Analytical Skills Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Analytical Skills
England > East of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in contract job vacancies in the East of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 11 22
Rank change year-on-year -12 +11 +2
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 138 123 117
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 6.05% 10.06% 6.31%
As % of the General category 12.13% 17.30% 10.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 57 71 62
10th Percentile £300 £225 £302
25th Percentile £425 £333 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £509 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.80% +5.26% +18.75%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £584
90th Percentile £706 £650 £675
England median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 34 11 16
10th Percentile £15.00 £18.22 £15.49
25th Percentile £16.35 £55.00 £20.38
Median hourly rate £22.50 £75.00 £21.50
Median % change year-on-year -70.00% +248.84% -11.07%
75th Percentile £46.00 £81.18 £25.00
90th Percentile £67.50 £81.35 -
England median hourly rate £35.50 £33.19 £19.50
% change year-on-year +6.96% +70.21% -51.25%

All General Skills
East of England

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring general skills in the East of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for general skills 1,138 711 1,089
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England 49.89% 58.14% 58.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 493 338 383
10th Percentile £185 £195 £221
25th Percentile £325 £328 £332
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £563
90th Percentile £667 £658 £652
England median daily rate £525 £514 £534
% change year-on-year +2.14% -3.75% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 326 153 426
10th Percentile £13.72 £15.62 £15.00
25th Percentile £15.77 £17.35 £16.30
Median hourly rate £21.00 £35.00 £38.12
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% -8.18% +93.90%
75th Percentile £60.00 £66.50 £52.81
90th Percentile £73.46 £81.35 £65.00
England median hourly rate £33.00 £27.17 £33.65
% change year-on-year +21.47% -19.26% +10.18%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Analytical Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in the East of England

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in the East of England over the 6 months to 12 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Analytical Skills in the East of England

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the East of England citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analytical Skills in the East of England over the 6 months to 12 July 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analytical Skills in the East of England

Analytical Skills
Contract Job Locations in the East of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the East of England region over the 6 months to 12 July 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
Hertfordshire -11 51 £488 -7.67% 47
Bedfordshire -2 25 £533 -11.25% 18
Cambridgeshire +13 24 £475 +11.76% 36
Norfolk -7 18 £550 +2.80% 15
Suffolk -3 10 £675 +200.00% 15
Essex -18 9 £325 +2.14% 27
East Anglia - 1 £450 - 17
Analytical Skills
England

Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England 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 7 (5.07%) WebLogic
1 7 (5.07%) WebSphere
2 6 (4.35%) CMS
2 6 (4.35%) Sitecore CMS
3 4 (2.90%) Confluence
4 2 (1.45%) OpenStack
5 1 (0.72%) Anypoint
5 1 (0.72%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.72%) Mendix
5 1 (0.72%) SharePoint
Applications
1 19 (13.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
3 9 (6.52%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 5 (3.62%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.72%) Adobe XD
5 1 (0.72%) CATIA
5 1 (0.72%) Oracle Smart View
5 1 (0.72%) SOLIDWORKS
Business Applications
1 6 (4.35%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (1.45%) Oracle Retail
2 2 (1.45%) SAP ERP
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle Cash Management
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.72%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
3 1 (0.72%) SystmOne
Cloud Services
1 18 (13.04%) AWS
2 7 (5.07%) Azure
2 7 (5.07%) Power Platform
3 5 (3.62%) OCI
3 5 (3.62%) SaaS
4 3 (2.17%) Entra ID
4 3 (2.17%) GitHub
5 2 (1.45%) Azure DevOps
5 2 (1.45%) dbt
5 2 (1.45%) Figma
5 2 (1.45%) OpenShift
5 2 (1.45%) Power Automate
5 2 (1.45%) Route 53
5 2 (1.45%) Sauce Labs
5 2 (1.45%) TestFlight
6 1 (0.72%) Amazon CloudWatch
6 1 (0.72%) Miro
6 1 (0.72%) OneDrive
6 1 (0.72%) Serverless
6 1 (0.72%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 9 (6.52%) WAN
2 7 (5.07%) DNS
2 7 (5.07%) LAN
2 7 (5.07%) TCP/IP
2 7 (5.07%) Wireless
3 6 (4.35%) Firewall
4 5 (3.62%) VPN
5 3 (2.17%) Wi-Fi
6 2 (1.45%) BGP
6 2 (1.45%) Cisco ISE
6 2 (1.45%) MPLS
6 2 (1.45%) Network Security
6 2 (1.45%) SNMP
6 2 (1.45%) TACACS
7 1 (0.72%) SAN
7 1 (0.72%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (5.80%) SQL Server
2 7 (5.07%) Power BI
3 6 (4.35%) Data Warehouse
3 6 (4.35%) NoSQL
4 3 (2.17%) Electronic Patient Records
4 3 (2.17%) PostgreSQL
4 3 (2.17%) Power Query
5 2 (1.45%) MySQL
5 2 (1.45%) PowerPivot
5 2 (1.45%) Relational Database
6 1 (0.72%) Metadata
6 1 (0.72%) MS Access
6 1 (0.72%) OLTP
6 1 (0.72%) Oracle BI Publisher
6 1 (0.72%) Oracle Database
6 1 (0.72%) Oracle Exadata
6 1 (0.72%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (0.72%) Snowflake Schema
6 1 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 8 (5.80%) Git
1 8 (5.80%) JIRA
2 6 (4.35%) GitLab
3 5 (3.62%) Gradle
4 3 (2.17%) Jenkins
5 2 (1.45%) Android Studio
5 2 (1.45%) Appium
5 2 (1.45%) Cypress.io
5 2 (1.45%) Oracle Forms
5 2 (1.45%) Postman
5 2 (1.45%) Selenium
5 2 (1.45%) Sourcetree
5 2 (1.45%) Xcode
6 1 (0.72%) MSI
6 1 (0.72%) ScriptRunner
General
1 66 (47.83%) Social Skills
2 18 (13.04%) Finance
3 13 (9.42%) Public Sector
4 12 (8.70%) Manufacturing
4 12 (8.70%) Presentation Skills
5 8 (5.80%) Legal
6 7 (5.07%) Influencing Skills
6 7 (5.07%) Pharmaceutical
7 6 (4.35%) Retail
8 5 (3.62%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (3.62%) Law
8 5 (3.62%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (2.90%) Automotive
10 3 (2.17%) Local Government
11 2 (1.45%) Aerospace
11 2 (1.45%) Banking
11 2 (1.45%) Marketing
11 2 (1.45%) Military
11 2 (1.45%) Telecoms
12 1 (0.72%) Billing
Job Titles
1 25 (18.12%) Analyst
2 21 (15.22%) Architect
3 13 (9.42%) Consultant
4 9 (6.52%) Developer
5 8 (5.80%) Software Engineer
6 7 (5.07%) Business Analyst
6 7 (5.07%) JDE CNC Consultant
6 7 (5.07%) JDE Consultant
6 7 (5.07%) Technical Analyst
6 7 (5.07%) Technical Architect
6 7 (5.07%) Technical Support
6 7 (5.07%) Technical Support Analyst
7 6 (4.35%) Administrator
8 5 (3.62%) 3rd Line Support
8 5 (3.62%) 3rd Line Support Analyst
8 5 (3.62%) 3rd Line Technical Support
8 5 (3.62%) Java Developer
8 5 (3.62%) Java Software Developer
8 5 (3.62%) Product Manager
8 5 (3.62%) Software Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (6.52%) REST
