Analyst Contract Job Trends in the South East

Analyst
England > South East

The median Analyst daily rate in the South East is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 December 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 10 7
Rank change year-on-year -3 -3 +2
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 431 472 604
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 10.12% 11.87% 11.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.23% 12.79% 12.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 263 343 450
10th Percentile £186 £202 £182
25th Percentile £325 £325 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £450 £463
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% -2.70% +12.80%
75th Percentile £513 £538 £545
90th Percentile £560 £575 £600
England median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 37 14 34
10th Percentile £15.90 £17.46 £15.08
25th Percentile £16.17 £23.44 £16.00
Median hourly rate £20.79 £32.58 £19.74
Median % change year-on-year -36.19% +65.04% +16.13%
75th Percentile £30.11 £57.81 £25.88
90th Percentile £37.86 £64.73 £42.95
England median hourly rate £19.33 £25.15 £19.00
% change year-on-year -23.13% +32.34% +8.57%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 3,838 3,690 4,846
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.16% 92.83% 94.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,460 2,266 3,164
10th Percentile £210 £238 £207
25th Percentile £400 £400 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £511 £513
Median % change year-on-year -2.12% -0.32% +2.50%
75th Percentile £600 £625 £613
90th Percentile £675 £683 £686
England median daily rate £504 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -4.00% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 382 176 243
10th Percentile £13.75 £18.60 £16.25
25th Percentile £16.19 £24.18 £23.81
Median hourly rate £25.00 £52.50 £51.06
Median % change year-on-year -52.38% +2.83% +36.15%
75th Percentile £57.50 £70.00 £66.13
90th Percentile £81.00 £75.00 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.47 £37.50 £45.00
% change year-on-year -32.08% -16.67% +36.36%

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 4 December 2025.

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 4 December 2025.

