IT Analyst Contracts

IT Analyst
UK

The median IT Analyst daily rate in the UK is £425 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
4 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 324 306 311
Rank change year-on-year -18 +5 +55
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 277 513 783
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.64% 0.87% 0.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.69% 0.92% 0.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 176 342 519
10th Percentile £150 £136 £140
25th Percentile £184 £176 £175
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £275 £350
Median % change year-on-year +54.55% -21.43% -6.67%
75th Percentile £556 £488 £500
90th Percentile £650 £569 £603
UK excluding London median daily rate £198 £200 £250
% change year-on-year -1.25% -20.00% +33.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 36 70
10th Percentile £12.99 £13.20 £11.74
25th Percentile £15.42 £14.62 £13.56
Median hourly rate £21.50 £22.63 £17.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.99% +33.12% +11.48%
75th Percentile £40.00 £27.25 £19.39
90th Percentile - £32.40 £24.75
UK excluding London median hourly rate £21.50 £18.23 £16.75
% change year-on-year +17.97% +8.81% +11.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 40,021 55,966 84,699
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.75% 94.62% 95.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,056 39,104 59,482
10th Percentile £280 £313 £313
25th Percentile £409 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £490 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.00% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,666 1,571 2,084
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.30 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.06 £15.63
Median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.81
Median % change year-on-year -18.89% +89.04% +5.80%
75th Percentile £61.29 £65.75 £49.19
90th Percentile £72.50 £76.00 £63.71
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.26 £19.52
% change year-on-year -5.35% +116.50% +2.74%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings that featured IT Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for IT Analyst in the UK

IT Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst.

Daily rate trend for IT Analyst in the UK

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Analyst in the UK

IT Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst.

Hourly rate trend for IT Analyst in the UK

IT Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Analyst over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for IT Analyst in the UK

IT Analyst
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 4 May 2024. 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 -33 229 £450 +28.57% 137
UK excluding London -47 134 £198 -1.25% 98
London +27 133 £538 +16.85% 45
Work from Home +30 91 £469 +56.25% 51
Scotland +25 36 £190 +5.85% 4
South East -3 32 £446 +158.41% 24
North of England -6 28 £210 -16.00% 26
South West +14 24 £175 - 14
Yorkshire +17 17 £210 +5.00% 13
North West -5 11 £281 -19.64% 11
Midlands -2 7 £350 - 19
West Midlands +2 5 £413 - 11
East of England -14 4 £180 -11.66% 13
East Midlands +15 2 £135 +8.00% 8
Wales +11 2 £190 -7.32% 3
Northern Ireland +2 1 - -

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 4 May 2024, IT 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 IT Analyst in the job title.

1 108 (38.99%) Social Skills
2 88 (31.77%) Windows
3 73 (26.35%) Active Directory
4 66 (23.83%) Finance
5 64 (23.10%) Microsoft
6 62 (22.38%) Microsoft 365
7 61 (22.02%) ITIL
8 54 (19.49%) Banking
9 53 (19.13%) Analytical Skills
10 50 (18.05%) ITSM
11 48 (17.33%) Change Management
12 47 (16.97%) Windows 10
13 43 (15.52%) Problem-Solving
14 42 (15.16%) Service Management
15 40 (14.44%) Customer Service
16 39 (14.08%) Agile
17 36 (13.00%) Degree
17 36 (13.00%) Microsoft Office
18 29 (10.47%) Business Analysis
18 29 (10.47%) Stakeholder Management
19 28 (10.11%) DevOps
20 27 (9.75%) Project Management
21 25 (9.03%) Azure
22 23 (8.30%) PowerShell
22 23 (8.30%) Microsoft Exchange
23 22 (7.94%) Asset Management
24 20 (7.22%) SCCM
24 20 (7.22%) ServiceNow
25 19 (6.86%) Apple iOS
25 19 (6.86%) Public Sector

IT 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:

