Analytical Skills
UK
The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in contract job vacancies. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 1 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 Apr 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 14 | 21 | 24 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +3 | +6 |
| Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills | 3,167 | 3,470 | 4,495 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 10.90% | 7.84% | 7.13% |
| As % of the General category | 17.36% | 13.47% | 12.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 2,015 | 2,259 | 2,933 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £300 | £292 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £530 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -0.10% | -0.94% | +0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £626 | £640 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £500 | £480 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +4.17% | +5.03% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 117 | 222 | 137 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.46 | £11.75 | £20.80 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.12 | £13.50 | £22.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £18.50 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +51.35% | -53.75% | +23.46% |
| 75th Percentile | £55.25 | £29.44 | £60.55 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.75 | £46.18 | £71.45 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £24.76 | £17.72 | £48.65 |
| % change year-on-year | +39.73% | -63.58% | +58.21% |
All General Skills
UK
Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills.
| Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills | 18,238 | 25,765 | 37,031 |
| As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK | 62.78% | 58.21% | 58.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 11,699 | 16,405 | 25,601 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £268 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £413 | £438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -4.55% | +4.76% |
| 75th Percentile | £640 | £650 | £675 |
| 90th Percentile | £763 | £750 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.00% | - | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 715 | 1,850 | 1,143 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.00 | £12.78 | £14.23 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.00 | £15.38 | £18.13 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.07 | £26.00 | £35.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +11.81% | -25.71% | +62.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.56 | £50.00 | £62.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.15 | £65.00 | £70.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.70 | £25.00 | £31.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +10.80% | -19.35% | +72.22% |
Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings citing Analytical Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Analytical Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Analytical Skills.
Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills over the 6 months to 1 April 2025.
Analytical Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Analytical Skills.
Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analytical Skills over the 6 months to 1 April 2025.
Analytical Skills
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | +7 | 2,655 | £525 | -2.33% | 8,233 |
| London | +4 | 1,432 | £550 | - | 5,170 |
| UK excluding London | +6 | 1,396 | £500 | - | 3,714 |
| Work from Home | +7 | 1,031 | £525 | +5.00% | 3,725 |
| South East | +4 | 341 | £540 | +1.41% | 1,089 |
| North of England | +5 | 293 | £475 | -4.52% | 941 |
| Scotland | +8 | 232 | £450 | -6.25% | 288 |
| Midlands | +6 | 203 | £460 | -12.48% | 550 |
| North West | +5 | 185 | £490 | +0.51% | 563 |
| South West | +2 | 156 | £550 | +2.33% | 365 |
| West Midlands | +7 | 154 | £475 | -9.52% | 343 |
| East of England | +10 | 125 | £528 | +17.22% | 381 |
| Yorkshire | +2 | 88 | £456 | -8.75% | 281 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 48 | £414 | -17.20% | 200 |
| Wales | +4 | 30 | £413 | -25.00% | 100 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 23 | £438 | +32.58% | 74 |
| North East | -10 | 18 | £440 | -21.78% | 103 |
Analytical Skills
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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