Data Analyst
UK
The median Data Analyst daily rate in the UK is £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 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 3 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 170 | 154 | 156 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -16 | +2 | +17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst | 476 | 666 | 965 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.62% | 1.53% | 1.63% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.76% | 1.65% | 1.72% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 334 | 426 | 685 |
| 10th Percentile | £278 | £303 | £270 |
| 25th Percentile | £352 | £363 | £385 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £463 | £470 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.60% | -1.05% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £550 | £550 | £580 |
| 90th Percentile | £650 | £625 | £650 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | +3.03% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 21 | 30 | 42 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.50 | £13.45 | £14.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.20 | £16.29 | £16.98 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.13 | £21.66 | £19.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +25.23% | +9.67% | +0.25% |
| 75th Percentile | £31.64 | £40.00 | £25.10 |
| 90th Percentile | £34.68 | £40.48 | £32.48 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.90 | £21.43 | £19.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +20.86% | +12.79% | -2.66% |
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 | 27,094 | 40,274 | 56,187 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.46% | 92.76% | 94.62% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,701 | 26,219 | 39,262 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £276 | £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 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,044 | 2,672 | 1,567 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.15 | £12.86 | £14.28 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.38 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.88 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.71% | -19.07% | +94.45% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.25 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.22% | -6.94% | +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 3 May 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 3 May 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 3 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 | +5 | 421 | £463 | -2.63% | 566 |
| London | +17 | 259 | £475 | -5.00% | 261 |
| Work from Home | -19 | 186 | £405 | -14.74% | 257 |
| UK excluding London | -25 | 177 | £425 | - | 402 |
| South East | +10 | 49 | £450 | - | 137 |
| North of England | -35 | 42 | £431 | -4.17% | 93 |
| Midlands | +13 | 28 | £406 | +8.33% | 71 |
| South West | +23 | 21 | £409 | -6.51% | 30 |
| West Midlands | +17 | 21 | £413 | -4.35% | 44 |
| Scotland | -23 | 19 | £413 | -10.42% | 18 |
| Yorkshire | +4 | 18 | £400 | -11.11% | 33 |
| North West | -39 | 17 | £444 | - | 47 |
| East of England | +23 | 9 | £488 | +8.33% | 38 |
| East Midlands | +5 | 7 | £400 | +10.34% | 24 |
| North East | +1 | 7 | £450 | -10.00% | 13 |
| Northern Ireland | -2 | 7 | £425 | +25.93% | 14 |
| Wales | +7 | 2 | £360 | - | 5 |
Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 3 May 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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