Application Platforms
1 23 (8.30%) Microsoft Exchange
2 8 (2.89%) SharePoint
3 7 (2.53%) Skype for Business
4 3 (1.08%) Confluence
5 2 (0.72%) Moodle
5 2 (0.72%) WordPress
6 1 (0.36%) ArcGIS
6 1 (0.36%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 36 (13.00%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (5.78%) Microsoft Excel
3 9 (3.25%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 6 (2.17%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.36%) InVision
6 1 (0.36%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 2 (0.72%) Aligne
1 2 (0.72%) assyst
2 1 (0.36%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (0.36%) Loan IQ
Cloud Services
1 62 (22.38%) Microsoft 365
2 25 (9.03%) Azure
3 11 (3.97%) SaaS
4 9 (3.25%) AWS
5 8 (2.89%) PaaS
6 7 (2.53%) OneDrive
7 4 (1.44%) Azure DevOps
7 4 (1.44%) Entra ID
7 4 (1.44%) Google Workspace
8 3 (1.08%) Slack
8 3 (1.08%) WhatsApp
8 3 (1.08%) Yammer
9 2 (0.72%) Asana
9 2 (0.72%) Dynamics 365
10 1 (0.36%) Figma
10 1 (0.36%) IaaS
10 1 (0.36%) Miro
10 1 (0.36%) Power Platform
10 1 (0.36%) Serverless
10 1 (0.36%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 18 (6.50%) DNS
2 17 (6.14%) DHCP
3 11 (3.97%) LAN
4 10 (3.61%) WAN
5 9 (3.25%) MPLS
5 9 (3.25%) Wi-Fi
6 8 (2.89%) SAN
7 7 (2.53%) Skype
8 4 (1.44%) TCP/IP
8 4 (1.44%) VPN
9 3 (1.08%) Firewall
9 3 (1.08%) Wireless
10 2 (0.72%) Intranet
11 1 (0.36%) Cisco IOS
11 1 (0.36%) Internet
11 1 (0.36%) Intrusion Detection
11 1 (0.36%) IP Telephony
11 1 (0.36%) Unified Communications
11 1 (0.36%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.25%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.44%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.36%) Data Hub
3 1 (0.36%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.36%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.36%) GIS
3 1 (0.36%) Hadoop
3 1 (0.36%) Metadata
3 1 (0.36%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 8 (2.89%) JIRA
2 1 (0.36%) Appium
2 1 (0.36%) Artifactory
2 1 (0.36%) Balsamiq
2 1 (0.36%) Cucumber
2 1 (0.36%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.36%) JMeter
2 1 (0.36%) LoadRunner
2 1 (0.36%) MSI
2 1 (0.36%) Postman
2 1 (0.36%) Rational Performance Tester
2 1 (0.36%) Selenium
2 1 (0.36%) SpecFlow
2 1 (0.36%) Subversion
2 1 (0.36%) Visual Studio
2 1 (0.36%) WebDriver
General
1 108 (38.99%) Social Skills
2 66 (23.83%) Finance
3 54 (19.49%) Banking
4 53 (19.13%) Analytical Skills
5 19 (6.86%) Public Sector
6 17 (6.14%) Manufacturing
7 15 (5.42%) Presentation Skills
8 11 (3.97%) Organisational Skills
9 9 (3.25%) Aerospace
10 7 (2.53%) Influencing Skills
11 5 (1.81%) Billing
11 5 (1.81%) Investment Banking
12 4 (1.44%) Law
12 4 (1.44%) Local Government
12 4 (1.44%) Marketing
13 3 (1.08%) Advertising
13 3 (1.08%) Retail
14 2 (0.72%) International Banking
14 2 (0.72%) Pharmaceutical
14 2 (0.72%) Publishing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.44%) Middleware
2 2 (0.72%) .NET
3 1 (0.36%) ADO
3 1 (0.36%) Apache NiFi
3 1 (0.36%) Gherkin
3 1 (0.36%) JSON
3 1 (0.36%) Playwright
3 1 (0.36%) pytest
3 1 (0.36%) RESTful
3 1 (0.36%) Web Services
3 1 (0.36%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 10 (3.61%) CMDB
1 10 (3.61%) iPhone
2 8 (2.89%) Client/Server
2 8 (2.89%) Clustering
2 8 (2.89%) Data Centre
3 6 (2.17%) Cyberattack
3 6 (2.17%) Management Information System
3 6 (2.17%) Product Ownership
4 4 (1.44%) Data Protection Act
4 4 (1.44%) IoT
