System Analyst
UK
The median System Analyst daily rate in the UK is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 445 | 440 | 556 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -5 | +116 | +38 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Systems Analyst | 75 | 142 | 162 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.26% | 0.33% | 0.27% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.28% | 0.35% | 0.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 46 | 101 | 131 |
| 10th Percentile | £322 | £275 | £240 |
| 25th Percentile | £377 | £363 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £450 |
| 75th Percentile | £569 | £550 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £594 | £663 | £625 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £388 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | +3.23% | -3.13% | -6.98% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.29 | £17.25 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £42.75 | £17.50 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £21.90 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +128.36% | -64.97% | +257.14% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £46.57 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.98 | £60.50 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £50.00 | £18.00 | - |
| % change year-on-year | +177.78% | - | - |
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £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 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £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 | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Systems Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Systems Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Systems Analyst.
Systems Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Systems Analyst over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Systems Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Systems Analyst.
Systems Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Systems Analyst over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Systems Analyst
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Systems Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -1 | 62 | £450 | - | 144 |
| UK excluding London | +48 | 47 | £400 | +3.23% | 104 |
| Work from Home | +32 | 26 | £525 | - | 84 |
| London | -10 | 25 | £500 | -1.96% | 61 |
| North of England | +30 | 15 | £396 | -14.49% | 14 |
| South East | +36 | 9 | £383 | +17.69% | 40 |
| Scotland | +7 | 9 | £400 | -23.08% | 8 |
| North West | +22 | 8 | £372 | -7.13% | 3 |
| South West | +51 | 7 | £388 | - | 4 |
| East of England | +30 | 6 | £550 | +83.33% | 12 |
| Yorkshire | +12 | 5 | £435 | -17.24% | 10 |
| North East | - | 2 | £575 | - | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Systems 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 Systems Analyst in the job title.
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Systems 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: