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 13 October 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 13 10 10
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 -2
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 664 398 478
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 10.12% 11.20% 11.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.10% 12.52% 12.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 443 246 331
10th Percentile £230 £200 £200
25th Percentile £375 £306 £325
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £425 £438
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -2.86% -2.78%
75th Percentile £575 £525 £525
90th Percentile £625 £569 £580
England median daily rate £475 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +5.44% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 51 29 21
10th Percentile £17.25 £15.50 £16.00
25th Percentile £22.12 £16.17 £16.32
Median hourly rate £30.00 £17.87 £29.00
Median % change year-on-year +67.88% -38.38% +65.71%
75th Percentile £74.38 £25.91 £43.75
90th Percentile £85.00 £33.98 £64.73
England median hourly rate £28.00 £20.81 £22.50
% change year-on-year +34.55% -7.51% +18.42%

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 5,980 3,179 3,939
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.16% 89.50% 92.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,343 2,055 2,343
10th Percentile £285 £204 £245
25th Percentile £425 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £505
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -0.99% -0.35%
75th Percentile £625 £598 £625
90th Percentile £725 £663 £688
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -3.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 836 299 238
10th Percentile £15.00 £13.00 £16.00
25th Percentile £20.43 £15.53 £27.00
Median hourly rate £48.81 £24.00 £58.49
Median % change year-on-year +103.38% -58.97% +11.41%
75th Percentile £70.00 £55.00 £74.97
90th Percentile £87.83 £71.30 £78.75
England median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% -6.89%

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 13 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 13 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 13 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 +3 356 £550 +25.71% 174
Berkshire +6 237 £550 +15.79% 85
Hampshire 0 176 £525 +10.53% 119
Buckinghamshire -12 69 £555 +46.05% 50
West Sussex +3 58 £223 +19.73% 11
Surrey -14 55 £475 -1.30% 57
Oxfordshire -6 50 £320 +66.88% 42
East Sussex +6 12 £298 -52.40% 10
Kent -10 10 £473 +26.00% 21
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 13 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.

1 193 (29.07%) Security Cleared
2 122 (18.37%) Stakeholder Management
3 119 (17.92%) SC Cleared
4 96 (14.46%) Cybersecurity
4 96 (14.46%) Microsoft
5 91 (13.70%) Problem-Solving
6 86 (12.95%) Agile
7 83 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 78 (11.75%) Business Analysis
9 76 (11.45%) Continuous Improvement
10 75 (11.30%) Requirements Gathering
11 67 (10.09%) SQL
12 66 (9.94%) Workshop Facilitation
13 65 (9.79%) Business Intelligence
13 65 (9.79%) Data Quality
13 65 (9.79%) DV Cleared
14 64 (9.64%) ITSM
15 62 (9.34%) Decision-Making
16 61 (9.19%) ITIL
17 58 (8.73%) Data Analysis
18 56 (8.43%) Power Platform
19 55 (8.28%) ServiceNow
19 55 (8.28%) Validation
20 54 (8.13%) Power BI
21 53 (7.98%) Degree
21 53 (7.98%) Security Operations
22 48 (7.23%) Azure
23 45 (6.78%) SIEM
24 44 (6.63%) Microsoft Excel
25 43 (6.48%) Vulnerability Management

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 21 (3.16%) Confluence
2 16 (2.41%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.75%) IIS
4 4 (0.60%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.45%) ArcGIS
6 2 (0.30%) WebLogic
7 1 (0.15%) Oracle Coherence
Applications
1 44 (6.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (1.51%) Microsoft Office
2 10 (1.51%) MS Visio
3 7 (1.05%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.15%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 14 (2.11%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (0.75%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.60%) iTrent
4 3 (0.45%) Maximo
5 2 (0.30%) Dynamics CRM
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%) NetSuite
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 56 (8.43%) Power Platform
2 48 (7.23%) Azure
3 37 (5.57%) Microsoft 365
4 18 (2.71%) Azure DevOps
5 17 (2.56%) AWS
5 17 (2.56%) Entra ID
6 8 (1.20%) SaaS
7 6 (0.90%) GCP
8 4 (0.60%) Azure Data Factory
8 4 (0.60%) Dynamics 365
8 4 (0.60%) Lucidchart
8 4 (0.60%) SuccessFactors
9 3 (0.45%) Akamai
9 3 (0.45%) IaaS
10 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Purview
10 2 (0.30%) Rubrik
10 2 (0.30%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 2 (0.30%) Snowflake
10 2 (0.30%) Tricentis Tosca
11 1 (0.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 6 (0.90%) Firewall
1 6 (0.90%) Intranet
1 6 (0.90%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (0.60%) DHCP
2 4 (0.60%) Intrusion Detection
2 4 (0.60%) Network Security
3 3 (0.45%) DNS
3 3 (0.45%) HTTP
4 2 (0.30%) Internet
5 1 (0.15%) 4G
5 1 (0.15%) ADSL
5 1 (0.15%) Ethernet
5 1 (0.15%) GSM
5 1 (0.15%) LTE
5 1 (0.15%) MPLS
5 1 (0.15%) PSTN
5 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
5 1 (0.15%) UMTS
5 1 (0.15%) VLAN
5 1 (0.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 54 (8.13%) Power BI
2 16 (2.41%) Tableau
3 10 (1.51%) SQL Server
4 9 (1.36%) Data Warehouse
5 7 (1.05%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.90%) Qlik Sense
7 5 (0.75%) Metadata
8 4 (0.60%) GIS
9 3 (0.45%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.45%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.30%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.30%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.30%) Spark SQL
11 1 (0.15%) Amazon Redshift
11 1 (0.15%) BusinessObjects
11 1 (0.15%) Db2
11 1 (0.15%) Oracle BI Publisher
11 1 (0.15%) PostgreSQL
11 1 (0.15%) Power Query
11 1 (0.15%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 32 (4.82%) JIRA
2 2 (0.30%) Postman
2 2 (0.30%) Toad
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%) Zephyr
General
1 191 (28.77%) Social Skills
2 141 (21.23%) Analytical Skills
3 86 (12.95%) Finance
4 50 (7.53%) Public Sector
5 32 (4.82%) Documentation Skills
6 20 (3.01%) Telecoms
7 17 (2.56%) Influencing Skills
7 17 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
8 15 (2.26%) Retail
9 11 (1.66%) Aerospace
9 11 (1.66%) Automotive
10 10 (1.51%) Manufacturing
11 9 (1.36%) Marketing
11 9 (1.36%) Military
12 7 (1.05%) Legal
13 6 (0.90%) Police
14 5 (0.75%) Banking
14 5 (0.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 5 (0.75%) Local Government
15 4 (0.60%) Billing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.20%) EDI
2 4 (0.60%) .NET
2 4 (0.60%) Oracle Fusion
2 4 (0.60%) REST
2 4 (0.60%) SailPoint
2 4 (0.60%) Terraform
3 3 (0.45%) Middleware
3 3 (0.45%) OAuth
3 3 (0.45%) OAuth2
3 3 (0.45%) OpenID
3 3 (0.45%) SAML
3 3 (0.45%) Web Services
3 3 (0.45%) XML
4 2 (0.30%) PySpark
5 1 (0.15%) ADO
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 30 (4.52%) Onboarding
2 21 (3.16%) Operational Technology
3 18 (2.71%) Cyber Threat
3 18 (2.71%) Management Information System
4 15 (2.26%) Data Centre
