Analytical Skills Contract Job Trends in London

Analytical Skills
England > London

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in contract job vacancies in London. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 16 21
Rank change year-on-year -1 +5 +1
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 1,549 1,504 1,525
As % of all contract jobs in London 10.75% 10.07% 8.22%
As % of the General category 16.15% 15.65% 12.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 949 907 1,016
10th Percentile £313 £319 £313
25th Percentile £400 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -7.27% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £775 £780 £801
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 40 29 31
10th Percentile £18.25 £17.25 £16.75
25th Percentile £24.38 £22.00 £21.75
Median hourly rate £34.64 £30.59 £43.86
Median % change year-on-year +13.22% -30.26% +29.00%
75th Percentile £47.00 £53.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £56.10 £80.75 £65.00
England median hourly rate £33.73 £25.25 £32.02
% change year-on-year +33.58% -21.13% -19.96%

All General Skills
London

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 9,590 9,613 12,007
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 66.56% 64.39% 64.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 6,245 6,124 8,623
10th Percentile £340 £325 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -6.52% - -4.17%
75th Percentile £673 £700 £700
90th Percentile £787 £825 £800
England median daily rate £500 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 184 118 160
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.48
25th Percentile £20.82 £23.80 £21.38
Median hourly rate £26.30 £35.00 £34.12
Median % change year-on-year -24.86% +2.59% +0.87%
75th Percentile £44.75 £53.75 £59.06
90th Percentile £66.13 £76.02 £76.38
England median hourly rate £23.50 £30.00 £34.75
% change year-on-year -21.67% -13.67% +35.16%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Analytical Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in London

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in London over the 6 months to 23 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analytical Skills in London

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analytical Skills in London over the 6 months to 23 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Analytical Skills in London

Analytical Skills
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the London region over the 6 months to 23 December 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
Central London -3 242 £500 -9.26% 342
West London -13 22 £463 +23.33% 46
South London -11 19 £556 -4.59% 58
East London +4 11 £394 -10.51% 28
North London 0 1 - - 5
Analytical Skills
England

