Analyst Contract Job Trends in Reading

Analyst
Berkshire > Reading

The median Analyst daily rate in Reading is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 25 25 21
Rank change year-on-year 0 -4 -13
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 61 79 94
As % of all contract jobs in Reading 8.41% 7.61% 9.15%
As % of the Job Titles category 8.97% 8.49% 9.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 54 67
10th Percentile £346 £287 £358
25th Percentile £400 £350 £435
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £484 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% -3.25% +15.61%
75th Percentile £538 £543 £550
90th Percentile £570 £578 £594
Berkshire median daily rate £450 £410 £500
% change year-on-year +9.76% -18.00% +21.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £75.00 £63.15 -
Median % change year-on-year +18.76% - -
Berkshire median hourly rate £20.79 £63.15 £30.83
% change year-on-year -67.08% +104.87% +37.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 680 931 952
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.79% 89.69% 92.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 477 543 636
10th Percentile £325 £326 £213
25th Percentile £425 £450 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £575 £523
Median % change year-on-year -8.70% +10.05% -0.48%
75th Percentile £613 £650 £615
90th Percentile £653 £700 £678
Berkshire median daily rate £500 £550 £500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 43 6 15
10th Percentile £14.75 £49.38 £59.21
25th Percentile £18.84 £57.58 £60.93
Median hourly rate £75.00 £66.26 £63.29
Median % change year-on-year +13.19% +4.70% +15.07%
75th Percentile £95.00 £73.57 £65.63
90th Percentile £97.50 £81.18 £67.23
Berkshire median hourly rate £40.44 £59.00 £61.65
% change year-on-year -31.47% -4.29% +84.01%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Reading

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Reading

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Reading over the 6 months to 14 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Reading

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Reading

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

For the 6 months to 14 December 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 Reading region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 15 (24.59%) Azure
1 15 (24.59%) DevOps
2 13 (21.31%) Microsoft
3 12 (19.67%) SIEM
3 12 (19.67%) Windows
4 11 (18.03%) Azure DevOps
4 11 (18.03%) Forensic Analysis
4 11 (18.03%) Incident Response
4 11 (18.03%) Linux
4 11 (18.03%) Splunk
5 10 (16.39%) CISSP
5 10 (16.39%) Continuous Improvement
5 10 (16.39%) Decision-Making
5 10 (16.39%) GCFA
5 10 (16.39%) GCIA
5 10 (16.39%) GCIH
5 10 (16.39%) GDPR
5 10 (16.39%) Microsoft Excel
5 10 (16.39%) PowerShell
5 10 (16.39%) Python
5 10 (16.39%) Threat Intelligence
6 9 (14.75%) Agile
6 9 (14.75%) CrowdStrike
6 9 (14.75%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
6 9 (14.75%) Cybersecurity
6 9 (14.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 9 (14.75%) Malware Analysis
6 9 (14.75%) NIST
6 9 (14.75%) Requirements Gathering
6 9 (14.75%) Risk Management

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Reading 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 8 (13.11%) SharePoint
2 1 (1.64%) Confluence
Applications
1 10 (16.39%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (13.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.64%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (3.28%) Workday HCM
2 1 (1.64%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 15 (24.59%) Azure
2 11 (18.03%) Azure DevOps
3 8 (13.11%) OCI
4 4 (6.56%) Power Platform
5 3 (4.92%) AWS
5 3 (4.92%) Entra ID
6 2 (3.28%) Boomi
6 2 (3.28%) GCP
6 2 (3.28%) Microsoft Copilot
7 1 (1.64%) Lucidchart
7 1 (1.64%) Oracle CX
7 1 (1.64%) Oracle Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 4 (6.56%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (6.56%) Power BI
2 2 (3.28%) Data Hub
Development Applications
1 5 (8.20%) JIRA
2 2 (3.28%) Cucumber
2 2 (3.28%) Selenium
General
1 18 (29.51%) Analytical Skills
2 13 (21.31%) Social Skills
3 11 (18.03%) Finance
4 7 (11.48%) Legal
5 6 (9.84%) Public Sector
6 5 (8.20%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (4.92%) Retail
8 2 (3.28%) Back Office
9 1 (1.64%) Documentation Skills
9 1 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.64%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.64%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (4.92%) ADO
1 3 (4.92%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 8 (13.11%) Security Operations Centre
2 7 (11.48%) Management Information System
3 6 (9.84%) Cyber Threat
4 4 (6.56%) Security Posture
5 2 (3.28%) Operational Technology
6 1 (1.64%) Data Protection Act
6 1 (1.64%) Data Structures
6 1 (1.64%) iPad
6 1 (1.64%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 12 (19.67%) Windows
2 11 (18.03%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (24.59%) DevOps
2 12 (19.67%) SIEM
3 11 (18.03%) Forensic Analysis
3 11 (18.03%) Incident Response
4 10 (16.39%) Continuous Improvement
4 10 (16.39%) Decision-Making
4 10 (16.39%) Threat Intelligence
5 9 (14.75%) Agile
5 9 (14.75%) Cyber Threat Intelligence
5 9 (14.75%) Cybersecurity
5 9 (14.75%) Malware Analysis
5 9 (14.75%) Requirements Gathering
5 9 (14.75%) Risk Management
6 8 (13.11%) Behavioural Analysis
6 8 (13.11%) Problem-Solving
6 8 (13.11%) Security Operations
7 7 (11.48%) Data Privacy
7 7 (11.48%) Stakeholder Management
7 7 (11.48%) Test Scripting
8 6 (9.84%) Business Analysis
Programming Languages
1 10 (16.39%) PowerShell
1 10 (16.39%) Python
2 2 (3.28%) JavaScript
Qualifications
1 10 (16.39%) CISSP
1 10 (16.39%) GCFA
1 10 (16.39%) GCIA
1 10 (16.39%) GCIH
2 9 (14.75%) Security Cleared
3 8 (13.11%) CFCE
4 6 (9.84%) GIAC
5 3 (4.92%) Degree
6 2 (3.28%) Computer Science Degree
6 2 (3.28%) DV Cleared
7 1 (1.64%) CompTIA CySA+
7 1 (1.64%) ISTQB
7 1 (1.64%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
7 1 (1.64%) SC Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (16.39%) GDPR
2 9 (14.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 9 (14.75%) NIST
3 7 (11.48%) PMO
4 6 (9.84%) HIPAA
5 3 (4.92%) QA
6 1 (1.64%) GRC
System Software
1 1 (1.64%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (8.20%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
2 3 (4.92%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 13 (21.31%) Microsoft
2 11 (18.03%) Splunk
3 9 (14.75%) CrowdStrike
4 8 (13.11%) ArcSight
5 7 (11.48%) LogRhythm
5 7 (11.48%) Oracle
6 5 (8.20%) IFS
7 3 (4.92%) CyberArk
8 2 (3.28%) Dell
8 2 (3.28%) Google
8 2 (3.28%) Workday
9 1 (1.64%) Carbon Black
9 1 (1.64%) Citrix
9 1 (1.64%) Intel
9 1 (1.64%) SAP