Analytical Skills Contracts in Lancashire

Analytical Skills
North West > Lancashire

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in contract job vacancies in Lancashire. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 23 August 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 11 23 21
Rank change year-on-year +12 -2 -13
DemandTrendContract jobs citing Analytical Skills 22 6 21
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Lancashire 11.17% 2.87% 8.02%
As % of the General category 22.92% 6.00% 14.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 1 10
10th Percentile £153 - £332
25th Percentile £413 - £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £438
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -8.57% -12.50%
75th Percentile £538 - £484
90th Percentile £591 - £495
North West median daily rate £455 £493 £486
% change year-on-year -7.81% +1.44% +8.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 2 7
10th Percentile £54.79 £29.88 £20.93
25th Percentile £60.33 £35.31 £33.62
Median hourly rate £63.40 £46.25 £45.88
Median % change year-on-year +37.08% +0.81% +67.08%
75th Percentile - £57.81 £54.69
90th Percentile - £63.63 £65.51
North West median hourly rate £35.00 £44.50 £45.88
% change year-on-year -21.35% -3.01% +79.92%

All General Skills
Lancashire

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in Lancashire.

DemandTrendContract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 96 100 145
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire 48.73% 47.85% 55.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 51 34 93
10th Percentile £153 £259 £332
25th Percentile £395 £363 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -9.00% -4.76% -
75th Percentile £581 £600 £634
90th Percentile £630 £768 £700
North West median daily rate £470 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -6.10% - +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 37 24
10th Percentile £26.88 - £16.70
25th Percentile £37.91 £16.06 £23.15
Median hourly rate £55.20 £32.90 £47.19
Median % change year-on-year +67.81% -30.29% +53.48%
75th Percentile £63.40 £43.10 £58.62
90th Percentile £76.66 £44.33 £76.91
North West median hourly rate £28.75 £32.95 £26.60
% change year-on-year -12.74% +23.86% +32.14%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Job postings citing Analytical Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

Job vacancy trend for Analytical Skills in Lancashire

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in Lancashire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in Lancashire over the 6 months to 23 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analytical Skills in Lancashire

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Lancashire citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
DemandTrendContract Job Locations in Lancashire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 23 August 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
DemandTrendContract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Preston -1 5 £447 +11.75% 11
Burnley -2 5 - - 5
Blackpool - 3 £153 - 3
Blackburn - 1 £450 - 6
Analytical Skills
North West

Analytical Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Lancashire 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:

Applications
1 9 (40.91%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 7 (31.82%) MS Visio
3 4 (18.18%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (9.09%) Siemens NX
Business Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Teamcenter
2 1 (4.55%) Maximo
2 1 (4.55%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 1 (4.55%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (4.55%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 5 (22.73%) LAN
1 5 (22.73%) VPN
General
1 20 (90.91%) Social Skills
2 7 (31.82%) Documentation Skills
2 7 (31.82%) Manufacturing
3 5 (22.73%) Finance
3 5 (22.73%) Presentation Skills
4 2 (9.09%) Aerospace
5 1 (4.55%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 7 (31.82%) Desktop Engineer
2 5 (22.73%) 2nd Line Desktop Support
2 5 (22.73%) 2nd Line Desktop Support Engineer
2 5 (22.73%) 2nd Line Engineer
2 5 (22.73%) 2nd Line Support
2 5 (22.73%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
2 5 (22.73%) Desktop Support
2 5 (22.73%) Desktop Support Engineer
2 5 (22.73%) Support Engineer
3 3 (13.64%) Accountant
3 3 (13.64%) Assistant Accountant
3 3 (13.64%) Project Accountant
4 2 (9.09%) Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Architect
4 2 (9.09%) Business Analyst
4 2 (9.09%) Desktop Migration Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Migration Engineer
4 2 (9.09%) Windows Engineer
5 1 (4.55%) Consultant
5 1 (4.55%) Test Manager
Miscellaneous
1 6 (27.27%) Management Information System
2 2 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (4.55%) Team-Oriented Environment
Operating Systems
1 7 (31.82%) Windows
2 5 (22.73%) Windows 10
2 5 (22.73%) Windows 8
2 5 (22.73%) Windows Server
2 5 (22.73%) Windows Server 2003
2 5 (22.73%) Windows Server 2008
2 5 (22.73%) Windows Server 2012
2 5 (22.73%) Windows Server 2016
2 5 (22.73%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (86.36%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (45.45%) ITIL
3 8 (36.36%) Mentoring
4 7 (31.82%) Time Management
5 5 (22.73%) Asset Management
5 5 (22.73%) Business Case
5 5 (22.73%) Infrastructure Monitoring
5 5 (22.73%) Proactive Maintenance
5 5 (22.73%) Process Improvement
5 5 (22.73%) Project Delivery
5 5 (22.73%) Technical Analysis
6 4 (18.18%) Incident Management
6 4 (18.18%) SIAM
6 4 (18.18%) Workflow
7 3 (13.64%) Deadline-Driven
7 3 (13.64%) ITSM
7 3 (13.64%) Migration
7 3 (13.64%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (13.64%) Trend Analysis
8 2 (9.09%) Coaching
Qualifications
1 6 (27.27%) SC Cleared
1 6 (27.27%) Security Cleared
2 5 (22.73%) Microsoft Certification
3 3 (13.64%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (4.55%) Degree
4 1 (4.55%) ISTQB
4 1 (4.55%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (9.09%) Actionable Recommendations
1 2 (9.09%) QA
System Software
1 5 (22.73%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (22.73%) SCCM
2 3 (13.64%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 11 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 5 (22.73%) Canon
3 4 (18.18%) ServiceNow
4 2 (9.09%) Siemens