Analyst Contract Job Trends in the South East

Analyst
England > South East

The median Analyst daily rate in the South East is £466, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 May 2026.

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

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 10 13
Rank change year-on-year -2 +3 -4
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 552 327 507
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 9.37% 10.88% 9.20%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.20% 11.87% 9.97%
Number of daily rates quoted 388 230 337
10th Percentile £254 £228 £183
25th Percentile £350 £335 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £466 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.56% - +5.88%
75th Percentile £550 £538 £538
90th Percentile £600 £588 £600
England median daily rate £450 £475 £480
% change year-on-year -5.26% -1.04% +1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 44 13 24
10th Percentile £16.17 £17.05 £13.50
25th Percentile £16.35 £20.00 £16.00
Median hourly rate £18.83 £24.00 £19.38
Median % change year-on-year -21.54% +23.87% -12.57%
75th Percentile £61.30 £25.00 £22.25
90th Percentile £95.72 £27.49 £27.76
England median hourly rate £20.88 £22.07 £16.00
% change year-on-year -5.41% +37.94% -15.79%

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 5,411 2,754 5,087
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.82% 91.65% 92.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,379 1,826 3,061
10th Percentile £300 £248 £213
25th Percentile £413 £393 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +2.80% - -
75th Percentile £613 £600 £619
90th Percentile £706 £663 £688
England median daily rate £513 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 505 163 482
10th Percentile £15.25 £14.20 £12.78
25th Percentile £25.00 £20.00 £18.32
Median hourly rate £55.00 £32.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +69.23% -31.58% -1.21%
75th Percentile £82.25 £63.75 £62.50
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £77.45
England median hourly rate £47.00 £30.36 £37.18
% change year-on-year +54.81% -18.34% -17.38%

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 9 May 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 9 May 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 9 May 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 0 292 £450 -2.70% 98
Berkshire -5 153 £435 -10.87% 47
Hampshire -2 135 £500 +11.11% 58
Buckinghamshire -2 113 £525 +31.25% 35
Surrey -6 50 £488 +2.63% 39
West Sussex +4 28 £364 -2.28% 11
Oxfordshire -8 26 £513 +24.24% 17
Kent +6 24 £250 -4.76% 18
East Sussex -4 9 £425 -22.73% 3
Middlesex - 2 £560 - 10
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 9 May 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.

1 161 (29.17%) Security Cleared
2 97 (17.57%) SC Cleared
3 88 (15.94%) Agile
4 84 (15.22%) Microsoft Excel
5 75 (13.59%) Business Intelligence
6 71 (12.86%) Power Platform
7 70 (12.68%) Power BI
7 70 (12.68%) Problem-Solving
8 62 (11.23%) Azure
9 61 (11.05%) Microsoft
10 58 (10.51%) Windows
11 56 (10.14%) Decision-Making
11 56 (10.14%) JIRA
12 55 (9.96%) Business Analysis
12 55 (9.96%) Workshop Facilitation
13 54 (9.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
14 51 (9.24%) Process Improvement
15 50 (9.06%) Cybersecurity
15 50 (9.06%) DV Cleared
16 48 (8.70%) SQL
16 48 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
17 46 (8.33%) Analytics
17 46 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
18 44 (7.97%) Degree
19 43 (7.79%) DevOps
20 41 (7.43%) Data Modelling
20 41 (7.43%) SAP
21 38 (6.88%) Customer Service
21 38 (6.88%) ITIL
22 37 (6.70%) Data Analysis

