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 8 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 56 44
Rank change year-on-year +1 -12 +6
Contract jobs citing Analytics 154 147 255
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 3.97% 3.55% 4.70%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.51% 4.18% 5.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 92 100 178
10th Percentile £364 £303 £405
25th Percentile £445 £372 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £514 £513 £550
Median % change year-on-year +0.24% -6.82% +4.76%
75th Percentile £600 £619 £625
90th Percentile £736 £688 £750
England median daily rate £525 £558 £568
% change year-on-year -5.96% -1.63% -1.30%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 6 18
10th Percentile £13.25 - £19.84
25th Percentile £20.19 £27.00 £23.63
Median hourly rate £27.56 £43.69 £33.66
Median % change year-on-year -36.93% +29.79% -11.60%
75th Percentile £70.16 £63.56 £64.00
90th Percentile £74.46 £64.73 £79.78
England median hourly rate £40.49 £35.00 £35.44
% change year-on-year +15.69% -1.24% -6.74%

All Process and 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 3,413 3,513 4,881
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East 87.90% 84.83% 89.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,154 2,146 3,199
10th Percentile £219 £257 £219
25th Percentile £391 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £513 £520
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -1.44% +1.96%
75th Percentile £588 £625 £616
90th Percentile £656 £688 £695
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 376 172 250
10th Percentile £13.88 £16.50 £16.25
25th Percentile £16.17 £27.56 £24.63
Median hourly rate £20.71 £57.52 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -64.00% +9.56% +31.83%
75th Percentile £33.05 £70.00 £66.39
90th Percentile £68.13 £75.00 £76.53
England median hourly rate £25.15 £37.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -32.03% -16.85% +27.14%

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 8 November 2025.

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 8 November 2025.

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 8 November 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 -4 90 £525 -4.11% 723
Berkshire +4 70 £538 +2.38% 622
Hampshire +8 32 £450 +13.78% 84
Surrey -4 19 £388 +13.97% 69
Oxfordshire -6 11 £494 - 50
Buckinghamshire +7 9 £456 -20.65% 56
West Sussex -8 5 £515 +22.62% 23
Kent +1 1 - - 25
East Sussex - 1 £488 - 20
Analytics
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 6 (3.90%) GeoServer
1 6 (3.90%) Smallworld
2 4 (2.60%) Apache Spark
2 4 (2.60%) Confluence
3 3 (1.95%) CMS
4 2 (1.30%) Camunda
4 2 (1.30%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.65%) Apache Airflow
5 1 (0.65%) Jupyter
5 1 (0.65%) nginx
5 1 (0.65%) SAS
Applications
1 14 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
2 7 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (1.30%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (1.30%) MS Visio
3 2 (1.30%) Photoshop
4 1 (0.65%) CapCut
4 1 (0.65%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (2.60%) SAP S/4HANA
2 3 (1.95%) Payment Gateway
2 3 (1.95%) SAP ERP
3 2 (1.30%) Oracle EBS R12
3 2 (1.30%) Oracle Receivables
3 2 (1.30%) SAP GRC
3 2 (1.30%) Workday HCM
4 1 (0.65%) Dynamics CRM
4 1 (0.65%) iTrent
4 1 (0.65%) Oracle BPM
4 1 (0.65%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
4 1 (0.65%) SAP IBP
4 1 (0.65%) SAP QM
Cloud Services
1 52 (33.77%) Azure
2 29 (18.83%) Power Platform