Analytical Skills
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London 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 71 (4.58%) Confluence
2 43 (2.78%) SharePoint
3 25 (1.61%) Apache Spark
4 22 (1.42%) Microsoft Exchange
5 19 (1.23%) Apache Airflow
6 14 (0.90%) CMS
7 8 (0.52%) Apache
8 5 (0.32%) Anypoint
9 4 (0.26%) Jupyter
10 3 (0.19%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.19%) IIS
10 3 (0.19%) OpenStack
10 3 (0.19%) SAS
11 2 (0.13%) ArcGIS
11 2 (0.13%) Camunda
11 2 (0.13%) Luigi
11 2 (0.13%) Oracle Application Server
11 2 (0.13%) Oracle SOA Suite
12 1 (0.065%) Apache Superset
12 1 (0.065%) Appian
Applications
1 159 (10.26%) Microsoft Excel
2 61 (3.94%) Microsoft Office
3 51 (3.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 42 (2.71%) MS Visio
5 24 (1.55%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.45%) Spreadsheet
7 6 (0.39%) ProjectWise
7 6 (0.39%) Trello
8 3 (0.19%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.13%) Autodesk Smoke
9 2 (0.13%) Notion
9 2 (0.13%) Oracle Smart View
10 1 (0.065%) GNU Octave
10 1 (0.065%) Navisworks
10 1 (0.065%) OmniGraffle
10 1 (0.065%) Revit
Business Applications
1 22 (1.42%) SAP S/4HANA
2 13 (0.84%) Dynamics CRM
2 13 (0.84%) Oracle EBS
3 11 (0.71%) Endur
3 11 (0.71%) NetSuite
3 11 (0.71%) Oracle Financials
4 9 (0.58%) Oracle EBS R12
4 9 (0.58%) Remedy ITSM
5 8 (0.52%) Oracle Payables
5 8 (0.52%) SAP HR
6 7 (0.45%) Oracle Cash Management
7 6 (0.39%) Oracle General Ledger
7 6 (0.39%) Workday HCM
8 5 (0.32%) Oracle Assets
8 5 (0.32%) Payment Gateway
8 5 (0.32%) Shopify
8 5 (0.32%) Teamcenter
9 4 (0.26%) Oracle ERP
9 4 (0.26%) Oracle Receivables
10 3 (0.19%) BASE24
Cloud Services
1 263 (16.98%) Azure
2 210 (13.56%) AWS
3 178 (11.49%) Power Platform
4 81 (5.23%) GCP
5 70 (4.52%) SaaS
6 56 (3.62%) Microsoft 365
7 53 (3.42%) Azure DevOps
8 41 (2.65%) Entra ID
9 39 (2.52%) GitHub
9 39 (2.52%) Snowflake
10 36 (2.32%) IaaS
11 32 (2.07%) Amazon S3
12 29 (1.87%) Serverless
13 28 (1.81%) dbt
14 24 (1.55%) AWS Lambda
14 24 (1.55%) Azure Data Factory
15 22 (1.42%) GitHub Actions
16 21 (1.36%) Dynamics 365
17 18 (1.16%) PowerApps
18 17 (1.10%) OCI
Communications & Networking
1 40 (2.58%) Firewall
2 35 (2.26%) Network Security
3 33 (2.13%) DNS
4 26 (1.68%) VPN
5 16 (1.03%) LAN
5 16 (1.03%) WAN
6 14 (0.90%) TCP/IP
7 13 (0.84%) DHCP
8 12 (0.77%) SSL
9 11 (0.71%) HTTP
10 9 (0.58%) SD-WAN
10 9 (0.58%) VLAN
11 7 (0.45%) VoIP
12 6 (0.39%) BGP
12 6 (0.39%) Internet
12 6 (0.39%) Wireless
13 5 (0.32%) CTI
13 5 (0.32%) DMZ
13 5 (0.32%) WLAN
14 4 (0.26%) SMS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 166 (10.72%) Power BI
2 77 (4.97%) Tableau
3 65 (4.20%) Data Warehouse
4 49 (3.16%) SQL Server
5 42 (2.71%) Relational Database
6 41 (2.65%) Metadata
7 32 (2.07%) PostgreSQL
8 27 (1.74%) Big Data
9 26 (1.68%) MongoDB
10 23 (1.48%) DB2
11 22 (1.42%) Data Lake
11 22 (1.42%) NoSQL
12 19 (1.23%) Oracle Reports
13 18 (1.16%) BigQuery
14 17 (1.10%) Power Query
15 15 (0.97%) Hadoop
15 15 (0.97%) Snowflake Schema
15 15 (0.97%) SQL Server Integration Services
16 14 (0.90%) Looker
16 14 (0.90%) Star Schema
Development Applications
1 134 (8.65%) JIRA
2 62 (4.00%) Git
3 21 (1.36%) Jenkins
4 19 (1.23%) GitLab
5 16 (1.03%) JUnit
6 11 (0.71%) Selenium
7 8 (0.52%) Postman
8 6 (0.39%) Appium
8 6 (0.39%) Bitbucket
8 6 (0.39%) JMeter