2 8 (5.80%) Middleware
3 6 (4.35%) .NET
3 6 (4.35%) AngularJS
3 6 (4.35%) ASP.NET
3 6 (4.35%) ASP.NET Core
3 6 (4.35%) CSS
3 6 (4.35%) HTML
3 6 (4.35%) jQuery
3 6 (4.35%) Node.js
3 6 (4.35%) React
4 5 (3.62%) Spring
4 5 (3.62%) Spring Boot
5 2 (1.45%) 802.1X
5 2 (1.45%) ADO
5 2 (1.45%) Hibernate
5 2 (1.45%) Oracle Fusion
5 2 (1.45%) pytest
5 2 (1.45%) SQLAlchemy
5 2 (1.45%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 14 (10.14%) Analytical Mindset
2 8 (5.80%) Product Ownership
3 7 (5.07%) Life Science
3 7 (5.07%) NHS
3 7 (5.07%) Onboarding
4 6 (4.35%) Embedded Systems
4 6 (4.35%) Enterprise Software
5 5 (3.62%) Management Information System
5 5 (3.62%) RISC-V
6 4 (2.90%) Data Centre
7 3 (2.17%) Insider Threat
7 3 (2.17%) Legacy Systems
7 3 (2.17%) Security Posture
7 3 (2.17%) Self-Motivation
8 2 (1.45%) Algorithms
8 2 (1.45%) Digital Media
8 2 (1.45%) Hybrid Cloud
8 2 (1.45%) Private Cloud
8 2 (1.45%) Public Cloud
8 2 (1.45%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 7 (5.07%) Windows
2 5 (3.62%) Windows Server
3 2 (1.45%) Android
3 2 (1.45%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 82 (59.42%) Problem-Solving
2 36 (26.09%) Agile
3 21 (15.22%) Continuous Improvement
4 19 (13.77%) CI/CD
4 19 (13.77%) Data Governance
4 19 (13.77%) Stakeholder Management
5 17 (12.32%) Project Management
5 17 (12.32%) Test Automation
6 16 (11.59%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 15 (10.87%) Migration
7 15 (10.87%) Software Engineering
7 15 (10.87%) User Stories
8 14 (10.14%) Decision-Making
8 14 (10.14%) ERP
8 14 (10.14%) Microservices
8 14 (10.14%) Workshop Facilitation
9 12 (8.70%) Business Intelligence
9 12 (8.70%) ITSM
9 12 (8.70%) Roadmaps
9 12 (8.70%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 21 (15.22%) SQL
2 16 (11.59%) Python
3 11 (7.97%) Java
4 10 (7.25%) C++
5 7 (5.07%) C
6 6 (4.35%) C#
7 5 (3.62%) Ada
8 2 (1.45%) JavaScript
8 2 (1.45%) PL/SQL
8 2 (1.45%) PowerShell
8 2 (1.45%) ProC
8 2 (1.45%) Search Processing Language
9 1 (0.72%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.72%) Groovy
9 1 (0.72%) VB
Qualifications
1 23 (16.67%) Security Cleared
2 19 (13.77%) Degree
3 10 (7.25%) SC Cleared
4 6 (4.35%) DV Cleared
4 6 (4.35%) Microsoft Certification
5 5 (3.62%) A+ Certification
5 5 (3.62%) Cisco Certification
5 5 (3.62%) ISTQB
5 5 (3.62%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 4 (2.90%) Microsoft Certified Professional
7 3 (2.17%) AWS Certification
7 3 (2.17%) CCNA
7 3 (2.17%) CTC Cleared
8 2 (1.45%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (1.45%) CCIE
8 2 (1.45%) CCNP
8 2 (1.45%) DBS Check
8 2 (1.45%) JNCIE
8 2 (1.45%) PMI Certification
8 2 (1.45%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 11 (7.97%) QA
2 8 (5.80%) Data Quality
3 7 (5.07%) GxP
4 6 (4.35%) SLA
5 5 (3.62%) Def Stans
5 5 (3.62%) DO-178B
5 5 (3.62%) MISRA
6 4 (2.90%) 21 CFR Part 11
7 3 (2.17%) GDPR
7 3 (2.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (1.45%) PMO
9 1 (0.72%) Accessibility
9 1 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
9 1 (0.72%) Cyber Essentials
9 1 (0.72%) HL7
9 1 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 12 (8.70%) Active Directory
2 5 (3.62%) Firmware
3 3 (2.17%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (5.07%) Ansible
2 3 (2.17%) Grafana
2 3 (2.17%) Kubernetes
3 2 (1.45%) Kibana
3 2 (1.45%) Rundeck
4 1 (0.72%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.72%) Prometheus
Vendors
1 31 (22.46%) Microsoft
2 15 (10.87%) Oracle
3 13 (9.42%) SAP
4 10 (7.25%) ServiceNow
5 7 (5.07%) JD Edwards
6 6 (4.35%) Sitecore
7 4 (2.90%) Cisco
8 3 (2.17%) Atlassian
8 3 (2.17%) Juniper
8 3 (2.17%) Salesforce
9 2 (1.45%) Databricks
9 2 (1.45%) Dell
9 2 (1.45%) Dynatrace
9 2 (1.45%) F5
9 2 (1.45%) Fortinet
9 2 (1.45%) Splunk
10 1 (0.72%) HP
10 1 (0.72%) IFS
10 1 (0.72%) MuleSoft
10 1 (0.72%) Talend