Analyst Contract Job Trends in the North East

Analyst
England > North East

The median Analyst daily rate in the North East is £381, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 December 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 12 4
Rank change year-on-year +4 -8 +18
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 64 35 40
As % of all contract jobs in the North East 16.12% 11.67% 15.94%
As % of the Job Titles category 17.11% 13.01% 17.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 48 18 27
10th Percentile £103 £146 £242
25th Percentile £163 £263 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £381 £350 £435
Median % change year-on-year +8.93% -19.54% +2.35%
75th Percentile £444 £553 £525
90th Percentile £504 £645 £575
England median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 1 1
10th Percentile £21.75 - -
25th Percentile £22.50 - £15.50
Median hourly rate £25.00 £14.69 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year +70.18% -8.19% -28.89%
75th Percentile £27.50 - £16.50
90th Percentile £28.25 - -
England median hourly rate £20.00 £24.50 £18.50
% change year-on-year -18.39% +32.43% +6.84%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North East. 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 the North East with a recognized job title 374 269 235
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.21% 89.67% 93.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 261 140 166
10th Percentile £163 £253 £203
25th Percentile £345 £349 £395
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £445 £470 £440
Median % change year-on-year -5.32% +6.82% -18.33%
75th Percentile £535 £588 £575
90th Percentile £600 £654 £693
England median daily rate £510 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -2.86% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 15 12
10th Percentile £14.28 £17.10 £15.46
25th Percentile £17.88 £22.31 £15.49
Median hourly rate £32.46 £46.18 £31.84
Median % change year-on-year -29.72% +45.04% +41.51%
75th Percentile £53.75 - £46.18
90th Percentile £55.00 - £58.62
England median hourly rate £26.30 £35.00 £45.21
% change year-on-year -24.86% -22.58% +39.11%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North East

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in the North East

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the North East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the North East

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the North East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in the North East over the 6 months to 21 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in the North East

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the North East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the North East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the North East

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the North East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the North East region over the 6 months to 21 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Tyne and Wear +3 62 £389 +12.68% 26
Durham +2 2 £178 - 3
Analyst
England

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East

For the 6 months to 21 December 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 North East region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 17 (26.56%) Microsoft
2 15 (23.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 13 (20.31%) Agile
4 12 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (17.19%) Microsoft 365
5 11 (17.19%) Stakeholder Management
6 10 (15.63%) Business Analysis
7 9 (14.06%) Business Intelligence
7 9 (14.06%) Windows
8 8 (12.50%) SC Cleared
8 8 (12.50%) Security Cleared
9 7 (10.94%) Active Directory
9 7 (10.94%) Customer Service
9 7 (10.94%) GAP Analysis
10 6 (9.38%) Asset Management
10 6 (9.38%) Azure
10 6 (9.38%) IT Asset Management
10 6 (9.38%) Requirements Gathering
10 6 (9.38%) Workshop Facilitation
11 5 (7.81%) Analytics
11 5 (7.81%) Data Protection
11 5 (7.81%) Impact Analysis
12 4 (6.25%) Business Case
12 4 (6.25%) Process Improvement
12 4 (6.25%) Service Design
12 4 (6.25%) ServiceNow
13 3 (4.69%) Actionable Insight
13 3 (4.69%) Android
13 3 (4.69%) Continuous Improvement
13 3 (4.69%) Data Management

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North East 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 2 (3.13%) Confluence
1 2 (3.13%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 3 (4.69%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.13%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 11 (17.19%) Microsoft 365
2 6 (9.38%) Azure
3 3 (4.69%) Microsoft Purview
3 3 (4.69%) Power Platform
4 2 (3.13%) Power Automate
5 1 (1.56%) Azure Logic Apps
5 1 (1.56%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 3 (4.69%) DHCP
1 3 (4.69%) DNS
1 3 (4.69%) TCP/IP
2 2 (3.13%) X.25
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.69%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (3.13%) JIRA
General
1 20 (31.25%) Social Skills
2 15 (23.44%) Public Sector
3 7 (10.94%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (6.25%) Finance
5 1 (1.56%) Banking
5 1 (1.56%) Local Government
5 1 (1.56%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.56%) Microsoft Graph
1 1 (1.56%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 4 (6.25%) Onboarding
2 3 (4.69%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (4.69%) Operational Technology
3 2 (3.13%) Data Structures
3 2 (3.13%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.56%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.56%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 9 (14.06%) Windows
2 3 (4.69%) Android
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (23.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 13 (20.31%) Agile
3 12 (18.75%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (17.19%) Stakeholder Management
5 10 (15.63%) Business Analysis
6 9 (14.06%) Business Intelligence
7 7 (10.94%) Customer Service
7 7 (10.94%) GAP Analysis
8 6 (9.38%) Asset Management
8 6 (9.38%) IT Asset Management
8 6 (9.38%) Requirements Gathering
8 6 (9.38%) Workshop Facilitation
9 5 (7.81%) Analytics
9 5 (7.81%) Data Protection
9 5 (7.81%) Impact Analysis
10 4 (6.25%) Business Case
10 4 (6.25%) Process Improvement
10 4 (6.25%) Service Design
11 3 (4.69%) Actionable Insight
11 3 (4.69%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 1 (1.56%) Java
1 1 (1.56%) Kusto Query Language
1 1 (1.56%) PowerShell
1 1 (1.56%) Python
Qualifications
1 8 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 8 (12.50%) Security Cleared
2 1 (1.56%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (4.69%) Data Quality
2 1 (1.56%) Accessibility
2 1 (1.56%) GDPR
2 1 (1.56%) ISO 22301
2 1 (1.56%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (1.56%) NIST
2 1 (1.56%) QA
System Software
1 7 (10.94%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 17 (26.56%) Microsoft
2 4 (6.25%) ServiceNow
3 2 (3.13%) Pega
4 1 (1.56%) Cellebrite