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 4 December 2025. 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 +2 229 £433 +8.13% 109
Berkshire -4 132 £450 +8.43% 41
Hampshire 0 106 £475 -5.00% 68
Buckinghamshire +4 80 £413 +10.44% 44
Surrey -13 47 £475 - 41
West Sussex -9 20 £186 -4.49% 25
Kent +2 18 £419 -22.27% 40
Oxfordshire +1 17 £325 -29.73% 26
East Sussex +3 8 £625 -3.85% 16
Middlesex - 2 £560 - 26
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 4 December 2025, 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 92 (21.35%) Microsoft
2 78 (18.10%) Security Cleared
3 71 (16.47%) Problem-Solving
4 64 (14.85%) Agile
5 58 (13.46%) Azure
6 56 (12.99%) Microsoft Excel
7 55 (12.76%) Windows
8 53 (12.30%) SC Cleared
9 46 (10.67%) Business Analysis
9 46 (10.67%) SQL
9 46 (10.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 45 (10.44%) ITIL
11 44 (10.21%) Stakeholder Management
12 43 (9.98%) Power Platform
13 42 (9.74%) Cybersecurity
14 40 (9.28%) Business Intelligence
15 39 (9.05%) Degree
15 39 (9.05%) Power BI
16 37 (8.58%) Decision-Making
16 37 (8.58%) DevOps
16 37 (8.58%) User Stories
17 36 (8.35%) Data Analysis
17 36 (8.35%) JIRA
18 34 (7.89%) CRM
18 34 (7.89%) Customer Service
19 33 (7.66%) Microsoft 365
20 32 (7.42%) Analytics
20 32 (7.42%) Workshop Facilitation
21 31 (7.19%) Microsoft Office
22 30 (6.96%) Incident 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 23 (5.34%) SharePoint
2 7 (1.62%) Mattermost
2 7 (1.62%) Skype for Business
3 5 (1.16%) Confluence
3 5 (1.16%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.70%) GeoServer
4 3 (0.70%) Smallworld
5 2 (0.46%) CMS
6 1 (0.23%) Camunda
6 1 (0.23%) Exchange Server 2013
6 1 (0.23%) Moodle
6 1 (0.23%) WebLogic
Applications
1 56 (12.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (7.19%) Microsoft Office
3 15 (3.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 9 (2.09%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (1.62%) MS Visio
6 1 (0.23%) Adobe Creative Suite
6 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 11 (2.55%) Salesforce CRM
2 7 (1.62%) Remedy ITSM
3 4 (0.93%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.93%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.70%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (0.46%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.46%) Oracle Receivables
5 2 (0.46%) SAP FI
5 2 (0.46%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.46%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.23%) ContrOCC
6 1 (0.23%) iTrent
6 1 (0.23%) NEC Housing
6 1 (0.23%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.23%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.23%) SystmOne
6 1 (0.23%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 58 (13.46%) Azure
2 43 (9.98%) Power Platform
3 33 (7.66%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (5.57%) Azure DevOps
5 16 (3.71%) AWS
6 11 (2.55%) Entra ID
7 10 (2.32%) SaaS
8 9 (2.09%) OCI
9 7 (1.62%) Dynamics 365
9 7 (1.62%) GCP
10 5 (1.16%) Snowflake
11 4 (0.93%) Figma
12 3 (0.70%) Adobe Analytics
12 3 (0.70%) Lucidchart
12 3 (0.70%) Microsoft Purview
12 3 (0.70%) Tricentis Tosca
13 2 (0.46%) Boomi
13 2 (0.46%) Collibra
13 2 (0.46%) Microsoft Copilot
13 2 (0.46%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 17 (3.94%) Firewall
2 8 (1.86%) DNS
2 8 (1.86%) Network Security
3 7 (1.62%) Skype
4 5 (1.16%) DHCP
5 4 (0.93%) FTP
5 4 (0.93%) HTTP
5 4 (0.93%) NGFW
5 4 (0.93%) VPN
5 4 (0.93%) Wireless
6 3 (0.70%) Wi-Fi
7 2 (0.46%) Internet
7 2 (0.46%) VoIP
8 1 (0.23%) Cisco Nexus
8 1 (0.23%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.23%) SMTP
8 1 (0.23%) Telnet
8 1 (0.23%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 39 (9.05%) Power BI
2 12 (2.78%) Tableau
3 10 (2.32%) SQL Server
4 5 (1.16%) Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.93%) Crystal Reports
6 3 (0.70%) BigQuery
6 3 (0.70%) Geospatial Data
6 3 (0.70%) GIS
6 3 (0.70%) Oracle Reports
6 3 (0.70%) QGIS
7 2 (0.46%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 2 (0.46%) Data Hub
8 1 (0.23%) BusinessObjects
8 1 (0.23%) DTS
8 1 (0.23%) Looker
8 1 (0.23%) Qlik Sense
8 1 (0.23%) QlikView
8 1 (0.23%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 36 (8.35%) JIRA
2 4 (0.93%) Gatling
2 4 (0.93%) JMeter
2 4 (0.93%) LoadRunner
3 3 (0.70%) Git
3 3 (0.70%) Postman
3 3 (0.70%) Selenium
3 3 (0.70%) SoapUI
3 3 (0.70%) Toad
4 2 (0.46%) Cucumber
4 2 (0.46%) MSI
5 1 (0.23%) Burp Suite
5 1 (0.23%) JIRA Agile
5 1 (0.23%) Team Foundation Server
5 1 (0.23%) WebDriver
General
1 129 (29.93%) Social Skills
2 93 (21.58%) Analytical Skills
3 82 (19.03%) Finance
4 36 (8.35%) Retail
5 28 (6.50%) Public Sector
6 19 (4.41%) Marketing
7 17 (3.94%) Manufacturing