3 23 (14.94%) AWS
4 14 (9.09%) GCP
5 13 (8.44%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (7.79%) Entra ID
7 8 (5.19%) Azure Monitor
7 8 (5.19%) GitHub
7 8 (5.19%) GitHub Actions
8 7 (4.55%) Microsoft 365
8 7 (4.55%) Serverless
9 6 (3.90%) Azure Data Factory
9 6 (3.90%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 6 (3.90%) Snowflake
10 5 (3.25%) Google Analytics
10 5 (3.25%) SaaS
11 4 (2.60%) Amazon S3
11 4 (2.60%) Azure Key Vault
11 4 (2.60%) Cloud Computing
11 4 (2.60%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 4 (2.60%) 5G
1 4 (2.60%) LTE
1 4 (2.60%) VoIP
2 3 (1.95%) Network Security
3 2 (1.30%) 2G
3 2 (1.30%) 4G
3 2 (1.30%) DOCSIS
3 2 (1.30%) GPON
3 2 (1.30%) Mobile Backhaul
3 2 (1.30%) MPLS
3 2 (1.30%) Radio Access Network
3 2 (1.30%) SSL
3 2 (1.30%) Unified Communications
3 2 (1.30%) WebEx
3 2 (1.30%) xDSL
4 1 (0.65%) Converged Networks
4 1 (0.65%) Firewall
4 1 (0.65%) HTTP
4 1 (0.65%) Kerberos
4 1 (0.65%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 28 (18.18%) Power BI
2 17 (11.04%) Tableau
3 15 (9.74%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (6.49%) Data Lake
5 8 (5.19%) SQL Server
6 7 (4.55%) GIS
6 7 (4.55%) Metadata
6 7 (4.55%) Relational Database
7 6 (3.90%) Geospatial Data
7 6 (3.90%) QGIS
8 4 (2.60%) MongoDB
8 4 (2.60%) NoSQL
9 3 (1.95%) Amazon Redshift
9 3 (1.95%) Big Data
9 3 (1.95%) Electronic Patient Records
9 3 (1.95%) MySQL
9 3 (1.95%) Oracle Database
9 3 (1.95%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (1.95%) RDBMS
10 2 (1.30%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 8 (5.19%) Jenkins
1 8 (5.19%) JIRA
2 5 (3.25%) Git
2 5 (3.25%) GitLab
3 3 (1.95%) Android Studio
3 3 (1.95%) Gradle
3 3 (1.95%) Maven
4 1 (0.65%) MLflow
4 1 (0.65%) Visual Studio
4 1 (0.65%) WiX
General
1 69 (44.81%) Social Skills
2 36 (23.38%) Analytical Skills
3 22 (14.29%) Finance
4 13 (8.44%) Public Sector
5 12 (7.79%) Marketing
6 9 (5.84%) Telecoms
7 7 (4.55%) Retail
8 5 (3.25%) Banking
8 5 (3.25%) Influencing Skills
8 5 (3.25%) Manufacturing
9 4 (2.60%) Aerospace
9 4 (2.60%) General Ledger
9 4 (2.60%) Organisational Skills
9 4 (2.60%) Presentation Skills
10 3 (1.95%) Documentation Skills
10 3 (1.95%) French Language
10 3 (1.95%) German Language
11 2 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
11 2 (1.30%) Italian Language
11 2 (1.30%) Japanese Language
Job Titles
1 39 (25.32%) Analyst
2 25 (16.23%) Architect
3 21 (13.64%) Data Analyst
4 15 (9.74%) Developer
5 14 (9.09%) Senior
6 12 (7.79%) Lead
7 11 (7.14%) Solutions Architect
8 9 (5.84%) Azure Engineer
8 9 (5.84%) Business Analyst
9 6 (3.90%) Consultant
9 6 (3.90%) Data Engineer
10 5 (3.25%) IT Support
10 5 (3.25%) SAP Consultant
10 5 (3.25%) Technical Support
11 4 (2.60%) Data Scientist
11 4 (2.60%) DevOps Engineer
11 4 (2.60%) Head of Analytics
11 4 (2.60%) HR Analyst
11 4 (2.60%) Infrastructure Engineer
11 4 (2.60%) Platform Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (5.84%) Kafka
2 7 (4.55%) REST
3 4 (2.60%) .NET
3 4 (2.60%) CSS
3 4 (2.60%) HTML
3 4 (2.60%) OAuth
3 4 (2.60%) React
4 3 (1.95%) .NET Core
4 3 (1.95%) ARM Templates
4 3 (1.95%) Elastic Stack
4 3 (1.95%) Flask
4 3 (1.95%) GraphQL
4 3 (1.95%) OAuth2
4 3 (1.95%) OpenID
4 3 (1.95%) SAML
4 3 (1.95%) SOAP
4 3 (1.95%) Spring Boot
5 2 (1.30%) Jest
5 2 (1.30%) Microsoft Graph
5 2 (1.30%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 12 (7.79%) Legacy Systems
2 11 (7.14%) Algorithms
3 9 (5.84%) Cloud Native
4 8 (5.19%) Product Ownership
5 7 (4.55%) Self-Motivation
6 6 (3.90%) Data Protection Act
