Analyst Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Analyst
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Analyst daily rate in Leicestershire is £131, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 9 16
Rank change year-on-year +3 +7 -12
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 22 7 16
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 14.10% 7.78% 9.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.77% 8.14% 10.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 3 7
10th Percentile - £194 £122
25th Percentile £131 £215 £205
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £131 £250 £300
Median % change year-on-year -47.53% -16.67% -7.69%
75th Percentile £360 £313 £350
90th Percentile - £350 £388
East Midlands median daily rate £375 £385 £418
% change year-on-year -2.60% -7.78% +5.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £18.93 - £12.20
25th Percentile £20.33 - £12.50
Median hourly rate £24.08 - £13.50
75th Percentile £29.23 - £14.00
90th Percentile £31.48 - -
East Midlands median hourly rate £16.35 £17.00 £15.50
% change year-on-year -3.82% +9.68% +24.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 149 86 158
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.51% 95.56% 95.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 91 57 116
10th Percentile £131 £225 £159
25th Percentile £360 £275 £260
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £463 £375
Median % change year-on-year -8.11% +23.33% -5.06%
75th Percentile £550 £560 £575
90th Percentile £638 £691 £634
East Midlands median daily rate £430 £425 £425
% change year-on-year +1.18% - -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 2 5
10th Percentile £13.84 £22.13 £11.85
25th Percentile £19.25 £23.44 £12.00
Median hourly rate £22.00 £26.25 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.19% +87.50% -24.97%
75th Percentile £28.75 £28.44 £23.75
90th Percentile £30.25 £29.38 £43.10
East Midlands median hourly rate £19.57 £23.34 £17.72
% change year-on-year -16.15% +31.72% +3.47%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Leicestershire.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Leicestershire

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Leicestershire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 12 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Leicestershire

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Leicestershire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Leicestershire

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in Leicestershire

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in Leicestershire over the 6 months to 12 February 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Leicestershire

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 12 February 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
Leicester +2 6 £293 -2.50% 8
Loughborough +1 1 £360 +100.00%
Coalville - 1 £425 - 1
Analyst
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 12 February 2026, 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 Leicestershire region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 13 (59.09%) Problem-Solving
2 11 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 11 (50.00%) Windows
3 8 (36.36%) Active Directory
3 8 (36.36%) Customer Service
3 8 (36.36%) Digital Strategy
3 8 (36.36%) Microsoft Exchange
3 8 (36.36%) Windows 10
4 6 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
5 5 (22.73%) Change Management
5 5 (22.73%) Degree
6 4 (18.18%) Data Protection
6 4 (18.18%) User Acceptance Testing
6 4 (18.18%) Validation
7 3 (13.64%) A+ Certification
7 3 (13.64%) Accounts Payable
7 3 (13.64%) Accounts Receivable
7 3 (13.64%) ADO
7 3 (13.64%) Azure
7 3 (13.64%) Azure DevOps
7 3 (13.64%) Defect Management
7 3 (13.64%) DevOps
7 3 (13.64%) End-to-End Testing
7 3 (13.64%) ERP
7 3 (13.64%) GRC
7 3 (13.64%) Information Security
7 3 (13.64%) ITIL
7 3 (13.64%) ITSM
7 3 (13.64%) Manual Testing
7 3 (13.64%) NIST

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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 8 (36.36%) Microsoft Exchange
Business Applications
1 3 (13.64%) Oracle Assets
1 3 (13.64%) Oracle ERP
1 3 (13.64%) Oracle General Ledger
1 3 (13.64%) Oracle Payables
1 3 (13.64%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (4.55%) NEC Housing
2 1 (4.55%) Oracle Cash Management
Cloud Services
1 3 (13.64%) Azure
1 3 (13.64%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (9.09%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (9.09%) Power BI
2 1 (4.55%) Data Mining
2 1 (4.55%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Git
General
1 5 (22.73%) Social Skills
2 4 (18.18%) Manufacturing
3 3 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (13.64%) Documentation Skills
3 3 (13.64%) Finance
3 3 (13.64%) General Ledger
4 2 (9.09%) Marketing
5 1 (4.55%) Automotive
5 1 (4.55%) Local Government
5 1 (4.55%) Public Sector
5 1 (4.55%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (13.64%) ADO
1 3 (13.64%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 3 (13.64%) Driving Licence
1 3 (13.64%) Management Information System
2 1 (4.55%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (4.55%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (4.55%) Mashup
Operating Systems
1 11 (50.00%) Windows
2 8 (36.36%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (59.09%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (36.36%) Customer Service
2 8 (36.36%) Digital Strategy
3 6 (27.27%) Cybersecurity
4 5 (22.73%) Change Management
5 4 (18.18%) Data Protection
5 4 (18.18%) User Acceptance Testing
5 4 (18.18%) Validation
6 3 (13.64%) DevOps
6 3 (13.64%) ERP
6 3 (13.64%) Information Security
6 3 (13.64%) ITIL
6 3 (13.64%) ITSM
6 3 (13.64%) Manual Testing
6 3 (13.64%) Problem Management
6 3 (13.64%) Project Management
6 3 (13.64%) Root Cause Analysis
6 3 (13.64%) Service Management
6 3 (13.64%) Test Planning
6 3 (13.64%) Test Scripting
Programming Languages
1 2 (9.09%) SQL
2 1 (4.55%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 5 (22.73%) Degree
2 3 (13.64%) A+ Certification
3 1 (4.55%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (13.64%) GRC
1 3 (13.64%) NIST
2 1 (4.55%) Data Quality
2 1 (4.55%) QA
System Software
1 8 (36.36%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 11 (50.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (13.64%) Oracle
2 3 (13.64%) SAP
3 2 (9.09%) Salesforce
4 1 (4.55%) Civica
4 1 (4.55%) Databricks
4 1 (4.55%) Northgate