Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in Hertfordshire

Data Analyst
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Data Analyst daily rate in Hertfordshire is £360, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 June 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 42 64
Rank change year-on-year -15 +22 +3
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst 9 3 6
As % of all contract jobs in Hertfordshire 1.10% 0.85% 0.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.20% 1.01% 0.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 3
10th Percentile £185 - £443
25th Percentile £248 - £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £360 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.00%
75th Percentile £478 - £581
90th Percentile £544 - £608
East of England median daily rate £360 £325 £410
% change year-on-year +10.77% -20.73% -13.68%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £14.25
Median hourly rate £14.96 £31.64 £14.50
Median % change year-on-year -52.72% +118.21% -
75th Percentile - - £14.75
90th Percentile - - -
East of England median hourly rate £47.00 £31.64 £15.24
% change year-on-year +48.55% +107.61% -12.41%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 753 298 769
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.28% 84.90% 89.21%
Number of daily rates quoted 301 146 309
10th Percentile £200 £225 £240
25th Percentile £413 £416 £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £428
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% +22.81% -14.50%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £575
90th Percentile £750 £675 £650
East of England median daily rate £500 £488 £442
% change year-on-year +2.56% +10.29% -6.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 280 76 296
10th Percentile £15.99 £18.99 £35.00
25th Percentile £20.35 £31.54 £43.00
Median hourly rate £50.00 £57.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% +15.00% -16.67%
75th Percentile £66.00 £72.50 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £81.35 £75.25
East of England median hourly rate £40.00 £37.50 £43.00
% change year-on-year +6.67% -12.79% +18.62%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Hertfordshire

Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Data Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 26 June 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Analyst in Hertfordshire

Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Hertfordshire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Hertfordshire

Data Analyst
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 Data Analyst within the Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 26 June 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 - 5 - -
Watford - 3 £575 - 2
Rickmansworth - 1 £145 -
Data Analyst
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 26 June 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (33.33%) Analytics
1 3 (33.33%) CRM
1 3 (33.33%) Data Strategy
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
2 2 (22.22%) SQL
3 1 (11.11%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (11.11%) AI
3 1 (11.11%) Azure
3 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (11.11%) Data Engineering
3 1 (11.11%) Data Governance
3 1 (11.11%) Data Transformation
3 1 (11.11%) ERP
3 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
3 1 (11.11%) MS Access
3 1 (11.11%) Power BI
3 1 (11.11%) Power Platform
3 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Python
3 1 (11.11%) Raiser’s Edge
3 1 (11.11%) Salesforce
3 1 (11.11%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
3 1 (11.11%) SAS
3 1 (11.11%) SPSS
3 1 (11.11%) Statistical Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing

Data Analyst Skill Set
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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (11.11%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (11.11%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 1 (11.11%) Azure
1 1 (11.11%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (11.11%) MS Access
1 1 (11.11%) Power BI
General
1 2 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (22.22%) Marketing
2 1 (11.11%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
1 3 (33.33%) Analytics
1 3 (33.33%) CRM
1 3 (33.33%) Data Strategy
2 2 (22.22%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (22.22%) Decision-Making
3 1 (11.11%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (11.11%) AI
3 1 (11.11%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (11.11%) Data Engineering
3 1 (11.11%) Data Governance
3 1 (11.11%) Data Transformation
3 1 (11.11%) ERP
3 1 (11.11%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (11.11%) Statistical Analysis
3 1 (11.11%) Technical Architecture
3 1 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (11.11%) User Stories
3 1 (11.11%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 2 (22.22%) SQL
2 1 (11.11%) Python
2 1 (11.11%) VB
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Microsoft
1 1 (11.11%) Salesforce
1 1 (11.11%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud