Analyst Contracts in Knutsford

Analyst
Cheshire > Knutsford

The median Analyst daily rate in Knutsford is £358, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 June 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
26 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 22 10
Rank change year-on-year +4 -12 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 29 11 18
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Knutsford 12.55% 6.40% 15.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 13.88% 6.75% 16.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 11 15
10th Percentile £301 £385 £400
25th Percentile £356 £480 £510
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £358 £570 £586
Median % change year-on-year -37.19% -2.73% +45.05%
75th Percentile £486 £580 £680
90th Percentile £512 - £726
Cheshire median daily rate £410 £475 £471
% change year-on-year -13.68% +0.80% +16.65%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Knutsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Knutsford. 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 Knutsford with a recognized job title 209 163 111
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.48% 94.77% 93.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 194 145 90
10th Percentile £317 £349 £506
25th Percentile £358 £390 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £402 £451 £565
Median % change year-on-year -10.77% -20.27% +15.66%
75th Percentile £492 £576 £610
90th Percentile £537 £619 £680
Cheshire median daily rate £434 £475 £516
% change year-on-year -8.74% -7.95% +14.67%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Knutsford

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Knutsford

Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Knutsford

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

Daily rate trend for Analyst in Knutsford

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Knutsford

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Knutsford over the 6 months to 26 June 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Knutsford

Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Knutsford

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

Hourly rate trend for Analyst in Knutsford

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

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

1 12 (41.38%) Agile
2 11 (37.93%) Continuous Improvement
3 10 (34.48%) Business Analysis
3 10 (34.48%) Banking
4 9 (31.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 8 (27.59%) ServiceNow
5 8 (27.59%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (27.59%) Service Management
5 8 (27.59%) ITSM
6 7 (24.14%) Change Management
6 7 (24.14%) User Acceptance Testing
6 7 (24.14%) Business Case
7 6 (20.69%) Social Skills
7 6 (20.69%) Decision-Making
7 6 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (17.24%) Business Strategy
8 5 (17.24%) Feasibility Study
8 5 (17.24%) Degree
8 5 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
8 5 (17.24%) Test Strategy
8 5 (17.24%) Data Analytics
8 5 (17.24%) Analytics
8 5 (17.24%) User Stories
8 5 (17.24%) Risk Management
8 5 (17.24%) Finance
8 5 (17.24%) Scrum
8 5 (17.24%) Microsoft
9 4 (13.79%) MS Visio
9 4 (13.79%) Project Management
9 4 (13.79%) CMDB

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Knutsford 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 3 (10.34%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (13.79%) MS Visio
2 3 (10.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (10.34%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.90%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.90%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 3 (10.34%) JIRA
General
1 10 (34.48%) Banking
2 6 (20.69%) Social Skills
3 5 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (17.24%) Finance
4 2 (6.90%) Legal
5 1 (3.45%) Corporate Banking
5 1 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (3.45%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.45%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.79%) CMDB
2 3 (10.34%) Management Information System
2 3 (10.34%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (41.38%) Agile
2 11 (37.93%) Continuous Improvement
3 10 (34.48%) Business Analysis
4 9 (31.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 8 (27.59%) ITSM
5 8 (27.59%) Service Management
5 8 (27.59%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (24.14%) Business Case
6 7 (24.14%) Change Management
6 7 (24.14%) User Acceptance Testing
7 6 (20.69%) Decision-Making
7 6 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (17.24%) Analytics
8 5 (17.24%) Business Strategy
8 5 (17.24%) Data Analytics
8 5 (17.24%) Feasibility Study
8 5 (17.24%) Risk Management
8 5 (17.24%) Scrum
8 5 (17.24%) Test Strategy
8 5 (17.24%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 2 (6.90%) PowerShell
2 1 (3.45%) SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (17.24%) Degree
2 2 (6.90%) CBAP
3 1 (3.45%) PMI Certification
3 1 (3.45%) PMP
3 1 (3.45%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.90%) COREP
1 2 (6.90%) FINREP
1 2 (6.90%) GDPR
2 1 (3.45%) COBIT
2 1 (3.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (3.45%) PMO
2 1 (3.45%) PSD2
2 1 (3.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 8 (27.59%) ServiceNow
2 5 (17.24%) Microsoft