Analyst
UK
The median Analyst daily rate in the UK is £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 April 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 30 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | 0 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Analyst | 3,318 | 4,972 | 7,620 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 11.35% | 11.40% | 12.77% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 12.27% | 12.29% | 13.49% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,225 | 3,259 | 5,412 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £213 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £363 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.63% | - | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £563 | £576 | £580 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £675 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +4.94% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 172 | 350 | 292 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.99 | £12.86 | £12.51 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £14.16 | £14.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.14 | £16.30 | £18.39 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.83% | -11.36% | +18.65% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.64 | £21.66 | £25.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £52.50 | £35.05 | £55.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £21.46 | £15.79 | £17.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +35.91% | -7.12% | +13.33% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 27,050 | 40,453 | 56,471 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.79% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,687 | 26,352 | 39,474 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £409 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.55% | -1.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,031 | 2,658 | 1,569 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.20 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.51 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £36.00 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.25% | -20.00% | +91.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.75 | £38.50 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -25.32% | -9.41% | +117.95% |
Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Analyst.
Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Analyst.
Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Analyst
Top 18 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 30 April 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 |
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| England | -4 | 2,833 | £475 | -1.40% | 2,519 |
| London | 0 | 1,590 | £513 | -2.38% | 1,300 |
| UK excluding London | -1 | 1,477 | £425 | - | 1,355 |
| Work from Home | -2 | 1,153 | £475 | -2.56% | 1,196 |
| North of England | -2 | 362 | £400 | -11.11% | 365 |
| South East | +1 | 315 | £460 | +2.22% | 294 |
| Scotland | -3 | 255 | £425 | +1.80% | 97 |
| Midlands | -5 | 218 | £425 | +6.25% | 273 |
| North West | 0 | 212 | £361 | -19.72% | 207 |
| West Midlands | -2 | 159 | £475 | +11.76% | 175 |
| South West | -4 | 159 | £400 | -15.79% | 142 |
| East of England | -4 | 127 | £430 | +4.88% | 146 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 124 | £410 | -8.89% | 121 |
| East Midlands | -4 | 59 | £358 | -1.24% | 92 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 29 | £350 | +6.06% | 32 |
| North East | -8 | 26 | £450 | +8.43% | 38 |
| Wales | -3 | 21 | £394 | +1.61% | 31 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £463 | - | 1 |
Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, 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 featuring Analyst in the job title.
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Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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