Data Analysis Contracts in England

Data Analysis
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England requiring Data Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 17 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 67 91 101
Rank change year-on-year +24 +10 +15
Contract jobs citing Data Analysis 865 889 1,192
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 3.53% 2.44% 2.47%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.88% 2.83% 2.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 559 570 810
10th Percentile £296 £313 £308
25th Percentile £385 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £489 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.20% - -2.44%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £625
90th Percentile £700 £725 £700
UK median daily rate £475 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.00% - -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 52 54
10th Percentile £20.25 £18.21 £20.47
25th Percentile £22.00 £24.86 £21.24
Median hourly rate £29.07 £29.00 £32.30
Median % change year-on-year +0.24% -10.22% -7.71%
75th Percentile £48.75 £50.88 £64.13
90th Percentile £60.75 £60.00 £65.75
UK median hourly rate £29.07 £29.00 £31.79
% change year-on-year +0.24% -8.76% -9.19%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Data Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 22,321 31,446 43,440
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 91.20% 86.42% 90.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,602 20,588 30,513
10th Percentile £306 £300 £325
25th Percentile £413 £413 £448
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year - -4.55% +1.85%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £750 £766
UK median daily rate £515 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -1.90% -4.55% +3.77%
Number of hourly rates quoted 945 2,245 1,538
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.92 £10.63
25th Percentile £18.20 £15.92 £16.23
Median hourly rate £28.75 £36.50 £36.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.23% +1.39% +44.00%
75th Percentile £62.50 £60.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £36.27 £35.65
% change year-on-year -22.81% +1.75% +38.82%

Data Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing Data Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Data Analysis in England

Data Analysis
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Analysis in England.

Daily rate trend for Data Analysis in England

Data Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analysis in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Analysis in England

Data Analysis
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Analysis in England.

Hourly rate trend for Data Analysis in England

Data Analysis
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Analysis in England over the 6 months to 17 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Analysis in England

