Analyst Contract Job Trends in Devon

Analyst
South West > Devon

The median Analyst daily rate in Devon is £338, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 4 23 26
Rank change year-on-year +19 +3 -12
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 22 13 14
As % of all contract jobs in Devon 14.57% 5.86% 5.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 17.46% 6.19% 5.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 4 8
10th Percentile - - £111
25th Percentile £305 £110 £113
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 £218 £128
Median % change year-on-year +55.17% +69.92% -65.25%
75th Percentile £463 £359 £156
90th Percentile £474 £399 £211
South West median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 4
10th Percentile £14.70 - £15.18
25th Percentile - - £15.44
Median hourly rate £15.74 £19.83 £18.62
Median % change year-on-year -20.63% +6.53% -
75th Percentile - - £21.64
90th Percentile £21.39 - -
South West median hourly rate £15.74 £27.13 £15.62
% change year-on-year -41.97% +73.71% -73.42%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Devon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title 126 210 240
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 83.44% 94.59% 91.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 52 132 192
10th Percentile £173 £189 £263
25th Percentile £275 £406 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% - +2.56%
75th Percentile £475 £600 £600
90th Percentile £573 £685 £675
South West median daily rate £525 £513 £538
% change year-on-year +2.44% -4.65% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 13 18
10th Percentile £15.74 £13.97 £14.33
25th Percentile £22.76 £46.25 £21.64
Median hourly rate £25.15 £60.00 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -58.08% +50.00% +25.00%
75th Percentile £46.00 £67.50 £48.13
90th Percentile £52.60 £70.00 £61.25
South West median hourly rate £36.00 £65.00 £57.99
% change year-on-year -44.62% +12.09% -10.78%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Devon

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Devon

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Devon.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Devon

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Devon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Devon over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Devon

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Devon.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Devon

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in Devon

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in Devon over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Devon

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Devon region over the 6 months to 14 December 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
Exeter +20 13 £318 -2.31% 7
Plymouth -2 5 - - 8
Newton Abbot - 1 £400 -
Analyst
South West

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon

For the 6 months to 14 December 2025, 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 Devon region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (31.82%) SQL
2 6 (27.27%) Business Analysis
2 6 (27.27%) SDLC
3 5 (22.73%) Actionable Insight
3 5 (22.73%) ITIL
3 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (22.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 4 (18.18%) Bash
4 4 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
4 4 (18.18%) Data Integration
4 4 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
4 4 (18.18%) PowerShell
4 4 (18.18%) Python
4 4 (18.18%) Roadmaps
4 4 (18.18%) User Acceptance Testing
5 3 (13.64%) Decision-Making
5 3 (13.64%) Information Security
5 3 (13.64%) JIRA
5 3 (13.64%) Power BI
5 3 (13.64%) Power Platform
5 3 (13.64%) Process Improvement
5 3 (13.64%) System Testing
6 2 (9.09%) Active Directory
6 2 (9.09%) Agile
6 2 (9.09%) BPR
6 2 (9.09%) Change Management
6 2 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (9.09%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
6 2 (9.09%) Data Modelling
6 2 (9.09%) Data-Driven Decision Making

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Devon 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 1 (4.55%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (18.18%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (13.64%) Power Platform
3 1 (4.55%) AWS
3 1 (4.55%) Azure
3 1 (4.55%) Azure Sentinel
3 1 (4.55%) Power Automate
3 1 (4.55%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (9.09%) Firewall
2 1 (4.55%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (13.64%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (13.64%) JIRA
General
1 5 (22.73%) Social Skills
2 3 (13.64%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (9.09%) Finance
3 2 (9.09%) Local Government
4 1 (4.55%) Billing
4 1 (4.55%) Military
4 1 (4.55%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.55%) Cyber Kill Chain
1 1 (4.55%) Data Protection Act
1 1 (4.55%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 2 (9.09%) Windows
2 1 (4.55%) Linux
2 1 (4.55%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (27.27%) Business Analysis
1 6 (27.27%) SDLC
2 5 (22.73%) Actionable Insight
2 5 (22.73%) ITIL
2 5 (22.73%) Problem-Solving
2 5 (22.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 4 (18.18%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (18.18%) Data Integration
3 4 (18.18%) Roadmaps
3 4 (18.18%) User Acceptance Testing
4 3 (13.64%) Decision-Making
4 3 (13.64%) Information Security
4 3 (13.64%) Process Improvement
4 3 (13.64%) System Testing
5 2 (9.09%) Agile
5 2 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
5 2 (9.09%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 2 (9.09%) Digital Transformation Strategy
5 2 (9.09%) Feasibility Study
5 2 (9.09%) Target Operating Model
Programming Languages
1 7 (31.82%) SQL
2 4 (18.18%) Bash
2 4 (18.18%) PowerShell
2 4 (18.18%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (9.09%) SC Cleared
1 2 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.55%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (4.55%) Data Quality
1 1 (4.55%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (9.09%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.55%) Hyper-V
2 1 (4.55%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 1 (4.55%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (9.09%) ServiceNow
2 1 (4.55%) CheckPoint
2 1 (4.55%) Citrix
2 1 (4.55%) Computacenter
2 1 (4.55%) CyberArk
2 1 (4.55%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.55%) VMware