Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in London
Data Analyst
England > London
The median Data Analyst daily rate in London is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 185 | 140 | 141 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -45 | +1 | +16 |
| Contract Data Analyst jobs | 333 | 269 | 298 |
| As % of all contract jobs in London | 1.63% | 2.01% | 1.88% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.75% | 2.17% | 1.99% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 208 | 176 | 226 |
| 10th Percentile | £259 | £300 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £375 | £378 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £474 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -5.01% | -0.26% | -5.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £566 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £625 | £678 | £688 |
| England median daily rate | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.88% | -5.56% | -10.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 5 | 12 | 7 |
| 10th Percentile | £18.73 | £25.00 | £31.16 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.52 | £25.01 | £35.00 |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £29.75 | £37.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +76.47% | -20.67% | -1.32% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | £35.63 | £46.63 |
| 90th Percentile | - | £59.55 | £48.75 |
| England median hourly rate | £30.00 | £29.33 | £27.13 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.28% | +8.13% | +25.75% |
All Contract IT Job Roles
London
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in London matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 23 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in London matching a recognised job title | 18,995 | 12,383 | 14,947 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 92.85% | 92.56% | 94.07% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12,338 | 8,242 | 9,687 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £333 | £349 |
| 25th Percentile | £450 | £425 | £450 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £550 | £545 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +0.92% | -0.91% | -4.35% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £663 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £775 | £775 | £800 |
| England median daily rate | £525 | £510 | £525 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.94% | -2.86% | -2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 436 | 215 | 167 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.70 | £17.00 | £17.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £21.93 | £22.00 | £23.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.00 | £26.50 | £38.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +54.72% | -31.17% | -4.94% |
| 75th Percentile | £64.44 | £48.75 | £59.38 |
| 90th Percentile | £81.25 | £66.73 | £80.30 |
| England median hourly rate | £41.71 | £25.15 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | +65.84% | -40.82% | -7.49% |
Data Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in London
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Data Analyst job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.
Data Analyst Daily Rate Trend in London
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in London.
Data Analyst Daily Rate Histogram in London
Daily rate distribution for Data Analyst jobs in London over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
Data Analyst Hourly Rate Trend in London
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in London.
Data Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram in London
Hourly rate distribution for Data Analyst jobs in London over the 6 months to 23 October 2026.
Data Analyst Contract Job Locations in London
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Data Analyst jobs within the London region over the 6 months to 23 October 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 |
Job Ads Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate Past 6 Months |
Median Daily Rate % Change on Same Period Last Year |
Live Jobs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central London | -1 | 58 | £470 | +7.43% | 36 |
| West London | -18 | 8 | £325 | -23.53% | 6 |
| North London | -1 | 3 | £314 | -37.25% | |
| East London | +1 | 2 | £425 | -16.05% | 2 |
| South London | -9 | 1 | £566 | +11.43% | |
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Data Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London
For the 6 months to 23 October 2026, Data Analyst contract job ads cited 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 Data Analyst job ads across the London region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SQL | 55.3% | 184 |
| 2 | Data Quality | 44.7% | 149 |
| 3 | Business Intelligence | 37.8% | 126 |
| 4 | Power BI | 33.9% | 113 |
| 4 | Power Platform | 33.9% | 113 |
| 6 | Data Analysis | 33.3% | 111 |
| 7 | Analytics | 33.0% | 110 |
| 8 | Data Governance | 29.4% | 98 |
| 8 | Validation | 29.4% | 98 |
| 10 | Stakeholder Management | 26.7% | 89 |
| 11 | Python | 25.2% | 84 |
| 12 | Data Modelling | 24.6% | 82 |
| 13 | Decision-Making | 22.2% | 74 |
| 14 | Migration | 19.8% | 66 |
| 15 | Visualisation | 19.2% | 64 |
| 16 | Actionable Insight | 17.7% | 59 |
| 17 | Microsoft Excel | 16.8% | 56 |
| 18 | AI | 16.5% | 55 |
| 18 | Stakeholder Engagement | 16.5% | 55 |
| 18 | Tableau | 16.5% | 55 |
| 21 | Azure | 16.2% | 54 |
| 22 | Data Migration | 15.9% | 53 |
| 23 | Problem-Solving | 15.3% | 51 |
| 24 | Agile | 14.7% | 49 |
| 24 | Microsoft | 14.7% | 49 |
| 26 | Data Lineage | 12.3% | 41 |
| 26 | ETL | 12.3% | 41 |
| 28 | Data Mapping | 12.0% | 40 |
| 28 | Databricks | 12.0% | 40 |
| 30 | Security Cleared | 11.7% | 39 |
Data Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Data Business Analyst | 13.2% | 44 |
| 2 | Senior Analyst | 7.5% | 25 |
| 3 | Governance Analyst | 6.9% | 23 |
| 4 | Business Data Analyst | 6.0% | 20 |
| 5 | Senior Data Analyst | 5.7% | 19 |
| 6 | Data Migration Analyst | 5.4% | 18 |
| 7 | Financial Analyst | 5.1% | 17 |
| 8 | SQL Data Analyst | 4.2% | 14 |
| 8 | Systems Analyst | 4.2% | 14 |
| 10 | Data Engineer | 3.6% | 12 |
| 11 | Data Quality Analyst | 2.7% | 9 |
| 12 | Business Intelligence Data Analyst | 2.4% | 8 |
| 12 | Junior Analyst | 2.4% | 8 |
| 12 | Power BI Analyst | 2.4% | 8 |
| 12 | Quality Analyst | 2.4% | 8 |
| 16 | Data Analytics Analyst | 2.1% | 7 |
| 17 | Asset Management Analyst | 1.8% | 6 |
| 17 | Implementation Analyst | 1.8% | 6 |
| 19 | Excel Analyst | 1.5% | 5 |
| 19 | Junior Data Analyst | 1.5% | 5 |