IT Analyst Contracts in the Thames Valley

IT Analyst
South East > Thames Valley

The median IT Analyst daily rate in the Thames Valley is £435, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 123 129 118
Rank change year-on-year +6 -11 +9
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 14 18 55
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 0.52% 0.63% 1.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.56% 0.66% 1.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 13 31
10th Percentile £164 £162 £145
25th Percentile £303 £190 £170
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £300 £190
Median % change year-on-year +45.08% +57.89% -45.71%
75th Percentile £499 £450 £241
90th Percentile £554 £485 £520
South East median daily rate £419 £173 £195
% change year-on-year +142.75% -11.54% -2.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 2
10th Percentile - £23.48 £10.60
25th Percentile - £24.95 £11.88
Median hourly rate - £28.65 £14.25
Median % change year-on-year - +101.05% -6.56%
75th Percentile - £31.10 £16.63
90th Percentile - £31.82 £17.90
South East median hourly rate £21.50 £19.08 £18.00
% change year-on-year +12.71% +5.97% +33.33%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Thames Valley

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Thames Valley. 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 the Thames Valley with a recognized job title 2,488 2,714 3,418
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.77% 94.33% 96.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,389 1,845 2,343
10th Percentile £213 £300 £211
25th Percentile £375 £400 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £480
Median % change year-on-year - +4.17% +6.67%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £575
90th Percentile £675 £688 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 200 79 97
10th Percentile £15.85 £17.11 £10.77
25th Percentile £19.25 £21.33 £13.00
Median hourly rate £48.18 £50.00 £17.50
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% +185.71% -16.86%
75th Percentile £65.00 £71.80 £23.75
90th Percentile £87.46 £79.19 £64.29
South East median hourly rate £50.00 £52.50 £21.00
% change year-on-year -4.76% +150.00% -13.93%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

Job postings that featured IT Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley.

Job vacancy trend for IT Analyst in the Thames Valley

IT Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst in the Thames Valley.

Daily rate trend for IT Analyst in the Thames Valley

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 21 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Analyst in the Thames Valley

IT Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst in the Thames Valley.

Hourly rate trend for IT Analyst in the Thames Valley

IT Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Analyst within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 21 June 2024. 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
Berkshire -6 11 £398 +13.64% 2
Buckinghamshire +28 3 £449 +6.85% 4
IT Analyst
South East

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley

For the 6 months to 21 June 2024, IT Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Thames Valley region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (35.71%) Customer Service
2 4 (28.57%) SC Cleared
2 4 (28.57%) Security Cleared
2 4 (28.57%) Agile
3 3 (21.43%) Penetration Testing
3 3 (21.43%) Waterfall
3 3 (21.43%) Windows
3 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
4 2 (14.29%) Legacy Systems
4 2 (14.29%) Roadmaps
4 2 (14.29%) Customer Experience
4 2 (14.29%) CRM
4 2 (14.29%) B2C
4 2 (14.29%) Firmware
4 2 (14.29%) Data Security
4 2 (14.29%) Wireless
4 2 (14.29%) ITIL
4 2 (14.29%) Project Management
4 2 (14.29%) Manufacturing
4 2 (14.29%) Business Analysis
4 2 (14.29%) Requirements Analysis
4 2 (14.29%) Network Management
4 2 (14.29%) Apple iOS
4 2 (14.29%) Data Governance
4 2 (14.29%) Server Building
4 2 (14.29%) SDLC
4 2 (14.29%) Vulnerability Scanning
4 2 (14.29%) GDPR
4 2 (14.29%) Tech Ops
4 2 (14.29%) Server Management

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Thames Valley by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (7.14%) PaaS
1 1 (7.14%) SaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (14.29%) Wireless
2 1 (7.14%) DHCP
2 1 (7.14%) DNS
Development Applications
1 1 (7.14%) MSI
General
1 3 (21.43%) Social Skills
2 2 (14.29%) Manufacturing
3 1 (7.14%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.14%) Automotive
Miscellaneous
1 2 (14.29%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (7.14%) Product Ownership
Operating Systems
1 3 (21.43%) Windows
2 2 (14.29%) Apple iOS
3 1 (7.14%) Windows 10
3 1 (7.14%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (35.71%) Customer Service
2 4 (28.57%) Agile
3 3 (21.43%) Penetration Testing
3 3 (21.43%) Waterfall
4 2 (14.29%) B2C
4 2 (14.29%) Backlog Refinement
4 2 (14.29%) Business Analysis
4 2 (14.29%) CRM
4 2 (14.29%) Data Governance
4 2 (14.29%) Data Security
4 2 (14.29%) ITIL
4 2 (14.29%) Network Management
4 2 (14.29%) Product Backlog
4 2 (14.29%) Project Management
4 2 (14.29%) Requirements Analysis
4 2 (14.29%) SDLC
4 2 (14.29%) Server Building
4 2 (14.29%) Server Management
4 2 (14.29%) Tech Ops
4 2 (14.29%) Vulnerability Scanning
Qualifications
1 4 (28.57%) SC Cleared
1 4 (28.57%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (14.29%) GDPR
System Software
1 2 (14.29%) Firmware
2 1 (7.14%) Active Directory
2 1 (7.14%) XenApp
2 1 (7.14%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 1 (7.14%) SCCM
Vendors
1 1 (7.14%) Citrix
1 1 (7.14%) FireEye
1 1 (7.14%) Tanium