Data Analyst
UK
The median Data Analyst daily rate in the UK is £456, 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 | 174 | 158 | 159 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | +1 | +15 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst | 474 | 673 | 977 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.62% | 1.54% | 1.64% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.75% | 1.66% | 1.73% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 334 | 433 | 692 |
| 10th Percentile | £263 | £265 | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £350 | £363 | £384 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £456 | £475 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.95% | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £550 | £580 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £625 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £416 | £438 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.86% | +2.94% | +3.03% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 22 | 29 | 41 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.68 | £13.40 | £13.91 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.16 | £15.89 | £16.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.86 | £21.66 | £20.47 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +28.64% | +5.81% | +4.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.64 | £40.00 | £25.13 |
| 90th Percentile | £34.97 | £40.95 | £32.50 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.90 | £21.43 | £19.98 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.86% | +7.26% | +2.36% |
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% |
Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Data Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Data Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Analyst.
Data Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analyst over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Data Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Analyst.
Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Analyst over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Data Analyst
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 Data 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 | +2 | 420 | £463 | -2.63% | 510 |
| London | +16 | 263 | £475 | -5.00% | 189 |
| Work from Home | -14 | 185 | £400 | -15.79% | 228 |
| UK excluding London | -29 | 171 | £416 | -4.86% | 358 |
| South East | +13 | 44 | £453 | +0.67% | 76 |
| North of England | -28 | 43 | £410 | -13.68% | 91 |
| Midlands | +23 | 29 | £400 | +6.67% | 74 |
| West Midlands | +19 | 21 | £413 | -2.94% | 46 |
| South West | +36 | 19 | £409 | -6.51% | 33 |
| Scotland | -25 | 19 | £400 | -13.14% | 20 |
| Yorkshire | +7 | 18 | £248 | -41.76% | 31 |
| North West | -41 | 18 | £413 | -13.16% | 48 |
| East of England | +18 | 9 | £488 | +8.33% | 48 |
| East Midlands | +6 | 8 | £400 | +8.47% | 25 |
| North East | +5 | 7 | £450 | -10.00% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 7 | £425 | +25.93% | 13 |
| Wales | +4 | 1 | £220 | - | 9 |
Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Data 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 Data Analyst in the job title.
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Data 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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