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 (3.80%) Confluence
2 14 (2.54%) SharePoint
3 13 (2.36%) Microsoft Exchange
4 5 (0.91%) CMS
5 1 (0.18%) SAS
Applications
1 84 (15.22%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (3.08%) Microsoft Project
3 15 (2.72%) Microsoft Office
4 13 (2.36%) MS Visio
5 9 (1.63%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 1 (0.18%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.18%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.18%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 18 (3.26%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.63%) iTrent
3 4 (0.72%) Adobe Campaign
3 4 (0.72%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.72%) Salesforce CRM
4 3 (0.54%) Eloqua
4 3 (0.54%) SAP R/3
5 2 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.36%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.36%) Remedy ITSM
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.18%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.18%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 71 (12.86%) Power Platform
2 62 (11.23%) Azure
3 35 (6.34%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (5.62%) Azure DevOps
5 24 (4.35%) Entra ID
6 19 (3.44%) AWS
7 13 (2.36%) OCI
8 9 (1.63%) SuccessFactors
9 5 (0.91%) GCP
9 5 (0.91%) SaaS
10 4 (0.72%) Collibra
11 3 (0.54%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (0.54%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (0.54%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.54%) Google Workspace
11 3 (0.54%) IaaS
11 3 (0.54%) Lucidchart
11 3 (0.54%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 2 (0.36%) OneDrive
12 2 (0.36%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 21 (3.80%) DNS
2 12 (2.17%) DHCP
3 10 (1.81%) FTP
4 9 (1.63%) TCP/IP
4 9 (1.63%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (0.72%) Firewall
6 3 (0.54%) Network Security
7 2 (0.36%) SMTP
7 2 (0.36%) Telnet
8 1 (0.18%) 4G
8 1 (0.18%) Broadband
8 1 (0.18%) GSM
8 1 (0.18%) HTTP
8 1 (0.18%) Internet
8 1 (0.18%) Intranet
8 1 (0.18%) LTE
8 1 (0.18%) SONET
8 1 (0.18%) UMTS
8 1 (0.18%) VoLTE
8 1 (0.18%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (12.68%) Power BI
2 20 (3.62%) Tableau
3 19 (3.44%) Data Warehouse
4 8 (1.45%) Oracle Reports
5 6 (1.09%) Metadata
6 5 (0.91%) Relational Database
7 4 (0.72%) Big Data
7 4 (0.72%) Star Schema
8 3 (0.54%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.54%) OLAP
8 3 (0.54%) SQL Server
9 2 (0.36%) Metadata Repository
9 2 (0.36%) Oracle OLAP
9 2 (0.36%) Qlik Sense
10 1 (0.18%) Amazon Athena
10 1 (0.18%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.18%) Electronic Patient Records
10 1 (0.18%) Geospatial Data
10 1 (0.18%) Power Query
10 1 (0.18%) QGIS
Development Applications
1 56 (10.14%) JIRA
2 4 (0.72%) Git
2 4 (0.72%) Postman
3 3 (0.54%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
3 3 (0.54%) Zephyr
4 2 (0.36%) Balsamiq
4 2 (0.36%) TestRail
5 1 (0.18%) GitLab
5 1 (0.18%) Selenium
5 1 (0.18%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.18%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.18%) Visual Studio
5 1 (0.18%) WebDriver
General
1 148 (26.81%) Social Skills
2 133 (24.09%) Analytical Skills
3 91 (16.49%) Finance
4 62 (11.23%) Public Sector
5 22 (3.99%) Retail
6 16 (2.90%) Marketing
7 15 (2.72%) Documentation Skills
8 14 (2.54%) Organisational Skills
9 13 (2.36%) Telecoms
10 12 (2.17%) Manufacturing
11 9 (1.63%) Legal
12 7 (1.27%) Banking
12 7 (1.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
12 7 (1.27%) Influencing Skills
13 6 (1.09%) Aerospace
14 5 (0.91%) Pharmaceutical
15 4 (0.72%) Advertising
15 4 (0.72%) Military
16 3 (0.54%) Automotive
17 2 (0.36%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.63%) Oracle Fusion
2 8 (1.45%) ADO
3 3 (0.54%) EDI
3 3 (0.54%) SailPoint
3 3 (0.54%) Web Services
4 2 (0.36%) .NET
4 2 (0.36%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.36%) OAuth
4 2 (0.36%) OAuth2
4 2 (0.36%) OpenID
4 2 (0.36%) SAML
5 1 (0.18%) AngularJS
5 1 (0.18%) HTML
5 1 (0.18%) LDAP
5 1 (0.18%) Middleware
5 1 (0.18%) Node.js
5 1 (0.18%) Oracle GoldenGate
5 1 (0.18%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 25 (4.53%) Security Operations Centre
2 21 (3.80%) Onboarding
3 16 (2.90%) Analytical Mindset
