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 9 June 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 9 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 246 | 201 | 255 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -45 | +54 | +43 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Analyst | 304 | 508 | 583 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 1.04% | 1.17% | 1.05% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 1.12% | 1.26% | 1.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 182 | 355 | 434 |
| 10th Percentile | £363 | £353 | £329 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £425 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £488 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.50% | -4.76% | +5.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £600 | £631 |
| 90th Percentile | £663 | £663 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £432 | £500 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -13.65% | - | - |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 15 | 6 |
| 10th Percentile | £23.31 | £13.50 | £22.63 |
| 25th Percentile | £26.03 | £19.00 | £28.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.53 | £23.50 | £52.75 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.13% | -55.45% | +65.62% |
| 75th Percentile | £30.20 | £29.38 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £41.74 | £50.00 | £64.38 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.14 | £23.50 | £23.25 |
| % change year-on-year | +28.26% | +1.08% | -27.00% |
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 | 27,081 | 40,209 | 52,661 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.34% | 92.87% | 94.53% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,401 | 25,884 | 36,729 |
| 10th Percentile | £287 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £408 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £488 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.56% | -2.50% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,120 | 2,897 | 1,486 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.99 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.80 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -25.33% | -16.67% | +80.00% |
| 75th Percentile | £58.42 | £61.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £73.75 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | -5.88% | +112.50% |
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 9 June 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 9 June 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 9 June 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 | -65 | 226 | £500 | -2.68% | 709 |
| UK excluding London | -6 | 145 | £432 | -13.65% | 420 |
| London | -38 | 141 | £525 | - | 422 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 122 | £475 | -5.00% | 293 |
| Scotland | +34 | 61 | £419 | -12.76% | 32 |
| North of England | -16 | 24 | £472 | -5.60% | 63 |
| South East | +31 | 22 | £438 | -12.50% | 198 |
| North West | -19 | 15 | £469 | -6.20% | 41 |
| West Midlands | +4 | 14 | £500 | +5.26% | 17 |
| Midlands | -12 | 14 | £500 | +8.11% | 29 |
| South West | +35 | 13 | £400 | -33.33% | 51 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 9 | £488 | -6.25% | 19 |
| East of England | +4 | 4 | £463 | -11.90% | 24 |
| Wales | +1 | 4 | £458 | +251.92% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 3 | £588 | - | 12 |
Senior Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 9 June 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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