System Analyst
UK
The median System Analyst daily rate in the UK is £469, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 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 13 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 435 | 442 | 545 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +7 | +103 | +63 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Systems Analyst | 78 | 144 | 153 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.27% | 0.33% | 0.26% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.29% | 0.36% | 0.28% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 45 | 102 | 127 |
| 10th Percentile | £320 | £275 | £240 |
| 25th Percentile | £383 | £375 | £325 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £469 | £461 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +1.68% | -2.89% | +5.56% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £550 | £575 |
| 90th Percentile | £595 | £661 | £638 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £400 | £400 | £400 |
| % change year-on-year | - | - | -11.11% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 8 | 6 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £25.29 | £17.25 | - |
| 25th Percentile | £42.75 | £17.50 | £22.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £50.00 | £35.50 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +40.85% | +42.00% | +42.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £52.50 | £62.13 | £27.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.98 | £66.25 | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £50.00 | £18.00 | £25.00 |
| % change year-on-year | +177.78% | -28.00% | +42.86% |
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 | 26,853 | 39,898 | 55,060 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.43% | 92.77% | 94.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,486 | 25,961 | 38,445 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -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 | 1,043 | 2,673 | 1,534 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.20 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.18 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -24.85% | -16.67% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.13 | £40.00 | £42.08 |
| % change year-on-year | -32.19% | -4.94% | +110.39% |
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 13 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 13 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 13 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 | +9 | 64 | £500 | +11.11% | 178 |
| UK excluding London | +31 | 50 | £400 | - | 137 |
| Work from Home | +41 | 27 | £535 | +1.90% | 112 |
| London | -13 | 25 | £500 | +4.71% | 62 |
| North of England | +31 | 15 | £396 | -24.67% | 26 |
| South East | +43 | 14 | £550 | +69.23% | 47 |
| Scotland | +4 | 10 | £400 | -23.08% | 6 |
| North West | +24 | 8 | £372 | -7.13% | 16 |
| East of England | +23 | 6 | £550 | +83.33% | 25 |
| Yorkshire | +19 | 5 | £435 | -17.24% | 9 |
| South West | +47 | 4 | £675 | - | 8 |
| North East | -5 | 2 | £575 | -2.13% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 13 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:
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