Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in Northamptonshire

Data Analyst
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The median Data Analyst daily rate in Northamptonshire is £358, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025.

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

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 37 24 25
Rank change year-on-year -13 +1 +18
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst 8 4 2
As % of all contract jobs in Northamptonshire 3.09% 2.48% 1.24%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.27% 2.82% 1.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 3 1
10th Percentile £338 £360 -
25th Percentile - £366 £356
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £358 £400 £363
Median % change year-on-year -10.50% +10.34% +123.08%
75th Percentile £375 £413 £369
90th Percentile £399 £420 -
East Midlands median daily rate £358 £400 £375
% change year-on-year -10.50% +6.67% +25.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Northamptonshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire with a recognized job title 245 142 147
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.59% 88.20% 91.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 206 106 113
10th Percentile £318 £306 £229
25th Percentile £358 £356 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £414 £400 £481
Median % change year-on-year +3.44% -16.84% +8.09%
75th Percentile £475 £498 £534
90th Percentile £550 £575 £585
East Midlands median daily rate £425 £425 £450
% change year-on-year - -5.56% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 5
10th Percentile - - £11.46
25th Percentile - £23.10 £11.83
Median hourly rate - £24.20 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year - +38.29% -2.02%
75th Percentile - £25.30 £23.73
90th Percentile - - £24.60
East Midlands median hourly rate £21.13 £22.05 £18.97
% change year-on-year -4.17% +16.19% +10.79%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Northamptonshire

Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Northamptonshire

Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Northamptonshire

Data Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analyst within the Northamptonshire region over the 6 months to 20 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
Northampton -15 5 £358 -10.50% 2
Towcester - 3 - -
Data Analyst
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 20 December 2025, 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 Northamptonshire region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (37.50%) Analytics
2 2 (25.00%) Business Case
2 2 (25.00%) Change Management
2 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (25.00%) Feasibility Study
2 2 (25.00%) Traceability Matrix
3 1 (12.50%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (12.50%) Agile
3 1 (12.50%) API Design
3 1 (12.50%) Asset Management
3 1 (12.50%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
3 1 (12.50%) Business Strategy
3 1 (12.50%) Configuration Management
3 1 (12.50%) Data Governance
3 1 (12.50%) Data Migration
3 1 (12.50%) DataOps
3 1 (12.50%) Degree
3 1 (12.50%) EAM
3 1 (12.50%) Epics
3 1 (12.50%) ERP
3 1 (12.50%) ETL
3 1 (12.50%) IT Asset Management
3 1 (12.50%) ITIL
3 1 (12.50%) Kanban
3 1 (12.50%) Microservices
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (12.50%) Migration
3 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (12.50%) Spreadsheet
General
1 2 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Public Sector
2 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) Analytics
2 2 (25.00%) Business Case
2 2 (25.00%) Change Management
2 2 (25.00%) Decision-Making
2 2 (25.00%) Feasibility Study
2 2 (25.00%) Traceability Matrix
3 1 (12.50%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (12.50%) Agile
3 1 (12.50%) Asset Management
3 1 (12.50%) Business Analysis
3 1 (12.50%) Data Governance
3 1 (12.50%) Data Migration
3 1 (12.50%) ERP
3 1 (12.50%) ITIL
3 1 (12.50%) Kanban
3 1 (12.50%) Migration
3 1 (12.50%) Scrum
3 1 (12.50%) System Testing
3 1 (12.50%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (12.50%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) Degree
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
1 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow
1 1 (12.50%) Workday