Analytics Contract Job Trends in the South East

Analytics
England > South East

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the South East requiring Analytics skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 11 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 55 53 51
Rank change year-on-year -2 -2 +4
Contract jobs citing Analytics 143 134 185
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 3.32% 3.94% 3.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.94% 4.43% 4.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 89 136
10th Percentile £319 £277 £413
25th Percentile £413 £350 £480
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £454 £600
Median % change year-on-year +10.13% -24.33% +19.52%
75th Percentile £575 £590 £641
90th Percentile £688 £658 £750
England median daily rate £515 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -6.36% - -4.35%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 7 11
10th Percentile - - £32.32
25th Percentile £22.50 £27.00 £41.42
Median hourly rate £30.11 £29.00 £63.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.83% -53.97% +136.35%
75th Percentile £70.16 £62.39 £79.78
90th Percentile £78.76 £64.73 £84.45
England median hourly rate £46.25 £33.50 £46.06
% change year-on-year +38.06% -27.26% +31.59%

All Process & Methodology Skills
South East

Analytics falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the South East.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 3,633 3,022 4,439
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 84.25% 88.93% 88.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,385 1,876 2,828
10th Percentile £224 £250 £213
25th Percentile £400 £403 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £511 £517
Median % change year-on-year -2.12% -1.24% +1.92%
75th Percentile £600 £623 £615
90th Percentile £688 £675 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 333 112 258
10th Percentile £14.80 £19.37 £17.70
25th Percentile £17.00 £25.56 £26.00
Median hourly rate £23.58 £42.50 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -44.53% -22.73% +26.44%
75th Percentile £55.00 £62.50 £66.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £68.63 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.15 £34.75 £42.50
% change year-on-year -27.63% -18.24% +21.43%

Analytics
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Analytics relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Analytics job vacancy trend in the South East

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Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Analytics.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Analytics

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Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytics in the South East over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Analytics in the South East

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Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Analytics.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the South East citing Analytics

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analytics in the South East over the 6 months to 11 January 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Analytics in the South East

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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 Analytics within the South East region over the 6 months to 11 January 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 -11 81 £500 -6.54% 216
Berkshire -6 56 £500 +4.17% 140
Hampshire -7 28 £503 +41.15% 70
Buckinghamshire -2 16 £438 -25.85% 42
Surrey -7 15 £338 -7.53% 67
West Sussex -8 10 £475 +35.71% 44
Oxfordshire -9 9 £500 -28.57% 34
East Sussex +3 1 £600 +54.84% 39
Kent -2 1 £250 - 56
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England

