Analyst Contract Job Trends in Essex

Analyst
East of England > Essex

The median Analyst daily rate in Essex is £408, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 11 11
Rank change year-on-year +2 0 +19
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 12 11 27
As % of all contract jobs in Essex 10.53% 8.80% 11.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.63% 9.17% 12.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 5 16
10th Percentile - £136 £177
25th Percentile £225 £163 £204
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £408 £180 £255
Median % change year-on-year +126.39% -29.41% -24.44%
75th Percentile £538 £388 £281
90th Percentile £595 £395 £481
East of England median daily rate £450 £481 £400
% change year-on-year -6.49% +20.31% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 4
10th Percentile - £16.38 -
25th Percentile - £16.99 £20.50
Median hourly rate - £17.99 £21.00
Median % change year-on-year - -14.33% +80.88%
75th Percentile - £19.00 £30.00
90th Percentile - £19.60 £45.30
East of England median hourly rate £16.00 £16.87 £17.72
% change year-on-year -5.17% -4.78% +14.32%

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 95 120 212
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 83.33% 96.00% 93.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 60 129
10th Percentile £175 £180 £180
25th Percentile £200 £263 £295
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £319 £475
Median % change year-on-year +25.39% -32.84% +0.80%
75th Percentile £520 £450 £575
90th Percentile £550 £561 £600
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £488
% change year-on-year +11.11% -7.69% -1.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 14 15
10th Percentile £13.25 £20.75 £20.20
25th Percentile £16.23 £26.98 £20.50
Median hourly rate £37.75 £34.59 £55.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.15% -37.68% +175.57%
75th Percentile £74.13 £76.44 £76.75
90th Percentile £75.00 £77.50 £79.80
East of England median hourly rate £30.00 £47.50 £33.44
% change year-on-year -36.84% +42.05% +68.80%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Essex

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Essex.

Analyst job vacancy trend in Essex

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Essex.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Essex

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Essex

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Essex over the 6 months to 21 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Essex

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Essex

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Essex.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies 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 21 October 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
Basildon - 4 £545 - 6
Chelmsford 0 3 £225 -40.00% 6
Brentwood - 2 - - 1
Colchester - 1 - - 6
Analyst
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 21 October 2025, 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 Essex region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (58.33%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 4 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
3 3 (25.00%) A+ Certification
3 3 (25.00%) Active Directory
3 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (25.00%) ITSM
3 3 (25.00%) JIRA
3 3 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 3 (25.00%) Service Management
3 3 (25.00%) ServiceNow
3 3 (25.00%) Windows
3 3 (25.00%) Windows 10
4 2 (16.67%) BASE24
4 2 (16.67%) Data Migration
4 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (16.67%) Migration
4 2 (16.67%) Process Improvement
4 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (16.67%) VisionPLUS
5 1 (8.33%) Agile
5 1 (8.33%) Analytical Modelling
5 1 (8.33%) Business Continuity
5 1 (8.33%) Business Continuity Planning
5 1 (8.33%) Business Transformation
5 1 (8.33%) Credit Risk Management
5 1 (8.33%) Data Mapping

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Essex 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 1 (8.33%) SAS
1 1 (8.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (8.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (16.67%) BASE24
1 2 (16.67%) VisionPLUS
2 1 (8.33%) Maximo
2 1 (8.33%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (8.33%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 3 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 9 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (25.00%) Finance
4 1 (8.33%) Manufacturing
4 1 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Credit Risk
1 1 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
1 1 (8.33%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (25.00%) Windows
1 3 (25.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
3 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (25.00%) ITSM
3 3 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (25.00%) Service Delivery
3 3 (25.00%) Service Management
4 2 (16.67%) Data Migration
4 2 (16.67%) Migration
4 2 (16.67%) Process Improvement
4 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (8.33%) Agile
5 1 (8.33%) Data Mapping
5 1 (8.33%) ERP
5 1 (8.33%) Facilities Management
5 1 (8.33%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (8.33%) PRINCE2
5 1 (8.33%) Project Management
5 1 (8.33%) Risk Management
5 1 (8.33%) System Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (8.33%) Java
1 1 (8.33%) Python
1 1 (8.33%) R
1 1 (8.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) A+ Certification
1 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
2 1 (8.33%) Degree
2 1 (8.33%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (8.33%) PMO
System Software
1 3 (25.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 3 (25.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (8.33%) Sage