IT Analyst Contract Job Trends in the City of London

IT Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median IT Analyst daily rate in the City of London is £325, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 November 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 103 103 127
Rank change year-on-year 0 +24 +31
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 20 17 21
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 1.14% 0.80% 0.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.22% 0.86% 0.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 5 14
10th Percentile £266 £439 £250
25th Percentile £275 £488 £416
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £325 £525 £450
Median % change year-on-year -38.10% +16.67% -18.18%
75th Percentile £375 £825 £653
90th Percentile £480 £908 £675
Central London median daily rate £350 £525 £450
% change year-on-year -33.33% +16.67% -12.20%

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 1,645 1,981 2,594
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.57% 93.40% 94.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,151 1,213 1,825
10th Percentile £325 £363 £350
25th Percentile £413 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £688 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
Central London median daily rate £550 £575 £575
% change year-on-year -4.35% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 15 15
10th Percentile £16.90 £16.60 £17.00
25th Percentile £20.18 £25.06 £17.97
Median hourly rate £27.75 £57.50 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year -51.74% +51.32% -10.06%
75th Percentile £44.63 £112.00 £50.63
90th Percentile £64.30 £137.50 £71.75
Central London median hourly rate £27.04 £35.00 £37.00
% change year-on-year -22.76% -5.41% -10.30%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'IT Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

IT Analyst job vacancy trend in the City of London

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in the City of London over the 6 months to 14 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Analyst in the City of London

IT Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

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

For the 6 months to 14 November 2025, IT 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 IT Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (25.00%) Migration
2 5 (25.00%) Windows
3 4 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 4 (20.00%) SharePoint
3 4 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (15.00%) Business Analysis
4 3 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (15.00%) Document Management
4 3 (15.00%) ITIL
4 3 (15.00%) ITSM
4 3 (15.00%) Service Management
5 2 (10.00%) Active Directory
5 2 (10.00%) Agile
5 2 (10.00%) Apple
5 2 (10.00%) Azure
5 2 (10.00%) Degree
5 2 (10.00%) Entra ID
5 2 (10.00%) GAP Analysis
5 2 (10.00%) Intapp
5 2 (10.00%) Investment Management
5 2 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
5 2 (10.00%) PowerShell
5 2 (10.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (10.00%) SaaS
5 2 (10.00%) SCCM
5 2 (10.00%) Use Case

IT 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 4 (20.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (5.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (5.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (5.00%) Spreadsheet
Cloud Services
1 2 (10.00%) Azure
1 2 (10.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (10.00%) SaaS
2 1 (5.00%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.00%) LAN
1 1 (5.00%) Wi-Fi
Development Applications
1 1 (5.00%) JIRA
General
1 10 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (20.00%) Finance
4 3 (15.00%) Front Office
4 3 (15.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (10.00%) Banking
6 1 (5.00%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (5.00%) Investment Banking
6 1 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (5.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (10.00%) Data Centre
2 1 (5.00%) BYOD
2 1 (5.00%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (5.00%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (5.00%) Hedge funds
2 1 (5.00%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 5 (25.00%) Windows
2 1 (5.00%) Android
2 1 (5.00%) Apple iOS
2 1 (5.00%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (25.00%) Migration
3 4 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 4 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (15.00%) Business Analysis
4 3 (15.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (15.00%) Document Management
4 3 (15.00%) ITIL
4 3 (15.00%) ITSM
4 3 (15.00%) Service Management
5 2 (10.00%) Agile
5 2 (10.00%) GAP Analysis
5 2 (10.00%) Investment Management
5 2 (10.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (10.00%) Use Case
5 2 (10.00%) User Stories
5 2 (10.00%) Validation
5 2 (10.00%) Workshop Facilitation
6 1 (5.00%) Business Case
6 1 (5.00%) Inventory Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (10.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (5.00%) C
Qualifications
1 2 (10.00%) Degree
2 1 (5.00%) A+ Certification
2 1 (5.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
2 1 (5.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.00%) Security Cleared
System Software
1 2 (10.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (5.00%) Firmware
Systems Management
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 2 (10.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (10.00%) Apple
2 2 (10.00%) Intapp
3 1 (5.00%) Altiris
3 1 (5.00%) Bomgar
3 1 (5.00%) Guidewire
3 1 (5.00%) HP
3 1 (5.00%) ServiceNow