%) Stakeholder Management
5 42 (14.43%) Data Analysis
5 42 (14.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 37 (12.71%) User Acceptance Testing
7 33 (11.34%) User Stories
8 32 (11.00%) Migration
9 30 (10.31%) Workshop Facilitation
10 29 (9.97%) Business Intelligence
10 29 (9.97%) Requirements Gathering
11 27 (9.28%) Project Delivery
12 25 (8.59%) Data Modelling
12 25 (8.59%) Decision-Making
13 24 (8.25%) Process Improvement
14 23 (7.90%) Analytics
15 22 (7.56%) Acceptance Criteria
15 22 (7.56%) Data Governance
16 21 (7.22%) Change Management
Programming Languages
1 51 (17.53%) SQL
2 26 (8.93%) Python
3 4 (1.37%) C#
3 4 (1.37%) VBA
4 3 (1.03%) C++
4 3 (1.03%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 3 (1.03%) Java
5 2 (0.69%) Korn
5 2 (0.69%) R
5 2 (0.69%) RPG
6 1 (0.34%) C
6 1 (0.34%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.34%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.34%) VC++
Qualifications
1 32 (11.00%) Security Cleared
2 28 (9.62%) SC Cleared
3 25 (8.59%) Degree
4 7 (2.41%) CBAP
5 6 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (2.06%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (1.72%) PMI Certification
7 3 (1.03%) BPSS Clearance
7 3 (1.03%) CFA
7 3 (1.03%) CompTIA CySA+
7 3 (1.03%) DV Cleared
7 3 (1.03%) IIBA
8 2 (0.69%) ACCA
8 2 (0.69%) CISMP
8 2 (0.69%) CompTIA Security+
8 2 (0.69%) GIAC
8 2 (0.69%) ISEB
8 2 (0.69%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.69%) PMP
9 1 (0.34%) CIMA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (8.25%) QA
2 22 (7.56%) Data Quality
3 10 (3.44%) PMO
4 7 (2.41%) GDPR
5 5 (1.72%) ISO 20022
5 5 (1.72%) PSD2
6 4 (1.37%) Basel III
6 4 (1.37%) MiFID
7 3 (1.03%) EMIR
7 3 (1.03%) ISO 8583
7 3 (1.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (1.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.69%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
8 2 (0.69%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.69%) GRC
8 2 (0.69%) NCSC
8 2 (0.69%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.69%) SEPA
8 2 (0.69%) SLA
System Software
1 5 (1.72%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.34%) Docker
2 1 (0.34%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.69%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.34%) Ansible
2 1 (0.34%) HP ALM
2 1 (0.34%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.34%) SCCM
Vendors
1 53 (18.21%) Microsoft
2 12 (4.12%) Salesforce
3 8 (2.75%) Oracle
4 6 (2.06%) SAP
5 5 (1.72%) Intapp
5 5 (1.72%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.37%) Murex
7 3 (1.03%) Google
8 2 (0.69%) Adobe
8 2 (0.69%) Apple
8 2 (0.69%) CyberArk
8 2 (0.69%) Databricks
8 2 (0.69%) Guidewire
8 2 (0.69%) HP
8 2 (0.69%) Hyperion
8 2 (0.69%) IBM
8 2 (0.69%) Informatica
8 2 (0.69%) ION Trading
8 2 (0.69%) LogRhythm
9 1 (0.34%) Tagetik