Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in England

Data Analyst
UK > England

The median Data Analyst daily rate in England is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 164 141 172
Rank change year-on-year -23 +31 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst 765 542 484
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.67% 1.95% 1.47%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.80% 2.13% 1.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 401 345 352
10th Percentile £257 £263 £273
25th Percentile £356 £358 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £435 £450
Median % change year-on-year +0.57% -3.33% -5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £555
90th Percentile £600 £658 £637
UK median daily rate £450 £448 £450
% change year-on-year +0.56% -0.56% -2.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 75 27 17
10th Percentile £16.08 £21.02 £16.14
25th Percentile £22.53 £24.23 £18.00
Median hourly rate £30.00 £29.33 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year +2.28% +27.52% +1.10%
75th Percentile £48.00 £34.28 £31.00
90th Percentile £49.55 £38.76 £46.20
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £26.50 £21.66
% change year-on-year +13.21% +22.35% +0.74%

All Contract IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in 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 England with a recognized job title 42,428 25,399 30,679
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.44% 91.54% 93.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,511 16,402 19,718
10th Percentile £325 £281 £302
25th Percentile £425 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £508 £525
Median % change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
75th Percentile £635 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £738 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,254 1,363 1,634
10th Percentile £15.15 £13.75 £14.16
25th Percentile £21.25 £17.33 £20.74
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% +2.60%
75th Percentile £68.00 £55.00 £66.61
90th Percentile £80.00 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +67.00% -41.51% +1.18%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in 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 England.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in England

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

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

Data Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in England over the 6 months to 29 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Analyst in England

Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in England

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

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

Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Analyst in England over the 6 months to 29 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Analyst in England

Data Analyst
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 Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 29 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
London -42 340 £450 -5.26% 209
South East -26 117 £488 +8.33% 82
North of England -36 109 £420 +8.39% 85
Midlands -2 88 £425 +8.97% 49
South West +2 75 £450 +9.76% 47
West Midlands -10 62 £425 +6.25% 31
Yorkshire -27 57 £400 +14.29% 29
North West -41 43 £450 +12.50% 40
East of England +1 33 £359 -31.62% 26
East Midlands +4 26 £425 +13.33% 18
North East -30 12 £475 +5.56% 17
Data Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 29 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 England region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 268 (35.03%) SQL
2 230 (30.07%) Business Intelligence
3 226 (29.54%) Data Quality
4 215 (28.10%) Power BI
4 215 (28.10%) Power Platform
5 184 (24.05%) Data Analysis
6 167 (21.83%) Analytics
7 149 (19.48%) Data Governance
8 146 (19.08%) Decision-Making
9 139 (18.17%) Data Modelling
10 131 (17.12%) Microsoft Excel
10 131 (17.12%) Validation
11 123 (16.08%) Python
12 112 (14.64%) Migration
13 108 (14.12%) Stakeholder Management
14 103 (13.46%) Problem-Solving
15 101 (13.20%) Visualisation
16 96 (12.55%) Azure
17 93 (12.16%) Actionable Insight
18 90 (11.76%) Microsoft
19 89 (11.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
20 86 (11.24%) Tableau
21 77 (10.07%) Data Migration
22 75 (9.80%) Dashboard Development
23 71 (9.28%) AI
24 70 (9.15%) Continuous Improvement
25 66 (8.63%) Agile
26 65 (8.50%) Databricks
27 62 (8.10%) Security Cleared
28 60 (7.84%) Data Mapping

