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 2 January 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 8 6
Rank change year-on-year +2 -2 +3
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 282 276 385
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 15.35% 13.81% 15.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.37% 14.87% 16.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 198 183 260
10th Percentile £304 £275 £325
25th Percentile £363 £413 £436
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -11.90% -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £600 £659 £675
90th Percentile £679 £725 £713
Central London median daily rate £475 £535 £550
% change year-on-year -11.21% -2.73% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 3
10th Percentile £26.51 - £24.10
25th Percentile £26.54 £31.25 £28.38
Median hourly rate £28.00 £32.50 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.85% -9.72% -26.15%
75th Percentile £47.25 £33.75 £37.25
90th Percentile £57.90 - £37.70
Central London median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £29.50
% change year-on-year -25.40% +18.64% -39.49%

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 1,723 1,856 2,327
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.79% 92.89% 93.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,201 1,137 1,666
10th Percentile £338 £360 £350
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -7.83% - -
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £793
Central London median daily rate £540 £575 £563
% change year-on-year -6.09% +2.22% -2.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 12 14
10th Percentile £20.18 £14.80 £17.00
25th Percentile £26.31 £22.00 £19.51
Median hourly rate £37.25 £48.00 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -22.40% +95.92% -27.41%
75th Percentile £42.65 £112.00 £44.56
90th Percentile £51.88 £134.95 £66.25
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 2 January 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 January 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 2 January 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 75 (26.60%) Agile
2 55 (19.50%) Problem-Solving
3 50 (17.73%) SQL
4 48 (17.02%) Microsoft
5 47 (16.67%) Business Analysis
6 46 (16.31%) Stakeholder Management
7 43 (15.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 40 (14.18%) Data Analysis
9 38 (13.48%) User Acceptance Testing
9 38 (13.48%) User Stories
10 35 (12.41%) Microsoft Excel
11 30 (10.64%) JIRA
11 30 (10.64%) Project Delivery
11 30 (10.64%) Workshop Facilitation
12 29 (10.28%) Business Intelligence
12 29 (10.28%) Requirements Gathering
12 29 (10.28%) Security Cleared
13 28 (9.93%) Migration
13 28 (9.93%) Power Platform
14 27 (9.57%) Power BI
15 26 (9.22%) Degree
15 26 (9.22%) Process Improvement
15 26 (9.22%) SC Cleared
16 25 (8.87%) Decision-Making
17 24 (8.51%) Acceptance Criteria
17 24 (8.51%) Analytics
17 24 (8.51%) Data Modelling
17 24 (8.51%) Python
18 23 (8.16%) QA
19 22 (7.80%) 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 16 (5.67%) Confluence
2 11 (3.90%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.71%) CMS
4 1 (0.35%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 1 (0.35%) Anypoint
4 1 (0.35%) Headless CMS
4 1 (0.35%) SAS
4 1 (0.35%) SharePoint 2010
Applications
1 35 (12.41%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (7.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 20 (7.09%) MS Visio
3 17 (6.03%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Project
4 1 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
4 1 (0.35%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 9 (3.19%) Unit4 Business World
2 2 (0.71%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (0.71%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.35%) Algo Collateral
3 1 (0.35%) Endur
3 1 (0.35%) HFM
3 1 (0.35%) ION MarketView
3 1 (0.35%) iTrent
3 1 (0.35%) Loan IQ
3 1 (0.35%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (0.35%) ProductWriter
3 1 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (0.35%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 28 (9.93%) Power Platform
2 13 (4.61%) Azure
3 7 (2.48%) Dynamics 365
4 6 (2.13%) AWS
4 6 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
5 5 (1.77%) SaaS
6 4 (1.42%) Azure DevOps
6 4 (1.42%) Entra ID
7 3 (1.06%) GCP
7 3 (1.06%) Google Workspace
7 3 (1.06%) Snowflake
8 2 (0.71%) Collibra
8 2 (0.71%) Google Analytics
8 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Purview
8 2 (0.71%) Miro
8 2 (0.71%) Slack
8 2 (0.71%) SuccessFactors
9 1 (0.35%) Alation
9 1 (0.35%) Contentful
9 1 (0.35%) Microsoft Copilot
Communications & Networking
1 9 (3.19%) Network Security
2 6 (2.13%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.71%) DMZ
3 2 (0.71%) Firewall
4 1 (0.35%) ATM
4 1 (0.35%) Internet
4 1 (0.35%) SSH
4 1 (0.35%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 27 (9.57%) Power BI
2 19 (6.74%) Tableau
3 7 (2.48%) Relational Database
4 5 (1.77%) SQL Server
5 4 (1.42%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.42%) Metadata
5 4 (1.42%) Star Schema
6 3 (1.06%) Looker
7 2 (0.71%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.71%) MySQL
