Analyst Contract Job Trends in Preston

Analyst
Lancashire > Preston

The median Analyst daily rate in Preston is £451, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 October 2025.

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

6 months to
6 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 6 14 4
Rank change year-on-year +8 -10 +9
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 10 2 17
As % of all contract jobs in Preston 14.93% 4.65% 21.25%
As % of the Job Titles category 16.13% 4.76% 22.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 2 9
10th Percentile £400 £184 £412
25th Percentile £412 £220 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £451 £280 £493
Median % change year-on-year +61.16% -43.21% -11.96%
75th Percentile £458 £340 £500
90th Percentile - £376 -
Lancashire median daily rate £450 £438 £500
% change year-on-year +2.86% -12.50% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 7
10th Percentile - - £20.46
25th Percentile - - -
Median hourly rate £41.94 - £20.58
75th Percentile - - -
90th Percentile - - £20.89
Lancashire median hourly rate £41.94 £19.18 £20.58
% change year-on-year +118.67% -6.80% -14.39%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Preston

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Preston. 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 Preston with a recognized job title 62 42 74
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.54% 97.67% 92.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 43 23 30
10th Percentile £267 £210 £321
25th Percentile £415 £338 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £525 £425
Median % change year-on-year -2.57% +23.53% +54.55%
75th Percentile £648 £599 £500
90th Percentile £680 £627 £625
Lancashire median daily rate £512 £475 £538
% change year-on-year +7.68% -11.63% +7.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 6 37
10th Percentile £35.09 £19.57 £20.58
25th Percentile £41.94 £24.06 £21.36
Median hourly rate £47.12 £31.15 £46.18
Median % change year-on-year +51.27% -32.55% +15.39%
75th Percentile £70.16 £48.16 £55.15
90th Percentile £75.79 £59.69 £74.37
Lancashire median hourly rate £47.12 £40.33 £46.18
% change year-on-year +16.85% -12.68% +15.45%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Preston

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Preston.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Preston

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Preston

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Preston.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Preston

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

For the 6 months to 6 October 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 Preston region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (40.00%) Agile
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (30.00%) Finance
2 3 (30.00%) Data Management
2 3 (30.00%) JIRA
2 3 (30.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 3 (30.00%) Test Scripting
2 3 (30.00%) Product Management
2 3 (30.00%) System Integration Testing
2 3 (30.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (20.00%) Defect Tracking
3 2 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
3 2 (20.00%) Data Governance
3 2 (20.00%) Data Quality
3 2 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
3 2 (20.00%) SailPoint
3 2 (20.00%) CyberArk
3 2 (20.00%) BPMN
3 2 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 2 (20.00%) Legal
3 2 (20.00%) SharePoint
3 2 (20.00%) Privileged Access Management
3 2 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
3 2 (20.00%) Test Management
3 2 (20.00%) Entra ID
4 1 (10.00%) Data Science
4 1 (10.00%) Tech Ops
4 1 (10.00%) Critical Thinking
4 1 (10.00%) Workshop Facilitation
4 1 (10.00%) Data Modelling

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Preston 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 (20.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (20.00%) Entra ID
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 1 (10.00%) Firewall
1 1 (10.00%) TCP/IP
Development Applications
1 3 (30.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (30.00%) Finance
1 3 (30.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (20.00%) Legal
3 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (20.00%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Cyber Threat
Operating Systems
1 1 (10.00%) Linux
1 1 (10.00%) Windows
1 1 (10.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Agile
2 3 (30.00%) Data Management
2 3 (30.00%) Product Management
2 3 (30.00%) System Integration Testing
2 3 (30.00%) Test Scripting
2 3 (30.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 2 (20.00%) Artificial Intelligence
3 2 (20.00%) BPMN
3 2 (20.00%) Data Governance
3 2 (20.00%) Defect Tracking
3 2 (20.00%) Identity Access Management
3 2 (20.00%) Privileged Access Management
3 2 (20.00%) Test Management
4 1 (10.00%) Data Modelling
4 1 (10.00%) Identity Management
4 1 (10.00%) Information Security
4 1 (10.00%) Integration Testing
4 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (10.00%) System Testing
4 1 (10.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (10.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) CISM
1 1 (10.00%) CISSP
1 1 (10.00%) CompTIA Security+
1 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) Data Quality
System Software
1 1 (10.00%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 4 (40.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (20.00%) CyberArk
3 1 (10.00%) Oracle