6 6 (3.90%) Management Information System
6 6 (3.90%) Smart Meter
7 5 (3.25%) Social Media
8 4 (2.60%) Blog
8 4 (2.60%) Linux Command Line
9 3 (1.95%) Data Centre
9 3 (1.95%) Educational Technology
9 3 (1.95%) IoT
9 3 (1.95%) LIMS
9 3 (1.95%) NHS
9 3 (1.95%) PACS
9 3 (1.95%) Replication
10 2 (1.30%) Podcast
10 2 (1.30%) Robotics
Operating Systems
1 10 (6.49%) Windows
2 9 (5.84%) Linux
3 4 (2.60%) Mac OS
3 4 (2.60%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.95%) Android
5 2 (1.30%) Unix
6 1 (0.65%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 45 (29.22%) Agile
2 42 (27.27%) DevOps
3 38 (24.68%) Business Intelligence
3 38 (24.68%) Problem-Solving
4 34 (22.08%) AI
4 34 (22.08%) Machine Learning
5 30 (19.48%) Visualisation
6 27 (17.53%) Data Governance
6 27 (17.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 26 (16.88%) Data Modelling
8 25 (16.23%) Data Science
9 24 (15.58%) Decision-Making
10 23 (14.94%) CI/CD
10 23 (14.94%) Data Analytics
11 22 (14.29%) Data Visualisation
11 22 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
12 21 (13.64%) Computer Science
12 21 (13.64%) Roadmaps
13 19 (12.34%) Data Analysis
13 19 (12.34%) Migration
Programming Languages
1 45 (29.22%) SQL
2 40 (25.97%) Python
3 14 (9.09%) Java
4 13 (8.44%) R
5 10 (6.49%) PowerShell
6 9 (5.84%) JavaScript
7 8 (5.19%) Bash
8 4 (2.60%) Bicep
8 4 (2.60%) C#
9 3 (1.95%) ABAP
9 3 (1.95%) PHP
9 3 (1.95%) Scala
10 2 (1.30%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 2 (1.30%) Perl
10 2 (1.30%) PL/SQL
10 2 (1.30%) TypeScript
11 1 (0.65%) C++
11 1 (0.65%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 26 (16.88%) Security Cleared
2 25 (16.23%) Degree
3 19 (12.34%) SC Cleared
4 12 (7.79%) Computer Science Degree
5 10 (6.49%) Master's Degree
6 4 (2.60%) Microsoft Certification
7 3 (1.95%) AWS Certification
7 3 (1.95%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
8 2 (1.30%) CCA
8 2 (1.30%) Citrix Certification
8 2 (1.30%) SAP Certification
8 2 (1.30%) TOGAF Certification
9 1 (0.65%) ACCA
9 1 (0.65%) CIMA
9 1 (0.65%) CIPFA
9 1 (0.65%) CISSP
9 1 (0.65%) CTC Cleared
9 1 (0.65%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.65%) GCIA
9 1 (0.65%) GCIH
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 29 (18.83%) Data Quality
2 11 (7.14%) GDPR
3 6 (3.90%) ISO/IEC 27001
4 5 (3.25%) QA
5 4 (2.60%) Accessibility
6 3 (1.95%) Def Stans
6 3 (1.95%) GRC
7 2 (1.30%) California Consumer Privacy Act
7 2 (1.30%) NIST
7 2 (1.30%) OASIS TOSCA
8 1 (0.65%) EU AI Act
8 1 (0.65%) Government Security Classifications
8 1 (0.65%) HL7
8 1 (0.65%) JSP 440
8 1 (0.65%) NCSC
8 1 (0.65%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (7.14%) Active Directory
2 9 (5.84%) Docker
3 3 (1.95%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.65%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (11.04%) Kubernetes
2 12 (7.79%) Terraform
3 4 (2.60%) Grafana
3 4 (2.60%) Microsoft Intune
3 4 (2.60%) SCCM
4 3 (1.95%) Ansible
4 3 (1.95%) Prometheus
5 2 (1.30%) Amdocs OSS
5 2 (1.30%) Cisco CUCM
5 2 (1.30%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.65%) Active Directory Federation Services
6 1 (0.65%) Kubeflow
6 1 (0.65%) Puppet
Vendors
1 27 (17.53%) Microsoft
2 12 (7.79%) Oracle
3 11 (7.14%) SAP
4 9 (5.84%) Databricks
5 8 (5.19%) Google
6 7 (4.55%) VMware
7 6 (3.90%) ESRI
7 6 (3.90%) Intergraph
8 5 (3.25%) Adobe
8 5 (3.25%) Foundry
8 5 (3.25%) Palantir
8 5 (3.25%) Workday
9 4 (2.60%) Citrix
9 4 (2.60%) ServiceNow
10 3 (1.95%) Liquidlogic
10 3 (1.95%) Salesforce
11 2 (1.30%) Cisco
11 2 (1.30%) Dell
11 2 (1.30%) TikTok
11 2 (1.30%) YouTube