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 16 September 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
16 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 5 20
Rank change year-on-year -6 +15 +1
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 12 17 16
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Essex 9.52% 13.28% 6.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.11% 13.82% 7.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 12 9
10th Percentile - £165 £212
25th Percentile £225 £308 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £408 £350 £272
Median % change year-on-year +16.43% +28.83% -19.50%
75th Percentile £538 £391 £283
90th Percentile £595 £558 £375
East of England median daily rate £450 £413 £400
% change year-on-year +9.09% +3.13% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £15.98 -
East of England median hourly rate £16.30 £16.05 £17.72
% change year-on-year +1.59% -9.45% +22.21%

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 108 123 218
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.71% 96.09% 93.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 56 57 130
10th Percentile £175 £180 £205
25th Percentile £229 £263 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £404 £350 £507
Median % change year-on-year +15.36% -30.97% +12.67%
75th Percentile £502 £500 £575
90th Percentile £550 £585 £638
East of England median daily rate £500 £450 £488
% change year-on-year +11.11% -7.69% +2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 28 12
10th Percentile £13.25 £21.75 £20.21
25th Percentile £15.19 £29.17 £36.65
Median hourly rate £31.33 £65.00 £67.59
Median % change year-on-year -51.81% -3.83% +214.36%
75th Percentile £66.13 £80.00 £78.00
90th Percentile £75.00 - £79.95
East of England median hourly rate £40.00 £47.50 £36.98
% change year-on-year -15.79% +28.47% +86.65%

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
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 16 September 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 16 September 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 - 11
Chelmsford 0 3 £225 -40.00% 11
Brentwood - 2 - - 3
Colchester - 1 - - 6
Analyst
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 16 September 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 9 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 7 (58.33%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (33.33%) Microsoft
3 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
4 3 (25.00%) ServiceNow
4 3 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 3 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (25.00%) Windows 10
4 3 (25.00%) JIRA
4 3 (25.00%) Finance
4 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (25.00%) Active Directory
4 3 (25.00%) Microsoft Certification
4 3 (25.00%) Windows
4 3 (25.00%) A+ Certification
4 3 (25.00%) ITSM
4 3 (25.00%) Service Management
4 3 (25.00%) Service Delivery
5 2 (16.67%) Migration
5 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (16.67%) BASE24
5 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (16.67%) Process Improvement
5 2 (16.67%) Data Migration
5 2 (16.67%) VisionPLUS
6 1 (8.33%) Order Management
6 1 (8.33%) Analytical Modelling
6 1 (8.33%) Impact Assessments
6 1 (8.33%) Requirements Workshops

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:

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%) Business Continuity
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%) System Testing
5 1 (8.33%) Test Strategy
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