Lead Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in London

Lead Data Analyst
England > London

The median Lead Data Analyst daily rate in London is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 March 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 384 355 393
Rank change year-on-year -29 +38 +113
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Data Analyst 7 1 4
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.044% 0.008% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% 0.008% 0.023%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 1 1
10th Percentile £670 - -
25th Percentile - £352 £550
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 £364 £600
Median % change year-on-year +92.57% -39.42% +2.13%
75th Percentile £715 £375 £650
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £708 £563 £600
% change year-on-year +25.78% -6.25% +11.21%

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 14,847 12,234 17,041
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.56% 93.71% 93.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,976 8,184 12,295
10th Percentile £350 £338 £325
25th Percentile £425 £435 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -4.35%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 229 145 345
10th Percentile £18.07 £21.08 £16.00
25th Percentile £22.41 £24.66 £19.38
Median hourly rate £34.50 £35.00 £28.75
Median % change year-on-year -1.44% +21.74% -17.86%
75th Percentile £59.72 £53.75 £48.56
90th Percentile £76.58 £78.04 £65.00
England median hourly rate £36.00 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year +2.86% +7.69% -22.27%

Lead Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Lead Data Analyst job vacancy trend in London

Lead Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Data Analyst job vacancies in London

Lead Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Lead Data Analyst job vacancies in London

Lead Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 23 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 9 March 2026, Lead 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 London region featuring Lead Data Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (57.14%) Backlog Management
2 2 (28.57%) Data Management
2 2 (28.57%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (14.29%) Azure
3 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (14.29%) Data Acquisition
3 1 (14.29%) Data Modelling
3 1 (14.29%) Informatica
3 1 (14.29%) Investment Management
3 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
3 1 (14.29%) Migration
3 1 (14.29%) Oracle
3 1 (14.29%) Power Automate
3 1 (14.29%) Power BI
3 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
3 1 (14.29%) Requirements Management
3 1 (14.29%) Requirements Workshops
3 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (14.29%) User Stories
3 1 (14.29%) Visualisation
3 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation

Lead Data Analyst 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) Power Automate
1 1 (14.29%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (14.29%) Power BI
1 1 (14.29%) SQL Server
General
1 2 (28.57%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Banking
2 1 (14.29%) Front Office
2 1 (14.29%) General Ledger
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
1 1 (14.29%) Greenfield Project
1 1 (14.29%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Backlog Management
2 2 (28.57%) Data Management
2 2 (28.57%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (14.29%) Data Acquisition
3 1 (14.29%) Data Modelling
3 1 (14.29%) Investment Management
3 1 (14.29%) Mentoring
3 1 (14.29%) Migration
3 1 (14.29%) Requirements Management
3 1 (14.29%) Requirements Workshops
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (14.29%) User Stories
3 1 (14.29%) Visualisation
3 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Informatica
1 1 (14.29%) Oracle