IT Analyst Contract Job Trends in East London

IT Analyst
London > East London

The median IT Analyst daily rate in East London is £190, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 - 34
Rank change year-on-year - - -1
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 12 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in East London 12.00% - 1.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.48% - 1.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 0 2
10th Percentile £181 - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £190 - £137
Median % change year-on-year - - -19.41%
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile £190 - -
London median daily rate £325 £338 £450
% change year-on-year -3.70% -25.00% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
Median hourly rate £23.33 - £14.18
London median hourly rate £22.00 £21.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year +4.76% -6.67% -10.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
East London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in East 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 East London with a recognized job title 89 89 239
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.00% 85.58% 94.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 71 71 214
10th Percentile £190 £300 £243
25th Percentile £344 £400 £495
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £475 £575
Median % change year-on-year +4.21% -17.39% +15.00%
75th Percentile £666 £595 £650
90th Percentile £950 £638 £770
London median daily rate £525 £550 £560
% change year-on-year -4.55% -1.79% -4.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 6
10th Percentile £23.33 - £16.56
25th Percentile - - £18.93
Median hourly rate £24.03 - £27.45
Median % change year-on-year - - -64.11%
75th Percentile £35.40 - £38.28
90th Percentile £65.43 - -
London median hourly rate £32.48 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -7.21% +7.69% -7.14%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in East 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 East London.

IT Analyst job vacancy trend in East London

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in East London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in East London

IT Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in East London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in East London

IT Analyst
Contract Job Locations in East London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Analyst within the East London region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Dagenham - 10 £190 -
Tower Hamlets - 2 - -
IT Analyst
London

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 22 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in East London

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 East London region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 10 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (75.00%) Change Control
3 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
4 2 (16.67%) Agile
4 2 (16.67%) Bloomberg
4 2 (16.67%) Citrix
4 2 (16.67%) DMZ
4 2 (16.67%) Firewall
4 2 (16.67%) Google Workspace
4 2 (16.67%) ION Trading
4 2 (16.67%) ITIL
4 2 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
4 2 (16.67%) PowerShell
4 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (16.67%) Reuters
4 2 (16.67%) SCCM
4 2 (16.67%) Service Management
4 2 (16.67%) TCP/IP
4 2 (16.67%) VPN
4 2 (16.67%) Windows
4 2 (16.67%) WSUS
5 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Office

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

Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 2 (16.67%) Google Workspace
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 2 (16.67%) DMZ
1 2 (16.67%) Firewall
1 2 (16.67%) TCP/IP
1 2 (16.67%) VPN
General
1 10 (83.33%) Manufacturing
2 2 (16.67%) Banking
2 2 (16.67%) Finance
2 2 (16.67%) Front Office
2 2 (16.67%) Investment Banking
2 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
Operating Systems
1 2 (16.67%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 9 (75.00%) Change Control
3 2 (16.67%) Agile
3 2 (16.67%) ITIL
3 2 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (16.67%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (16.67%) PowerShell
Systems Management
1 2 (16.67%) SCCM
1 2 (16.67%) WSUS
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (16.67%) Bloomberg
2 2 (16.67%) Citrix
2 2 (16.67%) ION Trading
2 2 (16.67%) Reuters