Analyst Contract Job Trends in the South East

Analyst
England > South East

The median Analyst daily rate in the South East is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 September 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
17 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 10 11 8
Rank change year-on-year +1 -3 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 402 480 684
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 11.55% 10.46% 12.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.81% 11.32% 12.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 251 331 486
10th Percentile £200 £200 £191
25th Percentile £325 £314 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £430 £450
Median % change year-on-year +1.74% -4.44% +9.09%
75th Percentile £523 £531 £539
90th Percentile £565 £598 £614
England median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 19 45
10th Percentile £15.50 £15.16 £14.65
25th Percentile £16.17 £16.16 £16.00
Median hourly rate £17.87 £27.50 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -35.02% +57.14% +12.90%
75th Percentile £28.00 £31.12 £25.93
90th Percentile £31.69 £62.95 £41.43
England median hourly rate £22.05 £19.00 £19.00
% change year-on-year +16.05% - +11.50%

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 3,138 4,241 5,295
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.12% 92.38% 94.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,031 2,534 3,585
10th Percentile £204 £250 £213
25th Percentile £363 £400 £380
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% +2.50% -
75th Percentile £600 £625 £613
90th Percentile £650 £688 £700
England median daily rate £508 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -3.33% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 278 317 250
10th Percentile £13.43 £16.00 £16.00
25th Percentile £15.50 £30.41 £21.05
Median hourly rate £25.15 £57.50 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year -56.26% +15.00% +106.78%
75th Percentile £57.50 £75.00 £66.19
90th Percentile £71.95 £80.00 £75.67
England median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £44.75
% change year-on-year -45.54% +3.20% +71.00%

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
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 17 September 2025.

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 17 September 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 17 September 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 +2 211 £450 +9.76% 237
Berkshire +1 128 £475 +14.46% 187
Hampshire +1 95 £469 -3.85% 77
Buckinghamshire +1 64 £388 +4.73% 29
Surrey -2 52 £475 - 58
Kent +1 20 £375 -33.63% 45
Oxfordshire -6 19 £268 -40.44% 24
West Sussex -5 16 £185 -7.50% 23
East Sussex +1 7 £625 -3.85% 20
Middlesex -1 2 £560 +211.11% 22
Sussex - 1 £165 - 13
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 17 September 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.

1 124 (30.85%) Social Skills
2 97 (24.13%) Finance
3 89 (22.14%) Microsoft
4 76 (18.91%) Problem-Solving
5 74 (18.41%) Agile
5 74 (18.41%) Analytical Skills
6 73 (18.16%) SQL
7 60 (14.93%) Security Cleared
8 53 (13.18%) Microsoft Excel
9 45 (11.19%) Azure
10 43 (10.70%) Stakeholder Management
11 42 (10.45%) Power Platform
12 40 (9.95%) ITIL
12 40 (9.95%) Business Intelligence
12 40 (9.95%) Analytics
13 39 (9.70%) Power BI
14 38 (9.45%) Data Analysis
15 37 (9.20%) SC Cleared
16 36 (8.96%) Cybersecurity
16 36 (8.96%) Active Directory
16 36 (8.96%) Windows
17 34 (8.46%) ServiceNow
17 34 (8.46%) User Stories
18 31 (7.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
18 31 (7.71%) Process Improvement
19 30 (7.46%) Validation
19 30 (7.46%) Migration
19 30 (7.46%) Business Analysis
19 30 (7.46%) Customer Service
20 29 (7.21%) Decision-Making

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 15 (3.73%) SharePoint
2 9 (2.24%) Confluence
3 7 (1.74%) Mattermost
3 7 (1.74%) Skype for Business
4 5 (1.24%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.75%) CMS
5 3 (0.75%) SAS
6 2 (0.50%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.25%) Camunda
7 1 (0.25%) Exchange Server 2013
7 1 (0.25%) Smallworld
Applications
1 53 (13.18%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (6.47%) Microsoft Office
3 19 (4.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (1.74%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.50%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.50%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.25%) Adobe Creative Suite
Business Applications
1 8 (1.99%) Remedy ITSM
2 6 (1.49%) Oracle EBS
3 5 (1.24%) Oracle EBS R12
4 4 (1.00%) NetSuite
4 4 (1.00%) Salesforce CRM
5 3 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
6 2 (0.50%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.50%) SAP S/4HANA
6 2 (0.50%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.50%) Workday HCM
7 1 (0.25%) BPCS
7 1 (0.25%) ContrOCC
7 1 (0.25%) iTrent
7 1 (0.25%) NEC Housing
7 1 (0.25%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.25%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 45 (11.19%) Azure
2 42 (10.45%) Power Platform
3 23 (5.72%) Microsoft 365
4 20 (4.98%) Azure DevOps
5 14 (3.48%) AWS
6 11 (2.74%) OCI
7 7 (1.74%) Azure Sentinel
7 7 (1.74%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (1.49%) Snowflake
9 5 (1.24%) SaaS
10 4 (1.00%) Adobe Analytics
10 4 (1.00%) Figma
11 3 (0.75%) Akamai
11 3 (0.75%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.75%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 3 (0.75%) Contentsquare
11 3 (0.75%) Entra ID
11 3 (0.75%) Slack
12 2 (0.50%) Lucidchart
12 2 (0.50%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 22 (5.47%) Firewall
2 13 (3.23%) WebEx
3 8 (1.99%) Skype
4 4 (1.00%) NGFW
4 4 (1.00%) Wi-Fi
5 3 (0.75%) Internet
5 3 (0.75%) VoIP
5 3 (0.75%) Wireless
6 2 (0.50%) DHCP
6 2 (0.50%) Diameter Protocol
6 2 (0.50%) DNS
6 2 (0.50%) LAN
6 2 (0.50%) Network Security
6 2 (0.50%) SIGTRAN
6 2 (0.50%) SMS
6 2 (0.50%) SS7
6 2 (0.50%) TCP/IP
6 2 (0.50%) VoLTE
6 2 (0.50%) WAN
6 2 (0.50%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (9.70%) Power BI
2 15 (3.73%) Tableau
3 9 (2.24%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.24%) Data Lake
4 5 (1.24%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (1.00%) Crystal Reports
5 4 (1.00%) MS Access
5 4 (1.00%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.75%) BusinessObjects
6 3 (0.75%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.50%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 2 (0.50%) Data Hub
7 2 (0.50%) Data Mining
7 2 (0.50%) Looker
7 2 (0.50%) Metadata
7 2 (0.50%) Qlik Sense
8 1 (0.25%) BigQuery
8 1 (0.25%) DTS
8 1 (0.25%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.25%) Spatial Data
Development Applications
1 29 (7.21%) JIRA
2 4 (1.00%) SoapUI
3 3 (0.75%) TestRail
4 2 (0.50%) ERwin
4 2 (0.50%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.50%) MSI
4 2 (0.50%) Postman
4 2 (0.50%) QARun
4 2 (0.50%) WinRunner
5 1 (0.25%) JIRA Agile
General
1 124 (30.85%) Social Skills
2 97 (24.13%) Finance
3 74 (18.41%) Analytical Skills
4 22 (5.47%) Public Sector
4 22 (5.47%) Retail
5 20 (4.98%) Organisational Skills
5 20 (4.98%) Telecoms
6 13 (3.23%) Marketing
7 10 (2.49%) Manufacturing
8 9 (2.24%) Automotive
8 9 (2.24%) Documentation Skills
9 8 (1.99%) Legal
10 6 (1.49%) Billing
11 4 (1.00%) Local Government
12 3 (0.75%) Back Office
12 3 (0.75%) Electronics
12 3 (0.75%) German Language
12 3 (0.75%) Military
13 2 (0.50%) Aerospace
13 2 (0.50%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (2.49%) Web Services
2 8 (1.99%) ADO
3 4 (1.00%) SOAP
3 4 (1.00%) WebdriverIO
4 3 (0.75%) Middleware
4 3 (0.75%) RFC 2544
4 3 (0.75%) XML
5 2 (0.50%) .NET
5 2 (0.50%) DAO
6 1 (0.25%) EDI
6 1 (0.25%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 15 (3.73%) Onboarding
2 13 (3.23%) Product Ownership
3 12 (2.99%) Management Information System
4 10 (2.49%) Cyber Threat
4 10 (2.49%) Self-Motivation
5 8 (1.99%) Operational Technology
5 8 (1.99%) Security Operations Centre
6 6 (1.49%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.24%) Data Centre
7 5 (1.24%) Security Posture
8 4 (1.00%) iPad
8 4 (1.00%) Legacy Systems
9 3 (0.75%) Analytical Mindset
9 3 (0.75%) Cloud Native
9 3 (0.75%) Data Protection Act
9 3 (0.75%) Fibre Optics
9 3 (0.75%) Smart Meter
10 2 (0.50%) Cyber Defence
10 2 (0.50%) Hybrid Cloud
10 2 (0.50%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 36 (8.96%) Windows
2 17 (4.23%) Linux
3 8 (1.99%) Windows 10
4 6 (1.49%) Unix
5 3 (0.75%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.50%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.25%) Android
7 1 (0.25%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 76 (18.91%) Problem-Solving
2 74 (18.41%) Agile
3 43 (10.70%) Stakeholder Management
4 40 (9.95%) Analytics
4 40 (9.95%) Business Intelligence
4 40 (9.95%) ITIL
5 38 (9.45%) Data Analysis
6 36 (8.96%) Cybersecurity
7 34 (8.46%) User Stories
8 31 (7.71%) Process Improvement
8 31 (7.71%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 30 (7.46%) Business Analysis
9 30 (7.46%) Customer Service
9 30 (7.46%) Migration
9 30 (7.46%) Validation
10 29 (7.21%) Decision-Making
11 28 (6.97%) Requirements Gathering
12 27 (6.72%) Waterfall
13 25 (6.22%) DevOps
14 23 (5.72%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 73 (18.16%) SQL
2 22 (5.47%) Python
3 14 (3.48%) PowerShell
4 6 (1.49%) C#
4 6 (1.49%) Kusto Query Language
4 6 (1.49%) VB
5 5 (1.24%) R
6 3 (0.75%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.25%) ABAP
7 1 (0.25%) C++
7 1 (0.25%) Java
7 1 (0.25%) Korn
Qualifications
1 60 (14.93%) Security Cleared
2 37 (9.20%) SC Cleared
3 24 (5.97%) Degree
4 13 (3.23%) CISSP
4 13 (3.23%) DV Cleared
5 10 (2.49%) GCIH
6 9 (2.24%) ITIL Certification
7 6 (1.49%) CFCE
7 6 (1.49%) CISMP
7 6 (1.49%) GCFA
7 6 (1.49%) GCIA
7 6 (1.49%) GSEC
7 6 (1.49%) Microsoft Certification
8 5 (1.24%) ACCA
8 5 (1.24%) CIMA
9 4 (1.00%) A+ Certification
9 4 (1.00%) GIAC
9 4 (1.00%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 3 (0.75%) CEH
10 3 (0.75%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (5.72%) GDPR
2 21 (5.22%) QA
3 19 (4.73%) Data Quality
4 14 (3.48%) PMO
4 14 (3.48%) SLA
5 8 (1.99%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 8 (1.99%) NIST
6 4 (1.00%) HIPAA
7 3 (0.75%) Accessibility
7 3 (0.75%) GRC
7 3 (0.75%) Sarbanes-Oxley
8 2 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials
8 2 (0.50%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 2 (0.50%) IASME
8 2 (0.50%) IFRS
8 2 (0.50%) IFRS 9
8 2 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 19770
8 2 (0.50%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
8 2 (0.50%) NCSC
8 2 (0.50%) NIST 800
System Software
1 36 (8.96%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.50%) Microsoft App-V
2 2 (0.50%) Virtual Desktop
2 2 (0.50%) VMware Infrastructure
3 1 (0.25%) Hyper-V
3 1 (0.25%) vSphere
3 1 (0.25%) XenApp
Systems Management
1 7 (1.74%) Active Directory Federation Services
1 7 (1.74%) HP SiteScope
1 7 (1.74%) SCOM
2 5 (1.24%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 4 (1.00%) QRadar
3 4 (1.00%) SCCM
4 3 (0.75%) HP ALM
5 2 (0.50%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.25%) Jamf Pro
6 1 (0.25%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.25%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 89 (22.14%) Microsoft
2 34 (8.46%) ServiceNow
3 29 (7.21%) Oracle
4 22 (5.47%) Citrix
5 19 (4.73%) Splunk
6 18 (4.48%) SAP
7 16 (3.98%) CrowdStrike
8 14 (3.48%) Cisco
9 13 (3.23%) Sage
9 13 (3.23%) Salesforce
10 10 (2.49%) Remedy
11 9 (2.24%) ArcSight
12 8 (1.99%) F5
12 8 (1.99%) Palo Alto
13 7 (1.74%) IFS
13 7 (1.74%) Workday
14 6 (1.49%) HP
14 6 (1.49%) Liquidlogic
14 6 (1.49%) Qualys
15 5 (1.24%) Adobe