Analyst Contract Job Trends in the South East

Analyst
England > South East

The median Analyst daily rate in the South East is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 August 2026.

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

6 months to
26 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 9 12
Rank change year-on-year -3 +3 -4
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 660 416 462
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 9.92% 11.79% 9.68%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.78% 13.07% 10.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 445 266 315
10th Percentile £231 £200 £200
25th Percentile £376 £318 £314
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £438
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +2.86% -2.78%
75th Percentile £580 £525 £538
90th Percentile £625 £575 £588
England median daily rate £466 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +3.56% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 23 18
10th Percentile £16.35 £15.50 £14.74
25th Percentile £18.44 £16.17 £16.08
Median hourly rate £30.00 £24.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -12.73% +57.14%
75th Percentile £52.11 £29.00 £31.00
90th Percentile £100.85 £32.00 £44.47
England median hourly rate £25.75 £22.14 £17.50
% change year-on-year +16.31% +26.51% -11.66%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 6,123 3,182 4,401
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.99% 90.22% 92.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,584 2,049 2,662
10th Percentile £303 £205 £250
25th Percentile £425 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -2.91% +3.00%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £631
90th Percentile £715 £675 £688
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 753 291 363
10th Percentile £15.50 £13.75 £16.00
25th Percentile £25.00 £15.50 £27.25
Median hourly rate £52.43 £25.15 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +108.45% -56.15% +14.70%
75th Percentile £71.00 £57.50 £74.31
90th Percentile £86.61 £75.00 £80.00
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% +2.60%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in the South East

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the South East

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 26 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in the South East

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the South East

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 26 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in the South East

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 26 August 2026. 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
Thames Valley -1 346 £550 +22.22% 64
Berkshire +2 220 £550 +15.79% 29
Hampshire -4 166 £525 +17.52% 56
Buckinghamshire -13 76 £575 +52.32% 21
West Sussex +6 63 £358 +59.11% 7
Surrey -11 54 £419 -11.75% 16
Oxfordshire -2 50 £375 +50.00% 15
East Sussex +6 14 £350 -45.10% 8
Kent -13 6 £413 +10.00% 11
Middlesex -15 4 £570 +1.79%
Home Counties - 2 £650 -
Analyst
England

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 26 August 2026, 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 South East region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 182 (27.58%) Security Cleared
2 103 (15.61%) Stakeholder Management
3 97 (14.70%) Cybersecurity
3 97 (14.70%) SC Cleared
4 94 (14.24%) Microsoft
5 87 (13.18%) Agile
6 86 (13.03%) Continuous Improvement
7 85 (12.88%) Problem-Solving
8 84 (12.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 77 (11.67%) Business Analysis
10 74 (11.21%) SQL
11 72 (10.91%) Business Intelligence
12 69 (10.45%) Power Platform
13 68 (10.30%) DV Cleared
14 67 (10.15%) Power BI
15 63 (9.55%) ITIL
16 62 (9.39%) Decision-Making
17 61 (9.24%) Degree
18 60 (9.09%) ITSM
18 60 (9.09%) Workshop Facilitation
19 58 (8.79%) Microsoft Excel
19 58 (8.79%) Requirements Gathering
20 54 (8.18%) Analytics
20 54 (8.18%) Azure
20 54 (8.18%) Data Analysis
20 54 (8.18%) Data Quality
21 53 (8.03%) Process Improvement
22 52 (7.88%) Data Modelling
23 51 (7.73%) ServiceNow
24 50 (7.58%) Validation

