Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in the East of England

Data Analyst
England > East of England

The median Data Analyst daily rate in the East of England is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 97 67
Rank change year-on-year -9 -30 +16
Contract Data Analyst jobs 21 9 22
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 0.87% 0.60% 1.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.97% 0.69% 1.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 5 15
10th Percentile £354 £440 £183
25th Percentile £359 - £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £500 £400
Median % change year-on-year -25.00% +25.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £410 £538 £538
90th Percentile £451 - £545
England median daily rate £450 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 0 4
10th Percentile - - £14.77
25th Percentile £14.96 - £15.55
Median hourly rate £22.50 - £16.99
75th Percentile £23.75 - £18.50
90th Percentile £48.00 - £19.40
England median hourly rate £30.00 £29.33 £27.13
% change year-on-year +2.28% +8.13% +25.35%

All Contract IT Job Roles
East of England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in the East of England matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.

6 months to
13 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in the East of England matching a recognised job title 2,156 1,302 1,147
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 89.76% 86.68% 89.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 793 576 491
10th Percentile £190 £186 £220
25th Percentile £354 £350 £311
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £450
Median % change year-on-year - +11.11% -6.25%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £575
90th Percentile £700 £688 £650
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -1.87%
Number of hourly rates quoted 659 325 197
10th Percentile £14.22 £13.56 £15.52
25th Percentile £20.44 £16.00 £21.25
Median hourly rate £50.00 £30.11 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +66.09% -36.62% +17.84%
75th Percentile £71.00 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.25 £75.00 £70.00
England median hourly rate £41.71 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +65.84% -37.13% -11.11%

Data Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Data Analyst job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in the East of England

Data Analyst Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the East of England

Data Analyst Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the East of England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in the East of England

Data Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram in the East of England

Hourly rate distribution for Data Analyst jobs in the East of England over the 6 months to 13 November 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Analyst in the East of England

Data Analyst 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 Data Analyst jobs within the East of England region over the 6 months to 13 November 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		 Job Ads
Past 6 Months		 Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months		 Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year		 Live
Jobs
Cambridgeshire +9 8 - - 7
Hertfordshire -14 7 - - 14
Bedfordshire -3 4 £375 -25.00% 1
Essex -18 2 £350 -33.33% 8
Data Analyst
England

Data Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 13 November 2026, Data Analyst contract job ads cited 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 Data Analyst job ads across the East of England region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Migration38.1%8
2Data Migration33.3%7
2Microsoft Excel33.3%7
4CRM28.6%6
4Data Analysis28.6%6
6Raiser’s Edge23.8%5
6SAS23.8%5
6SPSS23.8%5
6SQL23.8%5
10Analytics19.0%4
10Data Quality19.0%4
10Validation19.0%4
13Business Intelligence14.3%3
13Data Validation14.3%3
13Databricks14.3%3
13Decision-Making14.3%3
13Power BI14.3%3
13Power Platform14.3%3
13Problem-Solving14.3%3
13Stakeholder Management14.3%3
21Actionable Insight9.5%2
21Actionable Recommendations9.5%2
21AI9.5%2
21BPSS Clearance9.5%2
21Dashboard Development9.5%2
21Data Ingestion9.5%2
21Data Mapping9.5%2
21Data Modelling9.5%2
21Data Transformation9.5%2
21Power Automate9.5%2

Data Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.

Job Titles

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Data Migration Analyst23.8%5
2Data Architect9.5%2
2Data Business Analyst9.5%2
2Senior Data Analyst9.5%2
5Artificial Intelligence Analyst4.8%1
5Junior Data Analyst4.8%1
36 Data Analyst jobs in the East of England