Analyst Contract Job Trends in Somerset

Analyst
South West > Somerset

The median Analyst daily rate in Somerset is £350, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 December 2025.

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

6 months to
17 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 15 19
Rank change year-on-year 0 +4 -10
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 20 16 11
As % of all contract jobs in Somerset 10.31% 9.82% 6.18%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.05% 10.74% 6.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 15 8
10th Percentile - £180 £151
25th Percentile £263 £245 £206
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £350 £288 £275
Median % change year-on-year +21.74% +4.55% -35.29%
75th Percentile £438 £391 £425
90th Percentile £503 £633 £429
South West median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £61.50 - -
Median hourly rate £63.00 - -
75th Percentile £64.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South West median hourly rate £15.74 £27.13 £15.62
% change year-on-year -41.97% +73.71% -73.42%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Somerset

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Somerset. 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 Somerset with a recognized job title 181 149 171
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.30% 91.41% 96.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 116 106 110
10th Percentile £201 £200 £143
25th Percentile £261 £263 £216
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £313 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year -30.56% +5.88% -22.73%
75th Percentile £488 £611 £575
90th Percentile £588 £681 £652
South West median daily rate £525 £513 £526
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.61% +0.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 3 27
10th Percentile £22.58 - £29.00
25th Percentile £27.93 £12.50 £45.50
Median hourly rate £40.75 £13.00 £51.89
Median % change year-on-year +213.46% -74.95% +29.73%
75th Percentile £56.13 £15.00 £61.30
90th Percentile £62.25 £15.90 £65.00
South West median hourly rate £36.75 £65.00 £58.75
% change year-on-year -43.46% +10.65% -9.62%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Somerset

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Somerset

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Somerset

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Somerset

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Somerset over the 6 months to 17 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Somerset

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Somerset

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Somerset

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Somerset

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Somerset region over the 6 months to 17 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
Yeovil - 9 £275 - 1
Bath -3 6 £410 +49.09% 5
Street - 1 £600 - 2
Analyst
South West

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

For the 6 months to 17 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 Somerset region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (55.00%) Microsoft 365
2 8 (40.00%) Windows
3 7 (35.00%) Microsoft
4 6 (30.00%) Customer Service
4 6 (30.00%) PABX
4 6 (30.00%) SC Cleared
4 6 (30.00%) Security Cleared
4 6 (30.00%) Service Delivery
4 6 (30.00%) SLA
5 5 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
5 5 (25.00%) Migration
5 5 (25.00%) Power Platform
5 5 (25.00%) SharePoint
6 4 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (20.00%) Data Analysis
6 4 (20.00%) Data Transformation
6 4 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (20.00%) Power BI
6 4 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (15.00%) Active Directory
7 3 (15.00%) Azure
7 3 (15.00%) Change Management
7 3 (15.00%) Data Discovery
7 3 (15.00%) Decision-Making
7 3 (15.00%) Entra ID
7 3 (15.00%) GDPR
7 3 (15.00%) Information Architecture
7 3 (15.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 3 (15.00%) Kerberos
7 3 (15.00%) LDAP

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Somerset 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 5 (25.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 5 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 11 (55.00%) Microsoft 365
2 5 (25.00%) Power Platform
3 4 (20.00%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (15.00%) Azure
4 3 (15.00%) Entra ID
4 3 (15.00%) SaaS
4 3 (15.00%) ShareGate
5 1 (5.00%) Power Automate
5 1 (5.00%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 6 (30.00%) PABX
2 3 (15.00%) Kerberos
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (20.00%) Power BI
2 3 (15.00%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 2 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 6 (30.00%) Social Skills
2 4 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 3 (15.00%) Documentation Skills
4 2 (10.00%) Retail
5 1 (5.00%) Finance
5 1 (5.00%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (15.00%) LDAP
1 3 (15.00%) OAuth
1 3 (15.00%) OpenID
1 3 (15.00%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (30.00%) Smartphone
2 1 (5.00%) DataPower
2 1 (5.00%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 8 (40.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (30.00%) Customer Service
1 6 (30.00%) Service Delivery
2 5 (25.00%) Migration
3 4 (20.00%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (20.00%) Data Analysis
3 4 (20.00%) Data Transformation
3 4 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (15.00%) Change Management
4 3 (15.00%) Data Discovery
4 3 (15.00%) Decision-Making
4 3 (15.00%) Information Architecture
4 3 (15.00%) RBAC
4 3 (15.00%) Remediation Plan
4 3 (15.00%) Runbook
4 3 (15.00%) Technical Analysis
4 3 (15.00%) Technical Discovery
4 3 (15.00%) User Acceptance Testing
5 2 (10.00%) DevOps
5 2 (10.00%) Logistics
5 2 (10.00%) Software Testing
Programming Languages
1 3 (15.00%) PowerShell
2 1 (5.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
2 1 (5.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (30.00%) SC Cleared
1 6 (30.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (30.00%) SLA
2 3 (15.00%) GDPR
2 3 (15.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (5.00%) Data Quality
System Software
1 3 (15.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 3 (15.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 3 (15.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 7 (35.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.00%) FNZ
2 1 (5.00%) Meraki