Analyst Contract Job Trends in Wakefield

Analyst
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The median Analyst daily rate in Wakefield is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 5 September 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
5 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 3 - 9
Rank change year-on-year - - +5
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 2 0 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wakefield 20.00% - 8.96%
As % of the Job Titles category 20.00% - 9.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 2
10th Percentile £528 - £284
25th Percentile £531 - £316
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 - £388
Median % change year-on-year - - +101.30%
75th Percentile £544 - £466
90th Percentile £548 - £501
West Yorkshire median daily rate £443 £450 £500
% change year-on-year -1.67% -10.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £15.32
Median hourly rate - - £16.11
75th Percentile - - £16.90
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £22.14 £17.09 £21.31
% change year-on-year +29.59% -19.83% +0.28%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Wakefield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wakefield. 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 Wakefield with a recognized job title 10 25 65
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 100.00% 97.01%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 4 12
10th Percentile £126 £229 £105
25th Percentile £198 £355 £191
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £500 £330
Median % change year-on-year -20.00% +51.52% +3.13%
75th Percentile £531 £554 £404
90th Percentile £595 £561 £520
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £500 £525
% change year-on-year - -4.76% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 3
10th Percentile - £36.38 £13.60
25th Percentile - £36.56 £14.25
Median hourly rate - £38.75 £16.11
Median % change year-on-year - +140.53% +57.94%
75th Percentile - £41.56 £17.48
90th Percentile - £42.13 £17.83
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £77.50 £24.59 £19.00
% change year-on-year +215.17% +29.42% -5.00%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in Wakefield

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Wakefield

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Wakefield.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Wakefield

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Wakefield

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Wakefield.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in Wakefield

Analyst Skill Set
Top 24 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield

For the 6 months to 5 September 2025, 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 across the Wakefield region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Confluence
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) MS Visio
2 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (50.00%) TOGAF
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Server Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) IT Asset Management

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield 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 2 (100.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (100.00%) MS Visio
2 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Presentation Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Data Centre Operations
2 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Analytics
2 1 (50.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) IT Asset Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Quantitative Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Server Management
2 1 (50.00%) Six Sigma
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) TOGAF
2 1 (50.00%) Validation
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) ServiceNow