Analytical Thinking Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Analytical Thinking
East of England > Hertfordshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Hertfordshire requiring Analytical Thinking skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 8 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 61 40 66
Rank change year-on-year -21 +26 +6
Contract jobs citing Analytical Thinking 10 6 1
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 1.21% 1.70% 0.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.54% 2.01% 0.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 6 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £650 £470 £400
Median % change year-on-year +38.37% +17.44% -5.88%
East of England median daily rate £600 £570 £700
% change year-on-year +5.26% -18.57% +27.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £16.35 - -
75th Percentile £17.05 - -
90th Percentile £18.14 - -
East of England median hourly rate £16.35 - -

All Process & Methodology Skills
Hertfordshire

Analytical Thinking falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Hertfordshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 651 299 700
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 78.72% 84.94% 89.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 219 142 290
10th Percentile £325 £307 £240
25th Percentile £413 £425 £330
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £534 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.58% +25.59% -17.68%
75th Percentile £638 £625 £600
90th Percentile £738 £675 £714
East of England median daily rate £475 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 273 93 270
10th Percentile £16.35 £25.98 £38.12
25th Percentile £18.50 £50.00 £39.10
Median hourly rate £28.00 £66.00 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -57.58% +32.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £68.00 £76.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £85.00 £80.00
East of England median hourly rate £22.47 £54.00 £38.12
% change year-on-year -58.38% +41.66% +43.85%

Analytical Thinking
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Analytical Thinking relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Hertfordshire.

Analytical Thinking job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Analytical Thinking
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Analytical Thinking.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Analytical Thinking

Analytical Thinking
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Analytical Thinking.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Hertfordshire citing Analytical Thinking

Analytical Thinking
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Thinking within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 8 April 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
Hatfield -15 9 - -
Welwyn Garden City -3 1 £650 +62.70%
Analytical Thinking
East of England

Analytical Thinking
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Hertfordshire 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:

Applications
1 10 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 9 (90.00%) Microsoft Office
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Tableau
General
1 10 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 9 (90.00%) Legal
2 9 (90.00%) Organisational Skills
2 9 (90.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (10.00%) Finance
4 1 (10.00%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 9 (90.00%) Security Officer
2 1 (10.00%) Finance Manager
2 1 (10.00%) Strategy Manager
Miscellaneous
1 9 (90.00%) Insider Threat
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 10 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (90.00%) Data Protection
2 9 (90.00%) Information Security
3 1 (10.00%) AI
3 1 (10.00%) Change Management
3 1 (10.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (10.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (10.00%) Generative AI
3 1 (10.00%) Performance Management
3 1 (10.00%) Portfolio Management
3 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Qualifications
1 9 (90.00%) CTC Cleared
1 9 (90.00%) DV Cleared
1 9 (90.00%) SC Cleared
1 9 (90.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 9 (90.00%) Microsoft