Analyst Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Analyst
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Analyst daily rate in Milton Keynes is £378, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 September 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
14 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 9 6
Rank change year-on-year +6 -3 +3
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 57 48 104
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Milton Keynes 23.75% 16.44% 15.45%
As % of the Job Titles category 25.11% 17.45% 16.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 32 85
10th Percentile £209 £176 £231
25th Percentile £325 £200 £370
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £378 £338 £450
Median % change year-on-year +11.85% -25.00% +12.50%
75th Percentile £491 £430 £545
90th Percentile £538 £473 £625
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £388 £370 £450
% change year-on-year +4.73% -17.78% +12.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £35.58 £16.25
Median hourly rate £17.87 £36.17 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -50.59% +106.66% +62.49%
75th Percentile - £36.75 £18.75
90th Percentile - - -
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £20.94 £17.64 £17.50
% change year-on-year +18.71% +0.77% +34.62%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 227 275 636
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.58% 94.18% 94.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 155 200 512
10th Percentile £217 £249 £275
25th Percentile £353 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.44% -10.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £600
90th Percentile £638 £625 £695
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £438 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -2.78% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 8 9
10th Percentile £14.08 £17.52 £13.16
25th Percentile £14.98 £18.65 £13.16
Median hourly rate £16.50 £26.25 £13.57
Median % change year-on-year -37.16% +93.44% +12.52%
75th Percentile £18.00 £36.19 £18.75
90th Percentile £28.73 £37.12 £21.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £15.25 £19.35 £16.40
% change year-on-year -21.19% +17.99% +11.19%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst 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 14 September 2025.

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 and Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 14 September 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 24 (42.11%) Social Skills
2 19 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 19 (33.33%) Finance
3 15 (26.32%) Microsoft
3 15 (26.32%) Security Cleared
4 14 (24.56%) Waterfall
5 13 (22.81%) Windows
5 13 (22.81%) Agile
6 12 (21.05%) Test Automation
6 12 (21.05%) SQL
7 10 (17.54%) ITIL
7 10 (17.54%) SC Cleared
7 10 (17.54%) Software Testing
7 10 (17.54%) Analytical Skills
7 10 (17.54%) Test Planning
7 10 (17.54%) Defect Management
8 9 (15.79%) System Integration Testing
8 9 (15.79%) Logistics
8 9 (15.79%) Integration Testing
8 9 (15.79%) QA
8 9 (15.79%) Service Management
9 8 (14.04%) Migration
9 8 (14.04%) SQL Server
9 8 (14.04%) SLA
9 8 (14.04%) Data Migration
9 8 (14.04%) Azure
9 8 (14.04%) DevOps
9 8 (14.04%) Scenario Testing
9 8 (14.04%) Azure DevOps
10 6 (10.53%) Functional Testing

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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 4 (7.02%) Microsoft Exchange
2 3 (5.26%) SAS
3 1 (1.75%) Confluence
3 1 (1.75%) Exchange Server 2013
3 1 (1.75%) IBM Domino
3 1 (1.75%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (1.75%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (1.75%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (7.02%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 8 (14.04%) Azure
1 8 (14.04%) Azure DevOps
2 4 (7.02%) Figma
2 4 (7.02%) Microsoft 365
3 3 (5.26%) Entra ID
4 2 (3.51%) Power Platform
5 1 (1.75%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (14.04%) SQL Server
2 4 (7.02%) MS Access
3 2 (3.51%) Power BI
4 1 (1.75%) Hadoop
4 1 (1.75%) Impala
4 1 (1.75%) PostgreSQL
4 1 (1.75%) SAS Enterprise Guide
4 1 (1.75%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (10.53%) JIRA
2 2 (3.51%) QARun
2 2 (3.51%) WinRunner
3 1 (1.75%) SoapUI
General
1 24 (42.11%) Social Skills
2 19 (33.33%) Finance
3 10 (17.54%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (7.02%) Manufacturing
5 3 (5.26%) Public Sector
6 2 (3.51%) Automotive
6 2 (3.51%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (3.51%) German Language
6 2 (3.51%) Organisational Skills
6 2 (3.51%) Retail
7 1 (1.75%) Marketing
7 1 (1.75%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (7.02%) WebdriverIO
2 3 (5.26%) Middleware
2 3 (5.26%) Web Services
3 1 (1.75%) SOAP
3 1 (1.75%) XML
3 1 (1.75%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 3 (5.26%) Cyber Threat
1 3 (5.26%) Onboarding
1 3 (5.26%) Product Ownership
1 3 (5.26%) Security Operations Centre
1 3 (5.26%) Self-Motivation
2 2 (3.51%) Credit Risk
2 2 (3.51%) CSOC
2 2 (3.51%) Data Structures
2 2 (3.51%) Security Posture
3 1 (1.75%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 13 (22.81%) Windows
2 4 (7.02%) Unix
3 3 (5.26%) Windows 10
4 1 (1.75%) Windows Server
4 1 (1.75%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 14 (24.56%) Waterfall
3 13 (22.81%) Agile
4 12 (21.05%) Test Automation
5 10 (17.54%) Defect Management
5 10 (17.54%) ITIL
5 10 (17.54%) Software Testing
5 10 (17.54%) Test Planning
6 9 (15.79%) Integration Testing
6 9 (15.79%) Logistics
6 9 (15.79%) Service Management
6 9 (15.79%) System Integration Testing
7 8 (14.04%) Data Migration
7 8 (14.04%) DevOps
7 8 (14.04%) Migration
7 8 (14.04%) Scenario Testing
8 6 (10.53%) Business Analysis
8 6 (10.53%) Functional Testing
8 6 (10.53%) SDLC
9 5 (8.77%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 12 (21.05%) SQL
2 6 (10.53%) C#
2 6 (10.53%) VB
3 3 (5.26%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (26.32%) Security Cleared
2 10 (17.54%) SC Cleared
3 4 (7.02%) CISSP
3 4 (7.02%) DV Cleared
4 3 (5.26%) CEH
4 3 (5.26%) Degree
5 2 (3.51%) CompTIA Security+
5 2 (3.51%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
6 1 (1.75%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (1.75%) CISA
6 1 (1.75%) CISM
6 1 (1.75%) GCIH
6 1 (1.75%) ISEB
6 1 (1.75%) ISEB Practitioner
6 1 (1.75%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (1.75%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 9 (15.79%) QA
2 8 (14.04%) SLA
3 2 (3.51%) Data Quality
3 2 (3.51%) IFRS
3 2 (3.51%) IFRS 9
4 1 (1.75%) GDPR
4 1 (1.75%) GRC
4 1 (1.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (1.75%) NIST
4 1 (1.75%) PCI DSS
4 1 (1.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 2 (3.51%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (3.51%) QRadar
2 1 (1.75%) HP ALM
2 1 (1.75%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 15 (26.32%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.53%) SAP
2 6 (10.53%) ServiceNow
3 4 (7.02%) Oracle
3 4 (7.02%) Salesforce
4 3 (5.26%) Citrix
4 3 (5.26%) webMethods
5 2 (3.51%) CheckPoint
5 2 (3.51%) HP
5 2 (3.51%) Splunk
5 2 (3.51%) TIBCO
6 1 (1.75%) Compaq
6 1 (1.75%) Databricks
6 1 (1.75%) JDA
6 1 (1.75%) Terracotta