IT Analyst Contract Job Trends in West London

IT Analyst
London > West London

The median IT Analyst daily rate in West London is £188, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 February 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 30 43
Rank change year-on-year -12 +13 +4
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 5 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in West London 1.72% 0.48% 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.00% 0.51% 0.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £133
25th Percentile £181 £363 £144
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £188 £375 £163
Median % change year-on-year -50.00% +130.77% -66.23%
75th Percentile £194 £388 £181
90th Percentile - - £193
London median daily rate £350 £331 £525
% change year-on-year +5.66% -36.90% +10.53%

All Contract IT Job Roles
West London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West London. 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 West London with a recognized job title 250 195 370
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.91% 94.20% 94.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 134 146 270
10th Percentile £204 £206 £189
25th Percentile £403 £251 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £523 £400 £480
Median % change year-on-year +30.63% -16.67% -4.00%
75th Percentile £625 £475 £588
90th Percentile £716 £576 £645
London median daily rate £525 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -4.55% - -5.17%
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 11 29
10th Percentile £19.14 £19.20 £16.25
25th Percentile £20.50 £21.51 £16.86
Median hourly rate £25.15 £22.27 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.93% -31.48% -47.58%
75th Percentile £29.73 £24.80 £53.75
90th Percentile £33.16 £29.50 £66.40
London median hourly rate £32.50 £37.50 £28.50
% change year-on-year -13.33% +31.58% -12.31%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

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

IT Analyst job vacancy trend in West London

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in West London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in West London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in West London

IT Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in West London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in West London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in West London

IT Analyst
Contract Job Locations in West London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Analyst within the West London region over the 6 months to 7 February 2026. 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
Hounslow - 4 - -
IT Analyst
London

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London

For the 6 months to 7 February 2026, IT 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 West London region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) DHCP
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
1 5 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (80.00%) Android
2 4 (80.00%) Apple
2 4 (80.00%) Apple iOS
2 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
2 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (80.00%) Service Delivery
2 4 (80.00%) ServiceNow
2 4 (80.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
3 1 (20.00%) LAN
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (20.00%) SCCM
3 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
3 1 (20.00%) SQL
3 1 (20.00%) VoIP
3 1 (20.00%) VPN
3 1 (20.00%) Windows Server
3 1 (20.00%) Wireless

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West London 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 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Exchange
1 1 (20.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 5 (100.00%) Azure
1 5 (100.00%) Entra ID
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 5 (100.00%) DHCP
1 5 (100.00%) DNS
2 1 (20.00%) LAN
2 1 (20.00%) VoIP
2 1 (20.00%) VPN
2 1 (20.00%) Wireless
General
1 5 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Law
2 1 (20.00%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 4 (80.00%) Onboarding
1 4 (80.00%) Smartphone
2 1 (20.00%) iPhone
2 1 (20.00%) Video Conferencing
Operating Systems
1 5 (100.00%) Windows
2 4 (80.00%) Android
2 4 (80.00%) Apple iOS
2 4 (80.00%) Windows 10
3 1 (20.00%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (80.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (20.00%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
System Software
1 5 (100.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 5 (100.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (20.00%) SCCM
Vendors
1 4 (80.00%) Apple
1 4 (80.00%) Microsoft
1 4 (80.00%) ServiceNow