Analyst Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Analyst
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Analyst daily rate in Milton Keynes is £380, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 5 9 6
Rank change year-on-year +4 -3 +3
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 50 45 99
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 19.16% 15.63% 16.34%
As % of the Job Titles category 20.00% 16.48% 17.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 32 81
10th Percentile £209 £179 £213
25th Percentile £325 £200 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £380 £375 £438
Median % change year-on-year +1.33% -14.29% +11.82%
75th Percentile £469 £432 £540
90th Percentile £538 £473 £613
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £380 £385 £438
% change year-on-year -1.30% -12.00% +9.38%
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% +50.41%
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% +25.00%

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 250 273 574
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.79% 94.79% 94.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 169 197 456
10th Percentile £231 £250 £255
25th Percentile £350 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -10.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £600
90th Percentile £642 £610 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £438 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -2.78% -10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 8 9
10th Percentile £14.71 £17.52 £13.16
25th Percentile £15.81 £18.65 £13.16
Median hourly rate £23.81 £26.25 £13.57
Median % change year-on-year -9.31% +93.44% +6.43%
75th Percentile £29.61 £36.19 £18.75
90th Percentile - £37.12 £21.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £17.87 £19.35 £16.40
% change year-on-year -7.65% +17.99% +5.81%

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 14 October 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 & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, 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 24 (48.00%) Social Skills
2 19 (38.00%) Finance
3 16 (32.00%) Problem-Solving
4 15 (30.00%) Security Cleared
5 14 (28.00%) Microsoft
6 12 (24.00%) Windows
6 12 (24.00%) Waterfall
7 11 (22.00%) Agile
7 11 (22.00%) ITIL
8 10 (20.00%) SQL
8 10 (20.00%) SC Cleared
9 9 (18.00%) Service Management
9 9 (18.00%) Analytical Skills
10 8 (16.00%) Test Planning
10 8 (16.00%) Defect Management
10 8 (16.00%) SLA
10 8 (16.00%) Software Testing
10 8 (16.00%) Test Automation
11 7 (14.00%) Integration Testing
11 7 (14.00%) Data Migration
11 7 (14.00%) Logistics
11 7 (14.00%) Migration
11 7 (14.00%) System Integration Testing
12 6 (12.00%) Scenario Testing
12 6 (12.00%) Customer Service
12 6 (12.00%) Azure DevOps
12 6 (12.00%) ServiceNow
12 6 (12.00%) DevOps
12 6 (12.00%) User Stories
12 6 (12.00%) SQL Server

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 4 (8.00%) Microsoft Exchange
2 2 (4.00%) SAS
3 1 (2.00%) Confluence
3 1 (2.00%) Exchange Server 2013
3 1 (2.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (2.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (2.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (8.00%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 6 (12.00%) Azure
1 6 (12.00%) Azure DevOps
2 5 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (8.00%) Figma
4 3 (6.00%) Entra ID
5 1 (2.00%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.00%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (12.00%) SQL Server
2 2 (4.00%) MS Access
3 1 (2.00%) Power BI
3 1 (2.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (12.00%) JIRA
2 1 (2.00%) QARun
2 1 (2.00%) SoapUI
2 1 (2.00%) WinRunner
General
1 24 (48.00%) Social Skills
2 19 (38.00%) Finance
3 9 (18.00%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (8.00%) Manufacturing
5 3 (6.00%) Public Sector
6 2 (4.00%) Automotive
6 2 (4.00%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (4.00%) German Language
6 2 (4.00%) Retail
7 1 (2.00%) Banking
7 1 (2.00%) Marketing
7 1 (2.00%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (2.00%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (8.00%) WebdriverIO
2 2 (4.00%) Middleware
2 2 (4.00%) Web Services
3 1 (2.00%) SOAP
3 1 (2.00%) XML
3 1 (2.00%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.00%) Product Ownership
2 3 (6.00%) Cyber Threat
2 3 (6.00%) Onboarding
2 3 (6.00%) Security Operations Centre
2 3 (6.00%) Self-Motivation
3 2 (4.00%) Credit Risk
3 2 (4.00%) CSOC
3 2 (4.00%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.00%) Sports Betting
4 1 (2.00%) Video Conferencing
4 1 (2.00%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 12 (24.00%) Windows
2 4 (8.00%) Windows 10
3 3 (6.00%) Unix
4 1 (2.00%) Windows Server
4 1 (2.00%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (32.00%) Problem-Solving
2 12 (24.00%) Waterfall
3 11 (22.00%) Agile
3 11 (22.00%) ITIL
4 9 (18.00%) Service Management
5 8 (16.00%) Defect Management
5 8 (16.00%) Software Testing
5 8 (16.00%) Test Automation
5 8 (16.00%) Test Planning
6 7 (14.00%) Data Migration
6 7 (14.00%) Integration Testing
6 7 (14.00%) Logistics
6 7 (14.00%) Migration
6 7 (14.00%) System Integration Testing
7 6 (12.00%) Business Analysis
7 6 (12.00%) Customer Service
7 6 (12.00%) DevOps
7 6 (12.00%) Scenario Testing
7 6 (12.00%) User Stories
8 5 (10.00%) End-to-End Testing
Programming Languages
1 10 (20.00%) SQL
2 5 (10.00%) C#
2 5 (10.00%) VB
3 3 (6.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (30.00%) Security Cleared
2 10 (20.00%) SC Cleared
3 4 (8.00%) DV Cleared
4 3 (6.00%) Degree
4 3 (6.00%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
5 2 (4.00%) CISSP
6 1 (2.00%) BPSS Clearance
6 1 (2.00%) CEH
6 1 (2.00%) CISA
6 1 (2.00%) CISM
6 1 (2.00%) GCIH
6 1 (2.00%) ISEB
6 1 (2.00%) ISEB Practitioner
6 1 (2.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 1 (2.00%) ITIL Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 8 (16.00%) SLA
2 6 (12.00%) QA
3 2 (4.00%) Data Quality
3 2 (4.00%) IFRS
3 2 (4.00%) IFRS 9
4 1 (2.00%) GDPR
4 1 (2.00%) GRC
4 1 (2.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 1 (2.00%) NIST
4 1 (2.00%) PCI DSS
4 1 (2.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 3 (6.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 1 (2.00%) HP ALM
1 1 (2.00%) RSA Archer
1 1 (2.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 14 (28.00%) Microsoft
2 6 (12.00%) SAP
2 6 (12.00%) ServiceNow
3 5 (10.00%) Salesforce
4 4 (8.00%) Oracle
5 3 (6.00%) webMethods
6 2 (4.00%) Citrix
6 2 (4.00%) HP
6 2 (4.00%) TIBCO
7 1 (2.00%) CheckPoint
7 1 (2.00%) Compaq
7 1 (2.00%) Databricks
7 1 (2.00%) JDA
7 1 (2.00%) McAfee
7 1 (2.00%) Terracotta