Analyst Contracts in the South East

Analyst
England > South East

The median Analyst daily rate in the South East is £460, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 13 9
Rank change year-on-year +1 -4 -3
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 316 509 754
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 10.50% 9.16% 12.99%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.42% 9.90% 13.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 227 341 560
10th Percentile £223 £190 £181
25th Percentile £350 £325 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £450 £425
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% +5.88% -
75th Percentile £538 £538 £538
90th Percentile £588 £600 £600
England median daily rate £475 £486 £475
% change year-on-year -2.26% +2.32% +2.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 12 23 32
10th Percentile £19.97 £13.29 £16.00
25th Percentile £20.09 £16.50 £18.09
Median hourly rate £24.00 £19.38 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +23.87% -13.89% +50.00%
75th Percentile £25.11 £22.25 £32.00
90th Percentile £27.75 £28.50 £69.60
England median hourly rate £22.14 £16.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year +38.38% -17.95% +25.81%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 2,767 5,141 5,491
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.93% 92.50% 94.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,821 3,084 3,829
10th Percentile £250 £213 £225
25th Percentile £400 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.42%
75th Percentile £600 £613 £606
90th Percentile £663 £688 £700
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 163 481 240
10th Percentile £14.20 £12.78 £18.04
25th Percentile £20.06 £18.32 £22.16
Median hourly rate £32.50 £47.50 £48.40
Median % change year-on-year -31.58% -1.86% +130.48%
75th Percentile £63.75 £62.50 £65.16
90th Percentile £75.00 £76.86 £75.00
England median hourly rate £30.62 £36.31 £45.00
% change year-on-year -15.67% -19.32% +100.00%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in the South East

Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Analyst in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Analyst 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 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in the South East

Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Analyst in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Analyst 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 1 May 2025.

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 1 May 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
Thames Valley -3 159 £463 +3.24% 112
Berkshire -3 110 £488 +2.63% 53
Hampshire +9 77 £456 -17.05% 89
Surrey +5 44 £463 +13.85% 30
Buckinghamshire -4 37 £406 +1.56% 41
East Sussex +11 15 £550 - 17
Oxfordshire -3 12 £413 +129.17% 34
Kent +6 9 £263 -44.74% 36
West Sussex -6 9 £373 -17.22% 14
Sussex +3 2 - - 20
Analyst
England

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, 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 South East region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 85 (26.90%) Social Skills
2 66 (20.89%) Analytical Skills
3 61 (19.30%) Agile
4 55 (17.41%) Microsoft
5 52 (16.46%) Security Cleared
6 51 (16.14%) Problem-Solving
7 49 (15.51%) Finance
8 48 (15.19%) SQL
9 43 (13.61%) Stakeholder Management
10 39 (12.34%) Cybersecurity
11 36 (11.39%) Business Intelligence
12 35 (11.08%) Windows
12 35 (11.08%) Power Platform
13 33 (10.44%) Power BI
14 31 (9.81%) Validation
14 31 (9.81%) ServiceNow
15 30 (9.49%) Analytics
15 30 (9.49%) Azure
15 30 (9.49%) Migration
16 29 (9.18%) Data Analysis
16 29 (9.18%) Active Directory
17 28 (8.86%) SC Cleared
17 28 (8.86%) User Stories
18 27 (8.54%) ITIL
19 26 (8.23%) Process Improvement
20 24 (7.59%) JIRA
21 23 (7.28%) Oracle
21 23 (7.28%) DV Cleared
22 20 (6.33%) Change Management
22 20 (6.33%) Microsoft Excel

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 8 (2.53%) SharePoint
2 7 (2.22%) Confluence
3 4 (1.27%) SAS
4 3 (0.95%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.32%) Camunda
5 1 (0.32%) CMS
5 1 (0.32%) IBM Domino
5 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle SOA Suite
Applications
1 20 (6.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 16 (5.06%) Microsoft Office
3 10 (3.16%) MS Visio
4 7 (2.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 1 (0.32%) Chatbot
5 1 (0.32%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 5 (1.58%) Oracle EBS
2 4 (1.27%) Remedy ITSM
3 3 (0.95%) Oracle EBS R12
4 2 (0.63%) Primavera
4 2 (0.63%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.63%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 1 (0.32%) Dynamics CRM
5 1 (0.32%) FastStats
5 1 (0.32%) FastStats PeopleStage
5 1 (0.32%) iTrent
5 1 (0.32%) Maximo
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Applications
5 1 (0.32%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
5 1 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 35 (11.08%) Power Platform
2 30 (9.49%) Azure
3 14 (4.43%) Microsoft 365
4 8 (2.53%) Azure DevOps
5 7 (2.22%) Dynamics 365
5 7 (2.22%) SaaS
5 7 (2.22%) Snowflake
6 6 (1.90%) Adobe Analytics
6 6 (1.90%) AWS
7 5 (1.58%) Entra ID
8 3 (0.95%) GCP
8 3 (0.95%) OCI
9 2 (0.63%) Akamai
9 2 (0.63%) Azure Data Factory
9 2 (0.63%) Azure Sentinel
9 2 (0.63%) Azure Stack
9 2 (0.63%) Google Ads
9 2 (0.63%) Google Data Studio
9 2 (0.63%) PowerApps
10 1 (0.32%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 9 (2.85%) WebEx
2 8 (2.53%) Firewall
3 4 (1.27%) DHCP
3 4 (1.27%) DNS
4 3 (0.95%) IP Telephony
4 3 (0.95%) MPLS
4 3 (0.95%) VPN
4 3 (0.95%) Wireless
5 2 (0.63%) Cisco ISE
5 2 (0.63%) Diameter Protocol
5 2 (0.63%) Ethernet
5 2 (0.63%) Remote Desktop
5 2 (0.63%) SDH
5 2 (0.63%) SMS
5 2 (0.63%) SS7
5 2 (0.63%) TCP/IP
5 2 (0.63%) VLAN
5 2 (0.63%) VoLTE
5 2 (0.63%) Wi-Fi
5 2 (0.63%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 33 (10.44%) Power BI
2 18 (5.70%) Tableau
3 12 (3.80%) Data Warehouse
4 6 (1.90%) Qlik Sense
5 4 (1.27%) Azure SQL Database
5 4 (1.27%) Oracle Reports
5 4 (1.27%) Relational Database
5 4 (1.27%) SQL Server
6 3 (0.95%) Looker
6 3 (0.95%) Metadata
6 3 (0.95%) MS Access
7 2 (0.63%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.63%) DTS
8 1 (0.32%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.32%) Hadoop
8 1 (0.32%) Impala
8 1 (0.32%) PostgreSQL
8 1 (0.32%) PowerPivot
8 1 (0.32%) SAS Enterprise Guide
8 1 (0.32%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 24 (7.59%) JIRA
2 11 (3.48%) TestRail
3 3 (0.95%) SoapUI
3 3 (0.95%) Toad
4 2 (0.63%) ERwin
4 2 (0.63%) Git
4 2 (0.63%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.63%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.63%) Postman
4 2 (0.63%) QARun
4 2 (0.63%) WinRunner
5 1 (0.32%) Bitbucket
5 1 (0.32%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.32%) GoogleTest
5 1 (0.32%) Robot Framework
General
1 85 (26.90%) Social Skills
2 66 (20.89%) Analytical Skills
3 49 (15.51%) Finance
4 18 (5.70%) Public Sector
4 18 (5.70%) Telecoms
5 16 (5.06%) Retail
6 14 (4.43%) Marketing
7 13 (4.11%) Organisational Skills
8 10 (3.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 8 (2.53%) Automotive
10 7 (2.22%) Manufacturing
11 6 (1.90%) Local Government
12 4 (1.27%) Banking
13 3 (0.95%) Billing
13 3 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
13 3 (0.95%) Law
14 2 (0.63%) Influencing Skills
14 2 (0.63%) Legal
14 2 (0.63%) Military
14 2 (0.63%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (2.53%) Web Services
2 5 (1.58%) XML
3 4 (1.27%) Oracle Fusion
4 3 (0.95%) SOAP
5 2 (0.63%) JSON
5 2 (0.63%) Middleware
6 1 (0.32%) CSS
6 1 (0.32%) HTML
6 1 (0.32%) Lightning Web Components
6 1 (0.32%) RFC 2544
