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 30 September 2026.

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

6 months to
30 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 176 149 167
Rank change year-on-year -27 +18 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst 744 530 489
As % of all contract jobs in England 1.60% 1.91% 1.52%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.73% 2.09% 1.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 390 324 356
10th Percentile £259 £263 £274
25th Percentile £359 £356 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -5.61% -5.21%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £556
90th Percentile £600 £638 £638
UK median daily rate £450 £425 £450
% change year-on-year +5.88% -5.56% -2.44%
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 42,921 25,318 29,860
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.20% 91.25% 93.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,434 16,345 18,286
10th Percentile £325 £275 £300
25th Percentile £425 £402 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £512 £525
Median % change year-on-year +2.54% -2.48% -3.85%
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 3,595 1,381 1,357
10th Percentile £14.68 £13.78 £15.00
25th Percentile £20.51 £17.33 £21.37
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% -1.92%
75th Percentile £67.84 £52.50 £67.75
90th Percentile £79.00 £70.00 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £41.71 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +65.84% -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 30 September 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 30 September 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 30 September 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 -40 332 £450 -5.26% 450
South East -19 113 £500 +17.65% 114
North of England -57 105 £425 +13.33% 133
Midlands +10 87 £411 +5.45% 85
South West -5 72 £488 +14.71% 42
West Midlands -10 65 £411 +2.81% 61
Yorkshire -40 52 £425 +17.48% 47
North West -34 42 £450 +12.50% 65
East of England -1 32 £359 -29.95% 32
East Midlands -2 22 £413 +10.00% 24
North East -27 14 £425 -30.61% 22
Data Analyst
UK

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

For the 6 months to 30 September 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.

1 265 (35.62%) SQL
2 229 (30.78%) Data Quality
3 222 (29.84%) Business Intelligence
4 203 (27.28%) Power BI
4 203 (27.28%) Power Platform
5 181 (24.33%) Data Analysis
6 169 (22.72%) Analytics
7 144 (19.35%) Validation
8 143 (19.22%) Data Governance
9 141 (18.95%) Decision-Making
10 128 (17.20%) Data Modelling
11 120 (16.13%) Microsoft Excel
11 120 (16.13%) Stakeholder Management
12 115 (15.46%) Migration
13 114 (15.32%) Python
14 107 (14.38%) Problem-Solving
15 100 (13.44%) Visualisation
16 96 (12.90%) Actionable Insight
17 92 (12.37%) Microsoft
18 84 (11.29%) Data Migration
19 83 (11.16%) Azure
19 83 (11.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
19 83 (11.16%) Tableau
20 77 (10.35%) AI
21 75 (10.08%) Dashboard Development
22 70 (9.41%) Continuous Improvement
23 65 (8.74%) Agile
23 65 (8.74%) Security Cleared
24 58 (7.80%) Data Mapping
25 57 (7.66%) Databricks

