Senior Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Senior Data Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Senior Data Analyst daily rate in Manchester is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 81 83 102
Rank change year-on-year +2 +19 -
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Data Analyst 1 1 3
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.097% 0.086% 0.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.11% 0.092% 0.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £283
25th Percentile £463 - £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - £375
75th Percentile £488 - £438
90th Percentile - - £468
North West median daily rate £475 £350 £375
% change year-on-year +35.71% -6.67% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 952 1,090 1,557
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.34% 93.88% 93.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 611 630 1,146
10th Percentile £300 £319 £285
25th Percentile £393 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £488 £500
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £578 £575 £588
90th Percentile £660 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +3.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 81 35 66
10th Percentile £13.51 £15.95 £14.88
25th Percentile £17.30 £23.68 £16.68
Median hourly rate £22.32 £35.00 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year -36.24% +81.82% -3.75%
75th Percentile £31.40 £62.50 £43.75
90th Percentile £60.00 £73.30 £68.13
North West median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -28.16% +6.06% +45.05%

Senior Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Senior Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Manchester

Senior Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Data Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

Senior Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 17 October 2025, Senior 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 Manchester region featuring Senior Data Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Database Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking

Senior Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Algorithms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Data Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Data Science
1 1 (100.00%) Database Optimisation
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Machine Learning
1 1 (100.00%) Predictive Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) Statistical Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Thinking
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Databricks