Data Analytics Specialist Contract Job Trends in London

Data Analytics Specialist
England > London

The median Data Analytics Specialist daily rate in London is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 May 2026.

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

6 months to
30 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 414 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analytics Specialist 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.011% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £506 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - -
75th Percentile £519 - -
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £500 £580 £270
% change year-on-year -13.79% +114.81% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 17,158 11,372 16,354
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.88% 93.47% 93.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,358 7,721 11,830
10th Percentile £356 £350 £325
25th Percentile £431 £425 £442
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £760 £800 £800
England median daily rate £515 £518 £525
% change year-on-year -0.48% -1.43% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 275 153 322
10th Percentile £18.75 £20.24 £16.00
25th Percentile £25.20 £24.66 £20.07
Median hourly rate £39.00 £32.00 £27.66
Median % change year-on-year +21.88% +15.71% -23.18%
75th Percentile £63.10 £49.75 £46.50
90th Percentile £76.64 £61.85 £65.03
England median hourly rate £45.00 £29.33 £37.50
% change year-on-year +53.43% -21.79% -16.67%

Data Analytics Specialist
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Data Analytics Specialist job vacancy trend in London

Data Analytics Specialist
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analytics Specialist job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analytics Specialist job vacancies in London

Data Analytics Specialist Skill Set
Top 16 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 30 May 2026, Data Analytics Specialist 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 London region featuring Data Analytics Specialist in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Alteryx
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Collibra
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Foundry
2 1 (50.00%) Palantir
2 1 (50.00%) Palantir Foundry
2 1 (50.00%) Power BI
2 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Tableau

Data Analytics Specialist Skill Set
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 1 (50.00%) Palantir Foundry
Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Collibra
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
1 1 (50.00%) Tableau
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Banking
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) AI
2 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Data Management
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) Alteryx
1 1 (50.00%) Foundry
1 1 (50.00%) Palantir