Senior Analyst Contract Job Trends in London

Senior Analyst
England > London

The median Senior Analyst daily rate in London is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2026.

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

6 months to
8 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 242 196 191
Rank change year-on-year -46 -5 -32
Contract Senior Analyst jobs 243 185 203
As % of all contract jobs in London 1.19% 1.33% 1.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.29% 1.44% 1.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 158 129 142
10th Percentile £361 £350 £363
25th Percentile £450 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £575 £550
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -2.22%
75th Percentile £650 £663 £625
90th Percentile £725 £775 £731
England median daily rate £525 £500 £513
% change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% -6.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £34.14 -
England median hourly rate £75.00 £34.98 £33.00
% change year-on-year +114.41% +6.00% -49.23%

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
8 Nov 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract job adverts in London matching a recognised job title 18,858 12,881 14,728
% of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title 92.71% 92.61% 94.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,301 8,549 9,509
10th Percentile £363 £333 £338
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.95% -0.94% -4.35%
75th Percentile £663 £663 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £788
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -2.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 443 232 154
10th Percentile £16.50 £17.50 £17.25
25th Percentile £21.93 £21.75 £23.98
Median hourly rate £41.00 £26.68 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year +53.70% -28.87% -3.23%
75th Percentile £64.25 £47.50 £58.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £67.31 £80.75
England median hourly rate £41.06 £25.15 £40.00
% change year-on-year +63.26% -37.13% -11.52%

Senior Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Senior Analyst job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Senior Analyst job vacancy trend in London

Senior Analyst Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in London

Senior Analyst Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for Senior Analyst jobs in London over the 6 months to 8 November 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Senior Analyst in London

Senior Analyst Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Analyst job vacancies in London

Senior Analyst Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in Senior Analyst jobs within the London region over the 6 months to 8 November 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 -24 28 £600 -2.44% 9
Senior Analyst
England

Senior Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 8 November 2026, Senior 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 Senior Analyst job ads across the London region.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Stakeholder Management42.0%102
2Business Analysis32.5%79
3Workshop Facilitation32.1%78
4Requirements Gathering28.8%70
5Agile28.0%68
6User Stories25.1%61
7Analytics22.6%55
8Acceptance Criteria21.4%52
9Microsoft20.6%50
10SQL20.2%49
11Stakeholder Engagement19.3%47
12AI15.6%38
12Decision-Making15.6%38
14Azure15.2%37
14Requirements Workshops15.2%37
16Data Quality14.0%34
17Business Intelligence12.8%31
17Data Modelling12.8%31
17Power Platform12.8%31
20Power BI12.3%30
20Risk Management12.3%30
22Data Analysis11.9%29
22JIRA11.9%29
24Process Improvement11.5%28
24Validation11.5%28
26Continuous Improvement11.1%27
27DevOps10.3%25
27Problem-Solving10.3%25
29Python9.9%24
30Data Governance9.5%23

Senior 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

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Business Analyst59.7%145
2Data Analyst11.1%27
3Senior Data Analyst8.6%21
4Data Business Analyst6.6%16
5Senior Financial Analyst6.2%15
6Senior Systems Analyst5.3%13
7Senior Transformation Analyst4.5%11
8SC Cleared Business Analyst3.7%9
8Senior Test Analyst3.7%9
10Finance Business Analyst3.3%8
10Senior Technical Analyst3.3%8
12Finance Systems Analyst2.9%7
12Product Analyst2.9%7
12Senior Security Analyst2.9%7
12Senior Technical Business Analyst2.9%7
16Insurance Business Analyst2.5%6
16Senior Banking Business Analyst2.5%6
16Senior Business Systems Analyst2.5%6
16Senior Consultant2.5%6
16Senior Digital Analyst2.5%6
68 Senior Analyst jobs in London