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 8 August 2026.

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

 6 months to
8 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 10 13
Rank change year-on-year -2 +3 -5
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 689 394 463
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 10.27% 11.30% 9.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.12% 12.45% 10.16%
Number of daily rates quoted 467 252 310
10th Percentile £231 £200 £200
25th Percentile £375 £325 £303
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - -
75th Percentile £575 £520 £538
90th Percentile £625 £575 £588
England median daily rate £463 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +2.78% -5.26% -5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 55 19 19
10th Percentile £16.35 £15.50 £15.16
25th Percentile £18.66 £15.94 £16.16
Median hourly rate £30.00 £24.00 £27.50
Median % change year-on-year +25.00% -12.73% +57.14%
75th Percentile £56.49 £25.68 £31.00
90th Percentile £94.51 £30.15 £41.90
England median hourly rate £25.42 £22.14 £18.16
% change year-on-year +14.81% +21.92% -4.42%

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 6,194 3,165 4,557
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.28% 90.77% 92.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,650 2,053 2,790
10th Percentile £305 £208 £250
25th Percentile £425 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £515
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -2.91% +3.00%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £638
90th Percentile £725 £663 £700
England median daily rate £525 £512 £525
% change year-on-year +2.54% -2.48% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 735 258 378
10th Percentile £16.00 £13.75 £16.00
25th Percentile £26.25 £15.50 £27.00
Median hourly rate £53.90 £25.15 £57.35
Median % change year-on-year +114.31% -56.15% +14.70%
75th Percentile £74.10 £56.88 £72.22
90th Percentile £87.10 £75.00 £80.00
England median hourly rate £43.10 £26.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year +65.78% -42.22% +5.88%

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 8 August 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 8 August 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 8 August 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 +1 372 £550 +20.88% 100
Berkshire +3 236 £550 +14.29% 45
Hampshire -2 176 £513 +14.72% 71
Buckinghamshire -11 85 £575 +53.33% 36
West Sussex +5 61 £363 -2.03% 17
Surrey -14 53 £438 -7.89% 35
Oxfordshire -1 51 £375 +50.00% 20
East Sussex +6 13 £350 -41.67% 8
Kent -5 7 £350 +33.33% 27
Middlesex -15 4 £570 +1.79% 12
Home Counties - 2 £650 -
Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 8 August 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.

1 195 (28.30%) Security Cleared
2 109 (15.82%) SC Cleared
3 98 (14.22%) Cybersecurity
4 97 (14.08%) Agile
5 94 (13.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 91 (13.21%) Stakeholder Management
7 90 (13.06%) Microsoft
8 86 (12.48%) Problem-Solving
9 85 (12.34%) Continuous Improvement
10 83 (12.05%) Business Analysis
11 79 (11.47%) Business Intelligence
12 77 (11.18%) SQL
13 72 (10.45%) Power Platform
14 70 (10.16%) Power BI
15 69 (10.01%) Workshop Facilitation
16 68 (9.87%) DV Cleared
17 67 (9.72%) Decision-Making
18 64 (9.29%) Degree
18 64 (9.29%) Microsoft Excel
19 63 (9.14%) ITIL
20 61 (8.85%) Analytics
21 59 (8.56%) Azure
21 59 (8.56%) Requirements Gathering
22 58 (8.42%) Data Analysis
22 58 (8.42%) Data Modelling
23 57 (8.27%) Process Improvement
24 56 (8.13%) ITSM
25 53 (7.69%) Validation
26 51 (7.40%) Data Quality
27 49 (7.11%) Migration

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 26 (3.77%) Confluence
2 18 (2.61%) SharePoint
3 13 (1.89%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.44%) CMS
5 1 (0.15%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.15%) Oracle Coherence
5 1 (0.15%) SAS
5 1 (0.15%) WebLogic
Applications
1 64 (9.29%) Microsoft Excel
2 13 (1.89%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (1.60%) MS Visio
4 8 (1.16%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 5 (0.73%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.15%) InfoPath
6 1 (0.15%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.15%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 21 (3.05%) SAP S/4HANA
2 9 (1.31%) iTrent
2 9 (1.31%) Salesforce CRM
3 4 (0.58%) Adobe Campaign
3 4 (0.58%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.44%) Eloqua
4 3 (0.44%) SAP R/3
5 2 (0.29%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.29%) Oracle EBS R12
5 2 (0.29%) Primavera
5 2 (0.29%) SAP Business One
5 2 (0.29%) Workday HCM
6 1 (0.15%) Dynamics CRM
6 1 (0.15%) Maximo
6 1 (0.15%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.15%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.15%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 72 (10.45%) Power Platform
2 59 (8.56%) Azure
3 38 (5.52%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (3.92%) Azure DevOps
5 24 (3.48%) Entra ID
6 22 (3.19%) AWS
7 10 (1.45%) OCI
8 9 (1.31%) SaaS
8 9 (1.31%) SuccessFactors
9 5 (0.73%) GCP
10 4 (0.58%) Azure Sentinel
11 3 (0.44%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.44%) Azure Logic Apps
11 3 (0.44%) Azure Monitor
11 3 (0.44%) IaaS
11 3 (0.44%) Lucidchart
11 3 (0.44%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
12 2 (0.29%) Dynamics 365
12 2 (0.29%) Power Automate
12 2 (0.29%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 14 (2.03%) Wi-Fi
2 5 (0.73%) Firewall
2 5 (0.73%) Intranet
2 5 (0.73%) Network Security
3 3 (0.44%) DHCP
3 3 (0.44%) DNS
4 1 (0.15%) 4G
4 1 (0.15%) 5G
4 1 (0.15%) Broadband
4 1 (0.15%) GSM
4 1 (0.15%) HTTP
4 1 (0.15%) Internet
4 1 (0.15%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.15%) LTE
4 1 (0.15%) Modbus
4 1 (0.15%) SONET
4 1 (0.15%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.15%) UMTS
4 1 (0.15%) VoLTE
4 1 (0.15%) VoWiFi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 70 (10.16%) Power BI
2 25 (3.63%) Tableau
3 19 (2.76%) Data Warehouse
4 9 (1.31%) Oracle Reports
4 9 (1.31%) SQL Server
5 8 (1.16%) Relational Database
6 6 (0.87%) Metadata
6 6 (0.87%) Qlik Sense
7 4 (0.58%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.44%) BigQuery
8 3 (0.44%) Data Lake
8 3 (0.44%) OLAP
9 2 (0.29%) Amazon Redshift
9 2 (0.29%) GIS
9 2 (0.29%) Oracle OLAP
9 2 (0.29%) PostgreSQL
10 1 (0.15%) Crystal Reports
10 1 (0.15%) Db2
10 1 (0.15%) MS Access
10 1 (0.15%) SQLPlus
Development Applications
1 38 (5.52%) JIRA
2 3 (0.44%) Git
3 2 (0.29%) Balsamiq
3 2 (0.29%) Postman
3 2 (0.29%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 1 (0.15%) eggPlant
4 1 (0.15%) GitLab
4 1 (0.15%) HP UFT
4 1 (0.15%) SoapUI
4 1 (0.15%) TestRail
4 1 (0.15%) Toad
4 1 (0.15%) Zephyr
General
1 193 (28.01%) Social Skills
2 156 (22.64%) Analytical Skills
3 90 (13.06%) Finance
4 75 (10.89%) Public Sector
5 33 (4.79%) Documentation Skills
6 20 (2.90%) Telecoms
7 19 (2.76%) Retail
8 17 (2.47%) Influencing Skills
9 16 (2.32%) Organisational Skills
10 13 (1.89%) Marketing
11 11 (1.60%) Manufacturing
12 10 (1.45%) Legal
13 9 (1.31%) Aerospace
13 9 (1.31%) Automotive
13 9 (1.31%) Military
14 8 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 7 (1.02%) Police
16 4 (0.58%) Banking
16 4 (0.58%) Billing
16 4 (0.58%) Law
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.45%) Oracle Fusion
2 8 (1.16%) EDI
3 4 (0.58%) .NET
3 4 (0.58%) ADO
3 4 (0.58%) SailPoint
3 4 (0.58%) Web Services
4 3 (0.44%) Elastic Stack
5 2 (0.29%) Middleware
5 2 (0.29%) OAuth
5 2 (0.29%) OAuth2
5 2 (0.29%) OpenID
5 2 (0.29%) SAML
5 2 (0.29%) XML
6 1 (0.15%) AngularJS
6 1 (0.15%) Django
6 1 (0.15%) LDAP
6 1 (0.15%) Node.js
6 1 (0.15%) REST
6 1 (0.15%) SOAP
6 1 (0.15%) WebSockets
Miscellaneous
1 31 (4.50%) Operational Technology
2 29 (4.21%) Onboarding
