Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in Watford

Data Analyst
Hertfordshire > Watford

The median Data Analyst daily rate in Watford is £575, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 July 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 15 - 17
Rank change year-on-year - - +3
Contract jobs requiring a Data Analyst 4 0 2
As % of all contract jobs in Watford 3.74% - 2.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.60% - 2.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £563 - £575
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 - £600
75th Percentile £588 - £625
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median daily rate £360 - £525
% change year-on-year - - +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £14.25
Median hourly rate £14.96 - £14.50
75th Percentile - - £14.75
90th Percentile - - -
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £14.96 £31.64 £14.50
% change year-on-year -52.72% +118.21% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Watford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Watford. 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 Watford with a recognized job title 87 46 94
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 81.31% 97.87% 94.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 53 35 74
10th Percentile £238 £246 £275
25th Percentile £325 £394 £308
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £550 £375
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +46.67% -28.57%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £484
90th Percentile £638 - £638
Hertfordshire median daily rate £510 £527 £430
% change year-on-year -3.13% +22.44% -14.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 4 6
10th Percentile £14.96 £28.12 £13.28
25th Percentile £14.98 £29.02 £13.69
Median hourly rate £15.00 £32.11 £14.31
Median % change year-on-year -53.29% +124.37% -34.94%
75th Percentile £18.04 £38.29 £14.75
90th Percentile £38.34 £44.46 £14.88
Hertfordshire median hourly rate £50.00 £55.00 £50.00
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% -20.00%

Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Watford

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Data Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Watford.

Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Watford

Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Watford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Watford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Watford

Data Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Watford

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Watford.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Analyst job vacancies in Watford

Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 25 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford

For the 6 months to 7 July 2026, Data Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Watford region featuring Data Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) CRM
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (50.00%) Raiser’s Edge
2 2 (50.00%) SAS
2 2 (50.00%) SPSS
3 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Azure
3 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
3 1 (25.00%) Data Engineering
3 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Data Transformation
3 1 (25.00%) ERP
3 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (25.00%) MS Access
3 1 (25.00%) Power BI
3 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Python
3 1 (25.00%) SQL
3 1 (25.00%) Statistical Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (25.00%) User Stories
3 1 (25.00%) VB

Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Watford by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Application Platforms
1 2 (50.00%) SAS
Applications
1 3 (75.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (50.00%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 2 (50.00%) Raiser’s Edge
Cloud Services
1 1 (25.00%) Azure
1 1 (25.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) MS Access
1 1 (25.00%) Power BI
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Marketing
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) CRM
2 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (25.00%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (25.00%) Analytics
2 1 (25.00%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (25.00%) Data Engineering
2 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (25.00%) Data Transformation
2 1 (25.00%) ERP
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Statistical Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (25.00%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 1 (25.00%) Python
1 1 (25.00%) SQL
1 1 (25.00%) VB
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft