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 8 October 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 186 154 163
Rank change year-on-year -32 +9 +13
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst 717 516 495
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.55% 1.84% 1.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.68% 2.02% 1.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 375 314 361
10th Percentile £259 £263 £282
25th Percentile £363 £358 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -5.56% -5.26%
75th Percentile £545 £525 £555
90th Percentile £600 £637 £638
UK median daily rate £450 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 76 28 20
10th Percentile £16.36 £20.91 £16.22
25th Percentile £21.25 £23.10 £19.37
Median hourly rate £30.00 £28.42 £26.46
Median % change year-on-year +5.58% +7.40% +20.26%
75th Percentile £48.00 £35.63 £32.00
90th Percentile £49.50 £62.53 £39.33
UK median hourly rate £29.28 £28.42 £21.66
% change year-on-year +3.03% +31.19% -0.41%

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 42,578 25,492 30,053
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.05% 91.10% 93.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,092 16,398 18,391
10th Percentile £325 £277 £300
25th Percentile £425 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £510 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -3.67%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £725 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,683 1,411 1,311
10th Percentile £14.50 £13.80 £15.00
25th Percentile £20.31 £17.31 £21.25
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -6.70%
75th Percentile £67.84 £52.50 £67.63
90th Percentile £79.00 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.71 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +65.84% -40.82% -4.49%

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 8 October 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 8 October 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 8 October 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 -44 325 £450 -5.26% 485
South East -29 106 £500 +17.65% 104
North of England -39 101 £425 +11.48% 134
Midlands -4 82 £410 +5.13% 80
South West -5 68 £500 +17.65% 40
West Midlands -12 61 £411 +2.81% 56
Yorkshire -39 46 £425 +13.33% 46
North West -26 44 £450 +12.50% 78
East of England -10 31 £359 -29.95% 38
East Midlands +2 21 £363 -3.33% 24
North East -27 14 £425 -30.61% 10
Data Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 8 October 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 (37.38%) SQL
2 227 (31.66%) Data Quality
3 216 (30.13%) Business Intelligence
4 195 (27.20%) Power BI
4 195 (27.20%) Power Platform
5 179 (24.97%) Data Analysis
6 169 (23.57%) Analytics
7 145 (20.22%) Validation
8 139 (19.39%) Data Governance
9 135 (18.83%) Decision-Making
10 126 (17.57%) Data Modelling
11 120 (16.74%) Stakeholder Management
12 118 (16.46%) Python
13 114 (15.90%) Microsoft Excel
14 107 (14.92%) Migration
15 102 (14.23%) Problem-Solving
16 99 (13.81%) Visualisation
17 93 (12.97%) Actionable Insight
18 86 (11.99%) Microsoft
19 81 (11.30%) Data Migration
19 81 (11.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 81 (11.30%) Tableau
20 79 (11.02%) Azure
21 75 (10.46%) AI
22 68 (9.48%) Dashboard Development
23 66 (9.21%) Agile
23 66 (9.21%) Continuous Improvement
24 65 (9.07%) Security Cleared
25 58 (8.09%) Data Mapping
26 57 (7.95%) ETL

