Research Analyst Contracts in the City of London

Research Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median Research Analyst daily rate in the City of London is £460, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 117 - 171
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Research Analyst 2 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 0.11% - 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% - 0.029%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile £331 - -
25th Percentile £378 - £275
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 - £350
75th Percentile £548 - £425
90th Percentile £597 - -
Central London median daily rate £460 - £350

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 1,634 2,090 3,462
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.00% 95.13% 95.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,025 1,486 2,357
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £463 £450 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £563 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% -6.25% +6.19%
75th Percentile £684 £688 £725
90th Percentile £775 £800 £820
Central London median daily rate £575 £550 £585
% change year-on-year +4.55% -5.98% +4.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 15 22
10th Percentile £22.00 £15.62 £15.50
25th Percentile £24.66 £20.22 £18.50
Median hourly rate £31.00 £23.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.78% -34.29% -6.04%
75th Percentile £48.75 £27.25 £58.75
90th Percentile £92.75 £40.00 £87.97
Central London median hourly rate £29.07 £25.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year +16.28% -28.57% -6.04%

Research Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

Job postings that featured Research Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the City of London.

Job vacancy trend for Research Analyst in the City of London

Research Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Research Analyst in the City of London.

Daily rate trend for Research Analyst in the City of London

Research Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the City of London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Research Analyst in the City of London over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Research Analyst in the City of London

Research Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Research Analyst in the City of London.

Hourly rate trend for Research Analyst in the City of London

Research 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 Research Analyst within the City of London region over the 6 months to 2 May 2025. 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
Moorgate - 1 £300 -
Research Analyst
Central London

Research Analyst Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Research Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the City of London region featuring Research Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Econometrics
1 1 (50.00%) Data Management
1 1 (50.00%) Economics
1 1 (50.00%) QA
1 1 (50.00%) R
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) EViews
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Research
1 1 (50.00%) Backtesting
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Python

Research Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 1 (50.00%) EViews
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Backtesting
1 1 (50.00%) Data Management
1 1 (50.00%) Econometrics
1 1 (50.00%) Economics
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Research
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) Python
1 1 (50.00%) R
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) QA