8 1 (0.35%) Big Data
8 1 (0.35%) Electronic Patient Records
8 1 (0.35%) Metadata Repository
8 1 (0.35%) Oracle BI Publisher
8 1 (0.35%) Oracle Database
8 1 (0.35%) Oracle Reports
8 1 (0.35%) PowerCenter
8 1 (0.35%) Snowflake Schema
8 1 (0.35%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 1 (0.35%) ThoughtSpot
Development Applications
1 30 (10.64%) JIRA
2 2 (0.71%) Team Foundation Server
3 1 (0.35%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.35%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.35%) Git
3 1 (0.35%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.35%) Metasploit
3 1 (0.35%) Postman
3 1 (0.35%) Selenium
3 1 (0.35%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 119 (42.20%) Finance
2 87 (30.85%) Social Skills
3 85 (30.14%) Analytical Skills
4 52 (18.44%) Banking
5 20 (7.09%) Public Sector
6 16 (5.67%) Presentation Skills
7 14 (4.96%) Influencing Skills
7 14 (4.96%) Investment Banking
8 13 (4.61%) Documentation Skills
9 12 (4.26%) Front Office
10 10 (3.55%) Legal
10 10 (3.55%) Organisational Skills
11 8 (2.84%) Law
12 7 (2.48%) Financial Institution
13 6 (2.13%) Back Office
14 4 (1.42%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 4 (1.42%) Marketing
14 4 (1.42%) Retail
15 3 (1.06%) Telecoms
16 2 (0.71%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (1.77%) XML
2 3 (1.06%) .NET
3 2 (0.71%) JSON
3 2 (0.71%) Murex MxML
3 2 (0.71%) Oracle Fusion
4 1 (0.35%) ADO
4 1 (0.35%) Middleware
4 1 (0.35%) OAuth
4 1 (0.35%) OpenID
4 1 (0.35%) SailPoint
4 1 (0.35%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 16 (5.67%) Onboarding
2 14 (4.96%) Product Ownership
3 11 (3.90%) Analytical Mindset
4 9 (3.19%) Cyber Threat
5 6 (2.13%) Derivative
6 5 (1.77%) Enterprise Software
6 5 (1.77%) Management Information System
6 5 (1.77%) PMI
6 5 (1.77%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 5 (1.77%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.42%) Data Centre
7 4 (1.42%) Fixed Income
7 4 (1.42%) Greenfield Project
7 4 (1.42%) iPad
7 4 (1.42%) iPhone
8 3 (1.06%) CMDB
8 3 (1.06%) Credit Risk
8 3 (1.06%) Self-Motivation
9 2 (0.71%) Digital Wallet
9 2 (0.71%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 11 (3.90%) Windows
2 4 (1.42%) Mac OS
2 4 (1.42%) Unix
3 2 (0.71%) Linux
4 1 (0.35%) Android
4 1 (0.35%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.35%) Kali Linux
4 1 (0.35%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 75 (26.60%) Agile
2 55 (19.50%) Problem-Solving
3 47 (16.67%) Business Analysis
4 46 (16.31%) Stakeholder Management
5 43 (15.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 40 (14.18%) Data Analysis
7 38 (13.48%) User Acceptance Testing
7 38 (13.48%) User Stories
8 30 (10.64%) Project Delivery
8 30 (10.64%) Workshop Facilitation
9 29 (10.28%) Business Intelligence
9 29 (10.28%) Requirements Gathering
10 28 (9.93%) Migration
11 26 (9.22%) Process Improvement
12 25 (8.87%) Decision-Making
13 24 (8.51%) Acceptance Criteria
13 24 (8.51%) Analytics
13 24 (8.51%) Data Modelling
14 22 (7.80%) Data Governance
15 21 (7.45%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 50 (17.73%) SQL
2 24 (8.51%) Python
3 4 (1.42%) C#
3 4 (1.42%) VBA
4 3 (1.06%) C++
4 3 (1.06%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.71%) Java
5 2 (0.71%) Korn
5 2 (0.71%) R
5 2 (0.71%) RPG
6 1 (0.35%) C
6 1 (0.35%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.35%) VC++
Qualifications
1 29 (10.28%) Security Cleared
2 26 (9.22%) Degree
2 26 (9.22%) SC Cleared
3 8 (2.84%) CBAP
4 6 (2.13%) Computer Science Degree
4 6 (2.13%) PMI Certification
5 4 (1.42%) Microsoft Certification
6 3 (1.06%) CFA
6 3 (1.06%) CompTIA CySA+
6 3 (1.06%) IIBA
7 2 (0.71%) ACCA
7 2 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (0.71%) CISMP
7 2 (0.71%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (0.71%) DV Cleared
7 2 (0.71%) GIAC
7 2 (0.71%) ISTQB
7 2 (0.71%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 2 (0.71%) Master's Degree
7 2 (0.71%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (8.16%) QA
2 19 (6.74%) Data Quality
3 9 (3.19%) PMO
4 7 (2.48%) GDPR
4 7 (2.48%) ISO 20022
4 7 (2.48%) PSD2
5 4 (1.42%) Actionable Recommendations
5 4 (1.42%) Basel III
5 4 (1.42%) MiFID
6 3 (1.06%) EMIR
6 3 (1.06%) ISO 8583
6 3 (1.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 3 (1.06%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.71%) Accessibility
7 2 (0.71%) Cyber Essentials
7 2 (0.71%) GRC
7 2 (0.71%) NCSC
7 2 (0.71%) NIST
7 2 (0.71%) PCI DSS
7 2 (0.71%) SEPA
System Software
1 5 (1.77%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.35%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (0.71%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.35%) Ansible
2 1 (0.35%) HP ALM
2 1 (0.35%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.35%) SCCM
Vendors
1 48 (17.02%) Microsoft
2 14 (4.96%) Salesforce
3 8 (2.84%) Oracle
4 6 (2.13%) SAP
5 5 (1.77%) Google
5 5 (1.77%) ServiceNow
6 4 (1.42%) Murex
7 3 (1.06%) Databricks
7 3 (1.06%) Intapp
8 2 (0.71%) Adobe
8 2 (0.71%) Apple
8 2 (0.71%) CyberArk
8 2 (0.71%) Guidewire
8 2 (0.71%) HP
8 2 (0.71%) Hyperion
8 2 (0.71%) IBM
8 2 (0.71%) Informatica
8 2 (0.71%) ION Trading
8 2 (0.71%) LogRhythm
9 1 (0.35%) Altiris