4 4 (1.44%) Onboarding
4 4 (1.44%) Self-Motivation
4 4 (1.44%) Video Conferencing
5 3 (1.08%) Derivative
5 3 (1.08%) Driving Licence
5 3 (1.08%) iPad
5 3 (1.08%) Legacy Systems
6 2 (0.72%) Reinsurance
6 2 (0.72%) VLE
6 2 (0.72%) Wiki
Operating Systems
1 88 (31.77%) Windows
2 47 (16.97%) Windows 10
3 19 (6.86%) Apple iOS
4 15 (5.42%) Windows Server
5 9 (3.25%) Android
5 9 (3.25%) Unix
6 8 (2.89%) Windows Server 2016
7 4 (1.44%) Mac OS
7 4 (1.44%) Windows Server 2012
8 3 (1.08%) Linux
8 3 (1.08%) Windows 7
9 2 (0.72%) Windows Server 2019
10 1 (0.36%) Mac OS X
10 1 (0.36%) Windows Server 2008
Processes & Methodologies
1 61 (22.02%) ITIL
2 50 (18.05%) ITSM
3 48 (17.33%) Change Management
4 43 (15.52%) Problem-Solving
5 42 (15.16%) Service Management
6 40 (14.44%) Customer Service
7 39 (14.08%) Agile
8 29 (10.47%) Business Analysis
8 29 (10.47%) Stakeholder Management
9 28 (10.11%) DevOps
10 27 (9.75%) Project Management
11 22 (7.94%) Asset Management
12 17 (6.14%) Cybersecurity
12 17 (6.14%) Requirements Gathering
13 16 (5.78%) Migration
14 15 (5.42%) Data Protection
15 14 (5.05%) Data Analysis
15 14 (5.05%) SDLC
16 13 (4.69%) Business Case
16 13 (4.69%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 23 (8.30%) PowerShell
2 13 (4.69%) Python
3 5 (1.81%) SQL
4 2 (0.72%) C#
4 2 (0.72%) Java
5 1 (0.36%) Bash
5 1 (0.36%) C++
5 1 (0.36%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 36 (13.00%) Degree
2 16 (5.78%) Security Cleared
3 9 (3.25%) CISM
3 9 (3.25%) SC Cleared
4 8 (2.89%) CISSP
5 7 (2.53%) CISA
6 5 (1.81%) Computer Science Degree
6 5 (1.81%) CRISC
6 5 (1.81%) ITIL Certification
7 3 (1.08%) BPSS Clearance
8 2 (0.72%) CCNA
8 2 (0.72%) Cisco Certification
8 2 (0.72%) DBS Check
8 2 (0.72%) Master's Degree
9 1 (0.36%) CCNP
9 1 (0.36%) DV Cleared
9 1 (0.36%) MBA
9 1 (0.36%) MCITP
9 1 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
9 1 (0.36%) Network+ Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 12 (4.33%) Disclosure Scotland
2 10 (3.61%) QA
3 6 (2.17%) SLA
4 5 (1.81%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.08%) Accessibility
6 2 (0.72%) GDPR
6 2 (0.72%) NIST
6 2 (0.72%) PMO
7 1 (0.36%) Actionable Recommendations
7 1 (0.36%) Data Quality
7 1 (0.36%) GAAP
7 1 (0.36%) NIST 800
7 1 (0.36%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 73 (26.35%) Active Directory
2 11 (3.97%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.25%) Virtual Servers
4 8 (2.89%) VMware Workstation
5 3 (1.08%) BitLocker
6 2 (0.72%) Hyper-V
7 1 (0.36%) VMware Server
7 1 (0.36%) XenApp
7 1 (0.36%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 20 (7.22%) SCCM
2 10 (3.61%) Microsoft Intune
3 9 (3.25%) Nagios
4 8 (2.89%) Jamf Pro
4 8 (2.89%) Microsoft Clustering
4 8 (2.89%) NetBackup
5 2 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
6 1 (0.36%) Ansible
6 1 (0.36%) BladeLogic
6 1 (0.36%) CASB
6 1 (0.36%) ITRS Geneos
6 1 (0.36%) Nessus
6 1 (0.36%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
6 1 (0.36%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 64 (23.10%) Microsoft
2 20 (7.22%) ServiceNow
3 19 (6.86%) Citrix
4 12 (4.33%) Apple
4 12 (4.33%) VMware
5 9 (3.25%) SAP
6 8 (2.89%) Hitachi
6 8 (2.89%) NetApp
7 4 (1.44%) CrowdStrike
7 4 (1.44%) Google
7 4 (1.44%) SmartStream
8 3 (1.08%) Mitel
8 3 (1.08%) Okta
9 2 (0.72%) Dell
9 2 (0.72%) Granicus
9 2 (0.72%) Oracle
9 2 (0.72%) Palo Alto
9 2 (0.72%) Zscaler
10 1 (0.36%) Progress
10 1 (0.36%) Tanium