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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 10 (6.99%) Confluence
2 8 (5.59%) GeoServer
2 8 (5.59%) Smallworld
3 7 (4.90%) SharePoint
4 2 (1.40%) ArcGIS
4 2 (1.40%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.70%) CMS
5 1 (0.70%) Jupyter
Applications
1 10 (6.99%) Microsoft Excel
2 8 (5.59%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (2.10%) Chatbot
3 3 (2.10%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 2 (1.40%) MS Visio
5 1 (0.70%) CapCut
5 1 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 3 (2.10%) SAP ERP
2 2 (1.40%) Oracle EBS R12
2 2 (1.40%) Oracle Receivables
2 2 (1.40%) Workday HCM
3 1 (0.70%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.70%) iTrent
3 1 (0.70%) Payment Gateway
3 1 (0.70%) SAP Hybris
3 1 (0.70%) SAP QM
3 1 (0.70%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 51 (35.66%) Azure
2 26 (18.18%) Power Platform
3 19 (13.29%) Azure DevOps
4 15 (10.49%) AWS
5 13 (9.09%) Azure Monitor
6 11 (7.69%) Entra ID
7 9 (6.29%) Azure Key Vault
7 9 (6.29%) GCP
7 9 (6.29%) GitHub
8 8 (5.59%) Microsoft 365
9 7 (4.90%) GitHub Actions
10 6 (4.20%) Azure Functions
10 6 (4.20%) IaaS
10 6 (4.20%) SaaS
10 6 (4.20%) Serverless
11 4 (2.80%) Azure Data Factory
11 4 (2.80%) Azure Synapse Analytics
11 4 (2.80%) Google Analytics
11 4 (2.80%) Slack
11 4 (2.80%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 3 (2.10%) Firewall
2 2 (1.40%) 2G
2 2 (1.40%) 5G
2 2 (1.40%) Bluetooth
2 2 (1.40%) LTE
2 2 (1.40%) Mobile Backhaul
2 2 (1.40%) Network Security
2 2 (1.40%) SSL
2 2 (1.40%) Unified Communications
2 2 (1.40%) VoIP
2 2 (1.40%) WebEx
Database & Business Intelligence
1 26 (18.18%) Power BI
2 14 (9.79%) Data Warehouse
3 13 (9.09%) Tableau
4 12 (8.39%) Metadata
5 8 (5.59%) Geospatial Data
5 8 (5.59%) GIS
5 8 (5.59%) QGIS
6 7 (4.90%) Data Lake
7 6 (4.20%) Big Data
7 6 (4.20%) Relational Database
7 6 (4.20%) SQL Server
8 4 (2.80%) MongoDB
8 4 (2.80%) Star Schema
9 3 (2.10%) Electronic Patient Records
9 3 (2.10%) Oracle BI Publisher
9 3 (2.10%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (2.10%) RDBMS
10 2 (1.40%) Data Mining
10 2 (1.40%) PostgreSQL
10 2 (1.40%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 14 (9.79%) JIRA
2 6 (4.20%) GitLab
3 5 (3.50%) Git
4 4 (2.80%) Android Studio
4 4 (2.80%) Gradle
4 4 (2.80%) Jenkins
5 3 (2.10%) Maven
6 2 (1.40%) WiX
7 1 (0.70%) MLflow
7 1 (0.70%) Visual Studio
General
1 63 (44.06%) Social Skills
2 29 (20.28%) Analytical Skills
3 24 (16.78%) Finance
4 19 (13.29%) Public Sector
5 10 (6.99%) Marketing
6 7 (4.90%) Retail
7 5 (3.50%) Documentation Skills
7 5 (3.50%) Manufacturing
7 5 (3.50%) Telecoms
8 4 (2.80%) General Ledger
8 4 (2.80%) Influencing Skills
8 4 (2.80%) Organisational Skills
9 3 (2.10%) Aerospace
9 3 (2.10%) Banking
9 3 (2.10%) Billing
9 3 (2.10%) Pharmaceutical
9 3 (2.10%) Publishing
10 2 (1.40%) Arabic Language
10 2 (1.40%) Dutch Language
10 2 (1.40%) Mandarin Language
Job Titles
1 31 (21.68%) Analyst
2 24 (16.78%) Architect
3 21 (14.69%) Data Analyst
4 13 (9.09%) Azure Engineer
5 12 (8.39%) Senior
6 9 (6.29%) Consultant
6 9 (6.29%) Solutions Architect
7 8 (5.59%) Developer
8 7 (4.90%) Lead
9 6 (4.20%) Business Analyst
9 6 (4.20%) Infrastructure Engineer
10 5 (3.50%) Azure Infrastructure Engineer
10 5 (3.50%) Data Architect
10 5 (3.50%) Data Engineer
10 5 (3.50%) Data Scientist
10 5 (3.50%) DevOps Engineer
10 5 (3.50%) GIS Architect
11 4 (2.80%) Android Developer
11 4 (2.80%) HR Data Analyst
11 4 (2.80%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (6.99%) REST
2 6 (4.20%) ARM Templates
3 5 (3.50%) SOAP
4 4 (2.80%) Flask
4 4 (2.80%) PySpark
5 3 (2.10%) .NET
5 3 (2.10%) .NET Core
5 3 (2.10%) ADO
5 3 (2.10%) Elastic Stack
