Analyst Contracts in the City of London

Analyst
Central London > City of London

The median Analyst daily rate in the City of London is £538 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 6 7 9
Rank change year-on-year +1 +2 -1
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 324 520 585
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the City of London 14.64% 14.22% 13.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 15.41% 14.94% 14.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 217 343 430
10th Percentile £334 £240 £290
25th Percentile £419 £403 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.38% - +7.69%
75th Percentile £663 £641 £598
90th Percentile £700 £749 £675
Central London median daily rate £525 £525 £520
% change year-on-year - +0.96% +9.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 6
10th Percentile - £21.45 £18.50
25th Percentile £21.25 £30.38 £19.94
Median hourly rate £23.00 £48.00 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -52.08% +95.92% +19.66%
75th Percentile £40.00 £67.88 £35.25
90th Percentile - £78.15 £58.13
Central London median hourly rate £23.00 £48.00 £24.50
% change year-on-year -52.08% +95.92% +22.50%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
City of London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised 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 2,102 3,480 3,996
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.98% 95.19% 94.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,492 2,360 3,018
10th Percentile £350 £350 £363
25th Percentile £450 £475 £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £556 £600 £565
Median % change year-on-year -7.29% +6.19% +7.62%
75th Percentile £688 £725 £675
90th Percentile £792 £820 £775
Central London median daily rate £550 £580 £560
% change year-on-year -5.17% +3.57% +6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 25 50
10th Percentile £16.46 £15.50 £13.74
25th Percentile £20.22 £18.50 £18.50
Median hourly rate £23.00 £35.00 £37.25
Median % change year-on-year -34.29% -6.04% +107.23%
75th Percentile £27.50 £58.75 £51.50
90th Percentile £44.10 £86.98 £62.83
Central London median hourly rate £25.78 £35.00 £37.25
% change year-on-year -26.34% -6.04% +107.23%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in the City of London

Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

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

Daily rate trend for Analyst 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 26 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in the City of London

Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the City of London

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

Hourly rate trend for Analyst 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 26 April 2024.

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 26 April 2024. 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 1 - -
Analyst
Central London

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 26 April 2024, 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 Analyst in the job title.

1 119 (36.73%) Finance
2 89 (27.47%) Social Skills
3 72 (22.22%) Agile
4 54 (16.67%) SQL
5 50 (15.43%) Banking
6 43 (13.27%) Data Management
7 42 (12.96%) GAP Analysis
8 41 (12.65%) Analytical Skills
9 39 (12.04%) Data Quality
10 37 (11.42%) User Stories
10 37 (11.42%) User Acceptance Testing
10 37 (11.42%) Microsoft
10 37 (11.42%) Business Analysis
11 34 (10.49%) Business Intelligence
12 33 (10.19%) Windows
12 33 (10.19%) Migration
12 33 (10.19%) Problem-Solving
13 32 (9.88%) Validation
13 32 (9.88%) Data Analysis
14 29 (8.95%) Microsoft Excel
14 29 (8.95%) Degree
14 29 (8.95%) Requirements Gathering
15 28 (8.64%) QA
15 28 (8.64%) Analytics
15 28 (8.64%) Risk Management
16 27 (8.33%) Root Cause Analysis
17 26 (8.02%) Data Migration
17 26 (8.02%) Azure
17 26 (8.02%) Python
18 25 (7.72%) SharePoint

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:

Application Platforms
1 25 (7.72%) SharePoint
2 5 (1.54%) Confluence
2 5 (1.54%) SAS
3 4 (1.23%) MTS
4 3 (0.93%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.62%) Apache
6 1 (0.31%) Adobe Experience Manager
6 1 (0.31%) Jupyter
Applications
1 29 (8.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 23 (7.10%) Microsoft Office
3 20 (6.17%) MS Visio
4 16 (4.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 9 (2.78%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.93%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.31%) Chatbot
Business Applications
1 10 (3.09%) Endur
2 5 (1.54%) Aligne
3 4 (1.23%) EuroRunner
3 4 (1.23%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.93%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.31%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.31%) Dynamics GP
5 1 (0.31%) Dynamics NAV
5 1 (0.31%) ION MarketView
5 1 (0.31%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle EBS
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Payroll
5 1 (0.31%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.31%) SAP ERP
5 1 (0.31%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.31%) SAP MM
5 1 (0.31%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.31%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 26 (8.02%) Azure
2 24 (7.41%) Power Platform
3 11 (3.40%) Microsoft 365
4 9 (2.78%) AWS
5 8 (2.47%) Azure DevOps
5 8 (2.47%) Collibra
6 6 (1.85%) WhatsApp
7 5 (1.54%) SaaS
8 3 (0.93%) Dynamics 365
8 3 (0.93%) Google Analytics
9 2 (0.62%) Cloud Computing
9 2 (0.62%) GCP
9 2 (0.62%) OCI
10 1 (0.31%) Azure Key Vault
10 1 (0.31%) Azure Monitor
10 1 (0.31%) Azure Pipelines
10 1 (0.31%) Azure Sentinel
10 1 (0.31%) Boomi
10 1 (0.31%) Power Automate
10 1 (0.31%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 11 (3.40%) Firewall
2 5 (1.54%) DNS
3 4 (1.23%) DHCP
3 4 (1.23%) IPv4
4 3 (0.93%) Network Security
4 3 (0.93%) RTP
5 1 (0.31%) DMZ
5 1 (0.31%) FIX Connectivity
5 1 (0.31%) Intranet
5 1 (0.31%) Intrusion Detection
5 1 (0.31%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.31%) VPN
5 1 (0.31%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 24 (7.41%) Power BI
2 11 (3.40%) Tableau
3 9 (2.78%) Metadata
4 8 (2.47%) Data Lake
5 7 (2.16%) Data Warehouse
6 6 (1.85%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.93%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.62%) Amazon Redshift
8 2 (0.62%) Data Mart
8 2 (0.62%) Data Mining
8 2 (0.62%) KDB
8 2 (0.62%) Relational Database
9 1 (0.31%) Amazon QuickSight
9 1 (0.31%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.31%) DynamoDB
9 1 (0.31%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
9 1 (0.31%) NonStop SQL
9 1 (0.31%) Oracle Reports
9 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 1 (0.31%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 15 (4.63%) JIRA
2 5 (1.54%) Selenium
3 3 (0.93%) Bitbucket
3 3 (0.93%) Postman
3 3 (0.93%) SpecFlow
4 2 (0.62%) Git
4 2 (0.62%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.62%) TeamCity
4 2 (0.62%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.62%) WebDriver
5 1 (0.31%) Appium
5 1 (0.31%) Bugzilla
5 1 (0.31%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.31%) JMeter
5 1 (0.31%) RStudio
5 1 (0.31%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.31%) Zephyr
General
1 119 (36.73%) Finance
2 89 (27.47%) Social Skills
3 50 (15.43%) Banking
4 41 (12.65%) Analytical Skills
5 16 (4.94%) Front Office
5 16 (4.94%) Presentation Skills
6 13 (4.01%) Investment Banking
7 12 (3.70%) Public Sector
7 12 (3.70%) Retail
8 11 (3.40%) Back Office
9 9 (2.78%) Legal
10 8 (2.47%) Financial Institution
10 8 (2.47%) International Banking
11 7 (2.16%) Advertising
12 6 (1.85%) Organisational Skills
13 5 (1.54%) Influencing Skills
13 5 (1.54%) Marketing
14 4 (1.23%) Retail Banking
15 3 (0.93%) Law
16 2 (0.62%) Corporate Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.23%) FIX Protocol
2 3 (0.93%) XML
3 2 (0.62%) .NET
3 2 (0.62%) AngularJS
3 2 (0.62%) Oracle Fusion
3 2 (0.62%) SailPoint
