IT Analyst Contract Job Trends in Peterborough

IT Analyst
Cambridgeshire > Peterborough

The median IT Analyst daily rate in Peterborough is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 October 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 23 23 28
Rank change year-on-year 0 +5 +16
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 1 2 5
As % of all contract jobs in Peterborough 0.87% 1.17% 2.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.10% 2.20% 3.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 4
10th Percentile - - £165
25th Percentile - £170 £171
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £180 £178
Median % change year-on-year +150.00% +1.41% +10.94%
75th Percentile - £190 £223
90th Percentile - - £299
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £450 £180 £178
% change year-on-year +150.00% +1.41% +10.94%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Peterborough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Peterborough. 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 Peterborough with a recognized job title 91 91 131
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 79.13% 53.22% 59.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 16 40
10th Percentile £161 £174 £180
25th Percentile £200 £209 £345
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £263 £313 £444
Median % change year-on-year -16.00% -29.58% +14.52%
75th Percentile £450 £586 £561
90th Percentile £474 £599 £615
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £501 £439 £475
% change year-on-year +14.25% -7.63% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 63 44 78
10th Percentile £13.80 £14.16 -
25th Percentile £14.50 £14.84 £13.41
Median hourly rate £16.00 £17.03 £15.50
Median % change year-on-year -6.02% +9.84% +6.90%
75th Percentile £20.00 £22.17 £20.56
90th Percentile £31.00 £27.05 £21.09
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £16.30 £21.37 £17.72
% change year-on-year -23.72% +20.60% +14.32%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Peterborough

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Analyst in Peterborough

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Peterborough

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Peterborough.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Peterborough

IT Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Peterborough

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Peterborough.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in Peterborough

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 7 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Peterborough

For the 6 months to 1 October 2025, IT 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 Peterborough region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Peterborough 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) SaaS
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) ITSM
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) ServiceNow