Data Analysis
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analysis within the England region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
London +16 494 £500 - 971
North of England +3 82 £425 -10.53% 247
Midlands +15 76 £425 +6.25% 150
South East +25 75 £469 +0.27% 221
West Midlands +1 52 £450 +12.50% 92
East of England +40 49 £575 +17.95% 113
South West +42 47 £475 -8.43% 87
Yorkshire +25 46 £435 -3.33% 85
North West -17 30 £425 -10.53% 140
East Midlands +18 24 £400 -2.44% 56
North East -1 6 £500 +16.01% 24
Data Analysis
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Data Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 42 (4.86%) Confluence
2 41 (4.74%) Apache Spark
3 22 (2.54%) SharePoint
4 17 (1.97%) SAS
5 11 (1.27%) IIS
6 8 (0.92%) ArcGIS
7 7 (0.81%) Apache
8 2 (0.23%) Drupal
8 2 (0.23%) Jupyter
9 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.12%) CMS
9 1 (0.12%) IBM Domino
9 1 (0.12%) IBM HTTP Server
9 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.12%) Oracle Workflow
9 1 (0.12%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 167 (19.31%) Microsoft Excel
2 46 (5.32%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 35 (4.05%) MS Visio
4 24 (2.77%) Microsoft Office
5 10 (1.16%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.69%) Oracle Smart View
7 5 (0.58%) Microsoft Project
8 3 (0.35%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.23%) Adobe XD
9 2 (0.23%) Notepad++
9 2 (0.23%) Simulink
9 2 (0.23%) Trello
10 1 (0.12%) CANalyzer
10 1 (0.12%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 17 (1.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 15 (1.73%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.81%) Workday HCM
4 6 (0.69%) SAP HR
5 4 (0.46%) Endur
5 4 (0.46%) SAP ERP
6 3 (0.35%) Actimize
6 3 (0.35%) Oracle ERP
6 3 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
6 3 (0.35%) SAP BPC
6 3 (0.35%) SAP EWM
6 3 (0.35%) SAP GTS
6 3 (0.35%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
7 2 (0.23%) Maximo
7 2 (0.23%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.23%) SAP GRC
7 2 (0.23%) Unit4 Business World
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle BPM
8 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS R12
8 1 (0.12%) Summit
Cloud Services
1 210 (24.28%) Power Platform
2 121 (13.99%) Azure
3 76 (8.79%) AWS
4 37 (4.28%) GCP
5 20 (2.31%) Snowflake
6 19 (2.20%) Azure Data Factory
7 18 (2.08%) Azure DevOps
8 15 (1.73%) Cloud Computing
9 13 (1.50%) Dynamics 365
10 12 (1.39%) Microsoft 365
11 11 (1.27%) SaaS
12 10 (1.16%) Google Analytics
12 10 (1.16%) SuccessFactors
13 9 (1.04%) Azure Machine Learning
14 8 (0.92%) GitHub
15 7 (0.81%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 7 (0.81%) Google Sheets
15 7 (0.81%) Lucidchart
15 7 (0.81%) Power Automate
15 7 (0.81%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 13 (1.50%) Internet
2 5 (0.58%) HTTP
2 5 (0.58%) POP3
2 5 (0.58%) SMTP
3 4 (0.46%) Firewall
3 4 (0.46%) SNMP
4 3 (0.35%) Network Security
4 3 (0.35%) Remote Desktop
4 3 (0.35%) SSH
4 3 (0.35%) Telnet
4 3 (0.35%) Wireshark
5 2 (0.23%) Intranet
5 2 (0.23%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (0.23%) Kerberos
6 1 (0.12%) BIG-IP
6 1 (0.12%) DNS
6 1 (0.12%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.12%) OSPF
6 1 (0.12%) VPN
6 1 (0.12%) VRRP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 208 (24.05%) Power BI