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 (1.61%) SAS
2 8 (1.08%) Apache Spark
3 7 (0.94%) Confluence
4 5 (0.67%) SharePoint
5 4 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
5 4 (0.54%) Oracle Workflow
6 3 (0.40%) Apache
6 3 (0.40%) CMS
6 3 (0.40%) Jupyter
6 3 (0.40%) Palantir Foundry
7 1 (0.13%) WordPress
Applications
1 120 (16.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.34%) Spreadsheet
3 9 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 8 (1.08%) MS Visio
5 7 (0.94%) Microsoft Office
6 6 (0.81%) SPSS
7 2 (0.27%) CATIA
8 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.13%) Windchill
Business Applications
1 11 (1.48%) iTrent
1 11 (1.48%) SAP S/4HANA
2 7 (0.94%) SystmOne
3 6 (0.81%) NetSuite
4 5 (0.67%) Raiser’s Edge
5 4 (0.54%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.54%) Teamcenter
6 3 (0.40%) Aladdin
6 3 (0.40%) Oracle ERP
7 2 (0.27%) Eikon
7 2 (0.27%) NEC Housing
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Assets
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.27%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.27%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.27%) SAP MM
7 2 (0.27%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 203 (27.28%) Power Platform
2 83 (11.16%) Azure
3 40 (5.38%) AWS
3 40 (5.38%) Snowflake
4 21 (2.82%) Azure Data Factory
4 21 (2.82%) SaaS
5 17 (2.28%) Power Automate
6 16 (2.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
6 16 (2.15%) Microsoft Purview
7 11 (1.48%) GCP
8 10 (1.34%) SuccessFactors
9 8 (1.08%) Azure DevOps
9 8 (1.08%) Collibra
10 7 (0.94%) Azure Cosmos DB
10 7 (0.94%) Microsoft Copilot
11 6 (0.81%) Dynamics 365
12 5 (0.67%) Alation
12 5 (0.67%) Amazon S3
12 5 (0.67%) Microsoft 365
12 5 (0.67%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.54%) Internet
2 3 (0.40%) Firewall
3 2 (0.27%) Broadband
4 1 (0.13%) Cisco IPT
4 1 (0.13%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 203 (27.28%) Power BI
2 83 (11.16%) Tableau
3 50 (6.72%) Data Warehouse
4 43 (5.78%) Metadata
5 22 (2.96%) Power Query
6 21 (2.82%) Relational Database
7 17 (2.28%) Data Lake
8 14 (1.88%) Looker
9 12 (1.61%) SQL Server
10 11 (1.48%) Big Data
11 9 (1.21%) Amazon Athena
11 9 (1.21%) Qlik Sense
12 6 (0.81%) BigQuery
13 5 (0.67%) Amazon QuickSight
13 5 (0.67%) BusinessObjects
13 5 (0.67%) GIS
13 5 (0.67%) NoSQL
13 5 (0.67%) Oracle Reports
13 5 (0.67%) PowerPivot
13 5 (0.67%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 16 (2.15%) JIRA
2 4 (0.54%) Oracle Forms
3 2 (0.27%) Git
3 2 (0.27%) GitLab
4 1 (0.13%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 198 (26.61%) Analytical Skills
2 172 (23.12%) Social Skills
3 171 (22.98%) Finance
4 61 (8.20%) Banking
4 61 (8.20%) Public Sector
5 43 (5.78%) Marketing
6 33 (4.44%) Retail
7 27 (3.63%) Legal
8 22 (2.96%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 15 (2.02%) Documentation Skills
9 15 (2.02%) Local Government
10 13 (1.75%) Organisational Skills
11 12 (1.61%) Investment Banking
12 9 (1.21%) Aerospace
12 9 (1.21%) Military
13 8 (1.08%) Automotive
13 8 (1.08%) Manufacturing
13 8 (1.08%) Presentation Skills
14 7 (0.94%) Pharmaceutical
14 7 (0.94%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.61%) PySpark
2 10 (1.34%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (0.81%) Pandas
4 5 (0.67%) EDI
4 5 (0.67%) JSON
5 3 (0.40%) REST
6 2 (0.27%) Apache Avro
6 2 (0.27%) Django
6 2 (0.27%) HTML
6 2 (0.27%) Kafka
6 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Graph
6 2 (0.27%) SOAP
6 2 (0.27%) XML
7 1 (0.13%) GraphQL
7 1 (0.13%) Middleware
7 1 (0.13%) PyTorch
