Technical Analyst Contract Job Trends in the North West

Technical Analyst
England > North West

The median Technical Analyst daily rate in the North West is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 September 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 125 108 130
Rank change year-on-year -17 +22 +47
Contract jobs requiring a Technical Analyst 8 10 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.37% 0.42% 0.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.40% 0.45% 0.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 8 10
10th Percentile £380 £323 £344
25th Percentile £406 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £413 £438
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -5.71% +8.02%
75th Percentile £475 £441 £519
90th Percentile £483 £465 £583
England median daily rate £473 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.50% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £41.94 - -
England median hourly rate £20.75 £42.50 £14.50
% change year-on-year -51.18% +193.10% -35.56%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 West with a recognized job title 2,020 2,240 2,585
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.49% 93.68% 92.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,333 1,270 1,757
10th Percentile £268 £275 £275
25th Percentile £368 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £490 £500
Median % change year-on-year -8.16% -2.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £575 £587 £593
90th Percentile £678 £675 £675
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 161 163 160
10th Percentile £13.00 £15.49 £15.98
25th Percentile £17.30 £18.00 £18.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -32.04% +5.71% +49.64%
75th Percentile £47.12 £54.00 £46.18
90th Percentile £71.45 £71.38 £67.30
England median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £45.00
% change year-on-year -45.54% +2.62% +73.08%

Technical Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Technical Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Technical Analyst in the North West

Technical Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

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

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

Technical Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

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

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

Technical Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Technical Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 18 September 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
Manchester +2 5 £450 +20.00% 1
Cheshire - 2 £375 - 3
Lancashire - 1 - - 1
Technical Analyst
England

Technical Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 18 September 2025, Technical Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North West region featuring Technical Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (37.50%) Time Management
2 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (25.00%) Mentoring
3 2 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
3 2 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (25.00%) Games
3 2 (25.00%) Information Security
3 2 (25.00%) SQL
3 2 (25.00%) MySQL
3 2 (25.00%) SQL Server
4 1 (12.50%) Windows
4 1 (12.50%) Linux
4 1 (12.50%) Python
4 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (12.50%) Data Modelling
4 1 (12.50%) TCP/IP
4 1 (12.50%) SLA
4 1 (12.50%) CISM
4 1 (12.50%) Change Management
4 1 (12.50%) Firewall
4 1 (12.50%) Risk Management
4 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
4 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
4 1 (12.50%) CISSP
4 1 (12.50%) Migration
4 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management

Technical Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West 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:

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (12.50%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) Firewall
1 1 (12.50%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (25.00%) MySQL
1 2 (25.00%) SQL Server
General
1 4 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (37.50%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (25.00%) Games
4 1 (12.50%) Banking
4 1 (12.50%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (12.50%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 1 (12.50%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 1 (12.50%) Linux
1 1 (12.50%) Windows
1 1 (12.50%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
1 3 (37.50%) Time Management
2 2 (25.00%) Information Security
2 2 (25.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (25.00%) Root Cause Analysis
2 2 (25.00%) Translating Business Requirements
3 1 (12.50%) Agile
3 1 (12.50%) Change Management
3 1 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (12.50%) Cybersecurity
3 1 (12.50%) Data Modelling
3 1 (12.50%) Migration
3 1 (12.50%) Risk Management
3 1 (12.50%) SIEM
3 1 (12.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (12.50%) Test Automation
3 1 (12.50%) Trend Analysis
3 1 (12.50%) Use Case
3 1 (12.50%) Vulnerability Management
Programming Languages
1 2 (25.00%) SQL
2 1 (12.50%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) CISM
1 1 (12.50%) CISSP
1 1 (12.50%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
1 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (12.50%) SLA
System Software
1 1 (12.50%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Microsoft