IT Analyst Contract Job Trends in Leeds

IT Analyst
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median IT Analyst daily rate in Leeds is £340, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 July 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 82 59 69
Rank change year-on-year -23 +10 +13
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 3 3 3
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.30% 0.57% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.32% 0.58% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 2
10th Percentile - - £272
25th Percentile - - £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £340 - £316
Median % change year-on-year - - -2.85%
75th Percentile £464 - £356
90th Percentile £538 - £367
West Yorkshire median daily rate £340 - £316
% change year-on-year - - +124.37%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leeds

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 948 513 727
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.14% 97.90% 91.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 576 335 468
10th Percentile £349 £303 £300
25th Percentile £417 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £485 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.09% -3.00% -8.05%
75th Percentile £578 £550 £575
90th Percentile £663 £600 £646
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £490 £495
% change year-on-year +2.15% -1.11% -5.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 3 24
10th Percentile £16.70 £31.53 £11.75
25th Percentile £18.92 £31.62 £12.25
Median hourly rate £26.25 £33.11 £18.27
Median % change year-on-year -20.72% +81.23% -11.55%
75th Percentile £35.00 £66.51 £48.75
90th Percentile £58.40 £85.74 -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.77 £22.14 £18.27
% change year-on-year +16.40% +21.18% -3.84%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

IT Analyst job vacancy trend in Leeds

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Leeds

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in Leeds over the 6 months to 8 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for IT Analyst in Leeds

IT Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Leeds

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 8 July 2026, IT 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 Leeds region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Infrastructure Transformation
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (66.67%) PMO
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Generative AI
2 1 (33.33%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Discovery
2 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Management
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow
2 1 (33.33%) Workflow

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds 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 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (66.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Copilot
General
1 2 (66.67%) Organisational Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) AI Agents
1 1 (33.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Infrastructure Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Agile
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Coaching
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Generative AI
2 1 (33.33%) ITSM
2 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Discovery
2 1 (33.33%) Knowledge Management
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Service Management
2 1 (33.33%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (66.67%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
1 1 (33.33%) ServiceNow