4 15 (2.72%) Management Information System
4 15 (2.72%) Operational Technology
4 15 (2.72%) Self-Motivation
5 11 (1.99%) Cyber Threat
5 11 (1.99%) Data Centre
5 11 (1.99%) Product Ownership
6 9 (1.63%) Cyberattack
6 9 (1.63%) Data Structures
7 7 (1.27%) Cyber Defence
7 7 (1.27%) SCADA
8 6 (1.09%) NHS
9 5 (0.91%) Linux Command Line
10 4 (0.72%) Greenfield Project
10 4 (0.72%) Legacy Systems
10 4 (0.72%) Virtual Team
11 3 (0.54%) Marketing Technology
12 2 (0.36%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 58 (10.51%) Windows
2 21 (3.80%) Linux
3 10 (1.81%) Windows Server
4 7 (1.27%) Unix
5 5 (0.91%) Android
5 5 (0.91%) Apple iOS
6 1 (0.18%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.18%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.18%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.18%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 88 (15.94%) Agile
2 75 (13.59%) Business Intelligence
3 70 (12.68%) Problem-Solving
4 56 (10.14%) Decision-Making
5 55 (9.96%) Business Analysis
5 55 (9.96%) Workshop Facilitation
6 54 (9.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 51 (9.24%) Process Improvement
8 50 (9.06%) Cybersecurity
9 48 (8.70%) Stakeholder Management
10 46 (8.33%) Analytics
10 46 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
11 43 (7.79%) DevOps
12 41 (7.43%) Data Modelling
13 38 (6.88%) Customer Service
13 38 (6.88%) ITIL
14 37 (6.70%) Data Analysis
14 37 (6.70%) SIEM
15 36 (6.52%) Project Management
16 35 (6.34%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 48 (8.70%) SQL
2 19 (3.44%) Python
3 5 (0.91%) Kusto Query Language
4 4 (0.72%) PowerShell
4 4 (0.72%) R
5 3 (0.54%) T-SQL
5 3 (0.54%) VBA
6 2 (0.36%) C#
6 2 (0.36%) Java
6 2 (0.36%) VB
7 1 (0.18%) C
7 1 (0.18%) C++
7 1 (0.18%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 1 (0.18%) Korn
7 1 (0.18%) PL/SQL
7 1 (0.18%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 161 (29.17%) Security Cleared
2 97 (17.57%) SC Cleared
3 50 (9.06%) DV Cleared
4 44 (7.97%) Degree
5 15 (2.72%) BPSS Clearance
6 12 (2.17%) ACCA
6 12 (2.17%) CIMA
6 12 (2.17%) ISTQB
7 9 (1.63%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
8 8 (1.45%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.09%) CompTIA Security+
10 5 (0.91%) CompTIA CySA+
11 4 (0.72%) Microsoft Certification
11 4 (0.72%) PMP
12 3 (0.54%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.36%) CISSP
13 2 (0.36%) GCIH
13 2 (0.36%) GIAC
13 2 (0.36%) ISEB
13 2 (0.36%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.43%) Data Quality
2 28 (5.07%) PMO
3 27 (4.89%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 22 (3.99%) GDPR
4 22 (3.99%) QA
5 20 (3.62%) NIST
6 11 (1.99%) Cyber Essentials
6 11 (1.99%) SLA
7 10 (1.81%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 9 (1.63%) GRC
9 7 (1.27%) NCSC
10 6 (1.09%) IASME
10 6 (1.09%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 6 (1.09%) NIST 800
11 3 (0.54%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.54%) ISO/IEC 27005
12 2 (0.36%) IFRS
12 2 (0.36%) PCI DSS
12 2 (0.36%) SOC 2
13 1 (0.18%) GMP
System Software
1 35 (6.34%) Active Directory
2 11 (1.99%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.36%) NFS
3 2 (0.36%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.18%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 12 (2.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 10 (1.81%) Kubernetes
3 4 (0.72%) QRadar
3 4 (0.72%) SCCM
3 4 (0.72%) Terraform
4 3 (0.54%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
5 2 (0.36%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 2 (0.36%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.18%) CSIRT
6 1 (0.18%) Dell DRAC
6 1 (0.18%) HP ALM
6 1 (0.18%) Nagios
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.18%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.18%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 61 (11.05%) Microsoft
2 41 (7.43%) SAP
3 35 (6.34%) Oracle
4 19 (3.44%) ServiceNow
5 17 (3.08%) Salesforce
6 16 (2.90%) Splunk
7 11 (1.99%) VMware
8 10 (1.81%) Citrix
9 9 (1.63%) Workday
10 8 (1.45%) Avaya
10 8 (1.45%) Meraki
10 8 (1.45%) Mitel
11 7 (1.27%) LogRhythm
12 6 (1.09%) Google
13 5 (0.91%) Remedy
13 5 (0.91%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
14 4 (0.72%) Adobe
15 3 (0.54%) Baan
15 3 (0.54%) IBM
15 3 (0.54%) Palantir