Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Data Analyst
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Data Analyst daily rate in Milton Keynes is £426, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 February 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 26 34 44
Rank change year-on-year +8 +10 +28
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst 22 3 9
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 5.35% 1.39% 1.75%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.70% 1.43% 1.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 2 6
10th Percentile £321 £416 £315
25th Percentile £392 £422 £358
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £426 £438 £419
Median % change year-on-year -2.63% +4.48% -6.94%
75th Percentile £488 £447 £488
90th Percentile £544 £449 £525
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £402 £513 £419
% change year-on-year -21.56% +22.39% -6.94%

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 386 210 490
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.92% 97.22% 95.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 265 157 373
10th Percentile £274 £250 £276
25th Percentile £400 £384 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £588 £588 £600
90th Percentile £639 £650 £725
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +4.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 4 32
10th Percentile £15.25 £13.65 £15.85
25th Percentile £16.35 £16.13 £17.91
Median hourly rate £29.61 £18.85 £22.51
Median % change year-on-year +57.08% -16.26% +18.47%
75th Percentile £36.00 £32.88 £27.75
90th Percentile £38.18 £55.15 £48.75
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £25.08 £19.00 £21.25
% change year-on-year +31.97% -10.59% +25.00%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

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

Data Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 14 February 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Data Analyst in Milton Keynes

Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 14 February 2026, Data 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 Data Analyst in the job title.

1 14 (63.64%) Business Intelligence
2 9 (40.91%) Data Analysis
2 9 (40.91%) Impact Assessments
3 8 (36.36%) Data Governance
3 8 (36.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 8 (36.36%) Power BI
3 8 (36.36%) Power Platform
3 8 (36.36%) Security Cleared
3 8 (36.36%) SharePoint
3 8 (36.36%) SQL
4 7 (31.82%) Data Quality
4 7 (31.82%) Decision-Making
4 7 (31.82%) Microsoft 365
4 7 (31.82%) SC Cleared
5 6 (27.27%) JIRA
5 6 (27.27%) Microsoft Project
6 5 (22.73%) Analytics
6 5 (22.73%) Confluence
6 5 (22.73%) CRM
6 5 (22.73%) Oracle
6 5 (22.73%) Salesforce
6 5 (22.73%) Salesforce CRM
6 5 (22.73%) SQL Server
6 5 (22.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 5 (22.73%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (18.18%) Big Data
7 4 (18.18%) Change Management
7 4 (18.18%) Collibra
7 4 (18.18%) DAMA
7 4 (18.18%) Data Lineage

Data 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 (36.36%) SharePoint
2 5 (22.73%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (36.36%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (27.27%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (22.73%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 8 (36.36%) Power Platform
2 7 (31.82%) Microsoft 365
3 4 (18.18%) Collibra
Database & Business Intelligence
1 8 (36.36%) Power BI
2 5 (22.73%) SQL Server
3 4 (18.18%) Big Data
3 4 (18.18%) Data Warehouse
3 4 (18.18%) Star Schema
4 3 (13.64%) Metadata
5 2 (9.09%) Metadata Repository
5 2 (9.09%) Oracle Reports
6 1 (4.55%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (27.27%) JIRA
General
1 13 (59.09%) Social Skills
2 11 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (40.91%) Finance
4 3 (13.64%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (4.55%) Banking
6 1 (4.55%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 2 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
1 2 (9.09%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (63.64%) Business Intelligence
2 9 (40.91%) Data Analysis
2 9 (40.91%) Impact Assessments
3 8 (36.36%) Data Governance
4 7 (31.82%) Decision-Making
5 5 (22.73%) Analytics
5 5 (22.73%) CRM
5 5 (22.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 5 (22.73%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (18.18%) Change Management
6 4 (18.18%) DAMA
6 4 (18.18%) Data Lineage
6 4 (18.18%) Data Management
6 4 (18.18%) ETL
6 4 (18.18%) Integration Patterns
6 4 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (18.18%) Project Management
6 4 (18.18%) Visualisation
6 4 (18.18%) Workshop Facilitation
7 3 (13.64%) Business Strategy
Programming Languages
1 8 (36.36%) SQL
2 3 (13.64%) Python
2 3 (13.64%) VBA
Qualifications
1 8 (36.36%) Security Cleared
2 7 (31.82%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.55%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (4.55%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (31.82%) Data Quality
2 4 (18.18%) GDPR
Vendors
1 5 (22.73%) Oracle
1 5 (22.73%) Salesforce
2 4 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 4 (18.18%) ServiceNow