4 15 (2.26%) Product Ownership
5 12 (1.81%) Security Operations Centre
6 10 (1.51%) CMDB
6 10 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
7 9 (1.36%) Data Structures
8 7 (1.05%) Cyber Defence
8 7 (1.05%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (0.75%) Data Protection Act
9 5 (0.75%) Embedded Systems
9 5 (0.75%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (0.75%) Mobile Payment
9 5 (0.75%) Smartcard
10 4 (0.60%) Data Fabric
10 4 (0.60%) Public Cloud
10 4 (0.60%) Security Posture
Operating Systems
1 42 (6.33%) Windows
2 15 (2.26%) Linux
3 8 (1.20%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.05%) Android
4 7 (1.05%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.45%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 122 (18.37%) Stakeholder Management
2 96 (14.46%) Cybersecurity
3 91 (13.70%) Problem-Solving
4 86 (12.95%) Agile
5 83 (12.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 78 (11.75%) Business Analysis
7 76 (11.45%) Continuous Improvement
8 75 (11.30%) Requirements Gathering
9 66 (9.94%) Workshop Facilitation
10 65 (9.79%) Business Intelligence
11 64 (9.64%) ITSM
12 62 (9.34%) Decision-Making
13 61 (9.19%) ITIL
14 58 (8.73%) Data Analysis
15 55 (8.28%) Validation
16 53 (7.98%) Security Operations
17 45 (6.78%) SIEM
18 43 (6.48%) Vulnerability Management
19 42 (6.33%) Analytics
20 40 (6.02%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 67 (10.09%) SQL
2 19 (2.86%) Python
3 8 (1.20%) Java
4 5 (0.75%) PowerShell
4 5 (0.75%) R
5 3 (0.45%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (0.30%) 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%) VBA
Qualifications
1 193 (29.07%) Security Cleared
2 119 (17.92%) SC Cleared
3 65 (9.79%) DV Cleared
4 53 (7.98%) Degree
5 17 (2.56%) BPSS Clearance
6 15 (2.26%) ISTQB
7 14 (2.11%) Microsoft Certification
8 13 (1.96%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 9 (1.36%) ISEB
10 7 (1.05%) ACCA
10 7 (1.05%) CIMA
11 6 (0.90%) CBAP
12 5 (0.75%) CISA
12 5 (0.75%) CISM
12 5 (0.75%) CISSP
12 5 (0.75%) IISP
13 4 (0.60%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 4 (0.60%) Cisco Certification
13 4 (0.60%) CLAS
13 4 (0.60%) CREST Certified
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (9.79%) Data Quality
2 34 (5.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 25 (3.77%) QA
4 24 (3.61%) GRC
5 22 (3.31%) NIST
6 17 (2.56%) PMO
7 10 (1.51%) GDPR
8 8 (1.20%) Cyber Essentials
9 5 (0.75%) ISO 31000
9 5 (0.75%) ISO 9001
9 5 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 5 (0.75%) NCSC
9 5 (0.75%) PCI DSS
10 4 (0.60%) COBIT
10 4 (0.60%) SLA
11 3 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
12 2 (0.30%) Government Security Classifications
13 1 (0.15%) ISO 22301
13 1 (0.15%) JSP 440
13 1 (0.15%) Solvency II
System Software
1 25 (3.77%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.60%) ISA Server
2 4 (0.60%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.30%) vSphere
4 1 (0.15%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.15%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (1.05%) QRadar
1 7 (1.05%) SCCM
2 6 (0.90%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.60%) CASB
3 4 (0.60%) CSIRT
4 3 (0.45%) 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 96 (14.46%) Microsoft
2 55 (8.28%) ServiceNow
3 42 (6.33%) SAP
4 24 (3.61%) Oracle
5 17 (2.56%) Salesforce
6 9 (1.36%) Databricks
6 9 (1.36%) LogRhythm
6 9 (1.36%) Qualys
7 8 (1.20%) Cisco
7 8 (1.20%) Splunk
7 8 (1.20%) Workday
8 6 (0.90%) Baan
9 5 (0.75%) CrowdStrike
9 5 (0.75%) Google
9 5 (0.75%) Tripwire
9 5 (0.75%) VMware
10 4 (0.60%) Centrify
10 4 (0.60%) Dell
10 4 (0.60%) IBM
10 4 (0.60%) Mitel