8 6 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
9 5 (0.32%) Browser DevTools
9 5 (0.32%) Burp Suite
9 5 (0.32%) Metasploit
9 5 (0.32%) Visual Website Optimizer
10 4 (0.26%) Cucumber
10 4 (0.26%) sqlmap
10 4 (0.26%) Team Foundation Server
11 3 (0.19%) SonarQube
11 3 (0.19%) webpack
General
1 824 (53.20%) Social Skills
2 555 (35.83%) Finance
3 208 (13.43%) Banking
4 133 (8.59%) Public Sector
5 100 (6.46%) Marketing
6 74 (4.78%) Investment Banking
7 69 (4.45%) Legal
8 56 (3.62%) Documentation Skills
9 53 (3.42%) Presentation Skills
10 49 (3.16%) Influencing Skills
10 49 (3.16%) Organisational Skills
11 45 (2.91%) Front Office
12 44 (2.84%) Retail
13 43 (2.78%) Back Office
14 40 (2.58%) Financial Institution
15 38 (2.45%) Telecoms
16 31 (2.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 21 (1.36%) Publishing
18 19 (1.23%) Law
19 17 (1.10%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 405 (26.15%) Analyst
2 198 (12.78%) Business Analyst
3 183 (11.81%) Senior
4 164 (10.59%) Developer
5 117 (7.55%) Architect
6 94 (6.07%) Lead
7 80 (5.16%) Data Analyst
8 76 (4.91%) Consultant
9 56 (3.62%) Data Engineer
10 52 (3.36%) Senior Analyst
11 50 (3.23%) Project Manager
12 41 (2.65%) Senior Developer
13 35 (2.26%) Java Developer
13 35 (2.26%) Solutions Architect
14 32 (2.07%) Data Scientist
15 29 (1.87%) Python Developer
16 28 (1.81%) Technical Analyst
17 27 (1.74%) Security Analyst
17 27 (1.74%) Senior Business Analyst
18 25 (1.61%) Product Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 91 (5.87%) REST
2 50 (3.23%) JSON
2 50 (3.23%) Kafka
3 35 (2.26%) .NET
4 33 (2.13%) HTML
5 31 (2.00%) React
6 30 (1.94%) Spring
7 28 (1.81%) XML
8 27 (1.74%) RESTful
9 25 (1.61%) Pandas
10 24 (1.55%) CSS
10 24 (1.55%) SOAP
11 21 (1.36%) Middleware
12 19 (1.23%) AngularJS
12 19 (1.23%) Node.js
12 19 (1.23%) scikit-learn
13 18 (1.16%) TensorFlow
14 17 (1.10%) NumPy
14 17 (1.10%) OAuth
15 16 (1.03%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 166 (10.72%) Analytical Mindset
2 72 (4.65%) Product Ownership
3 68 (4.39%) Self-Motivation
4 64 (4.13%) Management Information System
5 53 (3.42%) Data Structures
6 52 (3.36%) Onboarding
7 37 (2.39%) Algorithms
8 32 (2.07%) Derivative
8 32 (2.07%) Enterprise Software
9 31 (2.00%) Equities
10 30 (1.94%) PKI
11 27 (1.74%) Fixed Income
12 26 (1.68%) Cloud Native
12 26 (1.68%) Legacy Systems
13 25 (1.61%) Security Posture
14 24 (1.55%) Data Protection Act
14 24 (1.55%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 19 (1.23%) Reinsurance
16 18 (1.16%) Cyber Threat
16 18 (1.16%) Data Centre
Operating Systems
1 78 (5.04%) Linux
2 73 (4.71%) Windows
3 25 (1.61%) Unix
4 8 (0.52%) Mac OS
4 8 (0.52%) Windows Server
5 7 (0.45%) Android
5 7 (0.45%) Apple iOS
5 7 (0.45%) Windows 10
6 5 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 4 (0.26%) Solaris
7 4 (0.26%) VMS
8 2 (0.13%) AIX
8 2 (0.13%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2003
8 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
8 2 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.065%) Kali Linux
9 1 (0.065%) VME
9 1 (0.065%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 836 (53.97%) Problem-Solving
2 463 (29.89%) Agile
3 301 (19.43%) Analytics
4 287 (18.53%) Stakeholder Management
5 261 (16.85%) Decision-Making
6 212 (13.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 201 (12.98%) Business Intelligence
