Analyst Contract Job Trends in East Kilbride

Analyst
South Lanarkshire > East Kilbride

The median Analyst daily rate in East Kilbride is £610, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 January 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - 24
Rank change year-on-year - - -16
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 4 0 13
As % of all contract jobs in East Kilbride 28.57% - 8.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 36.36% - 8.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £610 - £250
Median % change year-on-year - - -28.57%
75th Percentile £632 - £444
90th Percentile £644 - £488
South Lanarkshire median daily rate £610 - £250
% change year-on-year - - -28.57%

All Contract IT Job Roles
East Kilbride

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in East Kilbride. 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 East Kilbride with a recognized job title 11 10 147
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 78.57% 100.00% 92.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 7 87
10th Percentile £538 £401 £255
25th Percentile £550 £441 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £580 £450 £600
Median % change year-on-year +28.89% -25.00% +50.00%
75th Percentile £610 £585 £688
90th Percentile £632 £670 £700
South Lanarkshire median daily rate £580 £450 £600
% change year-on-year +28.89% -25.00% +50.00%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in East Kilbride

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in East Kilbride

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in East Kilbride

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in East Kilbride.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in East Kilbride

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in East Kilbride

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in East Kilbride.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in East Kilbride

Analyst Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Kilbride

For the 6 months to 10 January 2026, 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 East Kilbride region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 4 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) DNS
1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 4 (100.00%) SIEM
1 4 (100.00%) Splunk
1 4 (100.00%) TCP/IP
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East Kilbride 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:

Communications & Networking
1 4 (100.00%) DNS
1 4 (100.00%) TCP/IP
General
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 4 (100.00%) Cyberattack
1 4 (100.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 1 (25.00%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 4 (100.00%) Linux
1 4 (100.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science
1 4 (100.00%) Cybersecurity
1 4 (100.00%) Incident Response
1 4 (100.00%) Security Operations
1 4 (100.00%) SIEM
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
Qualifications
1 4 (100.00%) CompTIA CySA+
1 4 (100.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 4 (100.00%) Computer Science Degree
1 4 (100.00%) Degree
1 4 (100.00%) DV Cleared
1 4 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (75.00%) SC Cleared
Vendors
1 4 (100.00%) Splunk