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 2 October 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 177 155 165
Rank change year-on-year -22 +10 +16
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst 740 527 494
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.59% 1.88% 1.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.73% 2.06% 1.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 388 323 360
10th Percentile £258 £263 £275
25th Percentile £363 £358 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £454
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -6.39% -4.42%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £556
90th Percentile £600 £638 £638
UK median daily rate £450 £436 £450
% change year-on-year +3.15% -3.06% -2.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 79 28 20
10th Percentile £17.19 £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% +16.30%
75th Percentile £48.00 £35.63 £32.00
90th Percentile £49.35 £62.53 £39.33
UK median hourly rate £30.00 £28.42 £21.66
% change year-on-year +5.58% +31.19% -1.55%

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 42,886 25,528 30,220
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.14% 91.21% 93.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,349 16,462 18,545
10th Percentile £325 £279 £300
25th Percentile £425 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £513 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.11%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £638
90th Percentile £738 £730 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -0.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,627 1,402 1,358
10th Percentile £14.59 £13.80 £15.00
25th Percentile £20.50 £17.31 £21.37
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% -1.20%
75th Percentile £67.87 £52.50 £67.50
90th Percentile £80.00 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.74 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +65.94% -41.51% -3.37%

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 2 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 2 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 2 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 -37 331 £450 -6.49% 520
South East -28 111 £500 +17.65% 160
North of England -44 106 £425 +11.48% 184
Midlands -4 86 £411 +5.45% 113
South West -2 71 £500 +17.65% 53
West Midlands -5 65 £411 +2.81% 74
Yorkshire -32 52 £425 +13.33% 74
North West -34 43 £450 +12.50% 87
East of England 0 32 £359 -29.95% 54
East Midlands 0 21 £413 +10.00% 39
North East -30 14 £425 -30.61% 24
Data Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 2 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.

