Data Analysis Contracts in the UK excluding London

Data Analysis
UK > UK excluding London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the UK excluding London requiring Data Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 23 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
23 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 77 107 131
Rank change year-on-year +30 +24 -8
Contract jobs citing Data Analysis 391 405 462
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 3.07% 2.00% 2.02%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.39% 2.38% 2.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 266 225 296
10th Percentile £268 £275 £237
25th Percentile £358 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £567
90th Percentile £675 £665 £641
UK median daily rate £479 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -4.25% - -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 45 32
10th Percentile £17.05 £17.78 £19.20
25th Percentile £20.44 £21.25 £21.38
Median hourly rate £25.47 £25.00 £32.30
Median % change year-on-year +1.88% -22.60% -7.71%
75th Percentile £31.64 £57.50 £52.66
90th Percentile £62.13 £60.00 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £31.49 £29.00 £31.00
% change year-on-year +8.59% -6.45% -11.43%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK excluding London

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 the UK excluding London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 11,541 17,047 20,456
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London 90.66% 84.14% 89.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,211 10,194 14,065
10th Percentile £231 £250 £260
25th Percentile £375 £380 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +3.73%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
UK median daily rate £513 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.38% -4.55% +3.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 817 2,072 1,252
10th Percentile £14.09 £12.34 £10.63
25th Percentile £17.25 £15.29 £15.25
Median hourly rate £25.15 £38.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -33.82% +8.57% +75.00%
75th Percentile £62.24 £61.30 £65.00
90th Percentile £75.00 £72.50 £73.75
UK median hourly rate £27.50 £36.05 £37.00
% change year-on-year -23.71% -2.58% +44.08%

Data Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Job postings citing Data Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Job vacancy trend for Data Analysis in the UK excluding London

Data Analysis
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Analysis in the UK excluding London.

Daily rate trend for Data Analysis in the UK excluding London

Data Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analysis in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Analysis in the UK excluding London

Data Analysis
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Analysis in the UK excluding London.

Hourly rate trend for Data Analysis in the UK excluding London

Data Analysis
Hourly Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Analysis in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 23 May 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Analysis in the UK excluding London

Data Analysis
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

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 UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 23 May 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
North of England -1 86 £425 -10.53% 864
Midlands +17 74 £425 +6.25% 693
South East +24 64 £475 +3.27% 1,187
Scotland +23 61 £425 -10.99% 201
East of England +38 50 £600 +14.29% 523
West Midlands +6 49 £474 +18.50% 386
Yorkshire +30 48 £423 -11.05% 336
South West +39 47 £475 -7.32% 419
North West -25 32 £425 -10.53% 422
East Midlands +20 25 £400 -1.23% 268
Northern Ireland +4 13 £563 +50.00% 78
North East +2 6 £500 +16.01% 110
Wales -7 2 £575 +39.56% 85
Data Analysis
UK

Data Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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:

Application Platforms
1 20 (5.12%) Confluence
2 17 (4.35%) Apache Spark
3 13 (3.32%) SharePoint
4 7 (1.79%) ArcGIS
5 3 (0.77%) SAS
6 2 (0.51%) Jupyter
7 1 (0.26%) Apache
7 1 (0.26%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.26%) CMS
7 1 (0.26%) Drupal
7 1 (0.26%) IBM Domino
Applications
1 83 (21.23%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (7.93%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 27 (6.91%) MS Visio
4 16 (4.09%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (1.02%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.51%) Adobe XD
6 2 (0.51%) Simulink
6 2 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.26%) Acrobat
7 1 (0.26%) CANalyzer
7 1 (0.26%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.26%) SPSS
7 1 (0.26%) Trello
Business Applications
1 10 (2.56%) SAP S/4HANA
2 4 (1.02%) Oracle ERP
2 4 (1.02%) SAP ERP
3 3 (0.77%) SAP EWM
3 3 (0.77%) SAP GTS
4 2 (0.51%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.51%) SAP BPC
4 2 (0.51%) SAP GRC
4 2 (0.51%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
4 2 (0.51%) Workday HCM
5 1 (0.26%) Maximo
5 1 (0.26%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.26%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 91 (23.27%) Power Platform
2 42 (10.74%) Azure
3 35 (8.95%) AWS
4 10 (2.56%) GCP
5 9 (2.30%) Snowflake
6 8 (2.05%) SaaS
7 5 (1.28%) Lucidchart
7 5 (1.28%) Microsoft 365
8 4 (1.02%) Adobe Analytics
8 4 (1.02%) Azure DevOps
8 4 (1.02%) Cloud Computing
8 4 (1.02%) SuccessFactors
9 3 (0.77%) Azure Data Factory
9 3 (0.77%) Azure Machine Learning
9 3 (0.77%) Google Analytics
9 3 (0.77%) IaaS
9 3 (0.77%) OCI
9 3 (0.77%) PaaS
10 2 (0.51%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 2 (0.51%) Cloud Composer
Communications & Networking
1 4 (1.02%) VPN
2 3 (0.77%) Network Security
3 2 (0.51%) Intrusion Detection
3 2 (0.51%) Kerberos
4 1 (0.26%) 5G
4 1 (0.26%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.26%) Firewall
4 1 (0.26%) Internet
4 1 (0.26%) Intranet
4 1 (0.26%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.26%) Remote Desktop
4 1 (0.26%) VoIP
4 1 (0.26%) WebEx
4 1 (0.26%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 91 (23.27%) Power BI
2 56 (14.32%) Tableau
3 31 (7.93%) Data Warehouse
4 23 (5.88%) Big Data
5 20 (5.12%) Hadoop
6 11 (2.81%) Relational Database
7 10 (2.56%) Data Lake
8 8 (2.05%) Oracle Reports
9 7 (1.79%) Power Query
10 6 (1.53%) Amazon Redshift
10 6 (1.53%) Metadata
11 5 (1.28%) Looker
12 4 (1.02%) MySQL
12 4 (1.02%) PostgreSQL
12 4 (1.02%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 3 (0.77%) Data Mining
13 3 (0.77%) GIS
13 3 (0.77%) MS Access
13 3 (0.77%) RDBMS
13 3 (0.77%) SAP BW
Development Applications
1 29 (7.42%) JIRA
2 6 (1.53%) Git
3 5 (1.28%) MSI
4 3 (0.77%) ERwin
4 3 (0.77%) JMeter
5 2 (0.51%) GDB
5 2 (0.51%) Toad
6 1 (0.26%) CANoe
6 1 (0.26%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.26%) Gatling
6 1 (0.26%) GitLab
6 1 (0.26%) Jenkins
6 1 (0.26%) LoadRunner
6 1 (0.26%) NetBeans
6 1 (0.26%) Postman
6 1 (0.26%) Rational Rhapsody
6 1 (0.26%) Selenium
General
1 151 (38.62%) Social Skills
2 144 (36.83%) Analytical Skills
3 100 (25.58%) Finance
4 40 (10.23%) Banking
5 38 (9.72%) Public Sector
6 28 (7.16%) Organisational Skills
7 18 (4.60%) Presentation Skills
8 15 (3.84%) Local Government
9 11 (2.81%) Pharmaceutical
10 10 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 10 (2.56%) Marketing
11 8 (2.05%) Retail
12 7 (1.79%) Front Office
12 7 (1.79%) Legal
13 6 (1.53%) Manufacturing
14 5 (1.28%) Investment Banking
15 4 (1.02%) Automotive
15 4 (1.02%) Law
15 4 (1.02%) Retail Banking
15 4 (1.02%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 191 (48.85%) Analyst
2 78 (19.95%) Data Analyst
3 70 (17.90%) Business Analyst
4 36 (9.21%) Developer
5 26 (6.65%) Senior
6 23 (5.88%) Architect
7 18 (4.60%) Lead
8 14 (3.58%) Data Science Developer
8 14 (3.58%) Technical Analyst
9 12 (3.07%) Service Analyst
10 11 (2.81%) Business Data Analyst
10 11 (2.81%) Report Analyst
10 11 (2.81%) Systems Analyst
11 10 (2.56%) Data Business Analyst
11 10 (2.56%) Data Engineer
11 10 (2.56%) Data Scientist
11 10 (2.56%) Senior Analyst
11 10 (2.56%) Senior Developer
11 10 (2.56%) Solutions Architect
11 10 (2.56%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (4.86%) Pandas
2 17 (4.35%) NumPy
2 17 (4.35%) PyTorch
2 17 (4.35%) scikit-learn
2 17 (4.35%) TensorFlow
3 16 (4.09%) Matplotlib
3 16 (4.09%) Seaborn
4 7 (1.79%) CSS
4 7 (1.79%) PySpark
5 6 (1.53%) HTML
5 6 (1.53%) REST
6 4 (1.02%) Web Services
7 3 (0.77%) SOAP
8 2 (0.51%) Kafka
8 2 (0.51%) Node.js
8 2 (0.51%) OAuth
8 2 (0.51%) OpenID
8 2 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.51%) SailPoint
8 2 (0.51%) SAML
Miscellaneous
1 27 (6.91%) Algorithms
2 22 (5.63%) Data Structures
3 19 (4.86%) Data Protection Act
4 14 (3.58%) Management Information System
5 13 (3.32%) Legacy Systems
6 9 (2.30%) Product Ownership
7 8 (2.05%) Onboarding
8 6 (1.53%) Analytical Mindset
9 5 (1.28%) Derivative
9 5 (1.28%) NHS
9 5 (1.28%) Virtual Team
10 4 (1.02%) Market Risk
11 3 (0.77%) Credit Risk
11 3 (0.77%) Equities
11 3 (0.77%) Fixed Income
11 3 (0.77%) Linux Command Line
11 3 (0.77%) Mainframe
11 3 (0.77%) Operational Technology
12 2 (0.51%) Security Posture
12 2 (0.51%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 10 (2.56%) Windows
2 6 (1.53%) Linux
2 6 (1.53%) Windows 10
3 5 (1.28%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.51%) Unix
5 1 (0.26%) VMS
5 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2012
5 1 (0.26%) Windows Server 2016
5 1 (0.26%) Windows XP
Processes & Methodologies
1 110 (28.13%) Business Intelligence
2 107 (27.37%) Problem-Solving
3 92 (23.53%) Visualisation
4 85 (21.74%) Decision-Making
5 83 (21.23%) Analytics
6 64 (16.37%) Agile
7 59 (15.09%) Data Modelling
8 57 (14.58%) Stakeholder Management
9 48 (12.28%) Data Visualisation
10 44 (11.25%) Actionable Insight
10 44 (11.25%) Business Analysis
11 41 (10.49%) Artificial Intelligence
12 40 (10.23%) Data Science
13 39 (9.97%) Project Management
14 36 (9.21%) Machine Learning
15 34 (8.70%) Data Governance
15 34 (8.70%) Migration
16 33 (8.44%) ETL
17 31 (7.93%) Change Management
17 31 (7.93%) Data Management
Programming Languages
1 117 (29.92%) SQL
2 73 (18.67%) Python
3 32 (8.18%) R
4 11 (2.81%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 11 (2.81%) PowerShell
5 9 (2.30%) VB
6 7 (1.79%) C#
7 4 (1.02%) Java
7 4 (1.02%) JavaScript
7 4 (1.02%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.77%) ABAP
8 3 (0.77%) C++
8 3 (0.77%) MATLAB
9 2 (0.51%) Perl
9 2 (0.51%) PHP
9 2 (0.51%) PL/SQL
10 1 (0.26%) C
10 1 (0.26%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.26%) VBA
10 1 (0.26%) XMLA
Qualifications
1 59 (15.09%) Degree
2 49 (12.53%) Security Cleared
3 36 (9.21%) SC Cleared
4 20 (5.12%) Master's Degree
5 15 (3.84%) ITIL Certification
6 13 (3.32%) PhD
7 6 (1.53%) PMI Certification
8 5 (1.28%) DV Cleared
8 5 (1.28%) PMP
9 4 (1.02%) CBAP
10 3 (0.77%) Computer Science Degree
10 3 (0.77%) IIBA
11 2 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
11 2 (0.51%) Cisco Certification
11 2 (0.51%) ISEB
11 2 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
11 2 (0.51%) Numerate Degree
11 2 (0.51%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 2 (0.51%) Tableau Certification
12 1 (0.26%) A+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 68 (17.39%) Data Quality
2 29 (7.42%) QA
3 12 (3.07%) PMO
4 9 (2.30%) SLA
5 7 (1.79%) Accessibility
6 5 (1.28%) GDPR
7 4 (1.02%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (1.02%) Disclosure Scotland
8 3 (0.77%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 3 (0.77%) MiFID
8 3 (0.77%) NIST
8 3 (0.77%) Software Quality Assurance
9 2 (0.51%) COREP
9 2 (0.51%) FINREP
9 2 (0.51%) GRC
9 2 (0.51%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 1 (0.26%) IFRS
10 1 (0.26%) MISRA
10 1 (0.26%) MISRA C
10 1 (0.26%) PSD2
System Software
1 9 (2.30%) Docker
2 2 (0.51%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 8 (2.05%) Kubernetes
2 5 (1.28%) SCCM
3 2 (0.51%) HP Data Protector
3 2 (0.51%) NetBackup
3 2 (0.51%) Single Sign-On
4 1 (0.26%) Ansible
4 1 (0.26%) CSIRT
4 1 (0.26%) Oracle RMAN
4 1 (0.26%) ServiceCenter
4 1 (0.26%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 54 (13.81%) Microsoft
2 27 (6.91%) SAP
3 17 (4.35%) Oracle
4 11 (2.81%) Ariba
5 9 (2.30%) Databricks
5 9 (2.30%) Google
5 9 (2.30%) Salesforce
6 8 (2.05%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.79%) Adobe
8 6 (1.53%) Workday
9 5 (1.28%) OpenAI
10 3 (0.77%) Foundry
10 3 (0.77%) Informatica
11 2 (0.51%) Alteryx
11 2 (0.51%) Bloomberg
11 2 (0.51%) Brio
11 2 (0.51%) Dell
11 2 (0.51%) Reuters
11 2 (0.51%) Splunk
11 2 (0.51%) Veritas