Analytical Skills Contracts in the North of England

Analytical Skills
England > North of England

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in contract job vacancies in the North of England. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 20 25
Rank change year-on-year +6 +5 +4
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 315 356 347
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North of England 9.62% 7.43% 5.95%
As % of the General category 16.26% 13.56% 10.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 215 215 224
10th Percentile £257 £290 £272
25th Percentile £361 £400 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +2.70%
75th Percentile £594 £582 £550
90th Percentile £700 £642 £646
England median daily rate £525 £537 £535
% change year-on-year -2.21% +0.34% +1.90%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 43 13
10th Percentile £18.10 £11.75 £15.43
25th Percentile £18.76 £13.38 £23.15
Median hourly rate £24.59 £17.50 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +40.49% -50.00% +66.35%
75th Percentile £44.68 £26.66 £52.13
90th Percentile £67.22 £43.75 £55.72
England median hourly rate £28.15 £18.50 £37.75
% change year-on-year +52.16% -50.99% +0.67%

All General Skills
North of England

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the North of England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,937 2,626 3,216
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 59.16% 54.82% 55.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,193 1,546 2,212
10th Percentile £254 £248 £300
25th Percentile £375 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £495 £513
Median % change year-on-year -4.04% -3.41% +7.89%
75th Percentile £575 £582 £600
90th Percentile £662 £669 £688
England median daily rate £525 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 140 311 96
10th Percentile £13.00 £12.13 £14.13
25th Percentile £17.06 £13.30 £17.60
Median hourly rate £25.43 £16.06 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +58.34% -35.76% +33.69%
75th Percentile £41.97 £27.50 £38.75
90th Percentile £72.75 £48.75 £53.17
England median hourly rate £28.00 £30.00 £33.91
% change year-on-year -6.67% -11.53% +57.72%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Job postings citing Analytical Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

Job vacancy trend for Analytical Skills in the North of England

Analytical Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Analytical Skills in the North of England.

Daily rate trend for Analytical Skills in the North of England

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in the North of England over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analytical Skills in the North of England

Analytical Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Analytical Skills in the North of England.

Hourly rate trend for Analytical Skills in the North of England

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the North of England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analytical Skills in the North of England over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Analytical Skills in the North of England

Analytical Skills
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the North of England region over the 6 months to 30 April 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
North West +6 187 £500 +5.26% 487
Yorkshire +3 107 £450 -12.45% 230
North East -3 19 £440 -25.42% 86
Analytical Skills
England

