Senior Analyst Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Senior Analyst
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Senior Analyst daily rate in Milton Keynes is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025.

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

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 39 50
Rank change year-on-year +1 +11 +15
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 5 10 3
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 1.49% 3.56% 0.61%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.56% 3.68% 0.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 9 3
10th Percentile £381 £350 £302
25th Percentile £428 £372 £335
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £400 £390
Median % change year-on-year +28.13% +2.56% -2.50%
75th Percentile £526 £430 £520
90th Percentile £531 - £598
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £513 £400 £390
% change year-on-year +28.13% +2.56% -2.50%

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 320 272 462
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.52% 96.80% 94.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 230 198 357
10th Percentile £223 £250 £255
25th Percentile £367 £365 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £454 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.47% -5.00% +3.09%
75th Percentile £550 £560 £600
90th Percentile £625 £652 £691
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £450 £488 £500
% change year-on-year -7.69% -2.50% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 7 15
10th Percentile £15.04 £13.93 £13.16
25th Percentile £15.94 £16.86 £14.79
Median hourly rate £29.61 £20.00 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year +48.05% -2.44% +22.39%
75th Percentile - £36.37 £25.50
90th Percentile £36.00 £37.25 £30.00
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £24.54 £18.17 £20.50
% change year-on-year +35.06% -11.38% +30.16%

Senior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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

Senior Analyst job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Senior Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

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

Senior Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Analyst in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Senior Analyst in Milton Keynes

Senior Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

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

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

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

For the 6 months to 16 December 2025, Senior 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 Senior Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (80.00%) Collaborative Working
1 4 (80.00%) ITIL
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
1 4 (80.00%) Service Management
1 4 (80.00%) SLA
2 3 (60.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Performance Monitoring
2 3 (60.00%) PRINCE2
2 3 (60.00%) Programme Management
2 3 (60.00%) Service Catalogue
2 3 (60.00%) Service Design
2 3 (60.00%) User Experience
2 3 (60.00%) UX Design
3 2 (40.00%) ITSM
3 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 2 (40.00%) ServiceNow
3 2 (40.00%) Technology Transformation
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) Biometrics
4 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (20.00%) CEH
4 1 (20.00%) CISSP
4 1 (20.00%) Compaq
4 1 (20.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (20.00%) Data Migration
4 1 (20.00%) Defect Management
4 1 (20.00%) Degree

Senior 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:

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (20.00%) MS Visio
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) SoapUI
General
1 5 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (80.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (60.00%) Finance
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (20.00%) SOAP
1 1 (20.00%) XML
1 1 (20.00%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 3 (60.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (20.00%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (20.00%) Security Operations Centre
Operating Systems
1 1 (20.00%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Collaborative Working
1 4 (80.00%) ITIL
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (80.00%) Service Management
2 3 (60.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 3 (60.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 3 (60.00%) Performance Monitoring
2 3 (60.00%) PRINCE2
2 3 (60.00%) Programme Management
2 3 (60.00%) Service Catalogue
2 3 (60.00%) Service Design
2 3 (60.00%) User Experience
2 3 (60.00%) UX Design
3 2 (40.00%) ITSM
3 2 (40.00%) Technology Transformation
4 1 (20.00%) Agile
4 1 (20.00%) Migration
4 1 (20.00%) Performance Testing
4 1 (20.00%) Regression Testing
4 1 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (80.00%) Security Cleared
2 2 (40.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (20.00%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (20.00%) CEH
3 1 (20.00%) CISSP
3 1 (20.00%) Degree
3 1 (20.00%) GCIH
3 1 (20.00%) ISEB
3 1 (20.00%) ISEB Practitioner
3 1 (20.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (80.00%) SLA
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (40.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (20.00%) Compaq
2 1 (20.00%) HP
2 1 (20.00%) Terracotta
2 1 (20.00%) webMethods