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 22 September 2026.

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

 6 months to
22 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 661 390 471
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 10.02% 11.35% 10.42%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.97% 12.62% 11.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 439 238 322
10th Percentile £230 £200 £200
25th Percentile £392 £325 £319
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £441 £441
Median % change year-on-year +13.51% -0.17% -3.02%
75th Percentile £575 £525 £531
90th Percentile £625 £575 £597
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 £22.59 £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 £60.44 £27.48 £31.12
90th Percentile £101.79 £31.53 £62.95
England median hourly rate £27.50 £22.00 £19.79
% change year-on-year +25.00% +11.20% +4.13%

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 6,028 3,091 4,174
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.39% 89.96% 92.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,453 1,996 2,492
10th Percentile £303 £204 £245
25th Percentile £431 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -1.96% +2.00%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £625
90th Percentile £725 £650 £688
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -3.98%
Number of hourly rates quoted 785 277 299
10th Percentile £15.05 £13.20 £16.00
25th Percentile £21.25 £15.50 £30.00
Median hourly rate £50.00 £25.15 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +98.81% -56.15% +11.01%
75th Percentile £70.00 £57.50 £75.00
90th Percentile £86.37 £72.10 £80.00
England median hourly rate £43.61 £25.15 £46.18
% change year-on-year +73.38% -45.54% +2.62%

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 22 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 22 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 22 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% 235
Berkshire +5 231 £550 +15.79% 132
Hampshire -2 170 £525 +13.51% 170
Surrey -8 62 £475 +2.70% 88
Buckinghamshire -18 62 £555 +46.05% 64
West Sussex +9 61 £223 +31.18% 24
Oxfordshire -7 47 £375 +60.43% 40
East Sussex +6 13 £350 -44.00% 15
Kent -13 8 £413 +10.00% 39
Middlesex -15 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 22 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.

1 167 (25.26%) Security Cleared
2 112 (16.94%) Stakeholder Management
3 101 (15.28%) Cybersecurity
4 96 (14.52%) Microsoft
5 95 (14.37%) SC Cleared
6 94 (14.22%) Agile
7 90 (13.62%) Problem-Solving
8 87 (13.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 82 (12.41%) Continuous Improvement
10 79 (11.95%) Business Analysis
11 71 (10.74%) SQL
12 69 (10.44%) Business Intelligence
12 69 (10.44%) Requirements Gathering
13 64 (9.68%) Power Platform
13 64 (9.68%) Workshop Facilitation
14 63 (9.53%) Data Quality
15 62 (9.38%) Decision-Making
15 62 (9.38%) ITIL
15 62 (9.38%) Power BI
16 61 (9.23%) ITSM
17 60 (9.08%) DV Cleared
18 57 (8.62%) Data Analysis
18 57 (8.62%) Degree
19 54 (8.17%) Microsoft Excel
19 54 (8.17%) ServiceNow
20 52 (7.87%) Azure
20 52 (7.87%) Validation
21 50 (7.56%) Process Improvement
21 50 (7.56%) SAP
22 47 (7.11%) Analytics