2 120 (13.87%) Tableau
3 61 (7.05%) Data Warehouse
4 52 (6.01%) SQL Server
5 41 (4.74%) Big Data
6 29 (3.35%) Hadoop
6 29 (3.35%) Relational Database
7 24 (2.77%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 19 (2.20%) Looker
9 17 (1.97%) Data Lake
10 16 (1.85%) Power Query
11 15 (1.73%) Oracle Reports
11 15 (1.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 14 (1.62%) BigQuery
12 14 (1.62%) Data Mining
12 14 (1.62%) Oracle Database
13 13 (1.50%) Metadata
14 12 (1.39%) Amazon Redshift
15 11 (1.27%) BusinessObjects
15 11 (1.27%) NoSQL
Development Applications
1 66 (7.63%) JIRA
2 19 (2.20%) Git
3 8 (0.92%) ERwin
4 6 (0.69%) GitLab
4 6 (0.69%) Oracle Forms
5 4 (0.46%) MagicDraw
5 4 (0.46%) MSI
5 4 (0.46%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.35%) Jenkins
6 3 (0.35%) JMeter
7 2 (0.23%) Ant
7 2 (0.23%) GDB
7 2 (0.23%) MLflow
7 2 (0.23%) Selenium
7 2 (0.23%) XMLSpy
8 1 (0.12%) CANoe
8 1 (0.12%) Gatling
8 1 (0.12%) Jaeger
8 1 (0.12%) JUnit
8 1 (0.12%) SonarQube
General
1 321 (37.11%) Social Skills
2 300 (34.68%) Analytical Skills
3 242 (27.98%) Finance
4 97 (11.21%) Banking
5 71 (8.21%) Public Sector
6 54 (6.24%) Marketing
7 52 (6.01%) Presentation Skills
8 45 (5.20%) Organisational Skills
9 33 (3.82%) Front Office
10 31 (3.58%) Retail
11 25 (2.89%) Local Government
12 23 (2.66%) Pharmaceutical
13 22 (2.54%) Investment Banking
13 22 (2.54%) Telecoms
14 20 (2.31%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 15 (1.73%) Legal
16 12 (1.39%) Influencing Skills
16 12 (1.39%) Manufacturing
17 11 (1.27%) Billing
17 11 (1.27%) Documentation Skills
Job Titles
1 400 (46.24%) Analyst
2 172 (19.88%) Data Analyst
3 160 (18.50%) Business Analyst
4 95 (10.98%) Developer
5 57 (6.59%) Senior
6 42 (4.86%) Lead
7 39 (4.51%) Data Scientist
8 32 (3.70%) Architect
8 32 (3.70%) Data Business Analyst
9 30 (3.47%) Consultant
9 30 (3.47%) Data Engineer
10 26 (3.01%) Senior Analyst
11 20 (2.31%) Technical Analyst
12 18 (2.08%) Report Analyst
13 16 (1.85%) SQL Analyst
14 15 (1.73%) IT Manager
14 15 (1.73%) Technical Business Analyst
15 14 (1.62%) C# Developer
15 14 (1.62%) Financial Analyst
15 14 (1.62%) SQL Data Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 30 (3.47%) Pandas
2 28 (3.24%) .NET
3 22 (2.54%) REST
3 22 (2.54%) scikit-learn
4 20 (2.31%) TensorFlow
5 19 (2.20%) Matplotlib
5 19 (2.20%) NumPy
5 19 (2.20%) PyTorch
5 19 (2.20%) SOAP
6 17 (1.97%) CSS
6 17 (1.97%) HTML
7 16 (1.85%) Seaborn
8 15 (1.73%) .NET Framework
8 15 (1.73%) Web Services
9 13 (1.50%) WPF
10 11 (1.27%) JSON
10 11 (1.27%) WinForms
11 10 (1.16%) Kafka
11 10 (1.16%) PySpark
11 10 (1.16%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 42 (4.86%) Algorithms
2 37 (4.28%) Data Structures
3 31 (3.58%) Product Ownership
4 25 (2.89%) Data Protection Act
5 24 (2.77%) Management Information System
6 17 (1.97%) Analytical Mindset
7 16 (1.85%) Legacy Systems
8 14 (1.62%) Reference Data
9 13 (1.50%) Equities
9 13 (1.50%) Onboarding
9 13 (1.50%) Self-Motivation
9 13 (1.50%) Virtual Team
10 12 (1.39%) Multi-touch
11 11 (1.27%) Derivative
11 11 (1.27%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 10 (1.16%) IoT
13 9 (1.04%) Credit Risk
14 8 (0.92%) NHS
15 7 (0.81%) Social Media
16 6 (0.69%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 22 (2.54%) Windows
2 12 (1.39%) Linux
3 8 (0.92%) Unix