8 188 (12.14%) Continuous Improvement
9 178 (11.49%) Data Modelling
10 168 (10.85%) Data Analysis
11 154 (9.94%) AI
12 147 (9.49%) CI/CD
13 145 (9.36%) Project Management
14 144 (9.30%) Migration
15 143 (9.23%) DevOps
16 139 (8.97%) Validation
17 133 (8.59%) Roadmaps
18 130 (8.39%) Visualisation
19 124 (8.01%) Actionable Insight
20 123 (7.94%) Data Governance
Programming Languages
1 384 (24.79%) SQL
2 333 (21.50%) Python
3 99 (6.39%) Java
4 79 (5.10%) PowerShell
5 78 (5.04%) JavaScript
6 49 (3.16%) C#
7 42 (2.71%) Bash
8 31 (2.00%) TypeScript
9 24 (1.55%) C++
10 23 (1.48%) R
11 21 (1.36%) Shell Script
12 17 (1.10%) Go
13 14 (0.90%) Data Analysis Expressions
13 14 (0.90%) Kusto Query Language
14 13 (0.84%) PL/SQL
15 11 (0.71%) T-SQL
16 9 (0.58%) Scala
16 9 (0.58%) VBA
17 8 (0.52%) Korn
18 6 (0.39%) C
Qualifications
1 237 (15.30%) Security Cleared
2 230 (14.85%) Degree
3 177 (11.43%) SC Cleared
4 73 (4.71%) Computer Science Degree
5 45 (2.91%) PMI Certification
6 44 (2.84%) Master's Degree
7 30 (1.94%) PMP
8 24 (1.55%) DV Cleared
9 21 (1.36%) CISSP
10 17 (1.10%) CBAP
11 16 (1.03%) Azure Certification
12 15 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
13 14 (0.90%) CIMA
14 13 (0.84%) ACCA
14 13 (0.84%) BPSS Clearance
15 12 (0.77%) AWS Certification
15 12 (0.77%) CCNP
16 11 (0.71%) CSPO
16 11 (0.71%) Microsoft Certification
16 11 (0.71%) OSCP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 143 (9.23%) Data Quality
2 115 (7.42%) QA
3 55 (3.55%) GDPR
4 46 (2.97%) Accessibility
5 39 (2.52%) PMO
6 23 (1.48%) NIST
7 21 (1.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 14 (0.90%) SLA
9 12 (0.77%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 11 (0.71%) EMIR
10 11 (0.71%) GRC
10 11 (0.71%) MiFID
10 11 (0.71%) WCAG
11 10 (0.65%) Actionable Recommendations
11 10 (0.65%) PCI DSS
12 9 (0.58%) California Consumer Privacy Act
12 9 (0.58%) COBIT
13 6 (0.39%) ISO 19650
13 6 (0.39%) ISO 20022
14 5 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
System Software
1 61 (3.94%) Docker
2 55 (3.55%) Active Directory
3 13 (0.84%) VMware Infrastructure
4 8 (0.52%) zsh
5 7 (0.45%) HDFS
6 4 (0.26%) Firmware
6 4 (0.26%) Virtual Machines
7 3 (0.19%) ProxySG
7 3 (0.19%) Squid
7 3 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
7 3 (0.19%) vSphere
8 2 (0.13%) Snort
8 2 (0.13%) VMware NSX
9 1 (0.065%) BitLocker
9 1 (0.065%) IAG
9 1 (0.065%) KVM
9 1 (0.065%) VMware ESXi
9 1 (0.065%) Xen
Systems Management
1 73 (4.71%) Kubernetes
2 55 (3.55%) Terraform
3 43 (2.78%) Ansible
4 19 (1.23%) Microsoft Intune
5 14 (0.90%) Grafana
5 14 (0.90%) SCCM
6 12 (0.77%) Prometheus
7 8 (0.52%) Nessus
7 8 (0.52%) Single Sign-On
8 5 (0.32%) Nmap
8 5 (0.32%) SCOM
9 4 (0.26%) ITRS Geneos
10 3 (0.19%) Argo
10 3 (0.19%) BladeLogic
10 3 (0.19%) CA Spectrum
10 3 (0.19%) HP ALM
11 2 (0.13%) FortiGate
11 2 (0.13%) Suricata
11 2 (0.13%) vRealize
11 2 (0.13%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 264 (17.04%) Microsoft
2 84 (5.42%) Oracle
3 78 (5.04%) SAP
4 68 (4.39%) Google
5 60 (3.87%) Salesforce
6 54 (3.49%) Databricks
7 53 (3.42%) ServiceNow
8 32 (2.07%) Splunk
9 28 (1.81%) Cisco
10 21 (1.36%) VMware
11 20 (1.29%) Bloomberg
12 17 (1.10%) Adobe
13 16 (1.03%) MuleSoft
14 15 (0.97%) Juniper
14 15 (0.97%) Palo Alto
14 15 (0.97%) Sybase
15 14 (0.90%) CyberArk
16 12 (0.77%) Alteryx
16 12 (0.77%) Remedy
16 12 (0.77%) Workday