Analyst Contracts in Essex

Analyst
East of England > Essex

The median Analyst daily rate in Essex is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 July 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 10 21
Rank change year-on-year -5 +11 -9
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 7 26 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex 6.60% 11.71% 7.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.22% 12.38% 7.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 14 14
10th Percentile - £190 £211
25th Percentile - £350 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £363 £291
Median % change year-on-year -37.93% +24.78% -17.00%
75th Percentile £338 £423 £463
90th Percentile £458 £532 £484
East of England median daily rate £415 £410 £400
% change year-on-year +1.22% +2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 8 0
Median hourly rate £35.00 £12.86 -
Median % change year-on-year +172.16% - -
East of England median hourly rate £16.30 £15.79 £15.00
% change year-on-year +3.23% +5.27% -3.23%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Essex

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Essex. 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 Essex with a recognized job title 97 210 264
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.51% 94.59% 94.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 50 105 154
10th Percentile £188 £250 £208
25th Percentile £303 £300 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £388 £444 £500
Median % change year-on-year -12.73% -11.20% +1.01%
75th Percentile £475 £563 £575
90th Percentile £501 £600 £634
East of England median daily rate £490 £442 £475
% change year-on-year +10.86% -6.95% +1.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 56 21
10th Percentile £13.25 £12.86 £21.30
25th Percentile £13.65 £21.88 £24.62
Median hourly rate £30.08 £55.00 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year -45.32% -4.35% +102.39%
75th Percentile £48.30 £80.00 £70.26
90th Percentile £144.00 - £79.50
East of England median hourly rate £36.75 £43.00 £39.03
% change year-on-year -14.53% +10.19% +101.26%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Essex

Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Essex

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Analyst in Essex.

Daily rate trend for Analyst in Essex

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Essex

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Essex over the 6 months to 3 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Essex

Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Analyst in Essex.

Hourly rate trend for Analyst in Essex

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Essex

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Essex region over the 6 months to 3 July 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
Chelmsford -1 4 £225 -40.00% 18
Colchester 0 1 - - 16
Benfleet - 1 - -
Analyst
East of England

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex

For the 6 months to 3 July 2025, Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Essex region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (42.86%) Windows
3 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
3 3 (42.86%) Active Directory
3 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (42.86%) A+ Certification
3 3 (42.86%) Service Management
3 3 (42.86%) Service Delivery
3 3 (42.86%) ITSM
3 3 (42.86%) JIRA
3 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (42.86%) ServiceNow
3 3 (42.86%) Windows 10
4 2 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
4 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
4 2 (28.57%) Python
4 2 (28.57%) PHP
4 2 (28.57%) MySQL
4 2 (28.57%) Data Quality
5 1 (14.29%) Data Interpretation
5 1 (14.29%) Data-Driven Decision Making
5 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
5 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
5 1 (14.29%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (14.29%) ERP
5 1 (14.29%) Sage
5 1 (14.29%) Local Government
5 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Essex 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (14.29%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (28.57%) MySQL
Development Applications
1 3 (42.86%) JIRA
General
1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Local Government
2 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
Operating Systems
1 3 (42.86%) Windows
1 3 (42.86%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Problem-Solving
2 3 (42.86%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (42.86%) ITSM
2 3 (42.86%) Service Delivery
2 3 (42.86%) Service Management
3 2 (28.57%) Business Intelligence
3 2 (28.57%) Data Analysis
4 1 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
4 1 (14.29%) Data Mapping
4 1 (14.29%) Data Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Data Strategy
4 1 (14.29%) Data-Driven Decision Making
4 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
4 1 (14.29%) ERP
4 1 (14.29%) Migration
4 1 (14.29%) Process Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
4 1 (14.29%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (14.29%) User Stories
4 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 2 (28.57%) PHP
1 2 (28.57%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (42.86%) A+ Certification
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (28.57%) Data Quality
System Software
1 3 (42.86%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
1 3 (42.86%) ServiceNow
2 1 (14.29%) Sage