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 11 (1.53%) SAS
2 9 (1.26%) Apache Spark
3 7 (0.98%) Confluence
4 5 (0.70%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.56%) Apache
5 4 (0.56%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.56%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.42%) CMS
6 3 (0.42%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.42%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 114 (15.90%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.26%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 9 (1.26%) Spreadsheet
3 8 (1.12%) MS Visio
4 6 (0.84%) Microsoft Office
4 6 (0.84%) SPSS
5 2 (0.28%) CATIA
6 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.14%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 8 (1.12%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (0.98%) iTrent
3 6 (0.84%) Raiser’s Edge
4 5 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
4 5 (0.70%) NetSuite
5 4 (0.56%) Aladdin
5 4 (0.56%) SystmOne
5 4 (0.56%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.28%) Bloomberg TOMS
7 2 (0.28%) Eikon
7 2 (0.28%) NEC Housing
7 2 (0.28%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.28%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.28%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.28%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.28%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.28%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 195 (27.20%) Power Platform
2 79 (11.02%) Azure
3 39 (5.44%) Snowflake
4 35 (4.88%) AWS
5 22 (3.07%) Azure Data Factory
6 18 (2.51%) SaaS
7 17 (2.37%) Azure Synapse Analytics
7 17 (2.37%) Power Automate
8 16 (2.23%) Microsoft Purview
9 11 (1.53%) GCP
10 8 (1.12%) Azure DevOps
10 8 (1.12%) Collibra
11 7 (0.98%) Azure Cosmos DB
11 7 (0.98%) Dynamics 365
11 7 (0.98%) Microsoft Copilot
12 5 (0.70%) Alation
12 5 (0.70%) PowerApps
12 5 (0.70%) SuccessFactors
13 4 (0.56%) Lucidchart
13 4 (0.56%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.56%) Internet
2 3 (0.42%) Firewall
3 2 (0.28%) Broadband
4 1 (0.14%) Cisco IPT
4 1 (0.14%) Network Security
4 1 (0.14%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 195 (27.20%) Power BI
2 81 (11.30%) Tableau
3 51 (7.11%) Data Warehouse
4 39 (5.44%) Metadata
5 21 (2.93%) Relational Database
6 20 (2.79%) Power Query
7 17 (2.37%) Data Lake
8 16 (2.23%) Looker
9 13 (1.81%) SQL Server
10 11 (1.53%) Big Data
11 9 (1.26%) Qlik Sense
12 8 (1.12%) Amazon Athena
12 8 (1.12%) BigQuery
13 5 (0.70%) Amazon QuickSight
13 5 (0.70%) BusinessObjects
13 5 (0.70%) GIS
13 5 (0.70%) NoSQL
13 5 (0.70%) PowerPivot
13 5 (0.70%) SAP BW
13 5 (0.70%) Spark SQL
Development Applications
1 18 (2.51%) JIRA
2 4 (0.56%) Oracle Forms
3 3 (0.42%) Git
4 2 (0.28%) GitLab
5 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 195 (27.20%) Analytical Skills
2 167 (23.29%) Social Skills
3 166 (23.15%) Finance
4 57 (7.95%) Banking
5 56 (7.81%) Public Sector
6 41 (5.72%) Marketing
7 32 (4.46%) Retail
8 26 (3.63%) Legal
9 19 (2.65%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (2.09%) Documentation Skills
11 12 (1.67%) Investment Banking
11 12 (1.67%) Local Government
11 12 (1.67%) Organisational Skills
12 11 (1.53%) Aerospace
13 9 (1.26%) Manufacturing
13 9 (1.26%) Military
14 8 (1.12%) Automotive
14 8 (1.12%) Presentation Skills
15 7 (0.98%) Pharmaceutical
15 7 (0.98%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.53%) PySpark
2 10 (1.39%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (0.84%) JSON
4 5 (0.70%) EDI
4 5 (0.70%) Pandas
5 3 (0.42%) HTML
5 3 (0.42%) REST
5 3 (0.42%) XML
6 2 (0.28%) Apache Avro
6 2 (0.28%) Django
6 2 (0.28%) Kafka
6 2 (0.28%) Microsoft Graph
6 2 (0.28%) SOAP
7 1 (0.14%) GraphQL
7 1 (0.14%) SAML
7 1 (0.14%) Spring
7 1 (0.14%) Spring Boot
7 1 (0.14%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 57 (7.95%) Data Structures
2 34 (4.74%) Legacy Systems
3 22 (3.07%) Product Ownership
4 20 (2.79%) Management Information System
5 17 (2.37%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.09%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (1.39%) Data Centre
8 8 (1.12%) FMCG
9 7 (0.98%) Taxonomies
10 6 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
10 6 (0.84%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (0.84%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (0.70%) Credit Risk
11 5 (0.70%) Reference Data
12 4 (0.56%) Fixed Income
12 4 (0.56%) NHS
12 4 (0.56%) Social Media
13 3 (0.42%) Pricing Data
13 3 (0.42%) Public Cloud
13 3 (0.42%) Reinsurance
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.56%) Windows
2 3 (0.42%) Linux
3 2 (0.28%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.14%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (30.13%) Business Intelligence
2 179 (24.97%) Data Analysis
3 169 (23.57%) Analytics
4 145 (20.22%) Validation
5 139 (19.39%) Data Governance
6 135 (18.83%) Decision-Making
7 126 (17.57%) Data Modelling
8 120 (16.74%) Stakeholder Management
9 107 (14.92%) Migration
10 102 (14.23%) Problem-Solving
11 99 (13.81%) Visualisation
12 93 (12.97%) Actionable Insight
13 81 (11.30%) Data Migration
13 81 (11.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 75 (10.46%) AI
15 68 (9.48%) Dashboard Development
16 66 (9.21%) Agile
16 66 (9.21%) Continuous Improvement
17 58 (8.09%) Data Mapping
18 57 (7.95%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 268 (37.38%) SQL
2 118 (16.46%) Python
3 35 (4.88%) R
4 22 (3.07%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 6 (0.84%) Korn
6 3 (0.42%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.28%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.28%) LookML
7 2 (0.28%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.28%) Scala
8 1 (0.14%) Cypher
8 1 (0.14%) Java
8 1 (0.14%) SOQL
8 1 (0.14%) VB
8 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 65 (9.07%) Security Cleared
2 52 (7.25%) SC Cleared
3 40 (5.58%) Degree
4 17 (2.37%) BPSS Clearance
5 7 (0.98%) DBS Check
6 4 (0.56%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (0.56%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.42%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.42%) PMP
8 2 (0.28%) Computer Science Degree
8 2 (0.28%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (0.14%) CFA
9 1 (0.14%) CISM
9 1 (0.14%) CISSP
9 1 (0.14%) CIW
9 1 (0.14%) CTC Cleared
9 1 (0.14%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.14%) IIBA
9 1 (0.14%) ISEB
9 1 (0.14%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 227 (31.66%) Data Quality
2 35 (4.88%) QA
3 31 (4.32%) GDPR
4 11 (1.53%) Actionable Recommendations
5 8 (1.12%) Accessibility
6 7 (0.98%) GRC
6 7 (0.98%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.70%) SLA
8 4 (0.56%) PMO
9 3 (0.42%) Solvency II
10 2 (0.28%) IFRS
10 2 (0.28%) IFRS 17
11 1 (0.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.14%) EMIR
11 1 (0.14%) GMP
11 1 (0.14%) ISO 22301
11 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.14%) MiFID
11 1 (0.14%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (0.56%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.14%) Docker
2 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (0.28%) SCCM
2 1 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 86 (11.99%) Microsoft
2 56 (7.81%) Databricks
3 37 (5.16%) SAP
4 31 (4.32%) Oracle
5 14 (1.95%) Salesforce
6 13 (1.81%) Alteryx
7 12 (1.67%) Google
8 10 (1.39%) Workday
9 8 (1.12%) Informatica
10 7 (0.98%) Teradata
11 5 (0.70%) Baan
11 5 (0.70%) Bloomberg
11 5 (0.70%) ServiceNow
12 4 (0.56%) Palantir
13 3 (0.42%) Foundry
14 2 (0.28%) Facebook
14 2 (0.28%) IBM
14 2 (0.28%) NEC
14 2 (0.28%) Orchard
14 2 (0.28%) Siemens