Analyst Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Analyst
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Analyst daily rate in Milton Keynes is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 10 7
Rank change year-on-year +6 -3 +3
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 80 43 83
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 21.00% 17.77% 16.67%
As % of the Job Titles category 22.04% 18.38% 17.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 63 36 67
10th Percentile £193 £189 £185
25th Percentile £356 £257 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £375 £450
Median % change year-on-year +20.00% -16.67% +28.57%
75th Percentile £549 £441 £517
90th Percentile £638 £501 £593
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £438 £385 £450
% change year-on-year +13.64% -14.44% +15.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 0 1
10th Percentile £14.60 - -
25th Percentile £15.25 - -
Median hourly rate £25.75 - £24.00
75th Percentile £36.00 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £25.75 - £24.00
% change year-on-year - - +47.69%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 363 234 470
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.28% 96.69% 94.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 261 174 364
10th Percentile £259 £253 £275
25th Percentile £400 £363 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £470 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.72% -6.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £565 £560 £600
90th Percentile £635 £638 £725
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £475 £475 £500
% change year-on-year - -5.00% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 4 18
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.01 £13.16
25th Percentile - £17.03 £19.06
Median hourly rate £29.61 £26.35 £23.22
Median % change year-on-year +12.37% +13.50% +30.79%
75th Percentile £36.00 £36.50 £26.25
90th Percentile £37.45 £37.40 £30.00
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £25.15 £26.35 £23.22
% change year-on-year -4.55% +13.50% +40.70%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Milton Keynes

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in Milton Keynes

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 13 January 2026, 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 35 (43.75%) Security Cleared
2 24 (30.00%) SC Cleared
3 17 (21.25%) Microsoft
4 16 (20.00%) SIEM
5 13 (16.25%) Agile
5 13 (16.25%) Incident Response
5 13 (16.25%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (16.25%) Security Operations
6 12 (15.00%) Business Intelligence
6 12 (15.00%) DV Cleared
7 11 (13.75%) Data Analysis
7 11 (13.75%) Impact Assessments
7 11 (13.75%) Problem-Solving
7 11 (13.75%) Salesforce
7 11 (13.75%) Windows
8 9 (11.25%) Cybersecurity
8 9 (11.25%) Workshop Facilitation
9 8 (10.00%) Data Governance
9 8 (10.00%) Data Quality
9 8 (10.00%) JIRA
9 8 (10.00%) Oracle
9 8 (10.00%) SharePoint
9 8 (10.00%) SLA
9 8 (10.00%) SQL
9 8 (10.00%) User Stories
10 7 (8.75%) Confluence
10 7 (8.75%) Customer Service
10 7 (8.75%) QA
10 7 (8.75%) ServiceNow
10 7 (8.75%) Splunk

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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:

Application Platforms
1 8 (10.00%) SharePoint
2 7 (8.75%) Confluence
3 4 (5.00%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (1.25%) Exchange Server 2013
Applications
1 6 (7.50%) Microsoft Excel
2 5 (6.25%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (1.25%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 6 (7.50%) Salesforce CRM
2 2 (2.50%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 13 (16.25%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (7.50%) Power Platform
3 4 (5.00%) Collibra
3 4 (5.00%) Figma
4 3 (3.75%) Entra ID
4 3 (3.75%) Microsoft Purview
5 1 (1.25%) Azure
Communications & Networking
1 5 (6.25%) DNS
1 5 (6.25%) TCP/IP
2 2 (2.50%) Firewall
2 2 (2.50%) Network Security
3 1 (1.25%) VPN
3 1 (1.25%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (7.50%) Power BI
2 5 (6.25%) SQL Server
3 4 (5.00%) Big Data
3 4 (5.00%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (5.00%) Star Schema
4 3 (3.75%) Metadata
5 2 (2.50%) Metadata Repository
5 2 (2.50%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (1.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 29 (36.25%) Social Skills
2 18 (22.50%) Analytical Skills
3 17 (21.25%) Finance
4 6 (7.50%) Public Sector
5 4 (5.00%) Documentation Skills
5 4 (5.00%) Retail
6 3 (3.75%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (2.50%) Banking
7 2 (2.50%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.25%) Legal
8 1 (1.25%) Marketing
8 1 (1.25%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.25%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 11 (13.75%) Security Operations Centre
2 7 (8.75%) Cyber Threat
3 6 (7.50%) Self-Motivation
4 5 (6.25%) Management Information System
5 4 (5.00%) CSOC
5 4 (5.00%) Cyberattack
5 4 (5.00%) Product Ownership
6 3 (3.75%) Analytical Mindset
7 2 (2.50%) Cyber Defence
8 1 (1.25%) Data Structures
8 1 (1.25%) Video Conferencing
8 1 (1.25%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 11 (13.75%) Windows
2 6 (7.50%) Linux
3 4 (5.00%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.25%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.25%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (20.00%) SIEM
2 13 (16.25%) Agile
2 13 (16.25%) Incident Response
2 13 (16.25%) Security Operations
3 12 (15.00%) Business Intelligence
4 11 (13.75%) Data Analysis
4 11 (13.75%) Impact Assessments
4 11 (13.75%) Problem-Solving
5 9 (11.25%) Cybersecurity
5 9 (11.25%) Workshop Facilitation
6 8 (10.00%) Data Governance
6 8 (10.00%) User Stories
7 7 (8.75%) Customer Service
7 7 (8.75%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 6 (7.50%) Business Analysis
8 6 (7.50%) CRM
8 6 (7.50%) Stakeholder Management
8 6 (7.50%) User Acceptance Testing
8 6 (7.50%) Waterfall
9 5 (6.25%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 8 (10.00%) SQL
2 3 (3.75%) Python
3 1 (1.25%) VBA
Qualifications
1 35 (43.75%) Security Cleared
2 24 (30.00%) SC Cleared
3 12 (15.00%) DV Cleared
4 5 (6.25%) Degree
5 3 (3.75%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 2 (2.50%) CISSP
6 2 (2.50%) CompTIA CySA+
6 2 (2.50%) CompTIA Security+
6 2 (2.50%) Computer Science Degree
7 1 (1.25%) BPSS Clearance
7 1 (1.25%) CEH
7 1 (1.25%) CISA
7 1 (1.25%) CISM
7 1 (1.25%) GCIH
7 1 (1.25%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (10.00%) Data Quality
1 8 (10.00%) SLA
2 7 (8.75%) QA
3 6 (7.50%) GDPR
4 5 (6.25%) GRC
4 5 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 4 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials
5 4 (5.00%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
6 2 (2.50%) NIST
6 2 (2.50%) PMO
7 1 (1.25%) ISO/IEC 27005
7 1 (1.25%) PCI DSS
7 1 (1.25%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (3.75%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (1.25%) RSA Archer
1 1 (1.25%) SCCM
Vendors
1 17 (21.25%) Microsoft
2 11 (13.75%) Salesforce
3 8 (10.00%) Oracle
4 7 (8.75%) ServiceNow
4 7 (8.75%) Splunk
5 4 (5.00%) Tenable
6 2 (2.50%) CheckPoint
6 2 (2.50%) SAP
6 2 (2.50%) TIBCO
6 2 (2.50%) webMethods
7 1 (1.25%) BT
7 1 (1.25%) McAfee
7 1 (1.25%) Openreach
7 1 (1.25%) Qualys