4 4 (0.46%) Windows 10
4 4 (0.46%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.12%) SUSE
5 1 (0.12%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 241 (27.86%) Problem-Solving
2 228 (26.36%) Business Intelligence
3 192 (22.20%) Visualisation
4 180 (20.81%) Analytics
5 178 (20.58%) Decision-Making
6 138 (15.95%) Agile
7 127 (14.68%) Stakeholder Management
8 122 (14.10%) Data Modelling
9 113 (13.06%) Actionable Insight
10 111 (12.83%) Project Management
11 108 (12.49%) Data Visualisation
12 96 (11.10%) Machine Learning
13 89 (10.29%) Business Analysis
14 87 (10.06%) Data Science
15 80 (9.25%) Artificial Intelligence
16 77 (8.90%) Validation
17 76 (8.79%) Data Governance
18 71 (8.21%) Data Management
19 69 (7.98%) Migration
19 69 (7.98%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 344 (39.77%) SQL
2 201 (23.24%) Python
3 63 (7.28%) R
4 41 (4.74%) C#
5 28 (3.24%) JavaScript
5 28 (3.24%) VBA
6 23 (2.66%) T-SQL
7 20 (2.31%) PL/SQL
7 20 (2.31%) PowerShell
8 17 (1.97%) VB
9 16 (1.85%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 16 (1.85%) Java
10 12 (1.39%) C++
11 6 (0.69%) MATLAB
11 6 (0.69%) TypeScript
12 5 (0.58%) PHP
13 4 (0.46%) ABAP
13 4 (0.46%) C
13 4 (0.46%) Scala
14 3 (0.35%) Bash
Qualifications
1 150 (17.34%) Degree
2 105 (12.14%) Security Cleared
3 89 (10.29%) SC Cleared
4 39 (4.51%) Master's Degree
5 25 (2.89%) PhD
6 20 (2.31%) Computer Science Degree
7 15 (1.73%) ITIL Certification
8 11 (1.27%) CBAP
9 9 (1.04%) PMI Certification
10 8 (0.92%) DV Cleared
11 7 (0.81%) Numerate Degree
11 7 (0.81%) PMP
12 6 (0.69%) BPSS Clearance
12 6 (0.69%) Microsoft Certification
13 5 (0.58%) IIBA
14 4 (0.46%) CFA
15 3 (0.35%) HNC
15 3 (0.35%) MBA
15 3 (0.35%) Tableau Certification
16 2 (0.23%) Azure Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 129 (14.91%) Data Quality
2 61 (7.05%) QA
3 35 (4.05%) GDPR
4 21 (2.43%) Accessibility
5 18 (2.08%) PMO
6 14 (1.62%) MiFID
7 12 (1.39%) SLA
8 11 (1.27%) Actionable Recommendations
9 9 (1.04%) EMIR
10 8 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 6 (0.69%) HIPAA
12 5 (0.58%) Dodd-Frank
12 5 (0.58%) Sarbanes-Oxley
13 4 (0.46%) California Consumer Privacy Act
13 4 (0.46%) GxP
14 3 (0.35%) Basel III
14 3 (0.35%) GRC
14 3 (0.35%) NIST
14 3 (0.35%) Software Quality Assurance
15 2 (0.23%) Disclosure Scotland
System Software
1 7 (0.81%) Active Directory
1 7 (0.81%) Docker
2 3 (0.35%) FreeRADIUS
2 3 (0.35%) iptables
3 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 8 (0.92%) Terraform
2 7 (0.81%) Single Sign-On
3 6 (0.69%) Ansible
3 6 (0.69%) Kubernetes
4 4 (0.46%) Grafana
4 4 (0.46%) SCCM
4 4 (0.46%) ZABBIX
5 3 (0.35%) Cacti
5 3 (0.35%) Nagios
5 3 (0.35%) Netcool
5 3 (0.35%) Proxmox
5 3 (0.35%) Puppet
6 2 (0.23%) HP Data Protector
6 2 (0.23%) NetBackup
6 2 (0.23%) Prometheus
7 1 (0.12%) CSIRT
7 1 (0.12%) Graylog
7 1 (0.12%) logstash
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle RMAN
7 1 (0.12%) Rancher
Vendors
1 122 (14.10%) Microsoft
2 58 (6.71%) Oracle
3 55 (6.36%) SAP
4 37 (4.28%) Google
5 25 (2.89%) Databricks
6 19 (2.20%) ServiceNow
7 18 (2.08%) Salesforce
8 16 (1.85%) Splunk
9 14 (1.62%) Ariba
10 12 (1.39%) Adobe
10 12 (1.39%) Citrix
10 12 (1.39%) Workday
11 10 (1.16%) Dynatrace
11 10 (1.16%) Informatica
12 8 (0.92%) Foundry
13 7 (0.81%) Alteryx
14 5 (0.58%) OpenAI
14 5 (0.58%) Talend
15 4 (0.46%) Ab Initio
15 4 (0.46%) UiPath