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in 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 14 (1.83%) SAS
2 7 (0.92%) Apache Airflow
2 7 (0.92%) SharePoint
3 6 (0.78%) Apache Spark
4 4 (0.52%) Oracle Workflow
5 3 (0.39%) Apache
5 3 (0.39%) CMS
5 3 (0.39%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.39%) Palantir Foundry
6 2 (0.26%) Confluence
7 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 131 (17.12%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.57%) Spreadsheet
3 8 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.92%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (0.78%) SPSS
6 5 (0.65%) MS Visio
7 2 (0.26%) CATIA
8 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 12 (1.57%) iTrent
2 11 (1.44%) SystmOne
3 10 (1.31%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.78%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.65%) Raiser’s Edge
6 4 (0.52%) Aladdin
7 3 (0.39%) Teamcenter
8 2 (0.26%) Bloomberg TOMS
8 2 (0.26%) Dynamics CRM
8 2 (0.26%) Eikon
8 2 (0.26%) NEC Housing
8 2 (0.26%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
8 2 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
8 2 (0.26%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.26%) SAP MDG
8 2 (0.26%) SAP MM
8 2 (0.26%) SAP PM
9 1 (0.13%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 215 (28.10%) Power Platform
2 96 (12.55%) Azure
3 44 (5.75%) AWS
4 38 (4.97%) Snowflake
5 20 (2.61%) Azure Data Factory
5 20 (2.61%) SaaS
6 17 (2.22%) Power Automate
7 15 (1.96%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 15 (1.96%) Microsoft Purview
8 12 (1.57%) Collibra
8 12 (1.57%) SuccessFactors
9 11 (1.44%) GCP
10 9 (1.18%) Azure DevOps
11 7 (0.92%) Microsoft Copilot
12 5 (0.65%) Alation
12 5 (0.65%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (0.65%) Microsoft 365
12 5 (0.65%) PowerApps
13 4 (0.52%) Azure Cosmos DB
13 4 (0.52%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.52%) Internet
2 2 (0.26%) Broadband
2 2 (0.26%) Firewall
3 1 (0.13%) Cisco IPT
3 1 (0.13%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 215 (28.10%) Power BI
2 86 (11.24%) Tableau
3 56 (7.32%) Data Warehouse
4 51 (6.67%) Metadata
5 20 (2.61%) Power Query
6 18 (2.35%) Relational Database
7 17 (2.22%) Data Lake
8 15 (1.96%) Looker
9 10 (1.31%) Qlik Sense
10 9 (1.18%) Big Data
10 9 (1.18%) SQL Server
11 6 (0.78%) Amazon Athena
11 6 (0.78%) BigQuery
12 5 (0.65%) GIS
12 5 (0.65%) NoSQL
12 5 (0.65%) Oracle Reports
13 4 (0.52%) Azure SQL Database
13 4 (0.52%) BusinessObjects
13 4 (0.52%) PostgreSQL
13 4 (0.52%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 13 (1.70%) JIRA
2 4 (0.52%) Git
2 4 (0.52%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (0.26%) MLflow
3 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.13%) GCC
4 1 (0.13%) GitLab
General
1 202 (26.41%) Analytical Skills
2 171 (22.35%) Finance
3 167 (21.83%) Social Skills
4 61 (7.97%) Banking
5 60 (7.84%) Public Sector
6 45 (5.88%) Marketing
7 29 (3.79%) Retail
8 24 (3.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 20 (2.61%) Legal
10 16 (2.09%) Local Government
11 14 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
11 14 (1.83%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (1.57%) Investment Banking
13 11 (1.44%) Presentation Skills
14 10 (1.31%) Military
15 9 (1.18%) Aerospace
15 9 (1.18%) Pharmaceutical
16 8 (1.05%) Front Office
16 8 (1.05%) Manufacturing
17 7 (0.92%) Automotive
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (1.70%) PySpark
2 8 (1.05%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (0.78%) JSON
3 6 (0.78%) Pandas
4 5 (0.65%) EDI
5 2 (0.26%) Apache Avro
5 2 (0.26%) Django
5 2 (0.26%) HTML
5 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.26%) Node.js
5 2 (0.26%) PyTorch
5 2 (0.26%) REST
5 2 (0.26%) SOAP
5 2 (0.26%) XML
6 1 (0.13%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.13%) Google JAX
6 1 (0.13%) Great Expectations
6 1 (0.13%) JAX
6 1 (0.13%) Kafka
6 1 (0.13%) Matplotlib
Miscellaneous
1 52 (6.80%) Data Structures
2 26 (3.40%) Legacy Systems
3 20 (2.61%) Management Information System
4 19 (2.48%) Product Ownership
5 17 (2.22%) Analytical Mindset
6 16 (2.09%) Onboarding
7 10 (1.31%) Data Centre
8 8 (1.05%) Data Protection Act
8 8 (1.05%) FMCG
9 7 (0.92%) Fixed Income
10 5 (0.65%) Credit Risk
10 5 (0.65%) Reference Data
10 5 (0.65%) Self-Motivation
11 4 (0.52%) CMDB
11 4 (0.52%) Derivative
11 4 (0.52%) NHS
11 4 (0.52%) Reinsurance
11 4 (0.52%) Taxonomies
12 3 (0.39%) Equities
12 3 (0.39%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.52%) Windows
2 2 (0.26%) Linux
2 2 (0.26%) Ubuntu
3 1 (0.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 230 (30.07%) Business Intelligence
2 184 (24.05%) Data Analysis
3 167 (21.83%) Analytics
4 149 (19.48%) Data Governance
5 146 (19.08%) Decision-Making
6 139 (18.17%) Data Modelling
7 131 (17.12%) Validation
8 112 (14.64%) Migration
9 108 (14.12%) Stakeholder Management
10 103 (13.46%) Problem-Solving
11 101 (13.20%) Visualisation
12 93 (12.16%) Actionable Insight
13 89 (11.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 77 (10.07%) Data Migration
15 75 (9.80%) Dashboard Development
16 71 (9.28%) AI
17 70 (9.15%) Continuous Improvement
18 66 (8.63%) Agile
19 60 (7.84%) Data Mapping
20 56 (7.32%) Data Cleansing
Programming Languages
1 268 (35.03%) SQL
2 123 (16.08%) Python
3 35 (4.58%) R
4 21 (2.75%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 6 (0.78%) VBA
6 3 (0.39%) Scala
6 3 (0.39%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.26%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.26%) Korn
7 2 (0.26%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.26%) VB
8 1 (0.13%) Cypher
8 1 (0.13%) Java
8 1 (0.13%) LookML
8 1 (0.13%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.13%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 62 (8.10%) Security Cleared
2 48 (6.27%) SC Cleared
3 41 (5.36%) Degree
4 16 (2.09%) BPSS Clearance
5 14 (1.83%) DBS Check
6 4 (0.52%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (0.52%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.39%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.39%) Master's Degree
7 3 (0.39%) PMP
8 2 (0.26%) Numerate Degree
8 2 (0.26%) PhD
9 1 (0.13%) CBAP
9 1 (0.13%) CFA
9 1 (0.13%) CISM
9 1 (0.13%) CISSP
9 1 (0.13%) CTC Cleared
9 1 (0.13%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.13%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 226 (29.54%) Data Quality
2 41 (5.36%) QA
3 34 (4.44%) GDPR
4 10 (1.31%) Accessibility
5 7 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 6 (0.78%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (0.65%) PMO
7 5 (0.65%) SLA
7 5 (0.65%) Solvency II
8 4 (0.52%) GRC
9 1 (0.13%) California Consumer Privacy Act
9 1 (0.13%) EMIR
9 1 (0.13%) FATCA
9 1 (0.13%) GMP
9 1 (0.13%) IFRS
9 1 (0.13%) IFRS 17
9 1 (0.13%) ISO 22301
9 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.13%) MiFID
9 1 (0.13%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (0.52%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.39%) Docker
3 2 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 3 (0.39%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.26%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 2 (0.26%) SCCM
3 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 90 (11.76%) Microsoft
2 65 (8.50%) Databricks
3 53 (6.93%) SAP
4 41 (5.36%) Oracle
5 18 (2.35%) Salesforce
6 15 (1.96%) Workday
7 11 (1.44%) Alteryx
8 10 (1.31%) Google
9 8 (1.05%) Teradata
10 7 (0.92%) Informatica
11 6 (0.78%) Palantir
12 5 (0.65%) Baan
12 5 (0.65%) Bloomberg
12 5 (0.65%) Foundry
12 5 (0.65%) ServiceNow
13 2 (0.26%) Ariba
13 2 (0.26%) Citrix
13 2 (0.26%) IBM
13 2 (0.26%) NEC
13 2 (0.26%) Siemens