5 3 (2.10%) GraphQL
5 3 (2.10%) Kafka
5 3 (2.10%) OAuth
5 3 (2.10%) OAuth2
5 3 (2.10%) OpenID
5 3 (2.10%) SAML
5 3 (2.10%) Spring Boot
6 2 (1.40%) .NET Framework
6 2 (1.40%) ASP.NET
6 2 (1.40%) JSON
6 2 (1.40%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 9 (6.29%) Legacy Systems
2 8 (5.59%) Product Ownership
3 7 (4.90%) Self-Motivation
4 6 (4.20%) Cloud Native
5 5 (3.50%) Management Information System
5 5 (3.50%) Social Media
6 4 (2.80%) Algorithms
6 4 (2.80%) Blog
6 4 (2.80%) Linux Command Line
7 3 (2.10%) Data Centre
7 3 (2.10%) Data Protection Act
7 3 (2.10%) Educational Technology
7 3 (2.10%) IoT
7 3 (2.10%) LIMS
7 3 (2.10%) NHS
7 3 (2.10%) PACS
7 3 (2.10%) Replication
7 3 (2.10%) Smart Meter
8 2 (1.40%) Podcast
9 1 (0.70%) AS400
Operating Systems
1 7 (4.90%) Windows
2 6 (4.20%) Linux
3 4 (2.80%) Android
4 2 (1.40%) Mac OS
4 2 (1.40%) Unix
4 2 (1.40%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.70%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 42 (29.37%) Agile
2 37 (25.87%) DevOps
3 36 (25.17%) Business Intelligence
4 34 (23.78%) Problem-Solving
5 29 (20.28%) AI
5 29 (20.28%) Data Governance
6 25 (17.48%) Decision-Making
6 25 (17.48%) Machine Learning
7 23 (16.08%) Data Modelling
7 23 (16.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 22 (15.38%) Visualisation
9 20 (13.99%) Data Analysis
10 19 (13.29%) Roadmaps
11 18 (12.59%) Data Analytics
12 17 (11.89%) ETL
13 16 (11.19%) Continuous Improvement
13 16 (11.19%) Stakeholder Management
14 15 (10.49%) CI/CD
15 14 (9.79%) Migration
15 14 (9.79%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 36 (25.17%) Python
1 36 (25.17%) SQL
2 13 (9.09%) Java
3 11 (7.69%) PowerShell
4 9 (6.29%) R
5 8 (5.59%) Bash
5 8 (5.59%) JavaScript
6 7 (4.90%) Bicep
7 4 (2.80%) PL/SQL
8 3 (2.10%) C#
8 3 (2.10%) PHP
9 2 (1.40%) ABAP
9 2 (1.40%) C++
9 2 (1.40%) Perl
9 2 (1.40%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.70%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 1 (0.70%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 34 (23.78%) Security Cleared
2 24 (16.78%) SC Cleared
3 18 (12.59%) Degree
4 6 (4.20%) Computer Science Degree
5 5 (3.50%) Azure Certification
6 4 (2.80%) Master's Degree
6 4 (2.80%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (2.10%) DV Cleared
8 2 (1.40%) CCA
8 2 (1.40%) Oracle Certification
9 1 (0.70%) BPSS Clearance
9 1 (0.70%) CISSP
9 1 (0.70%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.70%) PMP
9 1 (0.70%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 26 (18.18%) Data Quality
2 6 (4.20%) GDPR
2 6 (4.20%) QA
3 3 (2.10%) Def Stans
3 3 (2.10%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 2 (1.40%) NCSC
4 2 (1.40%) NIST
5 1 (0.70%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.70%) California Consumer Privacy Act
5 1 (0.70%) Cyber Essentials
5 1 (0.70%) EU AI Act
5 1 (0.70%) HL7
5 1 (0.70%) PCI DSS
5 1 (0.70%) PMO
System Software
1 8 (5.59%) Active Directory
1 8 (5.59%) Docker
2 1 (0.70%) Virtual Machines
2 1 (0.70%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 16 (11.19%) Terraform
2 11 (7.69%) Kubernetes
3 5 (3.50%) Grafana
4 3 (2.10%) Prometheus
5 2 (1.40%) Ansible
5 2 (1.40%) Cisco CUCM
5 2 (1.40%) Microsoft Intune
5 2 (1.40%) Puppet
5 2 (1.40%) SCCM
5 2 (1.40%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.70%) Kubeflow
Vendors
1 29 (20.28%) Microsoft
2 12 (8.39%) Databricks
2 12 (8.39%) Oracle
3 8 (5.59%) ESRI
3 8 (5.59%) Intergraph
4 6 (4.20%) Foundry
4 6 (4.20%) Palantir
5 5 (3.50%) Google
5 5 (3.50%) SAP
5 5 (3.50%) VMware
5 5 (3.50%) Workday
6 4 (2.80%) Informatica
6 4 (2.80%) Salesforce
7 3 (2.10%) Adobe
7 3 (2.10%) OpenAI
7 3 (2.10%) ServiceNow
8 2 (1.40%) Darktrace
8 2 (1.40%) HubSpot
8 2 (1.40%) PagerDuty
8 2 (1.40%) TikTok