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 £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 April 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 8 6
Rank change year-on-year 0 -2 +1
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 283 239 344
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 13.14% 13.81% 14.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.95% 14.89% 15.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 187 158 231
10th Percentile £310 £274 £350
25th Percentile £407 £409 £432
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
75th Percentile £638 £661 £675
90th Percentile £725 £725 £713
Central London median daily rate £510 £525 £544
% change year-on-year -2.86% -3.45% +3.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 4
10th Percentile £19.08 £25.98 -
25th Percentile £21.87 £27.96 £21.25
Median hourly rate £28.00 £32.50 £31.25
Median % change year-on-year -13.85% +4.00% -34.90%
75th Percentile £47.25 £34.21 £40.00
90th Percentile £57.90 £34.49 -
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £29.07 £23.00
% change year-on-year -10.18% +26.39% -52.08%

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 2,028 1,605 2,191
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.15% 92.72% 95.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,392 1,024 1,556
10th Percentile £350 £363 £341
25th Percentile £450 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £566
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% +1.55% -5.63%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £796
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £550
% change year-on-year -4.35% +4.55% -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 10 17
10th Percentile £18.75 £22.00 £15.30
25th Percentile £19.05 £24.66 £19.92
Median hourly rate £32.07 £31.75 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +0.99% +41.11% -35.71%
75th Percentile £49.83 £45.23 £40.00
90th Percentile £59.72 £76.13 £49.35
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £30.04 £26.56
% change year-on-year -13.07% +13.08% -24.11%

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 2 April 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 2 April 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst 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 2 April 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
London Bridge - 2 £600 -
Analyst
Central London

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

For the 6 months to 2 April 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 64 (22.61%) Agile
1 64 (22.61%) Business Analysis
2 55 (19.43%) Stakeholder Management
3 52 (18.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 50 (17.67%) Problem-Solving
5 44 (15.55%) SQL
5 44 (15.55%) Workshop Facilitation
6 42 (14.84%) Microsoft
7 39 (13.78%) Requirements Gathering
8 38 (13.43%) User Stories
9 37 (13.07%) Security Cleared
10 36 (12.72%) Data Analysis
10 36 (12.72%) User Acceptance Testing
11 34 (12.01%) Power Platform
11 34 (12.01%) SC Cleared
12 33 (11.66%) Business Intelligence
13 32 (11.31%) JIRA
14 31 (10.95%) Power BI
15 30 (10.60%) Microsoft Excel
16 29 (10.25%) Analytics
16 29 (10.25%) Process Improvement
17 27 (9.54%) Project Delivery
18 25 (8.83%) Data Modelling
18 25 (8.83%) Data Quality
18 25 (8.83%) Migration
18 25 (8.83%) QA
19 24 (8.48%) Continuous Improvement
20 23 (8.13%) Decision-Making
20 23 (8.13%) Python
20 23 (8.13%) Validation

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 20 (7.07%) Confluence
2 12 (4.24%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.71%) SAS
4 1 (0.35%) CMS
4 1 (0.35%) Headless CMS
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.35%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 30 (10.60%) Microsoft Excel
2 22 (7.77%) MS Visio
3 16 (5.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (4.24%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 4 (1.41%) Workday HCM
2 2 (0.71%) Actimize
2 2 (0.71%) Aladdin
2 2 (0.71%) Loan IQ
2 2 (0.71%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.35%) Algo Collateral
3 1 (0.35%) Endur
3 1 (0.35%) Findur
3 1 (0.35%) ION MarketView
3 1 (0.35%) iTrent
3 1 (0.35%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 1 (0.35%) ProductWriter
3 1 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
3 1 (0.35%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 34 (12.01%) Power Platform
2 17 (6.01%) Azure
3 6 (2.12%) AWS
4 5 (1.77%) GCP
4 5 (1.77%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (1.77%) SaaS
5 4 (1.41%) Google Analytics
5 4 (1.41%) Snowflake
6 3 (1.06%) Azure DevOps
6 3 (1.06%) Entra ID
6 3 (1.06%) Microsoft Purview
6 3 (1.06%) Miro
7 2 (0.71%) Azure Data Factory
7 2 (0.71%) Collibra
7 2 (0.71%) Google Workspace
7 2 (0.71%) Slack
7 2 (0.71%) SuccessFactors
8 1 (0.35%) Alation
8 1 (0.35%) Azure Service Bus
8 1 (0.35%) WhatsApp
Communications & Networking
1 7 (2.47%) Network Security
2 5 (1.77%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.71%) DMZ
Database & Business Intelligence
1 31 (10.95%) Power BI
2 19 (6.71%) Tableau
3 8 (2.83%) Metadata
4 4 (1.41%) Looker
4 4 (1.41%) Relational Database
5 3 (1.06%) BigQuery
5 3 (1.06%) Data Warehouse
5 3 (1.06%) SQL Server
6 1 (0.35%) Amazon RDS
6 1 (0.35%) Big Data
6 1 (0.35%) Geospatial Data
6 1 (0.35%) Metadata Repository
6 1 (0.35%) Mixpanel
6 1 (0.35%) MySQL
6 1 (0.35%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.35%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.35%) PowerCenter
6 1 (0.35%) RDBMS
6 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 32 (11.31%) JIRA
2 2 (0.71%) Selenium
3 1 (0.35%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.35%) Cypress.io
3 1 (0.35%) GitLab
3 1 (0.35%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.35%) Postman
3 1 (0.35%) SpecFlow
3 1 (0.35%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.35%) WinAutomation
General
1 110 (38.87%) Finance
2 97 (34.28%) Analytical Skills
3 88 (31.10%) Social Skills
4 50 (17.67%) Banking
5 25 (8.83%) Public Sector
6 16 (5.65%) Documentation Skills
7 15 (5.30%) Investment Banking
8 11 (3.89%) Legal
9 10 (3.53%) Presentation Skills
10 8 (2.83%) Law
11 7 (2.47%) Front Office
12 6 (2.12%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (1.77%) Financial Institution
13 5 (1.77%) Retail
13 5 (1.77%) Telecoms
14 4 (1.41%) Back Office
14 4 (1.41%) Influencing Skills
14 4 (1.41%) Publishing
15 3 (1.06%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 3 (1.06%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (1.06%) JSON
1 3 (1.06%) SailPoint
2 2 (0.71%) .NET
2 2 (0.71%) Murex MxML
2 2 (0.71%) Oracle Fusion
2 2 (0.71%) Playwright
2 2 (0.71%) XML
3 1 (0.35%) GeoJSON
3 1 (0.35%) Great Expectations
3 1 (0.35%) LDAP
3 1 (0.35%) Middleware
3 1 (0.35%) Next.js
3 1 (0.35%) Node.js
3 1 (0.35%) NumPy
3 1 (0.35%) Pandas
3 1 (0.35%) PySpark
3 1 (0.35%) pytest
3 1 (0.35%) React
3 1 (0.35%) scikit-learn
Miscellaneous
1 15 (5.30%) Onboarding
2 14 (4.95%) Product Ownership
3 9 (3.18%) Analytical Mindset
3 9 (3.18%) Fixed Income
4 8 (2.83%) Derivative
4 8 (2.83%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 8 (2.83%) Virtual Team
5 7 (2.47%) Cyber Threat
6 6 (2.12%) Equities
6 6 (2.12%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (2.12%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (2.12%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 5 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (1.77%) PMI
7 5 (1.77%) Reinsurance
8 4 (1.41%) Data Structures
9 3 (1.06%) Digital Wallet
9 3 (1.06%) Management Information System
9 3 (1.06%) Market Risk
10 2 (0.71%) Cyber Defence
Operating Systems
1 4 (1.41%) Unix
2 3 (1.06%) Windows
3 2 (0.71%) Apple iOS
3 2 (0.71%) Linux
3 2 (0.71%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.35%) Kali Linux
4 1 (0.35%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 64 (22.61%) Agile
1 64 (22.61%) Business Analysis
2 55 (19.43%) Stakeholder Management
3 52 (18.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 50 (17.67%) Problem-Solving
5 44 (15.55%) Workshop Facilitation
6 39 (13.78%) Requirements Gathering
7 38 (13.43%) User Stories
8 36 (12.72%) Data Analysis
8 36 (12.72%) User Acceptance Testing
9 33 (11.66%) Business Intelligence
10 29 (10.25%) Analytics
10 29 (10.25%) Process Improvement
11 27 (9.54%) Project Delivery
12 25 (8.83%) Data Modelling
12 25 (8.83%) Migration
13 24 (8.48%) Continuous Improvement
14 23 (8.13%) Decision-Making
14 23 (8.13%) Validation
15 22 (7.77%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 44 (15.55%) SQL
2 23 (8.13%) Python
3 3 (1.06%) Java
3 3 (1.06%) R
4 2 (0.71%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 2 (0.71%) PowerShell
5 1 (0.35%) C#
5 1 (0.35%) Scala
5 1 (0.35%) VBA
Qualifications
1 37 (13.07%) Security Cleared
2 34 (12.01%) SC Cleared
3 19 (6.71%) Degree
4 6 (2.12%) CBAP
4 6 (2.12%) PMI Certification
5 4 (1.41%) BPSS Clearance
5 4 (1.41%) CISSP
6 3 (1.06%) CISA
6 3 (1.06%) CRISC
6 3 (1.06%) IIBA
7 2 (0.71%) CFA
7 2 (0.71%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.71%) ISEB
7 2 (0.71%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.71%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 2 (0.71%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.71%) PMP
8 1 (0.35%) CISMP
8 1 (0.35%) CompTIA CySA+
8 1 (0.35%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 25 (8.83%) Data Quality
1 25 (8.83%) QA
2 7 (2.47%) PMO
3 6 (2.12%) ISO 20022
3 6 (2.12%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 5 (1.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (1.77%) PSD2
5 4 (1.41%) Actionable Recommendations
5 4 (1.41%) IFRS
5 4 (1.41%) NIST
6 3 (1.06%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.06%) COBIT
6 3 (1.06%) GRC
6 3 (1.06%) ITGC
6 3 (1.06%) MiFID
7 2 (0.71%) Basel III
7 2 (0.71%) GDPR
7 2 (0.71%) ISO 8583
7 2 (0.71%) PCI DSS
8 1 (0.35%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 4 (1.41%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.71%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.35%) HP ALM
2 1 (0.35%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (0.35%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.35%) SCCM
2 1 (0.35%) Terraform
Vendors
1 42 (14.84%) Microsoft
2 9 (3.18%) Salesforce
3 7 (2.47%) Oracle
4 6 (2.12%) Databricks
4 6 (2.12%) Google
4 6 (2.12%) Murex
4 6 (2.12%) SAP
5 5 (1.77%) ServiceNow
5 5 (1.77%) Workday
6 3 (1.06%) Intapp
7 2 (0.71%) Amplitude
7 2 (0.71%) Apple
7 2 (0.71%) Informatica
7 2 (0.71%) ION Trading
7 2 (0.71%) Tenable
8 1 (0.35%) Adobe
8 1 (0.35%) Hitachi
8 1 (0.35%) HP
8 1 (0.35%) Reuters
8 1 (0.35%) SmartStream