3 15 (2.18%) Analytical Mindset
3 15 (2.18%) Security Operations Centre
4 13 (1.89%) Self-Motivation
5 12 (1.74%) Cyber Threat
5 12 (1.74%) Management Information System
6 11 (1.60%) Data Centre
6 11 (1.60%) Product Ownership
7 10 (1.45%) CMDB
7 10 (1.45%) Cyber Defence
8 9 (1.31%) Data Structures
9 6 (0.87%) SCADA
10 5 (0.73%) Enterprise Software
10 5 (0.73%) IVR
10 5 (0.73%) PMI
11 4 (0.58%) Legacy Systems
11 4 (0.58%) Media Streaming
12 3 (0.44%) Security Posture
12 3 (0.44%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 42 (6.10%) Windows
2 11 (1.60%) Linux
3 7 (1.02%) Android
3 7 (1.02%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.58%) Unix
4 4 (0.58%) Windows Server
5 3 (0.44%) Windows 10
6 1 (0.15%) OpenVMS
6 1 (0.15%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 1 (0.15%) Windows Server 2019
Processes & Methodologies
1 98 (14.22%) Cybersecurity
2 97 (14.08%) Agile
3 94 (13.64%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 91 (13.21%) Stakeholder Management
5 86 (12.48%) Problem-Solving
6 85 (12.34%) Continuous Improvement
7 83 (12.05%) Business Analysis
8 79 (11.47%) Business Intelligence
9 69 (10.01%) Workshop Facilitation
10 67 (9.72%) Decision-Making
11 63 (9.14%) ITIL
12 61 (8.85%) Analytics
13 59 (8.56%) Requirements Gathering
14 58 (8.42%) Data Analysis
14 58 (8.42%) Data Modelling
15 57 (8.27%) Process Improvement
16 56 (8.13%) ITSM
17 53 (7.69%) Validation
18 49 (7.11%) Migration
19 47 (6.82%) Security Operations
Programming Languages
1 77 (11.18%) SQL
2 24 (3.48%) Python
3 7 (1.02%) Kusto Query Language
4 6 (0.87%) Java
4 6 (0.87%) R
5 5 (0.73%) PowerShell
6 3 (0.44%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.29%) T-SQL
8 1 (0.15%) Bash
8 1 (0.15%) COBOL
8 1 (0.15%) JCL
8 1 (0.15%) Korn
8 1 (0.15%) Perl
8 1 (0.15%) Shell Script
8 1 (0.15%) VB
8 1 (0.15%) VBA
Qualifications
1 195 (28.30%) Security Cleared
2 109 (15.82%) SC Cleared
3 68 (9.87%) DV Cleared
4 64 (9.29%) Degree
5 19 (2.76%) BPSS Clearance
6 13 (1.89%) ACCA
6 13 (1.89%) CIMA
6 13 (1.89%) Microsoft Certification
7 9 (1.31%) ISTQB
8 8 (1.16%) ISEB
8 8 (1.16%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 6 (0.87%) CBAP
9 6 (0.87%) PMI Certification
10 5 (0.73%) Computer Science Degree
11 3 (0.44%) Azure Certification
11 3 (0.44%) ISEB Practitioner
11 3 (0.44%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 3 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
12 2 (0.29%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.29%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 51 (7.40%) Data Quality
2 43 (6.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 32 (4.64%) NIST
4 28 (4.06%) QA
5 20 (2.90%) PMO
6 19 (2.76%) GRC
7 15 (2.18%) GDPR
8 12 (1.74%) Cyber Essentials
9 9 (1.31%) NCSC
10 6 (0.87%) Cyber Essentials PLUS
10 6 (0.87%) IASME
10 6 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
10 6 (0.87%) NIST 800
11 4 (0.58%) COBIT
11 4 (0.58%) SLA
12 3 (0.44%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.29%) Government Security Classifications
13 2 (0.29%) IFRS
13 2 (0.29%) Sarbanes-Oxley
14 1 (0.15%) JSP 440
System Software
1 28 (4.06%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.44%) VMware Infrastructure
3 2 (0.29%) Virtual Machines
3 2 (0.29%) VMware ESXi
3 2 (0.29%) vSphere
4 1 (0.15%) BitLocker
4 1 (0.15%) Oracle RAC
Systems Management
1 10 (1.45%) Kubernetes
2 5 (0.73%) QRadar
2 5 (0.73%) Terraform
3 4 (0.58%) CSIRT
3 4 (0.58%) SCCM
4 3 (0.44%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (0.29%) 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%) HP Quality Center
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
6 1 (0.15%) Oracle RMAN
6 1 (0.15%) vCenter Server
Vendors
1 90 (13.06%) Microsoft
2 46 (6.68%) SAP
2 46 (6.68%) ServiceNow
3 42 (6.10%) Oracle
4 25 (3.63%) Salesforce
5 12 (1.74%) Avaya
5 12 (1.74%) Meraki
5 12 (1.74%) Mitel
5 12 (1.74%) Workday
6 7 (1.02%) Databricks
7 6 (0.87%) Baan
7 6 (0.87%) LogRhythm
8 5 (0.73%) IBM
8 5 (0.73%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
9 4 (0.58%) Adobe
9 4 (0.58%) VMware
10 3 (0.44%) Dell
10 3 (0.44%) Google
10 3 (0.44%) Splunk
11 2 (0.29%) Palantir
412 Analyst jobs in the South East