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 (3.78%) Confluence
2 17 (2.57%) SharePoint
3 7 (1.06%) Microsoft Exchange
4 4 (0.61%) IIS
5 3 (0.45%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Coherence
6 1 (0.15%) WebLogic
Applications
1 54 (8.17%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (1.82%) MS Visio
3 11 (1.66%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (1.36%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.15%) InfoPath
Business Applications
1 18 (2.72%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.36%) iTrent
3 6 (0.91%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.45%) 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%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.15%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 64 (9.68%) Power Platform
2 52 (7.87%) Azure
3 34 (5.14%) Microsoft 365
4 23 (3.48%) Azure DevOps
5 19 (2.87%) Entra ID
6 17 (2.57%) AWS
7 11 (1.66%) SaaS
8 9 (1.36%) SuccessFactors
9 6 (0.91%) GCP
10 4 (0.61%) Azure Data Factory
10 4 (0.61%) Dynamics 365
11 3 (0.45%) Akamai
11 3 (0.45%) IaaS
11 3 (0.45%) Lucidchart
12 2 (0.30%) Microsoft Purview
12 2 (0.30%) Rubrik
12 2 (0.30%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 2 (0.30%) Snowflake
13 1 (0.15%) BrowserStack
13 1 (0.15%) Tricentis Tosca
Communications & Networking
1 8 (1.21%) Wi-Fi
2 6 (0.91%) Intranet
3 5 (0.76%) Firewall
4 4 (0.61%) DHCP
4 4 (0.61%) Network Security
5 3 (0.45%) DNS
5 3 (0.45%) HTTP
6 2 (0.30%) Internet
7 1 (0.15%) 4G
7 1 (0.15%) 5G
7 1 (0.15%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.15%) LTE
7 1 (0.15%) Mobile Backhaul
7 1 (0.15%) Modbus
7 1 (0.15%) MPLS
7 1 (0.15%) Radio Access Network
7 1 (0.15%) SONET
7 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
7 1 (0.15%) VoLTE
7 1 (0.15%) VoWiFi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 62 (9.38%) Power BI
2 18 (2.72%) Tableau
3 12 (1.82%) Data Warehouse
4 11 (1.66%) SQL Server
5 7 (1.06%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.91%) Qlik Sense
7 5 (0.76%) Oracle Reports
8 4 (0.61%) GIS
8 4 (0.61%) 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%) SQLPlus
11 1 (0.15%) Tableau Server
Development Applications
1 36 (5.45%) 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 (29.05%) Social Skills
2 143 (21.63%) Analytical Skills
3 92 (13.92%) Finance
4 52 (7.87%) Public Sector
5 34 (5.14%) Documentation Skills
6 22 (3.33%) Telecoms
7 17 (2.57%) Influencing Skills
7 17 (2.57%) Organisational Skills
7 17 (2.57%) Retail
8 10 (1.51%) Aerospace
8 10 (1.51%) Automotive
8 10 (1.51%) Legal
9 9 (1.36%) Manufacturing
9 9 (1.36%) Military
10 8 (1.21%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 8 (1.21%) Marketing
11 7 (1.06%) Police
12 4 (0.61%) Banking
12 4 (0.61%) Billing
13 3 (0.45%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.21%) 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 (0.45%) OAuth
3 3 (0.45%) OAuth2
3 3 (0.45%) OpenID
3 3 (0.45%) SAML
3 3 (0.45%) 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%) Django
5 1 (0.15%) LDAP
5 1 (0.15%) SOAP
5 1 (0.15%) Streamlit
5 1 (0.15%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 30 (4.54%) Onboarding
2 26 (3.93%) Operational Technology
3 15 (2.27%) Management Information System
3 15 (2.27%) Product Ownership
4 13 (1.97%) Cyber Threat
4 13 (1.97%) Data Centre
5 11 (1.66%) Security Operations Centre
6 10 (1.51%) CMDB
6 10 (1.51%) Data Structures
6 10 (1.51%) Self-Motivation
7 7 (1.06%) Analytical Mindset
7 7 (1.06%) Cyber Defence
8 6 (0.91%) Enterprise Software
9 5 (0.76%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (0.76%) PMI
10 4 (0.61%) Embedded Systems
10 4 (0.61%) IVR
10 4 (0.61%) Public Cloud
10 4 (0.61%) Security Posture
10 4 (0.61%) Smartcard
Operating Systems
1 42 (6.35%) Windows
2 16 (2.42%) Linux
3 8 (1.21%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.06%) Android
4 7 (1.06%) Apple iOS
5 3 (0.45%) Unix
5 3 (0.45%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 112 (16.94%) Stakeholder Management
2 101 (15.28%) Cybersecurity
3 94 (14.22%) Agile
4 90 (13.62%) Problem-Solving
5 87 (13.16%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 82 (12.41%) Continuous Improvement
7 79 (11.95%) Business Analysis
8 69 (10.44%) Business Intelligence
8 69 (10.44%) Requirements Gathering
9 64 (9.68%) Workshop Facilitation
10 62 (9.38%) Decision-Making
10 62 (9.38%) ITIL
11 61 (9.23%) ITSM
12 57 (8.62%) Data Analysis
13 52 (7.87%) Validation
14 50 (7.56%) Process Improvement
15 47 (7.11%) Analytics
15 47 (7.11%) Data Modelling
15 47 (7.11%) Security Operations
16 43 (6.51%) SIEM
Programming Languages
1 71 (10.74%) SQL
2 23 (3.48%) Python
3 7 (1.06%) Java
4 6 (0.91%) PowerShell
4 6 (0.91%) 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%) VB
7 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 167 (25.26%) Security Cleared
2 95 (14.37%) SC Cleared
3 60 (9.08%) DV Cleared
4 57 (8.62%) Degree
5 16 (2.42%) BPSS Clearance
6 14 (2.12%) Microsoft Certification
7 13 (1.97%) ISTQB
8 12 (1.82%) ACCA
8 12 (1.82%) CIMA
8 12 (1.82%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 8 (1.21%) ISEB
10 6 (0.91%) CBAP
10 6 (0.91%) PMI Certification
11 4 (0.61%) (ISC)2 CCSP
11 4 (0.61%) CISA
11 4 (0.61%) CISM
11 4 (0.61%) CISSP
11 4 (0.61%) CLAS
11 4 (0.61%) CREST Certified
11 4 (0.61%) IISP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 63 (9.53%) Data Quality
2 40 (6.05%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 29 (4.39%) NIST
4 25 (3.78%) GRC
4 25 (3.78%) QA
5 17 (2.57%) PMO
6 12 (1.82%) Cyber Essentials
7 11 (1.66%) GDPR
8 7 (1.06%) NCSC
9 4 (0.61%) COBIT
9 4 (0.61%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
9 4 (0.61%) IASME
9 4 (0.61%) ISO 31000
9 4 (0.61%) ISO 9001
9 4 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
9 4 (0.61%) ISO/IEC 27005
9 4 (0.61%) NIST 800
9 4 (0.61%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.61%) SLA
10 3 (0.45%) Actionable Recommendations
System Software
1 25 (3.78%) Active Directory
2 4 (0.61%) ISA Server
3 3 (0.45%) 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 9 (1.36%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.76%) QRadar
3 4 (0.61%) CASB
3 4 (0.61%) CSIRT
3 4 (0.61%) SCCM
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 (14.52%) Microsoft
2 54 (8.17%) ServiceNow
3 50 (7.56%) SAP
4 29 (4.39%) Oracle
5 20 (3.03%) Salesforce
6 13 (1.97%) Workday
7 10 (1.51%) Databricks
8 8 (1.21%) Cisco
8 8 (1.21%) Qualys
9 6 (0.91%) Avaya
9 6 (0.91%) Baan
9 6 (0.91%) Google
9 6 (0.91%) LogRhythm
9 6 (0.91%) Meraki
9 6 (0.91%) Mitel
9 6 (0.91%) Splunk
10 5 (0.76%) CrowdStrike
10 5 (0.76%) Tripwire
11 4 (0.61%) Centrify
11 4 (0.61%) F5
739 Analyst jobs in the South East