7 1 (0.13%) SAML
7 1 (0.13%) Seaborn
7 1 (0.13%) Spring
7 1 (0.13%) Terraform
Miscellaneous
1 54 (7.26%) Data Structures
2 33 (4.44%) Legacy Systems
3 21 (2.82%) Management Information System
3 21 (2.82%) Product Ownership
4 17 (2.28%) Onboarding
5 16 (2.15%) Analytical Mindset
6 11 (1.48%) Data Centre
7 8 (1.08%) FMCG
8 6 (0.81%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (0.81%) Enterprise Software
8 6 (0.81%) Self-Motivation
8 6 (0.81%) Taxonomies
9 5 (0.67%) Credit Risk
9 5 (0.67%) NHS
10 4 (0.54%) Fixed Income
10 4 (0.54%) Public Cloud
10 4 (0.54%) Reference Data
11 3 (0.40%) Marketing Technology
11 3 (0.40%) Pricing Data
11 3 (0.40%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (0.67%) Windows
2 3 (0.40%) Linux
3 2 (0.27%) Ubuntu
4 1 (0.13%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 222 (29.84%) Business Intelligence
2 181 (24.33%) Data Analysis
3 169 (22.72%) Analytics
4 144 (19.35%) Validation
5 143 (19.22%) Data Governance
6 141 (18.95%) Decision-Making
7 128 (17.20%) Data Modelling
8 120 (16.13%) Stakeholder Management
9 115 (15.46%) Migration
10 107 (14.38%) Problem-Solving
11 100 (13.44%) Visualisation
12 96 (12.90%) Actionable Insight
13 84 (11.29%) Data Migration
14 83 (11.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 77 (10.35%) AI
16 75 (10.08%) Dashboard Development
17 70 (9.41%) Continuous Improvement
18 65 (8.74%) Agile
19 58 (7.80%) Data Mapping
20 55 (7.39%) ETL
Programming Languages
1 265 (35.62%) SQL
2 114 (15.32%) Python
3 34 (4.57%) R
4 23 (3.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 6 (0.81%) Korn
6 4 (0.54%) T-SQL
7 3 (0.40%) Scala
8 2 (0.27%) JavaScript
8 2 (0.27%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.27%) VB
8 2 (0.27%) VBA
9 1 (0.13%) Cypher
9 1 (0.13%) Java
9 1 (0.13%) LookML
9 1 (0.13%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.13%) SOQL
Qualifications
1 65 (8.74%) Security Cleared
2 52 (6.99%) SC Cleared
3 39 (5.24%) Degree
4 18 (2.42%) BPSS Clearance
5 10 (1.34%) DBS Check
6 4 (0.54%) Microsoft Certification
6 4 (0.54%) PMI Certification
7 3 (0.40%) Azure Certification
7 3 (0.40%) PMP
8 2 (0.27%) Numerate Degree
9 1 (0.13%) CBAP
9 1 (0.13%) CFA
9 1 (0.13%) CISM
9 1 (0.13%) CISSP
9 1 (0.13%) Computer Science Degree
9 1 (0.13%) CTC Cleared
9 1 (0.13%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.13%) IIBA
9 1 (0.13%) ISEB
9 1 (0.13%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 229 (30.78%) Data Quality
2 35 (4.70%) QA
3 32 (4.30%) GDPR
4 11 (1.48%) Actionable Recommendations
5 8 (1.08%) Accessibility
6 7 (0.94%) GRC
6 7 (0.94%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.54%) PMO
7 4 (0.54%) SLA
8 3 (0.40%) Solvency II
9 2 (0.27%) IFRS
9 2 (0.27%) IFRS 17
10 1 (0.13%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 1 (0.13%) EMIR
10 1 (0.13%) GMP
10 1 (0.13%) ISO 22301
10 1 (0.13%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.13%) MiFID
10 1 (0.13%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (0.54%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.13%) Docker
2 1 (0.13%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 2 (0.27%) SCCM
2 1 (0.13%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 92 (12.37%) Microsoft
2 57 (7.66%) Databricks
3 49 (6.59%) SAP
4 37 (4.97%) Oracle
5 16 (2.15%) Salesforce
6 14 (1.88%) Workday
7 13 (1.75%) Alteryx
8 12 (1.61%) Google
9 8 (1.08%) Informatica
9 8 (1.08%) Teradata
10 5 (0.67%) Baan
10 5 (0.67%) Bloomberg
10 5 (0.67%) ServiceNow
11 4 (0.54%) Palantir
12 3 (0.40%) Foundry
12 3 (0.40%) IBM
13 2 (0.27%) Ariba
13 2 (0.27%) Citrix
13 2 (0.27%) CODA
13 2 (0.27%) Siemens