Data Analyst Contracts in Preston

Data Analyst
Lancashire > Preston

The median Data Analyst daily rate in Preston is £448, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 18 July 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 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 - 25
Rank change year-on-year - - -7
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Preston 1.30% - 1.00%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.35% - 1.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £446 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £448 - -
75th Percentile £449 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Lancashire median daily rate £448 £350 £500
% change year-on-year +27.86% -30.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £21.36
Lancashire median hourly rate - - £21.36
% change year-on-year - - -26.14%

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 74 47 84
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.10% 69.12% 84.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 28 29
10th Percentile £146 £200 £277
25th Percentile £403 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £575 £438
Median % change year-on-year -21.74% +31.43% +41.13%
75th Percentile £600 £646 £500
90th Percentile £647 £835 £626
Lancashire median daily rate £498 £484 £497
% change year-on-year +2.79% -2.52% -0.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 12 41
10th Percentile - £12.96 £20.58
25th Percentile £26.88 £24.89 £25.75
Median hourly rate £40.83 £43.22 £40.59
Median % change year-on-year -5.53% +6.47% +17.65%
75th Percentile £64.40 £46.64 £46.18
90th Percentile £74.10 £51.49 £53.35
Lancashire median hourly rate £37.29 £40.33 £40.59
% change year-on-year -7.53% -0.65% +21.17%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Preston

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

Job vacancy trend for Data Analyst in Preston

Data Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Preston

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Analyst in Preston.

Daily rate trend for Data Analyst in Preston

Data Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Preston

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Analyst in Preston.

Hourly rate trend for Data Analyst in Preston

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston

For the 6 months to 18 July 2025, Data 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 Preston region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Preston 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 1 (100.00%) SharePoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Governance
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft