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 1 October 2026.

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

 6 months to
1 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 10 11
Rank change year-on-year -3 +1 -3
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 657 407 475
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 10.00% 11.46% 10.76%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.98% 12.76% 11.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 438 252 322
10th Percentile £229 £200 £200
25th Percentile £375 £314 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £431 £450
Median % change year-on-year +15.94% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £575 £525 £536
90th Percentile £625 £568 £588
England median daily rate £475 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 49 26 21
10th Percentile £16.86 £15.50 £16.00
25th Percentile £21.35 £16.17 £16.32
Median hourly rate £30.00 £17.26 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +73.84% -37.25% +57.14%
75th Percentile £55.00 £28.98 £36.75
90th Percentile £88.17 £36.48 £64.73
England median hourly rate £27.50 £20.83 £21.37
% change year-on-year +32.02% -2.53% +12.47%

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 5,985 3,190 4,070
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.12% 89.81% 92.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,401 2,067 2,413
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 £725 £652 £688
England median daily rate £525 £512 £525
% change year-on-year +2.54% -2.48% -4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 797 285 273
10th Percentile £15.00 £13.18 £16.00
25th Percentile £20.50 £15.50 £27.50
Median hourly rate £48.81 £25.15 £58.49
Median % change year-on-year +94.08% -57.00% +12.70%
75th Percentile £70.00 £55.00 £75.00
90th Percentile £86.61 £71.15 £80.00
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £45.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -44.11% -0.46%

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 1 October 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 1 October 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 1 October 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 +1 343 £550 +22.22% 314
Berkshire +6 235 £550 +15.79% 172
Hampshire 0 172 £525 +10.53% 165
West Sussex +9 60 £223 +31.18% 33
Buckinghamshire -15 59 £555 +46.05% 93
Surrey -8 56 £450 - 96
Oxfordshire -9 49 £275 +37.84% 50
East Sussex +7 12 £298 -52.40% 16
Kent -15 8 £413 +10.00% 41
Middlesex -17 4 £570 +1.79% 10
Home Counties - 2 £650 -
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 1 October 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.

1 173 (26.33%) Security Cleared
2 119 (18.11%) Stakeholder Management
3 101 (15.37%) SC Cleared
4 99 (15.07%) Cybersecurity
5 94 (14.31%) Microsoft
6 93 (14.16%) Agile
7 92 (14.00%) Problem-Solving
8 83 (12.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 79 (12.02%) Continuous Improvement
10 78 (11.87%) Business Analysis
11 72 (10.96%) Requirements Gathering
12 68 (10.35%) SQL
13 67 (10.20%) Business Intelligence
13 67 (10.20%) Data Quality
14 64 (9.74%) ITSM
14 64 (9.74%) Workshop Facilitation
15 63 (9.59%) ITIL
16 61 (9.28%) Power Platform
17 59 (8.98%) DV Cleared
17 59 (8.98%) Power BI
18 57 (8.68%) Degree
19 55 (8.37%) Decision-Making
19 55 (8.37%) ServiceNow
20 54 (8.22%) Data Analysis
21 51 (7.76%) Azure
21 51 (7.76%) Validation
22 50 (7.61%) SAP
23 49 (7.46%) Microsoft Excel
24 48 (7.31%) Security Operations
25 47 (7.15%) Process Improvement

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 49 (7.46%) Microsoft Excel
2 11 (1.67%) Microsoft Office
2 11 (1.67%) MS Visio
3 7 (1.07%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.15%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 19 (2.89%) 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%) SAP MDG
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%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 61 (9.28%) Power Platform
2 51 (7.76%) Azure
3 38 (5.78%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (3.35%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (2.59%) AWS
5 17 (2.59%) Entra ID
6 11 (1.67%) 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%) 5G
6 1 (0.15%) Intrusion Detection
6 1 (0.15%) LTE
6 1 (0.15%) Mobile Backhaul
6 1 (0.15%) Modbus
6 1 (0.15%) MPLS
6 1 (0.15%) Radio Access Network
6 1 (0.15%) SONET
6 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
6 1 (0.15%) VoLTE
6 1 (0.15%) VoWiFi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 59 (8.98%) Power BI
2 17 (2.59%) Tableau
3 11 (1.67%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (1.67%) 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
1 196 (29.83%) Social Skills
2 139 (21.16%) Analytical Skills
3 90 (13.70%) Finance
4 51 (7.76%) Public Sector
5 32 (4.87%) Documentation Skills
6 21 (3.20%) Telecoms
7 18 (2.74%) Organisational Skills
8 17 (2.59%) Influencing Skills
9 16 (2.44%) Retail
10 11 (1.67%) Automotive
10 11 (1.67%) Manufacturing
11 10 (1.52%) Aerospace
11 10 (1.52%) Legal
12 9 (1.37%) Military
13 8 (1.22%) Marketing
14 7 (1.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 7 (1.07%) Police
15 5 (0.76%) Banking
16 4 (0.61%) Billing
16 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%) Middleware
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%) 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 (4.41%) Onboarding
2 25 (3.81%) Operational Technology
3 16 (2.44%) Product Ownership
4 15 (2.28%) Data Centre
4 15 (2.28%) Management Information System
5 13 (1.98%) Cyber Threat
6 11 (1.67%) Security Operations Centre
7 10 (1.52%) CMDB
7 10 (1.52%) Data Structures
7 10 (1.52%) Self-Motivation
8 7 (1.07%) Cyber Defence
8 7 (1.07%) Enterprise Software
9 6 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
10 5 (0.76%) Data Protection Act
10 5 (0.76%) Embedded Systems
10 5 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (0.76%) Mobile Payment
10 5 (0.76%) Smartcard
11 4 (0.61%) IVR
11 4 (0.61%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 43 (6.54%) 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 1 (0.15%) Unix
6 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 119 (18.11%) Stakeholder Management
2 99 (15.07%) Cybersecurity
3 93 (14.16%) Agile
4 92 (14.00%) Problem-Solving
5 83 (12.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 79 (12.02%) Continuous Improvement
7 78 (11.87%) Business Analysis
8 72 (10.96%) Requirements Gathering
9 67 (10.20%) Business Intelligence
10 64 (9.74%) ITSM
10 64 (9.74%) Workshop Facilitation
11 63 (9.59%) ITIL
12 55 (8.37%) Decision-Making
13 54 (8.22%) Data Analysis
14 51 (7.76%) Validation
15 48 (7.31%) Security Operations
16 47 (7.15%) Process Improvement
17 45 (6.85%) Data Modelling
18 44 (6.70%) Analytics
19 43 (6.54%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 68 (10.35%) SQL
2 20 (3.04%) 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
1 173 (26.33%) Security Cleared
2 101 (15.37%) SC Cleared
3 59 (8.98%) DV Cleared
4 57 (8.68%) 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 67 (10.20%) Data Quality
2 40 (6.09%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 27 (4.11%) NIST
4 26 (3.96%) GRC
4 26 (3.96%) QA
5 17 (2.59%) PMO
6 12 (1.83%) GDPR
7 10 (1.52%) Cyber Essentials
8 5 (0.76%) ISO 31000
8 5 (0.76%) ISO 9001
8 5 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 5 (0.76%) NCSC
8 5 (0.76%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.61%) COBIT
9 4 (0.61%) SLA
10 3 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
11 2 (0.30%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
11 2 (0.30%) Government Security Classifications
11 2 (0.30%) IASME
11 2 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
System Software
1 27 (4.11%) 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 5 (0.76%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.76%) QRadar
3 4 (0.61%) CASB
3 4 (0.61%) CSIRT
4 3 (0.46%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.15%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.15%) AirWatch
5 1 (0.15%) CA Endevor
5 1 (0.15%) Dell DRAC
5 1 (0.15%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 94 (14.31%) Microsoft
2 55 (8.37%) ServiceNow
3 50 (7.61%) SAP
4 28 (4.26%) Oracle
5 20 (3.04%) 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
843 Analyst jobs in the South East