Senior Analyst Contract Job Trends in Lancashire

Senior Analyst
North West > Lancashire

The median Senior Analyst daily rate in Lancashire is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 April 2026.

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

6 months to
19 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 29 -
Rank change year-on-year -9 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 5 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Lancashire 1.75% 0.58% -
As % of the Job Titles category 1.87% 0.61% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £475 -
Median % change year-on-year -26.32% - -
North West median daily rate £425 £463 £512
% change year-on-year -8.11% -9.71% +5.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 0 0
Median hourly rate £41.94 - -
North West median hourly rate £41.94 £20.00 £26.50
% change year-on-year +109.70% -24.53% +17.78%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Lancashire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Lancashire. 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 Lancashire with a recognized job title 267 163 162
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.68% 95.32% 85.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 91 78
10th Percentile £165 £188 £200
25th Percentile £413 £438 £353
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £530 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.77% +6.00% -4.76%
75th Percentile £800 £594 £650
90th Percentile £950 £630 £758
North West median daily rate £465 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -2.11% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 77 16 52
10th Percentile £28.07 £14.20 £15.00
25th Percentile £41.94 £22.05 £27.40
Median hourly rate £52.78 £28.75 £42.91
Median % change year-on-year +83.57% -33.00% +5.72%
75th Percentile £71.91 £30.85 £46.18
90th Percentile £74.26 £43.94 £48.43
North West median hourly rate £45.46 £30.40 £26.39
% change year-on-year +49.54% +15.20% -13.87%

Senior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Lancashire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Lancashire.

Senior Analyst job vacancy trend in Lancashire

Senior Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Lancashire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in Lancashire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in Lancashire

Senior Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Lancashire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in Lancashire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in Lancashire

Senior Analyst
Contract 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 Senior Analyst within the Lancashire region over the 6 months to 19 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
Preston +1 4 - -
Blackpool - 1 £350 - 1
Senior Analyst
North West

Senior Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire

For the 6 months to 19 April 2026, Senior 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 Lancashire region featuring Senior Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Tech Ops
2 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
2 3 (60.00%) CISM
2 3 (60.00%) CISSP
2 3 (60.00%) CompTIA Security+
2 3 (60.00%) Critical Thinking
2 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (60.00%) Data Modelling
2 3 (60.00%) Data Science
2 3 (60.00%) Firewall
2 3 (60.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (60.00%) Information Security
2 3 (60.00%) Line Management
2 3 (60.00%) Linux
2 3 (60.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (60.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 3 (60.00%) Python
2 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
2 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
2 3 (60.00%) SIEM
2 3 (60.00%) SOAR
2 3 (60.00%) TCP/IP
2 3 (60.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (60.00%) Use Case
2 3 (60.00%) Vulnerability Management
2 3 (60.00%) Windows
2 3 (60.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
3 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (20.00%) Agile

Senior Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Lancashire 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 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
Cloud Services
1 1 (20.00%) Azure
1 1 (20.00%) GCP
1 1 (20.00%) Google Analytics
1 1 (20.00%) Google Tag Manager
1 1 (20.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 3 (60.00%) Firewall
1 3 (60.00%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) BigQuery
1 1 (20.00%) Looker
1 1 (20.00%) Power BI
General
1 3 (60.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Public Sector
2 1 (20.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 3 (60.00%) Linux
1 3 (60.00%) Windows
1 3 (60.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Tech Ops
2 3 (60.00%) Critical Thinking
2 3 (60.00%) Cybersecurity
2 3 (60.00%) Data Modelling
2 3 (60.00%) Data Science
2 3 (60.00%) Incident Response
2 3 (60.00%) Information Security
2 3 (60.00%) Line Management
2 3 (60.00%) Mentoring
2 3 (60.00%) MITRE ATT&CK
2 3 (60.00%) SIEM
2 3 (60.00%) SOAR
2 3 (60.00%) Test Automation
2 3 (60.00%) Use Case
2 3 (60.00%) Vulnerability Management
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Statistical Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (60.00%) CISM
1 3 (60.00%) CISSP
1 3 (60.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 3 (60.00%) SC Cleared
1 3 (60.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Accessibility
1 1 (20.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (20.00%) QA
System Software
1 3 (60.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (20.00%) Google
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft