Analyst Contract Job Trends in Stafford

Analyst
Staffordshire > Stafford

The median Analyst daily rate in Stafford is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 August 2026.

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

6 months to
3 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 9 5 6
Rank change year-on-year -4 +1 -2
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 3 5 1
As % of all contract jobs in Stafford 10.00% 25.00% 5.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.50% 27.78% 6.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £338 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - £200
Median % change year-on-year - - -55.56%
75th Percentile £413 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median daily rate £220 £150 £425
% change year-on-year +46.83% -64.71% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 0
Median hourly rate - £30.00 -
Staffordshire median hourly rate - £30.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year - -53.85% +136.36%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Stafford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stafford. 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 Stafford with a recognized job title 24 18 15
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.00% 90.00% 88.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 1 9
10th Percentile £186 - -
25th Percentile £300 £438 £125
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £398 £450 £200
Median % change year-on-year -11.67% +125.00% -70.37%
75th Percentile £858 £463 £300
90th Percentile £938 - £399
Staffordshire median daily rate £413 £350 £374
% change year-on-year +17.86% -6.42% -23.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 11 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £29.00 £36.25
Median hourly rate - £35.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year - -6.67% +36.36%
75th Percentile - £40.25 £38.75
90th Percentile - £43.25 -
Staffordshire median hourly rate £13.10 £30.00 £37.50
% change year-on-year -56.33% -20.00% +36.36%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Stafford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Stafford.

Analyst job vacancy trend in Stafford

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Stafford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Stafford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Stafford

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Stafford

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Stafford.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Stafford

Analyst Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stafford

For the 6 months to 3 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 Stafford region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (33.33%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (33.33%) ERP
1 1 (33.33%) LAN
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle
1 1 (33.33%) SAP
1 1 (33.33%) SAP HR
1 1 (33.33%) Skype
1 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
1 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stafford 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (33.33%) LAN
1 1 (33.33%) Skype
General
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Local Government
1 1 (33.33%) Manufacturing
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) iPhone
1 1 (33.33%) Smartphone
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (33.33%) ERP
1 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
1 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Oracle
1 1 (33.33%) SAP