Analyst Contracts in Leicestershire

Analyst
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Analyst daily rate in Leicestershire is £132, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 July 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
1 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 8 9
Rank change year-on-year -1 +1 -6
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 11 15 26
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leicestershire 9.40% 9.93% 15.57%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.70% 10.87% 15.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 11 24
10th Percentile £129 £122 £118
25th Percentile £131 £200 £122
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £132 £375 £230
Median % change year-on-year -64.71% +63.04% -14.02%
75th Percentile £139 £481 £438
90th Percentile £160 £500 £469
East Midlands median daily rate £358 £363 £400
% change year-on-year -1.24% -9.38% +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 2
10th Percentile - - £15.41
25th Percentile - - £16.02
Median hourly rate - - £17.66
75th Percentile - - £19.94
90th Percentile - - £20.92
East Midlands median hourly rate £17.87 £14.00 £13.50
% change year-on-year +27.64% +3.70% -31.93%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 94 138 164
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.34% 91.39% 98.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 96 136
10th Percentile £129 £147 £184
25th Percentile £196 £284 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £386 £449 £415
Median % change year-on-year -13.98% +8.19% +3.75%
75th Percentile £488 £575 £469
90th Percentile £580 £625 £613
East Midlands median daily rate £415 £425 £463
% change year-on-year -2.35% -8.11% +5.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 10
10th Percentile £18.68 £16.05 £13.11
25th Percentile £18.94 £22.50 £13.62
Median hourly rate £19.75 £25.00 £19.35
Median % change year-on-year -21.00% +29.20% +4.59%
75th Percentile £20.44 £27.50 £21.56
90th Percentile £20.63 £28.25 £21.91
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.39 £17.86 £21.00
% change year-on-year +19.76% -14.95% +5.00%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Leicestershire

Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

Daily rate trend for Analyst in Leicestershire

Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

Hourly rate trend 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 1 July 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
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Leicester -4 3 - - 37
Analyst
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 1 July 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 Leicestershire region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (63.64%) Customer Service
2 6 (54.55%) Chatbot
2 6 (54.55%) Conversational UI
3 5 (45.45%) Social Skills
4 4 (36.36%) QA
5 3 (27.27%) Windows
5 3 (27.27%) Microsoft
5 3 (27.27%) Active Directory
6 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (18.18%) Artificial Intelligence
6 2 (18.18%) Retail
6 2 (18.18%) Windows 10
6 2 (18.18%) Use Case
6 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (18.18%) Digital Strategy
6 2 (18.18%) Generative AI
7 1 (9.09%) ITIL
7 1 (9.09%) Onboarding
7 1 (9.09%) Legacy Systems
7 1 (9.09%) Azure
7 1 (9.09%) SaaS
7 1 (9.09%) Process Improvement
7 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
7 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Intune
7 1 (9.09%) Mobile Device Management
7 1 (9.09%) MobileIron
7 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
7 1 (9.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
7 1 (9.09%) OneDrive
7 1 (9.09%) Entra ID

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leicestershire 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 2 (18.18%) Microsoft Exchange
2 1 (9.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (54.55%) Chatbot
Cloud Services
1 1 (9.09%) Azure
1 1 (9.09%) Entra ID
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (9.09%) OneDrive
1 1 (9.09%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Data Warehouse
General
1 5 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 2 (18.18%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (9.09%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 3 (27.27%) Windows
2 2 (18.18%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Customer Service
2 6 (54.55%) Conversational UI
3 2 (18.18%) Artificial Intelligence
3 2 (18.18%) Digital Strategy
3 2 (18.18%) Generative AI
3 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (18.18%) Use Case
4 1 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (9.09%) ITIL
4 1 (9.09%) ITSM
4 1 (9.09%) Mobile Device Management
4 1 (9.09%) Process Improvement
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (36.36%) QA
System Software
1 3 (27.27%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (9.09%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 1 (9.09%) MobileIron