Data Analysis Contract Job Trends in South Yorkshire

Data Analysis
Yorkshire > South Yorkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in South Yorkshire requiring Data Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 63 29 52
Rank change year-on-year -34 +23 -1
Contract jobs citing Data Analysis 29 17 5
As % of all contract jobs in South Yorkshire 3.83% 5.00% 1.13%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.00% 5.41% 1.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 11 2
10th Percentile £290 £135 -
25th Percentile £308 £143 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £365 £365 £425
Median % change year-on-year - -14.12% -17.07%
75th Percentile £415 £475 -
90th Percentile £483 £538 -
Yorkshire median daily rate £395 £350 £520
% change year-on-year +12.86% -32.69% +1.46%

All Process and Methodology Skills
South Yorkshire

Data Analysis 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 South Yorkshire.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 725 314 422
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire 95.77% 92.35% 95.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 180 259
10th Percentile £316 £212 £382
25th Percentile £402 £395 £422
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £515 £540
Median % change year-on-year -6.80% -4.63% +2.86%
75th Percentile £538 £596 £628
90th Percentile £641 £675 £720
Yorkshire median daily rate £482 £479 £500
% change year-on-year +0.73% -4.30% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 5 6
10th Percentile £14.31 £12.07 £19.25
25th Percentile - £12.55 £20.31
Median hourly rate £15.00 £16.19 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -7.35% -28.04% +52.54%
75th Percentile £25.15 £20.00 £29.38
90th Percentile - £20.90 £40.63
Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.15 £21.75 £21.31
% change year-on-year +15.63% +2.06% +1.48%

Data Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in South Yorkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Data Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in South Yorkshire.

Data Analysis job vacancy trend in South Yorkshire

Data Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Data Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Data Analysis

Data Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in South Yorkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analysis in South Yorkshire over the 6 months to 15 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Analysis in South Yorkshire

Data Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in South Yorkshire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Data Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in South Yorkshire citing Data Analysis

Data Analysis
Contract Job Locations in South Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analysis within the South Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 15 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
Sheffield -29 29 £365 -23.16% 3
Data Analysis
Yorkshire

Data Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Yorkshire 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 5 (17.24%) SharePoint
2 2 (6.90%) Confluence
3 1 (3.45%) Adobe Experience Manager
Applications
1 20 (68.97%) Microsoft Excel
2 10 (34.48%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Project
Cloud Services
1 13 (44.83%) Power Platform
2 2 (6.90%) GitHub
3 1 (3.45%) Collibra
3 1 (3.45%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 13 (44.83%) Power BI
2 9 (31.03%) Power Query
3 6 (20.69%) PowerPivot
4 3 (10.34%) Metadata
5 1 (3.45%) Oracle Database
5 1 (3.45%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 3 (10.34%) JIRA
2 2 (6.90%) Jenkins
2 2 (6.90%) Sonatype Nexus
General
1 19 (65.52%) Finance
2 18 (62.07%) Social Skills
3 16 (55.17%) Banking
4 15 (51.72%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (13.79%) Billing
5 4 (13.79%) Presentation Skills
6 2 (6.90%) Public Sector
7 1 (3.45%) Financial Institution
7 1 (3.45%) Publishing
7 1 (3.45%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 25 (86.21%) Analyst
2 18 (62.07%) Data Analyst
3 6 (20.69%) Strategy Analyst
4 5 (17.24%) Business Analyst
4 5 (17.24%) Report Analyst
5 4 (13.79%) Technical Analyst
5 4 (13.79%) Technical Business Analyst
6 2 (6.90%) Banking Analyst
6 2 (6.90%) PMO Analyst
7 1 (3.45%) Backup Engineer
7 1 (3.45%) Banking Business Analyst
7 1 (3.45%) DBA
7 1 (3.45%) Financial Analyst
7 1 (3.45%) Oracle DBA
7 1 (3.45%) Product Owner
7 1 (3.45%) Risk Analyst
7 1 (3.45%) Risk Business Analyst
7 1 (3.45%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (6.90%) OpenTelemetry
2 1 (3.45%) CSS
2 1 (3.45%) HTML
Miscellaneous
1 8 (27.59%) Data Centre
2 4 (13.79%) Data Protection Act
2 4 (13.79%) Mainframe
3 1 (3.45%) Data Structures
3 1 (3.45%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.45%) Onboarding
3 1 (3.45%) Product Ownership
3 1 (3.45%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.45%) Linux
1 1 (3.45%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (44.83%) Business Intelligence
2 11 (37.93%) Decision-Making
3 10 (34.48%) Problem-Solving
4 9 (31.03%) Budgeting
4 9 (31.03%) Data Mapping
4 9 (31.03%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (27.59%) Data Extraction
5 8 (27.59%) Data Governance
5 8 (27.59%) Strategic Planning
6 7 (24.14%) Data Modelling
7 6 (20.69%) Analytics
7 6 (20.69%) Dashboard Development
7 6 (20.69%) Data Management
7 6 (20.69%) Data Visualisation
7 6 (20.69%) ITIL
7 6 (20.69%) Risk Analysis
7 6 (20.69%) Risk Analytics
7 6 (20.69%) Service Management
7 6 (20.69%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 6 (20.69%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 16 (55.17%) SQL
2 6 (20.69%) Python
2 6 (20.69%) VBA
3 1 (3.45%) JavaScript
3 1 (3.45%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 2 (6.90%) Degree
1 2 (6.90%) Security Cleared
2 1 (3.45%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (3.45%) PMI Certification
2 1 (3.45%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (17.24%) Data Quality
2 3 (10.34%) PMO
Systems Management
1 4 (13.79%) Ansible
2 1 (3.45%) EMC NetWorker
2 1 (3.45%) Oracle RMAN
Vendors
1 7 (24.14%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.90%) Sonatype
2 2 (6.90%) Splunk
3 1 (3.45%) Adobe
3 1 (3.45%) Dell
3 1 (3.45%) Oracle