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 22 (3.33%) Confluence
2 17 (2.58%) SharePoint
3 10 (1.52%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.30%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Coherence
5 1 (0.15%) SAS
5 1 (0.15%) WebLogic
Applications
1 58 (8.79%) Microsoft Excel
2 14 (2.12%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (1.52%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.15%) InfoPath
6 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 18 (2.73%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.36%) iTrent
2 9 (1.36%) Salesforce CRM
3 3 (0.45%) Oracle EBS
3 3 (0.45%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.30%) Maximo
4 2 (0.30%) NetSuite
4 2 (0.30%) Primavera
4 2 (0.30%) SAP Business One
4 2 (0.30%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.15%) SAP BPC
5 1 (0.15%) SAP SD
5 1 (0.15%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 69 (10.45%) Power Platform
2 54 (8.18%) Azure
3 37 (5.61%) Microsoft 365
4 21 (3.18%) Azure DevOps
4 21 (3.18%) Entra ID
5 20 (3.03%) AWS
6 10 (1.52%) SaaS
7 9 (1.36%) SuccessFactors
8 5 (0.76%) GCP
9 4 (0.61%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (0.61%) Azure Sentinel
10 3 (0.45%) Azure Logic Apps
10 3 (0.45%) Azure Monitor
10 3 (0.45%) IaaS
10 3 (0.45%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 2 (0.30%) Dynamics 365
11 2 (0.30%) Miro
11 2 (0.30%) Power Automate
11 2 (0.30%) Rubrik
11 2 (0.30%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 11 (1.67%) Wi-Fi
2 6 (0.91%) Intranet
3 5 (0.76%) Firewall
4 4 (0.61%) DHCP
4 4 (0.61%) DNS
4 4 (0.61%) Network Security
5 2 (0.30%) Internet
5 2 (0.30%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.15%) ADSL
6 1 (0.15%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.15%) GSM
6 1 (0.15%) HTTP
6 1 (0.15%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.15%) LTE
6 1 (0.15%) Modbus
6 1 (0.15%) MPLS
6 1 (0.15%) PSTN
6 1 (0.15%) SONET
6 1 (0.15%) UMTS
6 1 (0.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 67 (10.15%) Power BI
2 20 (3.03%) Tableau
3 16 (2.42%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (1.52%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.06%) Oracle Reports
6 6 (0.91%) Metadata
6 6 (0.91%) Qlik Sense
6 6 (0.91%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.61%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.45%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.45%) GIS
9 2 (0.30%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.15%) Data Mining
10 1 (0.15%) Db2
10 1 (0.15%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 1 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.15%) PowerPivot
10 1 (0.15%) Spark SQL
10 1 (0.15%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 33 (5.00%) JIRA
2 3 (0.45%) Git
3 2 (0.30%) Postman
4 1 (0.15%) Burp Suite
4 1 (0.15%) eggPlant
4 1 (0.15%) GitLab
4 1 (0.15%) HP UFT
4 1 (0.15%) JMeter
4 1 (0.15%) Selenium
4 1 (0.15%) SoapUI
4 1 (0.15%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.15%) TestRail
4 1 (0.15%) Toad
4 1 (0.15%) Zephyr
General
1 190 (28.79%) Social Skills
2 146 (22.12%) Analytical Skills
3 86 (13.03%) Finance
4 73 (11.06%) Public Sector
5 32 (4.85%) Documentation Skills
6 21 (3.18%) Telecoms
7 17 (2.58%) Retail
8 16 (2.42%) Influencing Skills
8 16 (2.42%) Organisational Skills
9 11 (1.67%) Legal
10 9 (1.36%) Military
11 8 (1.21%) Aerospace
11 8 (1.21%) Automotive
11 8 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 8 (1.21%) Manufacturing
12 7 (1.06%) Marketing
12 7 (1.06%) Police
13 4 (0.61%) Banking
13 4 (0.61%) Billing
13 4 (0.61%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.21%) EDI
2 7 (1.06%) Oracle Fusion
3 4 (0.61%) .NET
3 4 (0.61%) SailPoint
3 4 (0.61%) Terraform
3 4 (0.61%) Web Services
4 2 (0.30%) ADO
4 2 (0.30%) OAuth
4 2 (0.30%) OAuth2
4 2 (0.30%) OpenID
4 2 (0.30%) REST
4 2 (0.30%) SAML
4 2 (0.30%) XML
5 1 (0.15%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.15%) Django
5 1 (0.15%) LDAP
5 1 (0.15%) Middleware
5 1 (0.15%) Node.js
5 1 (0.15%) SOAP
5 1 (0.15%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 28 (4.24%) Onboarding
1 28 (4.24%) Operational Technology
2 13 (1.97%) Cyber Threat
2 13 (1.97%) Security Operations Centre
3 11 (1.67%) Analytical Mindset
4 10 (1.52%) CMDB
4 10 (1.52%) Data Structures
4 10 (1.52%) Product Ownership
4 10 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (1.36%) Data Centre
5 9 (1.36%) Management Information System
6 8 (1.21%) Cyber Defence
7 5 (0.76%) Enterprise Software
7 5 (0.76%) IVR
7 5 (0.76%) PMI
8 4 (0.61%) Data Protection Act
8 4 (0.61%) Legacy Systems
8 4 (0.61%) Media Streaming
8 4 (0.61%) SCADA
8 4 (0.61%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 41 (6.21%) Windows
2 11 (1.67%) Linux
3 7 (1.06%) Android
3 7 (1.06%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.61%) Unix
4 4 (0.61%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.45%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 103 (15.61%) Stakeholder Management
2 97 (14.70%) Cybersecurity
3 87 (13.18%) Agile
4 86 (13.03%) Continuous Improvement
5 85 (12.88%) Problem-Solving
6 84 (12.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 77 (11.67%) Business Analysis
8 72 (10.91%) Business Intelligence
9 63 (9.55%) ITIL
10 62 (9.39%) Decision-Making
11 60 (9.09%) ITSM
11 60 (9.09%) Workshop Facilitation
12 58 (8.79%) Requirements Gathering
13 54 (8.18%) Analytics
13 54 (8.18%) Data Analysis
14 53 (8.03%) Process Improvement
15 52 (7.88%) Data Modelling
16 50 (7.58%) Validation
17 46 (6.97%) Security Operations
18 43 (6.52%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 74 (11.21%) SQL
2 23 (3.48%) Python
3 7 (1.06%) Java
3 7 (1.06%) R
4 6 (0.91%) Kusto Query Language
5 5 (0.76%) PowerShell
6 3 (0.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.15%) Bash
7 1 (0.15%) COBOL
7 1 (0.15%) JavaScript
7 1 (0.15%) JCL
7 1 (0.15%) Perl
7 1 (0.15%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.15%) VB
7 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 182 (27.58%) Security Cleared
2 97 (14.70%) SC Cleared
3 68 (10.30%) DV Cleared
4 61 (9.24%) Degree
5 19 (2.88%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (1.97%) ACCA
6 13 (1.97%) CIMA
6 13 (1.97%) Microsoft Certification
7 11 (1.67%) ISTQB
8 10 (1.52%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 8 (1.21%) ISEB
10 6 (0.91%) CBAP
10 6 (0.91%) PMI Certification
11 5 (0.76%) Computer Science Degree
12 3 (0.45%) Azure Certification
12 3 (0.45%) ISEB Practitioner
12 3 (0.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
12 3 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 2 (0.30%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.30%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (8.18%) Data Quality
2 40 (6.06%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (4.24%) NIST
4 25 (3.79%) QA
5 20 (3.03%) GRC
6 19 (2.88%) PMO
7 13 (1.97%) Cyber Essentials
8 12 (1.82%) GDPR
9 8 (1.21%) NCSC
10 5 (0.76%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 5 (0.76%) IASME
10 5 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 5 (0.76%) NIST 800
11 4 (0.61%) COBIT
12 3 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.45%) SLA
13 2 (0.30%) Government Security Classifications
13 2 (0.30%) IFRS
14 1 (0.15%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.15%) SOC 2
System Software
1 27 (4.09%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.30%) vSphere
4 1 (0.15%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 10 (1.52%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.76%) QRadar
3 4 (0.61%) CSIRT
3 4 (0.61%) SCCM
4 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.30%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.15%) AirWatch
6 1 (0.15%) CA Endevor
6 1 (0.15%) Dell DRAC
6 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 94 (14.24%) Microsoft
2 51 (7.73%) ServiceNow
3 46 (6.97%) SAP
4 31 (4.70%) Oracle
5 22 (3.33%) Salesforce
6 12 (1.82%) Workday
7 9 (1.36%) Avaya
7 9 (1.36%) Meraki
7 9 (1.36%) Mitel
8 8 (1.21%) Databricks
9 6 (0.91%) Baan
9 6 (0.91%) LogRhythm
10 4 (0.61%) VMware
11 3 (0.45%) Cisco
11 3 (0.45%) Dell
11 3 (0.45%) Google
11 3 (0.45%) IBM
11 3 (0.45%) Splunk
12 2 (0.30%) Palantir
12 2 (0.30%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud