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 28 September 2026.

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

 6 months to
28 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 10 11
Rank change year-on-year -3 +1 -3
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 656 408 476
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 10.02% 11.60% 10.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.99% 12.92% 11.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 441 252 323
10th Percentile £230 £200 £200
25th Percentile £376 £314 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £431 £450
Median % change year-on-year +15.94% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £575 £525 £538
90th Percentile £625 £565 £588
England median daily rate £475 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 26 19
10th Percentile £17.25 £15.50 £15.16
25th Percentile £22.50 £16.17 £16.16
Median hourly rate £30.00 £17.26 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +73.84% -37.25% +57.14%
75th Percentile £55.74 £28.98 £31.12
90th Percentile £89.75 £36.48 £62.95
England median hourly rate £27.50 £20.92 £20.50
% change year-on-year +31.48% +2.02% +7.89%

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 5,968 3,159 4,134
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.18% 89.85% 92.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,396 2,048 2,455
10th Percentile £300 £204 £245
25th Percentile £425 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £505
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -0.99% +1.00%
75th Percentile £625 £588 £625
90th Percentile £719 £650 £688
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.46%
Number of hourly rates quoted 793 282 278
10th Percentile £15.01 £13.28 £15.99
25th Percentile £21.00 £15.50 £27.00
Median hourly rate £49.00 £25.15 £58.34
Median % change year-on-year +94.83% -56.89% +16.68%
75th Percentile £70.00 £57.50 £75.00
90th Percentile £86.61 £71.48 £80.00
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% -1.13%

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 28 September 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 28 September 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 28 September 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 +1 341 £550 +22.22% 225
Berkshire +6 231 £550 +15.79% 126
Hampshire -1 171 £525 +10.53% 136
West Sussex +7 61 £223 +31.18% 26
Buckinghamshire -18 60 £555 +46.05% 68
Surrey -10 57 £463 +2.78% 80
Oxfordshire -9 50 £320 +60.40% 31
East Sussex +5 12 £298 -52.40% 14
Kent -12 8 £413 +10.00% 33
Middlesex -17 4 £570 +1.79% 3
Home Counties - 2 £650 -
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 28 September 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.

1 171 (26.07%) Security Cleared
2 116 (17.68%) Stakeholder Management
3 100 (15.24%) Cybersecurity
4 99 (15.09%) SC Cleared
5 94 (14.33%) Microsoft
6 93 (14.18%) Agile
7 89 (13.57%) Problem-Solving
8 85 (12.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 79 (12.04%) Business Analysis
10 78 (11.89%) Continuous Improvement
11 71 (10.82%) Requirements Gathering
12 69 (10.52%) SQL
13 67 (10.21%) Business Intelligence
14 66 (10.06%) Data Quality
15 64 (9.76%) ITSM
15 64 (9.76%) Workshop Facilitation
16 63 (9.60%) ITIL
17 61 (9.30%) Power Platform
18 60 (9.15%) DV Cleared
19 59 (8.99%) Power BI
20 57 (8.69%) Degree
21 55 (8.38%) Decision-Making
21 55 (8.38%) ServiceNow
22 54 (8.23%) Data Analysis
23 51 (7.77%) Azure
24 50 (7.62%) Microsoft Excel
24 50 (7.62%) Validation
25 48 (7.32%) Security Operations
26 47 (7.16%) Process Improvement
26 47 (7.16%) SAP

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 25 (3.81%) Confluence
2 17 (2.59%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.76%) IIS
4 4 (0.61%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.46%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Coherence
6 1 (0.15%) WebLogic
Applications
1 50 (7.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.68%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.68%) MS Visio
3 7 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.15%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 17 (2.59%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.22%) iTrent
3 6 (0.91%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.46%) Maximo
5 2 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.30%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.30%) Primavera
5 2 (0.30%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.30%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.15%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.15%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle EBS R12
6 1 (0.15%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.15%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.15%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.15%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 61 (9.30%) Power Platform
2 51 (7.77%) Azure
3 38 (5.79%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (3.35%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (2.59%) AWS
5 17 (2.59%) Entra ID
6 11 (1.68%) SaaS
7 8 (1.22%) SuccessFactors
8 6 (0.91%) GCP
9 4 (0.61%) Azure Data Factory
9 4 (0.61%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (0.61%) Lucidchart
10 3 (0.46%) Akamai
10 3 (0.46%) IaaS
11 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Purview
11 2 (0.30%) Rubrik
11 2 (0.30%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 2 (0.30%) Snowflake
12 1 (0.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 1 (0.15%) Power Automate
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.91%) Intranet
1 6 (0.91%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (0.76%) Firewall
3 4 (0.61%) DHCP
3 4 (0.61%) Network Security
4 3 (0.46%) DNS
4 3 (0.46%) HTTP
5 2 (0.30%) Internet
6 1 (0.15%) 4G
6 1 (0.15%) ADSL
6 1 (0.15%) Ethernet
6 1 (0.15%) GSM
6 1 (0.15%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.15%) LTE
6 1 (0.15%) MPLS
6 1 (0.15%) PSTN
6 1 (0.15%) SONET
6 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.15%) UMTS
6 1 (0.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (8.99%) Power BI
2 17 (2.59%) Tableau
3 11 (1.68%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (1.68%) SQL Server
4 7 (1.07%) Relational Database
5 6 (0.91%) Qlik Sense
6 5 (0.76%) Metadata
6 5 (0.76%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.61%) GIS
8 3 (0.46%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.46%) Data Lake
9 2 (0.30%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.30%) Spark SQL
10 1 (0.15%) Amazon Redshift
10 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
10 1 (0.15%) Db2
10 1 (0.15%) Oracle BI Publisher
10 1 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.15%) SQLPlus
10 1 (0.15%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 34 (5.18%) JIRA
2 2 (0.30%) Postman
3 1 (0.15%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.15%) eggPlant
3 1 (0.15%) Git
3 1 (0.15%) HP UFT
3 1 (0.15%) JMeter
3 1 (0.15%) Rational DOORS
3 1 (0.15%) Selenium
3 1 (0.15%) SoapUI
3 1 (0.15%) TestRail
3 1 (0.15%) Toad
3 1 (0.15%) Zephyr
General
1 192 (29.27%) Social Skills
2 138 (21.04%) Analytical Skills
3 89 (13.57%) Finance
4 51 (7.77%) Public Sector
5 32 (4.88%) Documentation Skills
6 21 (3.20%) Telecoms
7 18 (2.74%) Organisational Skills
8 17 (2.59%) Influencing Skills
8 17 (2.59%) Retail
9 11 (1.68%) Automotive
10 10 (1.52%) Aerospace
10 10 (1.52%) Legal
11 9 (1.37%) Manufacturing
12 8 (1.22%) Marketing
12 8 (1.22%) Military
13 7 (1.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 7 (1.07%) Police
14 5 (0.76%) Banking
15 4 (0.61%) Billing
15 4 (0.61%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.22%) EDI
2 4 (0.61%) .NET
2 4 (0.61%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (0.61%) REST
2 4 (0.61%) SailPoint
2 4 (0.61%) Terraform
3 3 (0.46%) OAuth
3 3 (0.46%) OAuth2
3 3 (0.46%) OpenID
3 3 (0.46%) SAML
3 3 (0.46%) Web Services
4 2 (0.30%) ADO
4 2 (0.30%) Middleware
4 2 (0.30%) PySpark
4 2 (0.30%) XML
5 1 (0.15%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.15%) LDAP
5 1 (0.15%) SOAP
5 1 (0.15%) Streamlit
5 1 (0.15%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 29 (4.42%) Onboarding
2 26 (3.96%) Operational Technology
3 16 (2.44%) Product Ownership
4 15 (2.29%) Management Information System
5 14 (2.13%) Data Centre
6 13 (1.98%) Cyber Threat
7 11 (1.68%) Security Operations Centre
8 10 (1.52%) CMDB
8 10 (1.52%) Data Structures
8 10 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
9 7 (1.07%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.07%) Cyber Defence
10 6 (0.91%) Enterprise Software
11 5 (0.76%) Embedded Systems
11 5 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
11 5 (0.76%) Mobile Payment
11 5 (0.76%) Smartcard
12 4 (0.61%) Data Protection Act
12 4 (0.61%) IVR
12 4 (0.61%) Media Streaming
Operating Systems
1 43 (6.55%) Windows
2 16 (2.44%) Linux
3 8 (1.22%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.07%) Android
4 7 (1.07%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.46%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.30%) Unix
7 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 116 (17.68%) Stakeholder Management
2 100 (15.24%) Cybersecurity
3 93 (14.18%) Agile
4 89 (13.57%) Problem-Solving
5 85 (12.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 79 (12.04%) Business Analysis
7 78 (11.89%) Continuous Improvement
8 71 (10.82%) Requirements Gathering
9 67 (10.21%) Business Intelligence
10 64 (9.76%) ITSM
10 64 (9.76%) Workshop Facilitation
11 63 (9.60%) ITIL
12 55 (8.38%) Decision-Making
13 54 (8.23%) Data Analysis
14 50 (7.62%) Validation
15 48 (7.32%) Security Operations
16 47 (7.16%) Process Improvement
17 44 (6.71%) Analytics
17 44 (6.71%) Data Modelling
18 43 (6.55%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 69 (10.52%) SQL
2 21 (3.20%) Python
3 7 (1.07%) Java
4 6 (0.91%) PowerShell
5 5 (0.76%) R
6 3 (0.46%) Kusto Query Language
7 2 (0.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.15%) Bash
8 1 (0.15%) COBOL
8 1 (0.15%) JavaScript
8 1 (0.15%) JCL
8 1 (0.15%) Perl
8 1 (0.15%) VB
8 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 171 (26.07%) Security Cleared
2 99 (15.09%) SC Cleared
3 60 (9.15%) DV Cleared
4 57 (8.69%) Degree
5 16 (2.44%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (2.13%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (1.98%) ISTQB
8 12 (1.83%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 10 (1.52%) ACCA
9 10 (1.52%) CIMA
10 8 (1.22%) ISEB
11 6 (0.91%) CBAP
12 5 (0.76%) CISA
12 5 (0.76%) CISM
12 5 (0.76%) CISSP
12 5 (0.76%) IISP
12 5 (0.76%) PMI Certification
13 4 (0.61%) CCSP
13 4 (0.61%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (0.61%) CLAS
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 66 (10.06%) Data Quality
2 41 (6.25%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 28 (4.27%) NIST
4 26 (3.96%) GRC
5 25 (3.81%) QA
6 17 (2.59%) PMO
7 13 (1.98%) GDPR
8 10 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.76%) ISO 31000
9 5 (0.76%) ISO 9001
9 5 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 5 (0.76%) NCSC
9 5 (0.76%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.61%) COBIT
10 4 (0.61%) SLA
11 3 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
12 2 (0.30%) Government Security Classifications
12 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 2 (0.30%) NIST 800
System Software
1 27 (4.12%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.61%) ISA Server
3 3 (0.46%) VMware Infrastructure
4 2 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
4 2 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
4 2 (0.30%) vSphere
5 1 (0.15%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 7 (1.07%) SCCM
2 6 (0.91%) Kubernetes
3 5 (0.76%) QRadar
4 4 (0.61%) CASB
4 4 (0.61%) CSIRT
5 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
6 1 (0.15%) 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%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 94 (14.33%) Microsoft
2 55 (8.38%) ServiceNow
3 47 (7.16%) SAP
4 28 (4.27%) Oracle
5 20 (3.05%) Salesforce
6 12 (1.83%) Workday
7 10 (1.52%) Databricks
8 8 (1.22%) Cisco
8 8 (1.22%) Qualys
9 6 (0.91%) Baan
9 6 (0.91%) LogRhythm
9 6 (0.91%) Splunk
10 5 (0.76%) CrowdStrike
10 5 (0.76%) Google
10 5 (0.76%) Tripwire
11 4 (0.61%) Avaya
11 4 (0.61%) Dell
11 4 (0.61%) F5
11 4 (0.61%) Mitel
11 4 (0.61%) VMware
589 Analyst jobs in the South East