1 267 (36.08%) SQL
2 230 (31.08%) Data Quality
3 225 (30.41%) Business Intelligence
4 204 (27.57%) Power BI
4 204 (27.57%) Power Platform
5 182 (24.59%) Data Analysis
6 170 (22.97%) Analytics
7 146 (19.73%) Validation
8 143 (19.32%) Data Governance
9 142 (19.19%) Decision-Making
10 130 (17.57%) Data Modelling
11 121 (16.35%) Stakeholder Management
12 118 (15.95%) Microsoft Excel
13 114 (15.41%) Python
14 113 (15.27%) Migration
15 107 (14.46%) Problem-Solving
16 102 (13.78%) Visualisation
17 97 (13.11%) Actionable Insight
18 90 (12.16%) Microsoft
19 84 (11.35%) Azure
19 84 (11.35%) Data Migration
19 84 (11.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
20 83 (11.22%) Tableau
21 77 (10.41%) AI
22 76 (10.27%) Dashboard Development
23 70 (9.46%) Continuous Improvement
24 67 (9.05%) Agile
24 67 (9.05%) Security Cleared
25 58 (7.84%) Databricks
26 57 (7.70%) 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 12 (1.62%) SAS
2 8 (1.08%) Apache Spark
3 7 (0.95%) Confluence
4 5 (0.68%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.54%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.41%) Apache
6 3 (0.41%) CMS
6 3 (0.41%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.41%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.14%) WordPress
Applications
1 118 (15.95%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (1.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 9 (1.22%) Spreadsheet
3 8 (1.08%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.95%) Microsoft Office
5 6 (0.81%) SPSS
6 2 (0.27%) CATIA
7 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Project
7 1 (0.14%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 11 (1.49%) iTrent
2 9 (1.22%) SAP S/4HANA
3 7 (0.95%) SystmOne
4 6 (0.81%) NetSuite
5 5 (0.68%) Raiser’s Edge
6 4 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
6 4 (0.54%) Teamcenter
7 3 (0.41%) Aladdin
7 3 (0.41%) Oracle ERP
8 2 (0.27%) Bloomberg TOMS
8 2 (0.27%) Eikon
8 2 (0.27%) NEC Housing
8 2 (0.27%) Oracle Assets
8 2 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
8 2 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
8 2 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
8 2 (0.27%) SAP ERP
8 2 (0.27%) SAP MDG
8 2 (0.27%) SAP MM
8 2 (0.27%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 204 (27.57%) Power Platform
2 84 (11.35%) Azure
3 41 (5.54%) AWS
4 40 (5.41%) Snowflake
5 22 (2.97%) SaaS
6 21 (2.84%) Azure Data Factory
7 17 (2.30%) Power Automate
8 16 (2.16%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 16 (2.16%) Microsoft Purview
9 11 (1.49%) GCP
10 10 (1.35%) SuccessFactors
11 8 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
11 8 (1.08%) Collibra
12 7 (0.95%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 7 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
13 6 (0.81%) Dynamics 365
14 5 (0.68%) Alation
14 5 (0.68%) Amazon S3
14 5 (0.68%) PowerApps
15 4 (0.54%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.54%) Internet
2 3 (0.41%) Firewall
3 2 (0.27%) Broadband
4 1 (0.14%) Cisco IPT
4 1 (0.14%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 204 (27.57%) Power BI
2 83 (11.22%) Tableau
3 51 (6.89%) Data Warehouse
4 42 (5.68%) Metadata
5 21 (2.84%) Power Query
5 21 (2.84%) Relational Database
6 17 (2.30%) Data Lake
7 14 (1.89%) Looker
8 12 (1.62%) SQL Server
9 11 (1.49%) Big Data
10 9 (1.22%) Amazon Athena
10 9 (1.22%) Qlik Sense
11 6 (0.81%) BigQuery
12 5 (0.68%) Amazon QuickSight
12 5 (0.68%) BusinessObjects
12 5 (0.68%) GIS
12 5 (0.68%) NoSQL
12 5 (0.68%) Oracle Reports
12 5 (0.68%) PowerPivot
12 5 (0.68%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 16 (2.16%) JIRA
2 4 (0.54%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (0.27%) Git
3 2 (0.27%) GitLab
4 1 (0.14%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 198 (26.76%) Analytical Skills
2 172 (23.24%) Social Skills
3 169 (22.84%) Finance
4 61 (8.24%) Public Sector
5 59 (7.97%) Banking
6 43 (5.81%) Marketing
7 33 (4.46%) Retail
8 27 (3.65%) Legal
9 20 (2.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 15 (2.03%) Documentation Skills
10 15 (2.03%) Local Government
11 13 (1.76%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (1.62%) Investment Banking
13 11 (1.49%) Aerospace
14 9 (1.22%) Manufacturing
14 9 (1.22%) Military
15 8 (1.08%) Automotive
15 8 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
16 7 (0.95%) Pharmaceutical
16 7 (0.95%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.62%) PySpark
2 10 (1.35%) Oracle Fusion
3 5 (0.68%) EDI
3 5 (0.68%) JSON
3 5 (0.68%) Pandas
4 3 (0.41%) REST
5 2 (0.27%) Apache Avro
5 2 (0.27%) Django
5 2 (0.27%) HTML
5 2 (0.27%) Kafka
5 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (0.27%) SOAP
5 2 (0.27%) XML
6 1 (0.14%) PyTorch
6 1 (0.14%) SAML
6 1 (0.14%) scikit-learn
6 1 (0.14%) Spring
6 1 (0.14%) Spring Boot
6 1 (0.14%) Terraform
6 1 (0.14%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 57 (7.70%) Data Structures
2 35 (4.73%) Legacy Systems
3 22 (2.97%) Management Information System
4 21 (2.84%) Product Ownership
5 17 (2.30%) Onboarding
6 15 (2.03%) Analytical Mindset
7 10 (1.35%) Data Centre
8 8 (1.08%) FMCG
9 7 (0.95%) Taxonomies
10 6 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
10 6 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
10 6 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
11 5 (0.68%) Credit Risk
11 5 (0.68%) NHS
12 4 (0.54%) Fixed Income
12 4 (0.54%) Public Cloud
12 4 (0.54%) Reference Data
13 3 (0.41%) Marketing Technology
13 3 (0.41%) Security Posture
13 3 (0.41%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 4 (0.54%) Windows
2 3 (0.41%) Linux
3 2 (0.27%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.14%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 225 (30.41%) Business Intelligence
2 182 (24.59%) Data Analysis
3 170 (22.97%) Analytics
4 146 (19.73%) Validation
5 143 (19.32%) Data Governance
6 142 (19.19%) Decision-Making
7 130 (17.57%) Data Modelling
8 121 (16.35%) Stakeholder Management
9 113 (15.27%) Migration
10 107 (14.46%) Problem-Solving
11 102 (13.78%) Visualisation
12 97 (13.11%) Actionable Insight
13 84 (11.35%) Data Migration
13 84 (11.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 77 (10.41%) AI
15 76 (10.27%) Dashboard Development
16 70 (9.46%) Continuous Improvement
17 67 (9.05%) Agile
18 57 (7.70%) Data Mapping
19 54 (7.30%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 267 (36.08%) SQL
2 114 (15.41%) Python
3 34 (4.59%) R
4 22 (2.97%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 5 (0.68%) Korn
6 4 (0.54%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.41%) Scala
8 2 (0.27%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.27%) PL/SQL
9 1 (0.14%) Cypher
9 1 (0.14%) Java
9 1 (0.14%) LookML
9 1 (0.14%) SOQL
9 1 (0.14%) VB
9 1 (0.14%) VBA
Qualifications
1 67 (9.05%) Security Cleared
2 54 (7.30%) SC Cleared
3 39 (5.27%) Degree
4 17 (2.30%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (1.35%) DBS Check
6 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (0.54%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.41%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.41%) PMP
8 2 (0.27%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (0.14%) CBAP
9 1 (0.14%) CFA
9 1 (0.14%) CISM
9 1 (0.14%) CISSP
9 1 (0.14%) Computer Science Degree
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
1 230 (31.08%) Data Quality
2 35 (4.73%) QA
3 32 (4.32%) GDPR
4 11 (1.49%) Actionable Recommendations
5 8 (1.08%) Accessibility
6 7 (0.95%) GRC
6 7 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.54%) PMO
7 4 (0.54%) SLA
8 3 (0.41%) Solvency II
9 2 (0.27%) IFRS
9 2 (0.27%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.14%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.14%) EMIR
10 1 (0.14%) GMP
10 1 (0.14%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.14%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.14%) MiFID
10 1 (0.14%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (0.54%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.14%) Docker
2 1 (0.14%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (0.27%) SCCM
2 1 (0.14%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (0.14%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 90 (12.16%) Microsoft
2 58 (7.84%) Databricks
3 45 (6.08%) SAP
4 36 (4.86%) Oracle
5 14 (1.89%) Salesforce
5 14 (1.89%) Workday
6 13 (1.76%) Alteryx
7 12 (1.62%) Google
8 8 (1.08%) Informatica
8 8 (1.08%) Teradata
9 5 (0.68%) Baan
9 5 (0.68%) Bloomberg
10 4 (0.54%) Palantir
10 4 (0.54%) ServiceNow
11 3 (0.41%) Foundry
12 2 (0.27%) Facebook
12 2 (0.27%) IBM
12 2 (0.27%) NEC
12 2 (0.27%) Orchard
12 2 (0.27%) Splunk