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 16 September 2026.

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

 6 months to
16 Sep 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 10 11
Rank change year-on-year -2 +1 -3
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 664 402 480
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 10.03% 11.55% 10.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.96% 12.81% 11.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 442 251 331
10th Percentile £230 £200 £200
25th Percentile £377 £325 £314
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £438 £430
Median % change year-on-year +14.29% +1.74% -4.44%
75th Percentile £575 £523 £531
90th Percentile £625 £565 £598
England median daily rate £471 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +4.67% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 25 19
10th Percentile £17.11 £15.50 £15.16
25th Percentile £21.35 £16.17 £16.16
Median hourly rate £30.00 £17.87 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +67.88% -35.02% +57.14%
75th Percentile £55.74 £28.00 £31.12
90th Percentile £101.79 £31.69 £62.95
England median hourly rate £27.15 £22.05 £19.00
% change year-on-year +23.13% +16.05% -

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 6,059 3,138 4,241
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.53% 90.12% 92.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,500 2,031 2,534
10th Percentile £305 £204 £250
25th Percentile £431 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £513
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -2.44% +2.50%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £625
90th Percentile £721 £650 £688
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 775 278 317
10th Percentile £15.05 £13.43 £16.00
25th Percentile £21.35 £15.50 £30.41
Median hourly rate £50.00 £25.15 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +98.81% -56.26% +15.00%
75th Percentile £70.00 £57.50 £75.00
90th Percentile £85.15 £71.95 £80.00
England median hourly rate £44.46 £25.15 £46.18
% change year-on-year +76.76% -45.54% +3.20%

