Analyst Contract Job Trends in Staffordshire

Analyst
West Midlands > Staffordshire

The median Analyst daily rate in Staffordshire is £140, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 August 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 12 6 3
Rank change year-on-year -6 -3 +7
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 7 8 16
As % of all contract jobs in Staffordshire 5.93% 12.70% 13.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.37% 13.11% 13.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 3 9
10th Percentile - - £290
25th Percentile - - £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £140 £150 £425
Median % change year-on-year -6.67% -64.71% -
75th Percentile £276 - £438
90th Percentile £358 - £445
West Midlands median daily rate £400 £400 £425
% change year-on-year - -5.88% -5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £29.00 £62.50
Median hourly rate - £30.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year - -53.85% +136.36%
75th Percentile - £31.00 £67.50
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £29.67 £21.50
% change year-on-year -15.73% +37.98% -7.41%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Staffordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Staffordshire. 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 Staffordshire with a recognized job title 95 61 115
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.51% 96.83% 93.50%
Number of daily rates quoted 54 26 74
10th Percentile £181 £140 £114
25th Percentile £218 £150 £218
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £350 £375
Median % change year-on-year +28.57% -6.54% -25.10%
75th Percentile £638 £495 £485
90th Percentile £850 £575 £598
West Midlands median daily rate £488 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +2.63% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 15 5
10th Percentile - £12.86 £20.93
25th Percentile £13.10 £26.50 £33.93
Median hourly rate £16.26 £30.00 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -45.82% -20.00% +36.36%
75th Percentile £21.08 £38.88 £43.75
90th Percentile - £42.05 £58.00
West Midlands median hourly rate £32.00 £24.66 £19.59
% change year-on-year +29.76% +25.88% -5.52%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Staffordshire

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in Staffordshire

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Staffordshire

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Staffordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in Staffordshire over the 6 months to 11 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in Staffordshire

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Staffordshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Staffordshire

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Staffordshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the Staffordshire region over the 6 months to 11 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
Stafford -2 3 £375 - 2
Uttoxeter +1 2 £140 -6.67% 1
Burton-upon-Trent - 1 - - 1
Analyst
West Midlands

Analyst Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire

For the 6 months to 11 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 Staffordshire region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
2 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
2 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
2 2 (28.57%) Degree
2 2 (28.57%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (28.57%) User Acceptance Testing
2 2 (28.57%) Waterfall
2 2 (28.57%) Windows
2 2 (28.57%) Windows 10
2 2 (28.57%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (14.29%) Agile
3 1 (14.29%) Braze
3 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
3 1 (14.29%) CRM
3 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
3 1 (14.29%) End-to-End Testing
3 1 (14.29%) ERP
3 1 (14.29%) LAN
3 1 (14.29%) Marketing Automation
3 1 (14.29%) Oracle
3 1 (14.29%) Process Improvement
3 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
3 1 (14.29%) SAP
3 1 (14.29%) SAP HR
3 1 (14.29%) Skype
3 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Staffordshire 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 (14.29%) SAP HR
Cloud Services
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) LAN
1 1 (14.29%) Skype
General
1 2 (28.57%) Social Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Local Government
2 1 (14.29%) Manufacturing
2 1 (14.29%) Marketing
2 1 (14.29%) Public Sector
2 1 (14.29%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (14.29%) iPhone
1 1 (14.29%) Marketing Technology
1 1 (14.29%) Product Ownership
1 1 (14.29%) Smartphone
Operating Systems
1 2 (28.57%) Windows
1 2 (28.57%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (28.57%) Customer Service
1 2 (28.57%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (28.57%) User Acceptance Testing
1 2 (28.57%) Waterfall
1 2 (28.57%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (14.29%) Agile
2 1 (14.29%) Business Analysis
2 1 (14.29%) CRM
2 1 (14.29%) Decision-Making
2 1 (14.29%) End-to-End Testing
2 1 (14.29%) ERP
2 1 (14.29%) Marketing Automation
2 1 (14.29%) Process Improvement
2 1 (14.29%) Project Delivery
2 1 (14.29%) Stakeholder Management
Qualifications
1 2 (28.57%) Degree
System Software
1 2 (28.57%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 1 (14.29%) Braze
1 1 (14.29%) Oracle
1 1 (14.29%) SAP