IT Analyst Contract Job Trends in the East of England

IT Analyst
England > East of England

The median IT Analyst daily rate in the East of England is £171, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 83 87
Rank change year-on-year +8 +4 +22
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 16 16 29
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the East of England 1.23% 1.05% 1.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.46% 1.19% 1.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 4 16
10th Percentile - £160 £161
25th Percentile £171 £167 £173
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £171 £180 £189
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.64% -14.20%
75th Percentile £233 £205 £200
90th Percentile £404 £232 £281
England median daily rate £275 £275 £310
% change year-on-year - -11.29% +3.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 4 3
10th Percentile - £15.51 £16.74
25th Percentile - £15.52 £17.11
Median hourly rate £22.56 £16.75 £19.00
Median % change year-on-year +34.73% -11.87% +49.02%
75th Percentile - £19.29 £23.84
90th Percentile - £20.42 £25.24
England median hourly rate £23.00 £19.79 £14.91
% change year-on-year +16.25% +32.67% -9.73%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,093 1,339 1,683
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.34% 88.03% 89.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 486 538 1,004
10th Percentile £187 £206 £200
25th Percentile £363 £306 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £488
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -7.69% +2.63%
75th Percentile £588 £571 £600
90th Percentile £688 £616 £704
England median daily rate £506 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.71% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 260 367 253
10th Percentile £14.50 £14.42 £13.41
25th Percentile £17.33 £21.37 £17.72
Median hourly rate £37.75 £47.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.53% +35.71% +76.68%
75th Percentile £65.00 £64.18 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.88 £70.00 £84.36
England median hourly rate £25.15 £47.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -47.05% +5.56% +70.66%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the East of England

Job postings that featured IT Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the East of England.

Job vacancy trend for IT Analyst in the East of England

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the East of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in the East of England over the 6 months to 13 September 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Analyst in the East of England

IT Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the East of England

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

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

IT 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 IT Analyst within the East of England region over the 6 months to 13 September 2025. 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
Norfolk - 7 £171 -
Hertfordshire -7 3 - - 1
Cambridgeshire +4 2 £450 +150.00%
Bedfordshire - 2 £215 -
Essex - 1 £225 - 4
Suffolk - 1 £415 -
IT Analyst
England

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England

For the 6 months to 13 September 2025, IT Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the East of England region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (68.75%) Windows
2 7 (43.75%) Proactive Monitoring
3 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 6 (37.50%) Windows 10
3 6 (37.50%) ServiceNow
4 5 (31.25%) Windows 7
4 5 (31.25%) Windows Server 2016
4 5 (31.25%) ITSM
4 5 (31.25%) Citrix
4 5 (31.25%) Windows Server 2003
4 5 (31.25%) AIX
4 5 (31.25%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (31.25%) Oracle
5 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
5 4 (25.00%) Service Management
5 4 (25.00%) Google
5 4 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
6 3 (18.75%) MobileIron
6 3 (18.75%) iPad
6 3 (18.75%) Apple iOS
6 3 (18.75%) Google Workspace
6 3 (18.75%) iPhone
6 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
6 3 (18.75%) Customer Service
6 3 (18.75%) Nexthink
6 3 (18.75%) Active Directory
7 2 (12.50%) SAP
7 2 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
7 2 (12.50%) Electronics
7 2 (12.50%) Telecoms

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the East of England by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 1 (6.25%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (18.75%) Google Workspace
3 1 (6.25%) ChatGPT
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Copilot
3 1 (6.25%) SaaS
3 1 (6.25%) Slack
Database & Business Intelligence
1 5 (31.25%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 1 (6.25%) JIRA
General
1 3 (18.75%) Social Skills
2 2 (12.50%) Electronics
2 2 (12.50%) Finance
2 2 (12.50%) Manufacturing
2 2 (12.50%) Marketing
2 2 (12.50%) Public Sector
2 2 (12.50%) Telecoms
3 1 (6.25%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 3 (18.75%) iPad
1 3 (18.75%) iPhone
2 1 (6.25%) Digital Signage
2 1 (6.25%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 11 (68.75%) Windows
2 6 (37.50%) Windows 10
3 5 (31.25%) AIX
3 5 (31.25%) Windows 7
3 5 (31.25%) Windows Server 2003
3 5 (31.25%) Windows Server 2016
4 3 (18.75%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (43.75%) Proactive Monitoring
2 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 5 (31.25%) ITSM
4 4 (25.00%) Service Management
5 3 (18.75%) Customer Service
6 2 (12.50%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (12.50%) Digital Marketing
6 2 (12.50%) Programme Management
7 1 (6.25%) Artificial Intelligence
7 1 (6.25%) Business Analysis
7 1 (6.25%) Business Case
7 1 (6.25%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (6.25%) Data Analysis
7 1 (6.25%) Identity Access Management
7 1 (6.25%) Requirements Gathering
7 1 (6.25%) Scorecard
7 1 (6.25%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 2 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 2 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 1 (6.25%) A+ Certification
2 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Certification
System Software
1 3 (18.75%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 6 (37.50%) ServiceNow
2 5 (31.25%) Citrix
2 5 (31.25%) Oracle
3 4 (25.00%) Google
3 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
4 3 (18.75%) MobileIron
4 3 (18.75%) Nexthink
5 2 (12.50%) SAP
6 1 (6.25%) OpenAI