Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in the City of London
Data Analyst
Central London > City of London
The median Data Analyst daily rate in the City of London is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 86 | 87 | 70 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +1 | -17 | +17 |
| Contract Data Analyst jobs | 50 | 33 | 57 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the City of London | 2.47% | 1.92% | 2.70% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 2.64% | 2.04% | 2.89% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 27 | 25 | 43 |
| 10th Percentile | £239 | £269 | £320 |
| 25th Percentile | £419 | £300 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £438 | £488 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.43% | -10.26% | -11.36% |
| 75th Percentile | £604 | £638 | £641 |
| 90th Percentile | £765 | £723 | £688 |
| Central London median daily rate | £479 | £438 | £494 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.43% | -11.39% | -10.23% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £28.00 | - |
| Central London median hourly rate | - | £28.00 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -20.00% | -7.89% |
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 adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 9 Nov 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in the City of London matching a recognised job title | 1,897 | 1,618 | 1,975 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 93.77% | 94.07% | 93.38% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,314 | 1,128 | 1,211 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £325 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £455 | £413 | £463 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £688 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £780 |
| Central London median daily rate | £550 | £550 | £575 |
| % change year-on-year | - | -4.35% | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 18 | 19 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £16.96 | £16.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.60 | £20.18 | £25.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £21.75 | £27.50 | £57.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.91% | -52.17% | +51.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £36.81 | £41.75 | £112.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £62.55 | £64.11 | £137.50 |
| Central London median hourly rate | £25.00 | £26.57 | £35.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.91% | -24.09% | -5.41% |
Data Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Data Analyst job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.
Data Analyst Daily Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.
Data Analyst Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London
Daily rate distribution for Data Analyst jobs in the City of London over the 6 months to 9 November 2026.
Data Analyst Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.
Data Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London
For the 6 months to 9 November 2026, Data Analyst contract job ads cited 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 Data Analyst job ads across the City of London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SQL | 70.0% | 35 |
| 2 | Data Quality | 46.0% | 23 |
| 3 | Analytics | 42.0% | 21 |
| 3 | Data Modelling | 42.0% | 21 |
| 5 | Data Governance | 40.0% | 20 |
| 6 | Data Analysis | 38.0% | 19 |
| 7 | Stakeholder Management | 34.0% | 17 |
| 8 | Validation | 32.0% | 16 |
| 9 | Agile | 30.0% | 15 |
| 9 | Business Intelligence | 30.0% | 15 |
| 11 | Power BI | 28.0% | 14 |
| 11 | Power Platform | 28.0% | 14 |
| 13 | Python | 26.0% | 13 |
| 13 | Stakeholder Engagement | 26.0% | 13 |
| 15 | Translating Business Requirements | 24.0% | 12 |
| 16 | Data Lineage | 22.0% | 11 |
| 17 | Data Mapping | 20.0% | 10 |
| 17 | Databricks | 20.0% | 10 |
| 17 | Snowflake | 20.0% | 10 |
| 17 | User Stories | 20.0% | 10 |
| 21 | AI | 18.0% | 9 |
| 22 | AWS | 16.0% | 8 |
| 22 | Data Pipeline | 16.0% | 8 |
| 22 | Decision-Making | 16.0% | 8 |
| 22 | ETL | 16.0% | 8 |
| 22 | Microsoft | 16.0% | 8 |
| 22 | Migration | 16.0% | 8 |
| 28 | Asset Management | 14.0% | 7 |
| 28 | Azure | 14.0% | 7 |
| 28 | Data Management | 14.0% | 7 |
Data 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
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Business Analyst | 24.0% | 12 |
| 2 | Business Data Analyst | 14.0% | 7 |
| 3 | Senior Analyst | 12.0% | 6 |
| 4 | Financial Analyst | 10.0% | 5 |
| 5 | Data Quality Analyst | 6.0% | 3 |
| 5 | Risk Analyst | 6.0% | 3 |
| 5 | SAP Analyst | 6.0% | 3 |
| 5 | Senior Business Analyst | 6.0% | 3 |
| 5 | Senior Data Analyst | 6.0% | 3 |
| 10 | Asset Management Analyst | 4.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Business Systems Analyst | 4.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Data Quality Consultant | 4.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Governance Analyst | 4.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Implementation Analyst | 4.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Junior Business Analyst | 4.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Risk Business Analyst | 4.0% | 2 |
| 10 | SAP Business Analyst | 4.0% | 2 |
| 10 | SAP MDM Analyst | 4.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Senior Business Finance Analyst | 4.0% | 2 |
| 10 | Senior Financial Analyst | 4.0% | 2 |