Analyst Contracts in Merseyside

Analyst
North West > Merseyside

The median Analyst daily rate in Merseyside is £225, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 6 14
Rank change year-on-year +1 +8 -6
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 32 32 42
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merseyside 19.05% 14.04% 12.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 20.00% 14.75% 12.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 16 28
10th Percentile £143 £200 £156
25th Percentile £150 £213 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £225 £228 £400
Median % change year-on-year -1.10% -43.13% -
75th Percentile £438 £441 £481
90th Percentile £513 £450 £544
North West median daily rate £361 £450 £423
% change year-on-year -19.72% +6.51% +5.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 12 3
10th Percentile £15.57 - £16.20
25th Percentile - £15.50 £16.22
Median hourly rate £17.44 £16.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year +9.00% -8.57% +25.00%
75th Percentile - £18.88 £18.75
90th Percentile £25.78 £22.29 -
North West median hourly rate £24.50 £14.71 £22.33
% change year-on-year +66.58% -34.14% +44.06%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 160 217 330
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.24% 95.18% 96.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 117 242
10th Percentile £143 £151 £236
25th Percentile £203 £230 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £400 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -15.79% +10.47%
75th Percentile £538 £494 £550
90th Percentile £630 £588 £686
North West median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.65% -1.40% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 32 13
10th Percentile £13.28 - -
25th Percentile - £15.50 £10.09
Median hourly rate £17.44 £19.97 £16.37
Median % change year-on-year -12.65% +21.96% +9.13%
75th Percentile £20.00 £34.80 £18.75
90th Percentile £25.22 £43.09 £23.75
North West median hourly rate £29.23 £26.53 £30.54
% change year-on-year +10.20% -13.15% +50.37%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Merseyside

Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Analyst in Merseyside.

Daily rate trend for Analyst in Merseyside

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Merseyside

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Merseyside over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Merseyside

Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Merseyside

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Analyst in Merseyside.

Hourly rate trend for Analyst in Merseyside

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in Merseyside

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in Merseyside over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Merseyside

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Merseyside region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. 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
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Liverpool +3 28 £175 -23.08% 39
Bootle - 2 £250 -
Analyst
North West

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Merseyside region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 20 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 13 (40.63%) ITIL
2 13 (40.63%) Windows
3 11 (34.38%) Active Directory
3 11 (34.38%) Customer Service
3 11 (34.38%) ServiceNow
4 10 (31.25%) Microsoft
5 8 (25.00%) Windows 10
5 8 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
5 8 (25.00%) SharePoint
5 8 (25.00%) Incident Management
6 7 (21.88%) SLA
6 7 (21.88%) Management Information System
6 7 (21.88%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (18.75%) Process Improvement
8 5 (15.63%) Collaborative Working
8 5 (15.63%) Business Analysis
9 4 (12.50%) Finance
9 4 (12.50%) MCP
9 4 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (12.50%) A+ Certification
10 3 (9.38%) SC Cleared
10 3 (9.38%) Security Cleared
10 3 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
10 3 (9.38%) IT Asset Management
10 3 (9.38%) Acceptance Criteria
10 3 (9.38%) Workshop Facilitation
11 2 (6.25%) Public Sector
11 2 (6.25%) Requirements Gathering
11 2 (6.25%) Conflict Resolution

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 8 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.13%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 8 (25.00%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (6.25%) Entra ID
3 1 (3.13%) GCP
3 1 (3.13%) Google Workspace
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.13%) MPLS
1 1 (3.13%) VoIP
General
1 20 (62.50%) Social Skills
2 4 (12.50%) Finance
3 3 (9.38%) Analytical Skills
4 2 (6.25%) Banking
4 2 (6.25%) Military
4 2 (6.25%) Public Sector
5 1 (3.13%) Local Government
5 1 (3.13%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (3.13%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 7 (21.88%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.13%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 13 (40.63%) Windows
2 8 (25.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (3.13%) Android
3 1 (3.13%) Apple iOS
3 1 (3.13%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (40.63%) ITIL
2 11 (34.38%) Customer Service
3 8 (25.00%) Incident Management
4 7 (21.88%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (18.75%) Process Improvement
6 5 (15.63%) Business Analysis
6 5 (15.63%) Collaborative Working
7 3 (9.38%) Acceptance Criteria
7 3 (9.38%) IT Asset Management
7 3 (9.38%) Workshop Facilitation
8 2 (6.25%) Business Process Improvement
8 2 (6.25%) Conflict Resolution
8 2 (6.25%) Data Analysis
8 2 (6.25%) ERP
8 2 (6.25%) GAP Analysis
8 2 (6.25%) Process Management
8 2 (6.25%) Project Planning
8 2 (6.25%) Requirements Gathering
8 2 (6.25%) Scenario Testing
8 2 (6.25%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.13%) Uniface
Qualifications
1 4 (12.50%) A+ Certification
1 4 (12.50%) MCP
1 4 (12.50%) Microsoft Certification
2 3 (9.38%) SC Cleared
2 3 (9.38%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.13%) Degree
3 1 (3.13%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (21.88%) SLA
2 1 (3.13%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (3.13%) GRC
2 1 (3.13%) PMO
System Software
1 11 (34.38%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (6.25%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 11 (34.38%) ServiceNow
2 10 (31.25%) Microsoft
3 2 (6.25%) Varonis
4 1 (3.13%) Cisco
4 1 (3.13%) Google
4 1 (3.13%) Meraki
4 1 (3.13%) OneTrust
4 1 (3.13%) Palo Alto