Analyst Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median Analyst daily rate in the West Midlands is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 November 2025.

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

6 months to
21 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 10 5
Rank change year-on-year -3 -5 0
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 239 208 272
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 11.14% 11.01% 14.13%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.55% 11.87% 15.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 154 154 202
10th Percentile £207 £193 £200
25th Percentile £300 £313 £326
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £431 £450
Median % change year-on-year -7.25% -4.17% +12.50%
75th Percentile £500 £538 £550
90th Percentile £550 £626 £600
England median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 9 17
10th Percentile £22.51 £15.30 £15.19
25th Percentile £25.00 £20.50 £20.00
Median hourly rate £29.67 £26.13 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.55% -59.81% +202.33%
75th Percentile £31.00 £30.68 £67.50
90th Percentile £33.02 £31.29 £68.00
England median hourly rate £20.79 £26.31 £19.00
% change year-on-year -20.99% +38.49% +10.21%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 1,904 1,753 1,813
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.76% 92.75% 94.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,232 1,103 1,246
10th Percentile £258 £213 £220
25th Percentile £400 £388 £368
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
75th Percentile £588 £612 £592
90th Percentile £675 £700 £688
England median daily rate £508 £525 £534
% change year-on-year -3.33% -1.69% -2.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 105 66 65
10th Percentile £12.62 £12.41 £15.50
25th Percentile £15.67 £14.09 £17.50
Median hourly rate £25.15 £23.71 £22.29
Median % change year-on-year +6.07% +6.37% +25.79%
75th Percentile £34.98 £32.02 £34.50
90th Percentile £50.00 £39.38 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.88
% change year-on-year -37.13% -12.82% +43.38%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 21 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in the West Midlands

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 21 November 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
Birmingham -6 75 £390 +11.43% 52
Warwickshire +6 72 £463 -7.50% 31
Shropshire -17 29 £360 -9.09% 14
Coventry -6 28 £314 -47.63% 12
Staffordshire -3 7 £150 -61.90% 32
Wolverhampton - 5 £275 - 7
Worcestershire -12 3 £338 -18.18% 16
Walsall +1 1 £338 +50.00% 10
Herefordshire -11 1 £400 - 4
Analyst
England

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 21 November 2025, 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 Midlands region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 68 (28.45%) Problem-Solving
2 55 (23.01%) Microsoft
3 53 (22.18%) Agile
4 45 (18.83%) Stakeholder Management
5 36 (15.06%) Microsoft Office
6 34 (14.23%) Microsoft Excel
7 32 (13.39%) Cisco
8 27 (11.30%) Azure
8 27 (11.30%) Windows
9 26 (10.88%) Security Cleared
10 25 (10.46%) Project Management
11 24 (10.04%) Continuous Improvement
11 24 (10.04%) Customer Service
11 24 (10.04%) Decision-Making
11 24 (10.04%) JIRA
11 24 (10.04%) Power Platform
12 23 (9.62%) PMO
13 22 (9.21%) AWS
13 22 (9.21%) Change Management
14 21 (8.79%) Data Analysis
15 20 (8.37%) ITIL
15 20 (8.37%) Linux
15 20 (8.37%) Migration
15 20 (8.37%) Power BI
15 20 (8.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
15 20 (8.37%) VMware
15 20 (8.37%) VMware Infrastructure
16 19 (7.95%) Business Intelligence
16 19 (7.95%) ServiceNow
17 18 (7.53%) Active Directory

