IT Analyst Contracts in the Midlands

IT Analyst
England > Midlands

The median IT Analyst daily rate in the Midlands is £375, 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 86 125 128
Rank change year-on-year +39 +3 -3
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 25 8 39
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 1.31% 0.29% 1.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.45% 0.32% 1.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 16 4 27
10th Percentile £150 £191 £118
25th Percentile £248 £285 £167
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 £400 £350
Median % change year-on-year -6.25% +14.29% -9.68%
75th Percentile £498 £459 £450
90th Percentile £525 £476 £488
England median daily rate £344 £450 £350
% change year-on-year -23.61% +28.57% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 1 5
10th Percentile £14.42 - £12.56
25th Percentile £16.82 £13.50 £14.52
Median hourly rate £22.05 £14.00 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year +57.50% -9.68% +8.77%
75th Percentile £22.08 £14.50 £15.75
90th Percentile - - £23.10
England median hourly rate £22.05 £22.50 £23.32
% change year-on-year -2.00% -3.50% +39.19%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 1,725 2,532 3,256
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.13% 91.84% 94.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,147 1,707 2,290
10th Percentile £200 £213 £223
25th Percentile £356 £325 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.26%
75th Percentile £552 £588 £588
90th Percentile £638 £688 £675
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 106 213 128
10th Percentile £12.62 £11.84 £12.35
25th Percentile £14.00 £14.27 £15.21
Median hourly rate £18.82 £19.59 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.94% -2.05% +16.33%
75th Percentile £28.18 £35.00 £28.88
90th Percentile £35.58 £54.60 £61.50
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Analyst in the Midlands

IT Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for IT Analyst in the Midlands

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

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

Daily rate histogram for IT Analyst in the Midlands

IT Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for IT Analyst in the Midlands

IT Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Analyst within the Midlands 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
West Midlands +28 19 £388 -6.06% 6
East Midlands +13 6 £256 -12.39% 6
IT Analyst
England

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, IT 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 Midlands region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 15 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 9 (36.00%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (32.00%) ITIL
3 8 (32.00%) Customer Service
4 6 (24.00%) Windows
5 5 (20.00%) Microsoft
5 5 (20.00%) Degree
5 5 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (16.00%) Microsoft Intune
6 4 (16.00%) Entra ID
6 4 (16.00%) Azure
6 4 (16.00%) Computer Science
7 3 (12.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (12.00%) Finance
7 3 (12.00%) Active Directory
7 3 (12.00%) SharePoint
7 3 (12.00%) Analytical Skills
8 2 (8.00%) Cybersecurity
8 2 (8.00%) ServiceNow
8 2 (8.00%) Varonis
8 2 (8.00%) Logistics
8 2 (8.00%) OneDrive
8 2 (8.00%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (8.00%) Single Sign-On
8 2 (8.00%) Project Delivery
8 2 (8.00%) Requirements Gathering
8 2 (8.00%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (8.00%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (8.00%) Windows 10
8 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Office

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 3 (12.00%) SharePoint
2 1 (4.00%) IBM Notes
Applications
1 2 (8.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
2 4 (16.00%) Azure
2 4 (16.00%) Entra ID
3 2 (8.00%) OneDrive
4 1 (4.00%) AWS
4 1 (4.00%) GCP
4 1 (4.00%) Power Platform
4 1 (4.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.00%) Power BI
General
1 15 (60.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (12.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (12.00%) Finance
3 2 (8.00%) Law
3 2 (8.00%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (4.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.00%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.00%) Public Sector
4 1 (4.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (4.00%) Operational Technology
2 1 (4.00%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 6 (24.00%) Windows
2 2 (8.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (4.00%) Android
3 1 (4.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (36.00%) Problem-Solving
2 8 (32.00%) Customer Service
2 8 (32.00%) ITIL
3 4 (16.00%) Computer Science
4 3 (12.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (8.00%) Business Analysis
5 2 (8.00%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (8.00%) Cybersecurity
5 2 (8.00%) Logistics
5 2 (8.00%) Project Delivery
5 2 (8.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 2 (8.00%) Service Management
6 1 (4.00%) Contract Management
6 1 (4.00%) Cyber Resilience
6 1 (4.00%) IT Strategy
6 1 (4.00%) Proactive Monitoring
6 1 (4.00%) Programme Governance
6 1 (4.00%) Resource Allocation
6 1 (4.00%) SDLC
6 1 (4.00%) Virtual Environments
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.00%) Bash
1 1 (4.00%) PowerShell
1 1 (4.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (4.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (4.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (4.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.00%) Data Quality
System Software
1 3 (12.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (4.00%) Docker
2 1 (4.00%) Hyper-V
2 1 (4.00%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 4 (16.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (8.00%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (4.00%) Kubernetes
3 1 (4.00%) Podman
3 1 (4.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.00%) ServiceNow
2 2 (8.00%) Varonis
3 1 (4.00%) Apple
3 1 (4.00%) AVEVA
3 1 (4.00%) Google
3 1 (4.00%) Ivanti
3 1 (4.00%) Lotus
3 1 (4.00%) VMware