Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in Telford
Data Analyst
Shropshire > Telford
The median Data Analyst daily rate in Telford is £397, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 78 | - | 27 |
| Rank change year-on-year | - | - | - |
| Contract Data Analyst jobs | 15 | 0 | 1 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Telford | 1.80% | - | 0.99% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.85% | - | 1.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 12 | 0 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £371 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £390 | - | £565 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £397 | - | £580 |
| 75th Percentile | £402 | - | £595 |
| 90th Percentile | £402 | - | - |
| Shropshire median daily rate | £397 | - | £580 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +78.46% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £46.50 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £48.00 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £49.50 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| Shropshire median hourly rate | £48.00 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Roles
Telford
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job adverts in Telford matching a recognised job title. The table also shows what proportion of all contract IT job adverts they make up.
| 6 months to 29 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract job adverts in Telford matching a recognised job title | 812 | 217 | 85 |
| % of contract job adverts matching a recognised job title | 97.25% | 90.42% | 84.16% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 711 | 163 | 73 |
| 10th Percentile | £380 | £351 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £415 | £430 | £360 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £475 | £513 | £477 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.32% | +7.44% | -0.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £552 | £540 | £519 |
| 90th Percentile | £634 | £558 | £563 |
| Shropshire median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £466 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | +7.35% | -1.95% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 13 | 1 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | £20.25 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £27.75 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £52.50 | £25.15 | - |
| Median % change year-on-year | +108.75% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £59.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | £60.75 | - | - |
| Shropshire median hourly rate | £28.50 | £18.68 | £23.60 |
| % change year-on-year | +52.57% | -20.85% | - |
Data Analyst Job Vacancy Trend in Telford
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract Data Analyst job postings relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Telford.
Data Analyst Daily Rate Trend in Telford
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Telford.
Data Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford
For the 6 months to 29 October 2026, Data Analyst contract job ads cited 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 Data Analyst job ads across the Telford region.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Security Cleared | 73.3% | 11 |
| 2 | SC Cleared | 66.7% | 10 |
| 3 | Migration | 60.0% | 9 |
| 3 | SAS | 60.0% | 9 |
| 5 | Acceptance Criteria | 53.3% | 8 |
| 5 | CI/CD | 53.3% | 8 |
| 5 | Data Migration | 53.3% | 8 |
| 5 | Data Pipeline | 53.3% | 8 |
| 5 | Data Reconciliation | 53.3% | 8 |
| 5 | ETL | 53.3% | 8 |
| 5 | JIRA | 53.3% | 8 |
| 5 | Python | 53.3% | 8 |
| 5 | SQL | 53.3% | 8 |
| 5 | Test Automation | 53.3% | 8 |
| 5 | User Acceptance Testing | 53.3% | 8 |
| 5 | Validation | 53.3% | 8 |
| 17 | Agile | 46.7% | 7 |
| 17 | AWS | 46.7% | 7 |
| 17 | Confluence | 46.7% | 7 |
| 17 | Containerisation | 46.7% | 7 |
| 17 | Data Integration | 46.7% | 7 |
| 17 | Data Validation | 46.7% | 7 |
| 17 | ISTQB | 46.7% | 7 |
| 24 | Data Governance | 40.0% | 6 |
| 24 | Defect Management | 40.0% | 6 |
| 24 | GDPR | 40.0% | 6 |
| 24 | ISTQB Foundation Certification | 40.0% | 6 |
| 24 | Test Planning | 40.0% | 6 |
| 29 | Analytics | 20.0% | 3 |
| 29 | Performance Measurement | 20.0% | 3 |
Data Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Telford by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Test Analyst | 60.0% | 9 |
| 2 | SC Cleared Test Analyst | 33.3% | 5 |
| 3 | Performance Analyst | 20.0% | 3 |
| 3 | SAS Data Analyst | 20.0% | 3 |
| 5 | Business Data Analyst | 6.7% | 1 |
| 5 | Operations Analyst | 6.7% | 1 |