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 17 (7.11%) SharePoint
2 16 (6.69%) Confluence
3 4 (1.67%) HCL Notes
4 2 (0.84%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 2 (0.84%) ArcGIS
4 2 (0.84%) WebLogic
5 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 36 (15.06%) Microsoft Office
2 34 (14.23%) Microsoft Excel
3 11 (4.60%) MS Visio
4 10 (4.18%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 4 (1.67%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.42%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.42%) Oracle Smart View
Business Applications
1 4 (1.67%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (0.84%) Oracle EBS
2 2 (0.84%) Oracle EBS R12
2 2 (0.84%) SAP FI
3 1 (0.42%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (0.42%) Elite 3E
3 1 (0.42%) iTrent
3 1 (0.42%) NetSuite
3 1 (0.42%) Oracle Assets
3 1 (0.42%) Oracle ERP
3 1 (0.42%) Oracle General Ledger
3 1 (0.42%) Oracle iProcurement
3 1 (0.42%) Oracle Payables
3 1 (0.42%) Oracle Receivables
3 1 (0.42%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 27 (11.30%) Azure
2 24 (10.04%) Power Platform
3 22 (9.21%) AWS
4 14 (5.86%) Microsoft 365
5 10 (4.18%) Datadog
6 9 (3.77%) Power Automate
7 7 (2.93%) PowerApps
8 5 (2.09%) Dynamics 365
9 4 (1.67%) Azure DevOps
9 4 (1.67%) Entra ID
9 4 (1.67%) SaaS
9 4 (1.67%) Tricentis Tosca
10 3 (1.26%) Microsoft Copilot
11 2 (0.84%) GCP
11 2 (0.84%) iPaaS
11 2 (0.84%) Lucidchart
11 2 (0.84%) SuccessFactors
12 1 (0.42%) Amazon S3
12 1 (0.42%) Azure Cosmos DB
12 1 (0.42%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 12 (5.02%) DHCP
1 12 (5.02%) DNS
2 11 (4.60%) VPN
3 9 (3.77%) VSAN
4 8 (3.35%) Firewall
4 8 (3.35%) TCP/IP
5 6 (2.51%) LAN
5 6 (2.51%) WAN
5 6 (2.51%) Wireless
6 5 (2.09%) Cisco IOS
6 5 (2.09%) PuTTY
6 5 (2.09%) WLAN
7 4 (1.67%) VoIP
7 4 (1.67%) WebEx
8 3 (1.26%) Internet
9 2 (0.84%) Wi-Fi
10 1 (0.42%) Intranet
10 1 (0.42%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 20 (8.37%) Power BI
2 9 (3.77%) Tableau
3 5 (2.09%) GIS
4 4 (1.67%) Geospatial Data
4 4 (1.67%) Metadata
4 4 (1.67%) Spatial Data
5 3 (1.26%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (0.84%) Power Query
7 1 (0.42%) Amazon RDS
7 1 (0.42%) Amazon Redshift
7 1 (0.42%) BusinessObjects
7 1 (0.42%) EDMS
7 1 (0.42%) IBM InfoSphere
7 1 (0.42%) MySQL
7 1 (0.42%) Oracle Database
7 1 (0.42%) Oracle Reports
7 1 (0.42%) PostgreSQL
7 1 (0.42%) SAP Data Services
7 1 (0.42%) SQL Server
7 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 24 (10.04%) JIRA
2 5 (2.09%) PVCS
3 4 (1.67%) Toad
4 2 (0.84%) TestPartner
5 1 (0.42%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.42%) Postman
5 1 (0.42%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.42%) Selenium
5 1 (0.42%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 90 (37.66%) Social Skills
2 68 (28.45%) Analytical Skills
3 57 (23.85%) Finance
4 31 (12.97%) Public Sector
5 17 (7.11%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 15 (6.28%) Presentation Skills
7 13 (5.44%) Legal
8 11 (4.60%) Law
8 11 (4.60%) Manufacturing
9 7 (2.93%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (2.51%) Banking
10 6 (2.51%) Documentation Skills
11 5 (2.09%) Automotive
12 4 (1.67%) Retail
13 2 (0.84%) Local Government
14 1 (0.42%) Aerospace
14 1 (0.42%) Billing
14 1 (0.42%) Influencing Skills
14 1 (0.42%) Military
14 1 (0.42%) Police
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (3.77%) XML
2 6 (2.51%) Flash
3 5 (2.09%) Middleware
4 2 (0.84%) Oracle Fusion
4 2 (0.84%) SailPoint
4 2 (0.84%) SAML
5 1 (0.42%) MACH