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 16 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 16 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 16 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 -1 340 £550 +22.22% 221
Berkshire +5 229 £550 +15.79% 143
Hampshire -2 168 £525 +12.00% 149
Surrey -5 64 £450 -5.26% 86
West Sussex +9 63 £223 +20.54% 15
Buckinghamshire -14 63 £555 +43.23% 51
Oxfordshire -3 48 £375 +39.93% 28
East Sussex +5 14 £350 -44.00% 23
Kent -10 8 £413 +10.00% 41
Middlesex -16 4 £570 +1.79% 11
Home Counties - 2 £650 -
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 16 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 (25.75%) Security Cleared
2 108 (16.27%) Stakeholder Management
3 103 (15.51%) Cybersecurity
4 98 (14.76%) Microsoft
5 94 (14.16%) SC Cleared
6 92 (13.86%) Agile
7 91 (13.70%) Problem-Solving
8 88 (13.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 84 (12.65%) Continuous Improvement
10 78 (11.75%) Business Analysis
11 74 (11.14%) SQL
12 70 (10.54%) Business Intelligence
13 69 (10.39%) Workshop Facilitation
14 67 (10.09%) Requirements Gathering
15 66 (9.94%) Power Platform
16 64 (9.64%) Decision-Making
16 64 (9.64%) Power BI
17 62 (9.34%) Data Quality
17 62 (9.34%) DV Cleared
17 62 (9.34%) ITIL
18 60 (9.04%) ITSM
19 59 (8.89%) Data Analysis
20 57 (8.58%) Degree
21 55 (8.28%) Microsoft Excel
22 53 (7.98%) Azure
22 53 (7.98%) Validation
23 52 (7.83%) Process Improvement
23 52 (7.83%) ServiceNow
24 51 (7.68%) Analytics
24 51 (7.68%) 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 24 (3.61%) Confluence
2 17 (2.56%) SharePoint
3 8 (1.20%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.45%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.45%) IIS
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Coherence
5 1 (0.15%) WebLogic
Applications
1 55 (8.28%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.81%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (1.81%) MS Visio
3 9 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
5 1 (0.15%) InfoPath
5 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 19 (2.86%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.36%) iTrent
3 8 (1.20%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.45%) Maximo
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 CRM
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%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.15%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 66 (9.94%) Power Platform
2 53 (7.98%) Azure
3 35 (5.27%) Microsoft 365
4 22 (3.31%) Azure DevOps
5 19 (2.86%) Entra ID
6 18 (2.71%) AWS
7 10 (1.51%) SaaS
8 9 (1.36%) SuccessFactors
9 6 (0.90%) GCP
10 4 (0.60%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (0.60%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.45%) Akamai
11 3 (0.45%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (0.45%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (0.45%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (0.45%) IaaS
11 3 (0.45%) Lucidchart
11 3 (0.45%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 2 (0.30%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 2 (0.30%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 9 (1.36%) Wi-Fi
2 6 (0.90%) Intranet
3 5 (0.75%) Firewall
4 4 (0.60%) DHCP
4 4 (0.60%) Network Security
5 3 (0.45%) DNS
5 3 (0.45%) HTTP
6 2 (0.30%) Internet
7 1 (0.15%) ADSL
7 1 (0.15%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.15%) GSM
7 1 (0.15%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.15%) LTE
7 1 (0.15%) MPLS
7 1 (0.15%) PSTN
7 1 (0.15%) SONET
7 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.15%) UMTS
7 1 (0.15%) VoLTE
7 1 (0.15%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (9.64%) Power BI
2 20 (3.01%) Tableau
3 14 (2.11%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (1.66%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.05%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.90%) Qlik Sense
7 5 (0.75%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.60%) GIS
8 4 (0.60%) Metadata
9 3 (0.45%) BigQuery
9 3 (0.45%) Data Lake
10 2 (0.30%) Data Mining
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 35 (5.27%) JIRA
2 2 (0.30%) Git
2 2 (0.30%) Postman
3 1 (0.15%) Burp Suite
3 1 (0.15%) eggPlant
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
1 198 (29.82%) Social Skills
2 144 (21.69%) Analytical Skills
3 91 (13.70%) Finance
4 58 (8.73%) Public Sector
5 34 (5.12%) Documentation Skills
6 22 (3.31%) Telecoms
7 18 (2.71%) Retail
8 17 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
9 16 (2.41%) Influencing Skills
10 11 (1.66%) Legal
11 10 (1.51%) Automotive
11 10 (1.51%) Manufacturing
12 9 (1.36%) Aerospace
12 9 (1.36%) Military
13 8 (1.20%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 8 (1.20%) Marketing
14 7 (1.05%) Police
15 4 (0.60%) Billing
16 3 (0.45%) Banking
16 3 (0.45%) Local Government
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%) Web Services
4 2 (0.30%) ADO
4 2 (0.30%) OAuth
4 2 (0.30%) OAuth2
4 2 (0.30%) OpenID
4 2 (0.30%) PySpark
4 2 (0.30%) SAML
4 2 (0.30%) XML
5 1 (0.15%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.15%) Django
5 1 (0.15%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.15%) Node.js
5 1 (0.15%) Streamlit
5 1 (0.15%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 30 (4.52%) Onboarding
2 27 (4.07%) Operational Technology
3 14 (2.11%) Management Information System
3 14 (2.11%) Product Ownership
4 13 (1.96%) Cyber Threat
5 12 (1.81%) Data Centre
6 11 (1.66%) Security Operations Centre
7 10 (1.51%) CMDB
7 10 (1.51%) Data Structures
7 10 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
8 9 (1.36%) Analytical Mindset
9 7 (1.05%) Cyber Defence
10 5 (0.75%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (0.75%) IVR
10 5 (0.75%) PMI
11 4 (0.60%) Data Protection Act
11 4 (0.60%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.60%) Media Streaming
11 4 (0.60%) Security Posture
12 3 (0.45%) Linux Command Line
Operating Systems
1 41 (6.17%) Windows
2 14 (2.11%) Linux
3 7 (1.05%) Android
3 7 (1.05%) Apple iOS
3 7 (1.05%) Windows Server
4 4 (0.60%) Unix
5 3 (0.45%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 108 (16.27%) Stakeholder Management
2 103 (15.51%) Cybersecurity
3 92 (13.86%) Agile
4 91 (13.70%) Problem-Solving
5 88 (13.25%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 84 (12.65%) Continuous Improvement
7 78 (11.75%) Business Analysis
8 70 (10.54%) Business Intelligence
9 69 (10.39%) Workshop Facilitation
10 67 (10.09%) Requirements Gathering
11 64 (9.64%) Decision-Making
12 62 (9.34%) ITIL
13 60 (9.04%) ITSM
14 59 (8.89%) Data Analysis
15 53 (7.98%) Validation
16 52 (7.83%) Process Improvement
17 51 (7.68%) Analytics
18 49 (7.38%) Data Modelling
19 47 (7.08%) Security Operations
20 43 (6.48%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 74 (11.14%) SQL
2 26 (3.92%) Python
3 7 (1.05%) Java
3 7 (1.05%) R
4 6 (0.90%) Kusto Query Language
5 5 (0.75%) PowerShell
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%) VB
7 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 171 (25.75%) Security Cleared
2 94 (14.16%) SC Cleared
3 62 (9.34%) DV Cleared
4 57 (8.58%) Degree
5 16 (2.41%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (1.96%) ACCA
6 13 (1.96%) CIMA
6 13 (1.96%) Microsoft Certification
7 12 (1.81%) ISTQB
8 11 (1.66%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 8 (1.20%) ISEB
10 6 (0.90%) CBAP
10 6 (0.90%) PMI Certification
11 3 (0.45%) CCSP
11 3 (0.45%) CISA
11 3 (0.45%) Cisco Certification
11 3 (0.45%) CISM
11 3 (0.45%) CISSP
11 3 (0.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.45%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 62 (9.34%) Data Quality
2 41 (6.17%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (4.37%) NIST
4 27 (4.07%) QA
5 24 (3.61%) GRC
6 19 (2.86%) PMO
7 13 (1.96%) GDPR
8 12 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials
9 7 (1.05%) NCSC
10 4 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.60%) COBIT
10 4 (0.60%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 4 (0.60%) IASME
10 4 (0.60%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 4 (0.60%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.45%) ISO 31000
11 3 (0.45%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.45%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 3 (0.45%) PCI DSS
11 3 (0.45%) SLA
System Software
1 25 (3.77%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.45%) ISA Server
2 3 (0.45%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.30%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.30%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.30%) vSphere
4 1 (0.15%) BitLocker
Systems Management
1 9 (1.36%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.75%) QRadar
3 4 (0.60%) CSIRT
3 4 (0.60%) SCCM
4 3 (0.45%) CASB
4 3 (0.45%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.30%) 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%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 98 (14.76%) Microsoft
2 52 (7.83%) ServiceNow
3 51 (7.68%) SAP
4 29 (4.37%) Oracle
5 21 (3.16%) Salesforce
6 12 (1.81%) Workday
7 9 (1.36%) Databricks
8 7 (1.05%) Avaya
8 7 (1.05%) Cisco
8 7 (1.05%) Meraki
8 7 (1.05%) Mitel
8 7 (1.05%) Qualys
9 6 (0.90%) Baan
9 6 (0.90%) LogRhythm
10 5 (0.75%) Google
10 5 (0.75%) Splunk
11 4 (0.60%) CrowdStrike
11 4 (0.60%) IBM
11 4 (0.60%) Tripwire
11 4 (0.60%) VMware
694 Analyst jobs in the South East