Senior Analyst
UK
The median Senior Analyst daily rate in the UK is £488, 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 | 297 | 220 | 256 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -77 | +36 | +29 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Analyst | 245 | 474 | 620 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.84% | 1.09% | 1.04% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.91% | 1.17% | 1.10% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 171 | 339 | 464 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £350 | £325 |
| 25th Percentile | £401 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -7.14% | +5.00% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £578 | £615 | £618 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | £663 | £700 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £434 | £500 | £485 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.30% | +3.09% | +2.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 11 | 8 |
| 10th Percentile | £19.00 | £13.50 | £23.18 |
| 25th Percentile | £23.61 | £14.25 | £38.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £26.39 | £23.00 | £60.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +14.72% | -61.83% | +89.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £28.60 | £29.38 | £64.06 |
| 90th Percentile | £37.27 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £22.65 | £15.00 | £23.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +51.00% | -35.48% | -20.31% |
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% |
Senior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Analyst.
Senior Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Analyst over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Senior Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Analyst.
Senior Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Senior Analyst over the 6 months to 30 April 2025.
Senior Analyst
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior 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 | -76 | 211 | £500 | -4.76% | 444 |
| London | -58 | 129 | £525 | -4.55% | 270 |
| UK excluding London | -23 | 100 | £434 | -13.30% | 197 |
| Work from Home | -19 | 77 | £500 | -4.76% | 259 |
| South East | +33 | 24 | £438 | -10.26% | 42 |
| Scotland | -3 | 22 | £420 | -12.04% | 15 |
| North of England | -4 | 21 | £463 | -9.71% | 49 |
| South West | +52 | 15 | £400 | -33.33% | 16 |
| North West | -19 | 14 | £463 | -9.71% | 28 |
| West Midlands | -1 | 9 | £500 | +0.55% | 37 |
| Midlands | -2 | 9 | £500 | +11.11% | 51 |
| Yorkshire | +15 | 7 | £475 | +27.96% | 17 |
| East of England | +12 | 7 | £463 | -15.91% | 21 |
| Wales | +5 | 1 | £458 | -16.82% | 2 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 8 |
Senior Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 30 April 2025, Senior 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 Senior Analyst in the job title.
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Senior 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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