Analyst Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Analyst
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Analyst daily rate in Milton Keynes is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 June 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 7 3
Rank change year-on-year -1 -4 +4
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 90 33 78
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 11.98% 18.64% 20.10%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.36% 20.00% 21.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 62 20 51
10th Percentile £316 £268 £190
25th Percentile £463 £325 £290
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £375 £400
Median % change year-on-year +60.00% -6.25% -5.88%
75th Percentile £636 £407 £488
90th Percentile £638 £489 £550
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £600 £375 £400
% change year-on-year +60.00% -6.25% -5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 1 4
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £17.64
Median hourly rate £16.35 £17.87 £17.82
Median % change year-on-year -8.51% +0.28% +1.83%
75th Percentile £18.32 - £19.13
90th Percentile - - £21.16
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £16.35 £24.00 £17.82
% change year-on-year -31.88% +34.68% +1.83%

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 728 165 364
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.94% 93.22% 93.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 530 116 271
10th Percentile £363 £243 £275
25th Percentile £456 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £454 £475
Median % change year-on-year +15.70% -4.47% -
75th Percentile £600 £553 £560
90th Percentile £638 £650 £650
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £525 £464 £475
% change year-on-year +13.15% -2.32% -2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 32 8 23
10th Percentile £15.05 £14.48 £15.85
25th Percentile £16.35 £15.12 £17.82
Median hourly rate £17.91 £16.69 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +7.34% -25.84% +65.81%
75th Percentile £39.63 £28.81 £27.22
90th Percentile - £58.63 £48.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £18.32 £15.25 £22.90
% change year-on-year +20.13% -33.40% +30.84%

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

For the 6 months to 17 June 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 59 (65.56%) Security Cleared
2 36 (40.00%) DV Cleared
3 24 (26.67%) SC Cleared
4 17 (18.89%) Cybersecurity
5 13 (14.44%) SIEM
6 12 (13.33%) Incident Response
7 11 (12.22%) Security Operations
8 9 (10.00%) Coaching
8 9 (10.00%) Decision-Making
8 9 (10.00%) Service Delivery
9 8 (8.89%) Business Analysis
10 7 (7.78%) Data Analysis
10 7 (7.78%) Knowledge Transfer
10 7 (7.78%) Linux
10 7 (7.78%) Migration
10 7 (7.78%) Problem-Solving
10 7 (7.78%) Windows
11 6 (6.67%) Agile
11 6 (6.67%) Business Intelligence
11 6 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
11 6 (6.67%) Degree
11 6 (6.67%) DNS
11 6 (6.67%) Process Improvement
11 6 (6.67%) Splunk
11 6 (6.67%) TCP/IP
12 5 (5.56%) Analytics
12 5 (5.56%) Computer Science
12 5 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
12 5 (5.56%) Customer Service
12 5 (5.56%) Impact Assessments

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 3 (3.33%) CMS
2 2 (2.22%) Confluence
2 2 (2.22%) SharePoint
3 1 (1.11%) SAS
Applications
1 4 (4.44%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (1.11%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (3.33%) SAP R/3
1 3 (3.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 4 (4.44%) Power Platform
2 1 (1.11%) Amazon S3
2 1 (1.11%) AWS
2 1 (1.11%) Collibra
2 1 (1.11%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 6 (6.67%) DNS
1 6 (6.67%) TCP/IP
2 1 (1.11%) Firewall
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (4.44%) Power BI
2 2 (2.22%) Big Data
2 2 (2.22%) Data Warehouse
2 2 (2.22%) Star Schema
3 1 (1.11%) Amazon Athena
3 1 (1.11%) Amazon Redshift
3 1 (1.11%) Data Lake
3 1 (1.11%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 3 (3.33%) JIRA
2 1 (1.11%) Postman
General
1 28 (31.11%) Public Sector
2 15 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 12 (13.33%) Social Skills
4 9 (10.00%) Finance
5 3 (3.33%) Banking
6 2 (2.22%) Automotive
7 1 (1.11%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.11%) German Language
7 1 (1.11%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (1.11%) Law
7 1 (1.11%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 10 (11.11%) Security Operations Centre
2 8 (8.89%) Cyber Threat
3 6 (6.67%) Cyberattack
4 5 (5.56%) Cyber Defence
5 2 (2.22%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.11%) Enterprise Software
6 1 (1.11%) Management Information System
Operating Systems
1 7 (7.78%) Linux
1 7 (7.78%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (18.89%) Cybersecurity
2 13 (14.44%) SIEM
3 12 (13.33%) Incident Response
4 11 (12.22%) Security Operations
5 9 (10.00%) Coaching
5 9 (10.00%) Decision-Making
5 9 (10.00%) Service Delivery
6 8 (8.89%) Business Analysis
7 7 (7.78%) Data Analysis
7 7 (7.78%) Knowledge Transfer
7 7 (7.78%) Migration
7 7 (7.78%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (6.67%) Agile
8 6 (6.67%) Business Intelligence
8 6 (6.67%) Continuous Improvement
8 6 (6.67%) Process Improvement
9 5 (5.56%) Analytics
9 5 (5.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 5 (5.56%) Stakeholder Management
9 5 (5.56%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.44%) SQL
2 3 (3.33%) VBA
Qualifications
1 59 (65.56%) Security Cleared
2 36 (40.00%) DV Cleared
3 24 (26.67%) SC Cleared
4 6 (6.67%) Degree
5 5 (5.56%) Computer Science Degree
6 4 (4.44%) CompTIA CySA+
6 4 (4.44%) CompTIA Security+
7 2 (2.22%) BPSS Clearance
7 2 (2.22%) CBAP
7 2 (2.22%) ISEB
7 2 (2.22%) ISEB Practitioner
7 2 (2.22%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
8 1 (1.11%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (3.33%) Data Quality
1 3 (3.33%) SLA
2 2 (2.22%) QA
3 1 (1.11%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.11%) GDPR
Vendors
1 6 (6.67%) Splunk
2 4 (4.44%) SAP
3 3 (3.33%) IBM
4 1 (1.11%) MapR