6 1 (0.32%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 10 (3.16%) Management Information System
2 9 (2.85%) Onboarding
3 8 (2.53%) Driving Licence
3 8 (2.53%) Operational Technology
3 8 (2.53%) Product Ownership
4 7 (2.22%) Security Operations Centre
4 7 (2.22%) Smartphone
5 6 (1.90%) Cyber Threat
6 5 (1.58%) Analytical Mindset
6 5 (1.58%) CMDB
6 5 (1.58%) Data Centre
6 5 (1.58%) Mobile App
7 4 (1.27%) Data Structures
7 4 (1.27%) Security Posture
8 3 (0.95%) Credit Risk
8 3 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
8 3 (0.95%) SCADA
8 3 (0.95%) Video Conferencing
9 2 (0.63%) CSOC
9 2 (0.63%) Cyberattack
Operating Systems
1 35 (11.08%) Windows
2 14 (4.43%) Windows 10
3 5 (1.58%) Linux
3 5 (1.58%) Unix
4 1 (0.32%) Android
4 1 (0.32%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.32%) Mac OS
4 1 (0.32%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
4 1 (0.32%) Windows Server
4 1 (0.32%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (19.30%) Agile
2 51 (16.14%) Problem-Solving
3 43 (13.61%) Stakeholder Management
4 39 (12.34%) Cybersecurity
5 36 (11.39%) Business Intelligence
6 31 (9.81%) Validation
7 30 (9.49%) Analytics
7 30 (9.49%) Migration
8 29 (9.18%) Data Analysis
9 28 (8.86%) User Stories
10 27 (8.54%) ITIL
11 26 (8.23%) Process Improvement
12 20 (6.33%) Change Management
13 19 (6.01%) Business Analysis
13 19 (6.01%) Requirements Gathering
13 19 (6.01%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 18 (5.70%) Asset Management
14 18 (5.70%) Customer Service
14 18 (5.70%) User Acceptance Testing
15 17 (5.38%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 48 (15.19%) SQL
2 16 (5.06%) Python
3 4 (1.27%) Kusto Query Language
4 3 (0.95%) Java
5 2 (0.63%) C#
5 2 (0.63%) PL/SQL
5 2 (0.63%) PowerShell
5 2 (0.63%) R
5 2 (0.63%) VB
6 1 (0.32%) ABAP
6 1 (0.32%) C++
6 1 (0.32%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.32%) Uniface
Qualifications
1 52 (16.46%) Security Cleared
2 28 (8.86%) SC Cleared
3 23 (7.28%) DV Cleared
4 17 (5.38%) Degree
5 16 (5.06%) ISTQB
5 16 (5.06%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
6 7 (2.22%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (1.58%) ACCA
7 5 (1.58%) CIMA
7 5 (1.58%) ISEB
8 4 (1.27%) CCNA
8 4 (1.27%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.27%) CISSP
9 3 (0.95%) A+ Certification
9 3 (0.95%) CompTIA Security+
9 3 (0.95%) ITIL Certification
10 2 (0.63%) CCNP
10 2 (0.63%) CEH
10 2 (0.63%) Computer Science Degree
10 2 (0.63%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 19 (6.01%) QA
2 16 (5.06%) SLA
3 8 (2.53%) Data Quality
4 7 (2.22%) GDPR
5 5 (1.58%) PMO
6 3 (0.95%) IFRS
6 3 (0.95%) IFRS 9
6 3 (0.95%) Sarbanes-Oxley
7 2 (0.63%) Actionable Recommendations
7 2 (0.63%) GMP
7 2 (0.63%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 1 (0.32%) COBIT
8 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials
8 1 (0.32%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 1 (0.32%) GLP
8 1 (0.32%) ISO 9001
8 1 (0.32%) ITGC
8 1 (0.32%) NCSC
8 1 (0.32%) NIST
8 1 (0.32%) P3O
System Software
1 29 (9.18%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.32%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.32%) VMware Infrastructure
2 1 (0.32%) vSphere
2 1 (0.32%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 9 (2.85%) SCCM
2 5 (1.58%) Microsoft Intune
2 5 (1.58%) QRadar
3 3 (0.95%) SCOM
4 2 (0.63%) Cisco Prime
5 1 (0.32%) HP ALM
Vendors
1 55 (17.41%) Microsoft
2 31 (9.81%) ServiceNow
3 23 (7.28%) Oracle
4 14 (4.43%) Citrix
5 9 (2.85%) Sage
5 9 (2.85%) SAP
5 9 (2.85%) Splunk
6 7 (2.22%) BMC
7 6 (1.90%) Adobe
7 6 (1.90%) Palo Alto
7 6 (1.90%) Remedy
8 5 (1.58%) BT
8 5 (1.58%) HP
8 5 (1.58%) SolarWinds
8 5 (1.58%) Virgin Media
9 4 (1.27%) Cisco
9 4 (1.27%) CrowdStrike
9 4 (1.27%) Google
9 4 (1.27%) IFS
9 4 (1.27%) Salesforce