5 1 (0.42%) NumPy
5 1 (0.42%) Pandas
5 1 (0.42%) REST
5 1 (0.42%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 16 (6.69%) Linux Command Line
2 14 (5.86%) Onboarding
3 13 (5.44%) Data Centre
4 8 (3.35%) Self-Motivation
5 6 (2.51%) Data Structures
5 6 (2.51%) Legacy Systems
5 6 (2.51%) Product Ownership
5 6 (2.51%) Replication
5 6 (2.51%) SCADA
6 5 (2.09%) Management Information System
6 5 (2.09%) Team-Oriented Environment
6 5 (2.09%) Virtual Team
7 4 (1.67%) Video Conferencing
8 3 (1.26%) Cyberattack
9 2 (0.84%) Data Protection Act
9 2 (0.84%) Pricing Data
9 2 (0.84%) Security Operations Centre
10 1 (0.42%) CMDB
10 1 (0.42%) EPoS
10 1 (0.42%) Mainframe
Operating Systems
1 27 (11.30%) Windows
2 20 (8.37%) Linux
3 7 (2.93%) Windows 10
4 3 (1.26%) Mac OS X
5 1 (0.42%) AIX
5 1 (0.42%) Solaris
5 1 (0.42%) VMS
5 1 (0.42%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 68 (28.45%) Problem-Solving
2 53 (22.18%) Agile
3 45 (18.83%) Stakeholder Management
4 25 (10.46%) Project Management
5 24 (10.04%) Continuous Improvement
5 24 (10.04%) Customer Service
5 24 (10.04%) Decision-Making
6 22 (9.21%) Change Management
7 21 (8.79%) Data Analysis
8 20 (8.37%) ITIL
8 20 (8.37%) Migration
8 20 (8.37%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 19 (7.95%) Business Intelligence
10 18 (7.53%) Data Management
11 17 (7.11%) Business Analysis
12 15 (6.28%) Cybersecurity
12 15 (6.28%) Process Improvement
12 15 (6.28%) Waterfall
13 14 (5.86%) Validation
13 14 (5.86%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 17 (7.11%) SQL
2 7 (2.93%) Java
2 7 (2.93%) Python
3 5 (2.09%) PowerShell
4 4 (1.67%) VBA
5 2 (0.84%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 2 (0.84%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.42%) COBOL
6 1 (0.42%) Shell Script
6 1 (0.42%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 26 (10.88%) Security Cleared
2 17 (7.11%) Degree
3 13 (5.44%) SC Cleared
4 10 (4.18%) DV Cleared
5 6 (2.51%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (2.51%) CCNA
5 6 (2.51%) Cisco Certification
5 6 (2.51%) Computer Science Degree
5 6 (2.51%) MCP
5 6 (2.51%) Microsoft Certification
6 5 (2.09%) CCNP
6 5 (2.09%) MCDST
7 4 (1.67%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 2 (0.84%) ISEB
8 2 (0.84%) ISTQB
8 2 (0.84%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 1 (0.42%) CISSP
9 1 (0.42%) MCSA
9 1 (0.42%) PMI Certification
9 1 (0.42%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 23 (9.62%) PMO
2 9 (3.77%) Data Quality
3 7 (2.93%) QA
4 5 (2.09%) NIST
5 3 (1.26%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 3 (1.26%) P3O
5 3 (1.26%) SLA
6 2 (0.84%) Accessibility
7 1 (0.42%) GDPR
7 1 (0.42%) SOC 2
System Software
1 20 (8.37%) VMware Infrastructure
2 18 (7.53%) Active Directory
3 17 (7.11%) vSphere
4 6 (2.51%) GPFS
4 6 (2.51%) NFS
4 6 (2.51%) VMware ESXi
5 2 (0.84%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.42%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.42%) Firmware
6 1 (0.42%) Snort
Systems Management
1 17 (7.11%) vRealize
2 10 (4.18%) VxRail
3 6 (2.51%) SCCM
4 2 (0.84%) Jamf Pro
4 2 (0.84%) Microsoft Intune
5 1 (0.42%) QRadar
Vendors
1 55 (23.01%) Microsoft
2 32 (13.39%) Cisco
3 20 (8.37%) VMware
4 19 (7.95%) ServiceNow
5 17 (7.11%) IBM
5 17 (7.11%) Oracle
6 10 (4.18%) AppDynamics
6 10 (4.18%) Commvault
6 10 (4.18%) Dell
6 10 (4.18%) HP
6 10 (4.18%) SAP
6 10 (4.18%) SolarWinds
7 7 (2.93%) iManage
8 5 (2.09%) Citrix
8 5 (2.09%) Mitel
8 5 (2.09%) Peregrine
8 5 (2.09%) Remedy
9 4 (1.67%) Lotus
9 4 (1.67%) Netskope
9 4 (1.67%) Sage