7 17 (3.94%) Organisational Skills
7 17 (3.94%) Telecoms
8 13 (3.02%) Documentation Skills
9 11 (2.55%) Legal
10 7 (1.62%) Billing
11 6 (1.39%) Automotive
12 5 (1.16%) Electronics
12 5 (1.16%) Influencing Skills
13 4 (0.93%) Banking
13 4 (0.93%) Local Government
14 2 (0.46%) Back Office
14 2 (0.46%) General Ledger
14 2 (0.46%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.02%) ADO
2 5 (1.16%) XML
3 3 (0.70%) .NET
3 3 (0.70%) SailPoint
3 3 (0.70%) SOAP
3 3 (0.70%) WebdriverIO
4 2 (0.46%) DAO
5 1 (0.23%) HTML
5 1 (0.23%) JSON
5 1 (0.23%) PySpark
5 1 (0.23%) REST
5 1 (0.23%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 35 (8.12%) Management Information System
2 17 (3.94%) Self-Motivation
3 13 (3.02%) Onboarding
3 13 (3.02%) Product Ownership
4 11 (2.55%) Security Operations Centre
5 9 (2.09%) Cyber Threat
5 9 (2.09%) Legacy Systems
6 6 (1.39%) Operational Technology
6 6 (1.39%) Video Conferencing
7 5 (1.16%) Cloud Native
7 5 (1.16%) Data Protection Act
7 5 (1.16%) Data Structures
7 5 (1.16%) iPad
7 5 (1.16%) Security Posture
8 4 (0.93%) Data Centre
8 4 (0.93%) Mobile App
8 4 (0.93%) Renewable Energy
8 4 (0.93%) Virtual Team
9 3 (0.70%) CMDB
9 3 (0.70%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 55 (12.76%) Windows
2 23 (5.34%) Linux
3 12 (2.78%) Windows 10
4 6 (1.39%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.46%) Unix
6 1 (0.23%) Kali Linux
6 1 (0.23%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.23%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 71 (16.47%) Problem-Solving
2 64 (14.85%) Agile
3 46 (10.67%) Business Analysis
3 46 (10.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 45 (10.44%) ITIL
5 44 (10.21%) Stakeholder Management
6 42 (9.74%) Cybersecurity
7 40 (9.28%) Business Intelligence
8 37 (8.58%) Decision-Making
8 37 (8.58%) DevOps
8 37 (8.58%) User Stories
9 36 (8.35%) Data Analysis
10 34 (7.89%) CRM
10 34 (7.89%) Customer Service
11 32 (7.42%) Analytics
11 32 (7.42%) Workshop Facilitation
12 30 (6.96%) Incident Management
12 30 (6.96%) Requirements Gathering
13 28 (6.50%) Information Security
13 28 (6.50%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 46 (10.67%) SQL
2 29 (6.73%) Python
3 17 (3.94%) PowerShell
4 5 (1.16%) Java
5 4 (0.93%) C#
6 3 (0.70%) VB
7 2 (0.46%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.46%) R
8 1 (0.23%) ABAP
8 1 (0.23%) C++
8 1 (0.23%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.23%) Korn
Qualifications
1 78 (18.10%) Security Cleared
2 53 (12.30%) SC Cleared
3 39 (9.05%) Degree
4 16 (3.71%) CISSP
5 13 (3.02%) DV Cleared
6 11 (2.55%) GCIH
7 10 (2.32%) GCFA
7 10 (2.32%) GCIA
8 9 (2.09%) ITIL Certification
9 8 (1.86%) CFCE
10 6 (1.39%) CISMP
10 6 (1.39%) GIAC
10 6 (1.39%) GSEC
10 6 (1.39%) ISTQB
10 6 (1.39%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 6 (1.39%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 5 (1.16%) A+ Certification
11 5 (1.16%) CIMA
11 5 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
12 4 (0.93%) CISM
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (6.26%) GDPR
2 22 (5.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 20 (4.64%) NIST
3 20 (4.64%) SLA
4 19 (4.41%) PMO
4 19 (4.41%) QA
5 14 (3.25%) Data Quality
6 8 (1.86%) GRC
7 7 (1.62%) Cyber Essentials
7 7 (1.62%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
8 6 (1.39%) HIPAA
8 6 (1.39%) PCI DSS
9 4 (0.93%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.70%) IASME
10 3 (0.70%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 3 (0.70%) NCSC
10 3 (0.70%) NIST 800
10 3 (0.70%) P3O
11 2 (0.46%) ISO/IEC 19770
11 2 (0.46%) PSD2
System Software
1 29 (6.73%) Active Directory
2 5 (1.16%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.46%) Microsoft App-V
3 2 (0.46%) Virtual Desktop
3 2 (0.46%) Virtual Machines
4 1 (0.23%) NFS
Systems Management
1 11 (2.55%) SCCM
2 7 (1.62%) Active Directory Federation Services
2 7 (1.62%) HP SiteScope
2 7 (1.62%) Microsoft Intune
2 7 (1.62%) SCOM
3 5 (1.16%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 3 (0.70%) Ansible
4 3 (0.70%) Grafana
4 3 (0.70%) Prometheus
4 3 (0.70%) Single Sign-On
4 3 (0.70%) Terraform
5 1 (0.23%) CSIRT
5 1 (0.23%) HP ALM
5 1 (0.23%) Jamf Pro
5 1 (0.23%) Kibana
5 1 (0.23%) Nagios
5 1 (0.23%) Nmap
5 1 (0.23%) QRadar
5 1 (0.23%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 92 (21.35%) Microsoft
2 27 (6.26%) Salesforce
2 27 (6.26%) ServiceNow
3 26 (6.03%) Oracle
4 22 (5.10%) Splunk
5 21 (4.87%) SAP
6 17 (3.94%) CrowdStrike
7 10 (2.32%) Cisco
8 9 (2.09%) Remedy
9 8 (1.86%) ArcSight
9 8 (1.86%) Workday
10 7 (1.62%) F5
10 7 (1.62%) LogRhythm
11 6 (1.39%) Citrix
11 6 (1.39%) Databricks
11 6 (1.39%) Google
11 6 (1.39%) IFS
11 6 (1.39%) Palo Alto
12 5 (1.16%) MuleSoft
12 5 (1.16%) VMware