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 £359, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 August 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 81 84 76
Rank change year-on-year +3 -8 +17
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst 28 6 23
As % of all contract jobs in the East of England 1.28% 0.47% 1.44%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.42% 0.55% 1.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 1 12
10th Percentile £229 - £168
25th Percentile £326 - £241
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £359 £400 £355
Median % change year-on-year -10.25% +12.68% -27.18%
75th Percentile £381 - £488
90th Percentile £388 - £536
England median daily rate £438 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +2.94% -5.56% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 3 4
10th Percentile - - £14.77
25th Percentile £14.96 - £15.55
Median hourly rate £34.75 £31.64 £16.99
Median % change year-on-year +9.83% +86.23% -17.36%
75th Percentile £48.00 - £18.50
90th Percentile - - £19.40
England median hourly rate £30.00 £26.94 £23.00
% change year-on-year +11.37% +17.12% +1.66%

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 vacancies in the East of England. 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 the East of England with a recognized job title 1,973 1,089 1,398
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.21% 85.95% 87.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 856 498 591
10th Percentile £201 £190 £205
25th Percentile £375 £350 £304
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £425
Median % change year-on-year - +17.65% -11.37%
75th Percentile £600 £580 £564
90th Percentile £688 £675 £625
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 532 248 458
10th Percentile £14.22 £14.95 £14.48
25th Percentile £16.94 £20.00 £21.37
Median hourly rate £47.25 £43.00 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.88% -9.47% +43.94%
75th Percentile £68.04 £67.00 £63.75
90th Percentile £77.25 £84.30 £70.00
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.30 £45.00
% change year-on-year +67.98% -43.78% +7.14%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Analyst' in the job title 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
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in the East of England over the 6 months to 15 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Analyst 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 of jobs citing Data Analyst in the East of England over the 6 months to 15 August 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 IT jobs citing Data Analyst within the East of England region over the 6 months to 15 August 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
Cambridgeshire +17 13 £358 -10.50% 5
Hertfordshire -4 12 £145 - 5
Bedfordshire +5 2 £375 - 3
Essex -18 1 - - 9
Data Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 15 August 2026, Data 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 of England region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (32.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (28.57%) BPSS Clearance
3 6 (21.43%) CRM
4 5 (17.86%) Raiser’s Edge
4 5 (17.86%) SAS
4 5 (17.86%) SPSS
5 4 (14.29%) Asset Management
5 4 (14.29%) CRUD
5 4 (14.29%) Migration
5 4 (14.29%) SAP
6 3 (10.71%) Analytics
6 3 (10.71%) Data Analysis
6 3 (10.71%) Data Migration
6 3 (10.71%) Data Strategy
6 3 (10.71%) Salesforce
6 3 (10.71%) Validation
7 2 (7.14%) Actionable Insight
7 2 (7.14%) B2B
7 2 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
7 2 (7.14%) Data Ingestion
7 2 (7.14%) Data Mapping
7 2 (7.14%) Data Modelling
7 2 (7.14%) Data Quality
7 2 (7.14%) Decision-Making
7 2 (7.14%) SaaS
7 2 (7.14%) SQL
7 2 (7.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 2 (7.14%) VBA
7 2 (7.14%) Workshop Facilitation
8 1 (3.57%) AI

Data Analyst Skill Set
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 5 (17.86%) SAS
Applications
1 9 (32.14%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (17.86%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 5 (17.86%) Raiser’s Edge
2 1 (3.57%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 2 (7.14%) SaaS
2 1 (3.57%) Power Automate
2 1 (3.57%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.57%) Power BI
1 1 (3.57%) Power Query
1 1 (3.57%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (3.57%) JIRA
General
1 6 (21.43%) Marketing
2 2 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
Miscellaneous
1 4 (14.29%) Data Structures
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (21.43%) CRM
2 4 (14.29%) Asset Management
2 4 (14.29%) CRUD
2 4 (14.29%) Migration
3 3 (10.71%) Analytics
3 3 (10.71%) Data Analysis
3 3 (10.71%) Data Migration
3 3 (10.71%) Data Strategy
3 3 (10.71%) Validation
4 2 (7.14%) Actionable Insight
4 2 (7.14%) B2B
4 2 (7.14%) Continuous Improvement
4 2 (7.14%) Data Ingestion
4 2 (7.14%) Data Mapping
4 2 (7.14%) Data Modelling
4 2 (7.14%) Decision-Making
4 2 (7.14%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (7.14%) Workshop Facilitation
5 1 (3.57%) Data Architecture
5 1 (3.57%) Data Transformation
Programming Languages
1 2 (7.14%) SQL
1 2 (7.14%) VBA
2 1 (3.57%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (28.57%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (3.57%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (7.14%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 4 (14.29%) SAP
2 3 (10.71%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.57%) Atlassian
3 1 (3.57%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.57%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud