Analyst
UK
The median Analyst daily rate in the UK is £456, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 May 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 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 13 | 9 | 9 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -4 | 0 | -1 |
| Contract jobs requiring an Analyst | 3,366 | 4,896 | 7,401 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 11.59% | 11.38% | 12.72% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 12.53% | 12.27% | 13.44% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,211 | 3,210 | 5,251 |
| 10th Percentile | £250 | £213 | £213 |
| 25th Percentile | £358 | £363 | £363 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £456 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.00% | - | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £563 | £580 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £675 | £675 | £680 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +3.98% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 165 | 348 | 288 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.84 | £12.83 | £12.73 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £14.16 | £14.19 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.05 | £16.30 | £18.23 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +35.28% | -10.56% | +17.58% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.52 | £21.50 | £25.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £52.42 | £32.73 | £45.10 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.87 | £15.79 | £17.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +32.17% | -7.12% | +9.68% |
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 | 26,853 | 39,898 | 55,060 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.43% | 92.77% | 94.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,486 | 25,961 | 38,445 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,043 | 2,673 | 1,534 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.20 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.18 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.85% | -16.67% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.13 | £40.00 | £42.08 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.19% | -4.94% | +110.39% |
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 13 May 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 13 May 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 13 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 |
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| England | -4 | 2,848 | £475 | -0.26% | 3,264 |
| London | 0 | 1,596 | £500 | -4.76% | 1,873 |
| UK excluding London | 0 | 1,536 | £425 | - | 1,974 |
| Work from Home | -1 | 1,181 | £475 | -2.56% | 1,763 |
| North of England | 0 | 372 | £400 | -11.11% | 426 |
| South East | +2 | 326 | £450 | - | 763 |
| Scotland | -2 | 295 | £425 | +2.29% | 136 |
| Midlands | -4 | 219 | £425 | +6.25% | 271 |
| North West | -1 | 210 | £375 | -16.67% | 249 |
| West Midlands | -4 | 158 | £475 | +11.76% | 167 |
| South West | -4 | 153 | £400 | -15.79% | 177 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 132 | £414 | -8.00% | 142 |
| East of England | -4 | 127 | £440 | +7.32% | 185 |
| East Midlands | -3 | 61 | £358 | -1.24% | 92 |
| North East | -7 | 30 | £450 | +3.45% | 39 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 29 | £425 | +26.39% | 40 |
| Wales | +3 | 24 | £394 | +1.61% | 24 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £463 | - |
Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 May 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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