Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Data Analyst
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Data Analyst daily rate in Leicestershire is £360, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 April 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 - 22
Rank change year-on-year - - +11
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst 2 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 1.31% - 2.65%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% - 2.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £360 - £375
Median % change year-on-year - - +50.00%
75th Percentile - - £431
90th Percentile - - £510
East Midlands median daily rate £425 £400 £375
% change year-on-year +6.25% +6.67% -

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 148 87 139
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.73% 87.88% 92.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 82 59 102
10th Percentile £131 £180 £151
25th Percentile £360 £275 £258
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £463 £375
Median % change year-on-year -8.11% +23.33% -5.06%
75th Percentile £548 £555 £575
90th Percentile £636 £651 £625
East Midlands median daily rate £450 £425 £425
% change year-on-year +5.88% - -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 11 2 4
10th Percentile £13.54 £22.13 £14.98
25th Percentile £15.13 £23.44 £19.81
Median hourly rate £22.00 £26.25 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.19% +5.00% +23.03%
75th Percentile £24.56 £28.44 £27.81
90th Percentile £27.25 £29.38 £28.38
East Midlands median hourly rate £19.50 £24.18 £17.71
% change year-on-year -19.35% +36.53% -8.14%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

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

Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

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

Data 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 Data Analyst within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 4 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
Lutterworth - 1 - - 2
Data Analyst
East Midlands

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 4 April 2026, Data 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 Data Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (50.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (50.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (50.00%) Databricks
1 1 (50.00%) ERP
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) QA
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Validation

Data 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Data Warehouse
General
1 1 (50.00%) Finance
1 1 (50.00%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (50.00%) Data Transformation
1 1 (50.00%) Data Validation
1 1 (50.00%) ERP
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (50.00%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 1 (50.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (50.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Databricks