Analytical Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North of England 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 24 (7.62%) Confluence
2 8 (2.54%) IBM Domino
3 6 (1.90%) SharePoint
4 5 (1.59%) WebSphere
5 4 (1.27%) CICS
5 4 (1.27%) SAS
6 3 (0.95%) CMS
6 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Exchange
7 2 (0.63%) Apache Spark
7 2 (0.63%) WebSphere Application Server
8 1 (0.32%) Adobe Experience Manager
8 1 (0.32%) Apache
8 1 (0.32%) Apache Airflow
8 1 (0.32%) JBoss
8 1 (0.32%) Tomcat
8 1 (0.32%) Umbraco
Applications
1 21 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
2 20 (6.35%) Microsoft Office
3 16 (5.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (4.13%) MS Visio
5 3 (0.95%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.63%) InVision
6 2 (0.63%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.63%) Trello
6 2 (0.63%) UserZoom
7 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.32%) UXPin
Business Applications
1 13 (4.13%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (2.54%) SAP HR
3 7 (2.22%) Oracle EBS
3 7 (2.22%) SAP Payroll
4 4 (1.27%) Remedy ITSM
5 2 (0.63%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.32%) Payment Gateway
6 1 (0.32%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.32%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.32%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.32%) SAP MM
6 1 (0.32%) SAP PS
6 1 (0.32%) SAP WM
6 1 (0.32%) Teamcenter
6 1 (0.32%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 31 (9.84%) Azure
2 29 (9.21%) AWS
3 22 (6.98%) GCP
4 17 (5.40%) Power Platform
5 13 (4.13%) Microsoft 365
6 6 (1.90%) SuccessFactors
7 4 (1.27%) Anthropic Claude
7 4 (1.27%) Azure AI
7 4 (1.27%) Google Gemini
8 3 (0.95%) Azure Data Factory
8 3 (0.95%) Entra ID
8 3 (0.95%) GitHub
8 3 (0.95%) GitHub Actions
8 3 (0.95%) Power Automate
9 2 (0.63%) Azure DevOps
9 2 (0.63%) Dynamics 365
9 2 (0.63%) IBM Cloud
9 2 (0.63%) npm
9 2 (0.63%) OneDrive
9 2 (0.63%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 13 (4.13%) VPN
2 10 (3.17%) DNS
3 8 (2.54%) DHCP
3 8 (2.54%) TCP/IP
4 7 (2.22%) Firewall
5 5 (1.59%) Ethernet
5 5 (1.59%) LAN
5 5 (1.59%) Network Security
5 5 (1.59%) WAN
6 3 (0.95%) BGP
6 3 (0.95%) EIGRP
6 3 (0.95%) Intrusion Detection
6 3 (0.95%) IPv4
6 3 (0.95%) MPLS
6 3 (0.95%) OSPF
6 3 (0.95%) SD-WAN
7 2 (0.63%) Calico
7 2 (0.63%) DWDM
7 2 (0.63%) Intranet
7 2 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
Database & Business Intelligence
1 16 (5.08%) Power BI
2 12 (3.81%) Oracle Database
2 12 (3.81%) Tableau
3 10 (3.17%) Oracle Reports
4 5 (1.59%) Big Data
4 5 (1.59%) MongoDB
4 5 (1.59%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (1.27%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.27%) Hadoop
5 4 (1.27%) MySQL
5 4 (1.27%) Neo4j
6 3 (0.95%) Data Lake
6 3 (0.95%) Data Mining
6 3 (0.95%) DB2
6 3 (0.95%) Metadata
6 3 (0.95%) NoSQL
6 3 (0.95%) SAP HANA
7 2 (0.63%) Essbase
8 1 (0.32%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.32%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 27 (8.57%) JIRA
2 13 (4.13%) Git
3 11 (3.49%) Jenkins
4 10 (3.17%) Selenium
5 7 (2.22%) GitLab
6 4 (1.27%) JMeter
6 4 (1.27%) LoadRunner
7 3 (0.95%) ERwin
8 2 (0.63%) Axure RP
8 2 (0.63%) Cucumber
8 2 (0.63%) Maven
8 2 (0.63%) PowerDesigner
8 2 (0.63%) REST Assured
8 2 (0.63%) SOAtest
9 1 (0.32%) Balsamiq
9 1 (0.32%) Bitbucket
9 1 (0.32%) CircleCI
9 1 (0.32%) Hudson
9 1 (0.32%) Postman
9 1 (0.32%) Zephyr
General
1 188 (59.68%) Social Skills
2 83 (26.35%) Finance
3 38 (12.06%) Banking
4 28 (8.89%) Public Sector
5 24 (7.62%) Legal
6 19 (6.03%) Manufacturing
7 17 (5.40%) Presentation Skills
8 16 (5.08%) Documentation Skills
8 16 (5.08%) Pharmaceutical
9 12 (3.81%) Telecoms
10 8 (2.54%) Automotive
11 6 (1.90%) Influencing Skills
11 6 (1.90%) Marketing
11 6 (1.90%) Organisational Skills
12 5 (1.59%) Retail Banking
13 4 (1.27%) French Language
13 4 (1.27%) Retail
14 3 (0.95%) Billing
14 3 (0.95%) General Ledger
14 3 (0.95%) Military
Job Titles
1 68 (21.59%) Analyst
2 32 (10.16%) Business Analyst
3 29 (9.21%) Architect
4 25 (7.94%) Senior
5 16 (5.08%) 2nd Line Engineer
5 16 (5.08%) Consultant
5 16 (5.08%) Solutions Architect
5 16 (5.08%) Support Engineer
6 15 (4.76%) Lead
7 12 (3.81%) Coordinator
8 10 (3.17%) Developer
8 10 (3.17%) SAP Consultant
9 9 (2.86%) 2nd Line Support
9 9 (2.86%) 2nd Line Support Engineer
9 9 (2.86%) Backup Engineer
9 9 (2.86%) Commvault Engineer
9 9 (2.86%) Data Engineer
9 9 (2.86%) Migration Engineer
10 8 (2.54%) CRM Coordinator
10 8 (2.54%) Technical Coordinator
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.54%) TensorFlow
2 7 (2.22%) HTML
2 7 (2.22%) Middleware
2 7 (2.22%) PyTorch
3 5 (1.59%) CSS
4 4 (1.27%) RESTful