3 2 (0.62%) Web Services
4 1 (0.31%) .NET Core
4 1 (0.31%) .NET Framework
4 1 (0.31%) ADO
4 1 (0.31%) ARM Templates
4 1 (0.31%) IDoc
4 1 (0.31%) JSON
4 1 (0.31%) Pandas
4 1 (0.31%) Playwright
4 1 (0.31%) REST
4 1 (0.31%) SAML
4 1 (0.31%) SAP XI
Miscellaneous
1 15 (4.63%) Management Information System
2 10 (3.09%) Product Ownership
3 9 (2.78%) Derivative
3 9 (2.78%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 8 (2.47%) Market Risk
5 6 (1.85%) Data Centre
6 4 (1.23%) Credit Risk
6 4 (1.23%) Self-Motivation
6 4 (1.23%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 3 (0.93%) Analytical Mindset
7 3 (0.93%) Cloud Native
7 3 (0.93%) Cyber Threat
7 3 (0.93%) Equities
7 3 (0.93%) Hedge funds
7 3 (0.93%) PMI
8 2 (0.62%) Educational Technology
8 2 (0.62%) Greenfield Project
8 2 (0.62%) Onboarding
8 2 (0.62%) Reinsurance
8 2 (0.62%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 33 (10.19%) Windows
2 10 (3.09%) Linux
3 9 (2.78%) Windows Server
4 7 (2.16%) Windows 10
5 5 (1.54%) Unix
6 3 (0.93%) Mac OS
7 2 (0.62%) Android
7 2 (0.62%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 72 (22.22%) Agile
2 43 (13.27%) Data Management
3 42 (12.96%) GAP Analysis
4 37 (11.42%) Business Analysis
4 37 (11.42%) User Acceptance Testing
4 37 (11.42%) User Stories
5 34 (10.49%) Business Intelligence
6 33 (10.19%) Migration
6 33 (10.19%) Problem-Solving
7 32 (9.88%) Data Analysis
7 32 (9.88%) Validation
8 29 (8.95%) Requirements Gathering
9 28 (8.64%) Analytics
9 28 (8.64%) Risk Management
10 27 (8.33%) Root Cause Analysis
11 26 (8.02%) Data Migration
12 22 (6.79%) Stakeholder Management
13 20 (6.17%) Change Management
14 19 (5.86%) Data Modelling
14 19 (5.86%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 54 (16.67%) SQL
2 26 (8.02%) Python
3 13 (4.01%) PowerShell
4 8 (2.47%) C#
4 8 (2.47%) Java
5 6 (1.85%) C++
6 5 (1.54%) VBScript
7 3 (0.93%) Shell Script
8 2 (0.62%) R
9 1 (0.31%) ABAP
9 1 (0.31%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.31%) JavaScript
9 1 (0.31%) Kotlin
9 1 (0.31%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.31%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 29 (8.95%) Degree
2 7 (2.16%) Security Cleared
3 6 (1.85%) CISM
3 6 (1.85%) CISSP
3 6 (1.85%) SC Cleared
4 4 (1.23%) ISTQB
5 3 (0.93%) CISA
5 3 (0.93%) CRISC
5 3 (0.93%) ISEB
5 3 (0.93%) PMI Certification
6 2 (0.62%) A+ Certification
6 2 (0.62%) BPSS Clearance
6 2 (0.62%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (0.62%) GCIA
6 2 (0.62%) GCIH
6 2 (0.62%) GIAC
6 2 (0.62%) Master's Degree
7 1 (0.31%) ISO 27001 Lead Implementer
7 1 (0.31%) Numerate Degree
7 1 (0.31%) Tableau Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (12.04%) Data Quality
2 28 (8.64%) QA
3 12 (3.70%) PMO
4 7 (2.16%) NIST
5 6 (1.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (1.85%) SLA
6 5 (1.54%) GDPR
7 3 (0.93%) Accessibility
8 2 (0.62%) EMIR
8 2 (0.62%) ISO 22301
8 2 (0.62%) MiFID
8 2 (0.62%) PCI DSS
9 1 (0.31%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.31%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.31%) GRC
9 1 (0.31%) ISO 20022
9 1 (0.31%) NIST 800
9 1 (0.31%) Solvency II
9 1 (0.31%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (4.01%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.93%) Virtual Machines
3 1 (0.31%) Firmware
3 1 (0.31%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.31%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 2 (0.62%) CSIRT
1 2 (0.62%) Nessus
1 2 (0.62%) QRadar
1 2 (0.62%) SCCM
2 1 (0.31%) Control-M
2 1 (0.31%) HP Quality Center
2 1 (0.31%) Jamf Pro
2 1 (0.31%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.31%) Terraform
Vendors
1 37 (11.42%) Microsoft
2 16 (4.94%) Oracle
3 12 (3.70%) SAP
4 10 (3.09%) ServiceNow
5 7 (2.16%) Bloomberg
6 5 (1.54%) Alteryx
7 4 (1.23%) Databricks
7 4 (1.23%) Google
7 4 (1.23%) Salesforce
8 3 (0.93%) Citrix
8 3 (0.93%) CrowdStrike
8 3 (0.93%) GoldenSource
8 3 (0.93%) Murex
8 3 (0.93%) Refinitiv
8 3 (0.93%) Splunk
9 2 (0.62%) Adobe
9 2 (0.62%) Apple
9 2 (0.62%) Ariba
9 2 (0.62%) Dell
9 2 (0.62%) IBM