5 3 (0.95%) Kafka
5 3 (0.95%) Pandas
5 3 (0.95%) React
5 3 (0.95%) REST
5 3 (0.95%) Web Services
5 3 (0.95%) XML
6 2 (0.63%) ADO
6 2 (0.63%) AngularJS
6 2 (0.63%) J2EE
6 2 (0.63%) Playwright
6 2 (0.63%) PySpark
6 2 (0.63%) SailPoint
6 2 (0.63%) scikit-learn
6 2 (0.63%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 21 (6.67%) Management Information System
2 18 (5.71%) Data Centre
3 11 (3.49%) Analytical Mindset
4 10 (3.17%) Algorithms
4 10 (3.17%) Legacy Systems
5 8 (2.54%) Data Protection Act
5 8 (2.54%) Enterprise Software
6 7 (2.22%) Mainframe
6 7 (2.22%) Self-Motivation
7 6 (1.90%) NHS
8 5 (1.59%) Onboarding
8 5 (1.59%) Product Ownership
8 5 (1.59%) Replication
8 5 (1.59%) Security Posture
9 4 (1.27%) Public Cloud
10 3 (0.95%) Cloud Native
11 2 (0.63%) Mobile App
11 2 (0.63%) Mobile Payment
11 2 (0.63%) Operational Technology
11 2 (0.63%) Oracle Licensing
Operating Systems
1 38 (12.06%) Windows
2 17 (5.40%) Apple iOS
3 12 (3.81%) Linux
4 8 (2.54%) Windows 10
5 6 (1.90%) Android
5 6 (1.90%) Windows Server
6 5 (1.59%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (1.59%) Windows 8
6 5 (1.59%) Windows Server 2003
6 5 (1.59%) Windows Server 2008
6 5 (1.59%) Windows Server 2012
6 5 (1.59%) Windows Server 2016
6 5 (1.59%) Windows XP
7 4 (1.27%) HPUX
7 4 (1.27%) Solaris
7 4 (1.27%) Unix
8 1 (0.32%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 215 (68.25%) Problem-Solving
2 76 (24.13%) Agile
3 54 (17.14%) Stakeholder Management
4 52 (16.51%) Change Management
5 50 (15.87%) Project Management
6 48 (15.24%) Decision-Making
7 44 (13.97%) Continuous Improvement
8 36 (11.43%) ITIL
8 36 (11.43%) Migration
9 32 (10.16%) Risk Management
10 31 (9.84%) DevOps
11 29 (9.21%) CI/CD
12 27 (8.57%) Computer Science
13 25 (7.94%) Business Analysis
13 25 (7.94%) Collaborative Working
13 25 (7.94%) Process Improvement
14 24 (7.62%) Analytics
14 24 (7.62%) Time Management
14 24 (7.62%) User Acceptance Testing
15 23 (7.30%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 40 (12.70%) SQL
2 32 (10.16%) Python
3 9 (2.86%) Java
4 7 (2.22%) PL/SQL
5 6 (1.90%) PowerShell
6 5 (1.59%) Bash
6 5 (1.59%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.27%) R
8 3 (0.95%) JCL
8 3 (0.95%) Scala
8 3 (0.95%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.63%) COBOL
9 2 (0.63%) REXX
9 2 (0.63%) TypeScript
10 1 (0.32%) ABAP
10 1 (0.32%) ActionScript
10 1 (0.32%) ActionScript 2.0
10 1 (0.32%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.32%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 55 (17.46%) Degree
2 32 (10.16%) Security Cleared
3 26 (8.25%) SC Cleared
4 19 (6.03%) Computer Science Degree
5 18 (5.71%) Microsoft Certification
6 10 (3.17%) ISTQB
7 9 (2.86%) Cisco Certification
8 8 (2.54%) Azure Certification
9 7 (2.22%) AWS Certification
9 7 (2.22%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
9 7 (2.22%) PMP
10 6 (1.90%) CCNA
10 6 (1.90%) Master's Degree
10 6 (1.90%) PMI Certification
11 5 (1.59%) CCNP
11 5 (1.59%) ISEB
11 5 (1.59%) ITIL Certification
12 4 (1.27%) A+ Certification
12 4 (1.27%) IIBA
13 3 (0.95%) CBAP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (8.25%) QA
2 10 (3.17%) GDPR
3 8 (2.54%) Data Quality
4 7 (2.22%) Accessibility
5 6 (1.90%) PCI DSS
6 4 (1.27%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 4 (1.27%) PMO
6 4 (1.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 3 (0.95%) AUTOSAR
7 3 (0.95%) SLA
8 2 (0.63%) NIST
9 1 (0.32%) COBIT
9 1 (0.32%) GxP
9 1 (0.32%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.32%) IEC 61508
9 1 (0.32%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.32%) PSD2
System Software
1 15 (4.76%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.49%) Docker
3 2 (0.63%) Oracle RAC
4 1 (0.32%) Firmware
4 1 (0.32%) Time Sharing Option
4 1 (0.32%) Veritas Cluster Server
Systems Management
1 13 (4.13%) Kubernetes
2 12 (3.81%) Oracle RMAN
3 6 (1.90%) Ansible
3 6 (1.90%) SCCM
4 5 (1.59%) Terraform
5 3 (0.95%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.63%) Data Guard
6 2 (0.63%) Istio
6 2 (0.63%) Microsoft Intune
6 2 (0.63%) NetBackup
6 2 (0.63%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
7 1 (0.32%) CA Endevor
7 1 (0.32%) Grafana
7 1 (0.32%) HP ALM
7 1 (0.32%) HP Data Protector
7 1 (0.32%) Nagios
7 1 (0.32%) Puppet
7 1 (0.32%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 56 (17.78%) Microsoft
2 29 (9.21%) SAP
3 28 (8.89%) Oracle
4 21 (6.67%) ServiceNow
5 15 (4.76%) Google
6 12 (3.81%) Apple
7 11 (3.49%) Citrix
7 11 (3.49%) Commvault
8 8 (2.54%) IBM
9 7 (2.22%) Infoblox
10 5 (1.59%) Canon
10 5 (1.59%) Fortinet
10 5 (1.59%) Remedy
11 4 (1.27%) BMC
11 4 (1.27%) Cisco
11 4 (1.27%) MuleSoft
11 4 (1.27%) Sun
12 3 (0.95%) Ariba
12 3 (0.95%) Informatica
12 3 (0.95%) Unisys