Analytical Skills Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Analytical Skills
England > West Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in contract job vacancies in the West Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months leading up to 20 December 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
20 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 10 17
Rank change year-on-year -3 +7 +17
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 242 189 150
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 10.71% 11.35% 8.20%
As % of the General category 18.45% 18.42% 15.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 146 107 97
10th Percentile £255 £240 £243
25th Percentile £373 £398 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £480 £513 £550
Median % change year-on-year -6.34% -6.82% +22.22%
75th Percentile £550 £625 £626
90th Percentile £625 £700 £688
England median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 5 2
10th Percentile £19.45 £24.39 -
25th Percentile £25.00 £25.56 £72.50
Median hourly rate £35.00 £30.00 £75.00
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -60.00% +248.19%
75th Percentile £50.00 £30.68 £77.50
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £34.00 £25.00 £32.32
% change year-on-year +36.00% -22.65% -12.65%

All General Skills
West Midlands

Analytical Skills falls under the General Skills category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring common skills in the West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,312 1,026 996
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 58.05% 61.62% 54.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 838 639 686
10th Percentile £212 £205 £223
25th Percentile £388 £375 £378
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £493 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.31% +2.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £612 £606
90th Percentile £650 £700 £700
England median daily rate £500 £538 £550
% change year-on-year -6.98% -2.27% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 73 39 44
10th Percentile £13.75 £14.70 £14.26
25th Percentile £16.00 £19.07 £16.38
Median hourly rate £22.01 £23.82 £18.25
Median % change year-on-year -7.60% +30.52% +3.58%
75th Percentile £30.00 £31.78 £34.50
90th Percentile £40.46 £50.50 £64.63
England median hourly rate £23.50 £30.00 £33.00
% change year-on-year -21.67% -9.09% +32.00%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Analytical Skills relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Analytical Skills job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Analytical Skills in the West Midlands

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Analytical Skills.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the West Midlands citing Analytical Skills

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analytical Skills in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 20 December 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Analytical Skills in the West Midlands

Analytical Skills
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 Analytical Skills within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 20 December 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
Warwickshire +6 88 £490 -14.78% 45
Birmingham -7 78 £494 -3.61% 93
Shropshire -18 30 £425 +70.00% 18
Coventry -5 19 £500 +33.33% 7
Solihull +1 4 £600 - 6
Staffordshire 0 3 £350 -6.42% 85
Worcestershire -22 1 £350 +79.29% 30
Walsall - 1 £338 - 6
Wolverhampton - 1 £267 - 47
Analytical Skills
England

Analytical Skills
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 15 (6.20%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.07%) HCL Notes
2 5 (2.07%) Microsoft Exchange
3 3 (1.24%) Anypoint
3 3 (1.24%) Confluence
4 2 (0.83%) Oracle Self-Service HR
4 2 (0.83%) Oracle Workflow
5 1 (0.41%) Apache
5 1 (0.41%) ArcGIS
5 1 (0.41%) IIS
5 1 (0.41%) SAS
Applications
1 26 (10.74%) Microsoft Office
2 12 (4.96%) Microsoft Excel
3 7 (2.89%) MS Visio
4 6 (2.48%) Microsoft Project
5 5 (2.07%) Adobe Illustrator
5 5 (2.07%) Photoshop
6 4 (1.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 2 (0.83%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.83%) Maya
7 2 (0.83%) Navisworks
7 2 (0.83%) Revit
7 2 (0.83%) Sketch
8 1 (0.41%) Adobe Captivate
8 1 (0.41%) CATIA
8 1 (0.41%) NUKE
8 1 (0.41%) ProjectWise
8 1 (0.41%) Trello
Business Applications
1 5 (2.07%) SAP PM
2 4 (1.65%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (1.65%) SAP HR
3 3 (1.24%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.83%) ResourceLink
4 2 (0.83%) SAP CRM
5 1 (0.41%) Aareon QL
5 1 (0.41%) Elite 3E
5 1 (0.41%) MIS ActiveH
5 1 (0.41%) NEC Housing
5 1 (0.41%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.41%) OPENHousing
5 1 (0.41%) Oracle HRMS
5 1 (0.41%) Orchard Housing
5 1 (0.41%) Primavera
5 1 (0.41%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.41%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.41%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.41%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 29 (11.98%) Azure
2 25 (10.33%) AWS
3 22 (9.09%) GCP
4 20 (8.26%) Power Platform
5 13 (5.37%) Microsoft 365
6 9 (3.72%) Power Automate
7 7 (2.89%) PowerApps
8 6 (2.48%) Akamai
8 6 (2.48%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (2.48%) Entra ID
9 5 (2.07%) Azure Data Factory
9 5 (2.07%) Azure DevOps
9 5 (2.07%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 5 (2.07%) Lucidchart
10 4 (1.65%) Apigee
10 4 (1.65%) Cloud Functions
10 4 (1.65%) Datadog
10 4 (1.65%) Serverless
11 3 (1.24%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 3 (1.24%) Virtual Private Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 16 (6.61%) Firewall
2 15 (6.20%) VPN
3 9 (3.72%) DHCP
3 9 (3.72%) DNS
4 7 (2.89%) LAN
5 6 (2.48%) SD-WAN
5 6 (2.48%) TCP/IP
5 6 (2.48%) Wireless
5 6 (2.48%) Wireshark
6 5 (2.07%) Kerberos
6 5 (2.07%) Network Security
6 5 (2.07%) SSH
6 5 (2.07%) Structured Cabling
6 5 (2.07%) WAN
7 4 (1.65%) BGP
7 4 (1.65%) IPv4
7 4 (1.65%) IPv6
7 4 (1.65%) MPLS
7 4 (1.65%) OSPF
7 4 (1.65%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 18 (7.44%) Power BI
2 12 (4.96%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (4.55%) Elasticsearch
4 8 (3.31%) MySQL
5 6 (2.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
5 6 (2.48%) Tableau
6 5 (2.07%) Relational Database
6 5 (2.07%) SQL Server
7 4 (1.65%) MongoDB
7 4 (1.65%) PostgreSQL
7 4 (1.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 3 (1.24%) Data Mining
8 3 (1.24%) NoSQL
8 3 (1.24%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.83%) Azure SQL Database
9 2 (0.83%) Data Lake
10 1 (0.41%) Apache Hive
10 1 (0.41%) BusinessObjects XI
10 1 (0.41%) Hadoop
10 1 (0.41%) OLTP
Development Applications
1 15 (6.20%) JIRA
2 11 (4.55%) Git
3 5 (2.07%) PVCS
4 3 (1.24%) Jenkins
4 3 (1.24%) JUnit
4 3 (1.24%) Selenium
5 2 (0.83%) GitLab
6 1 (0.41%) Jaeger
6 1 (0.41%) Postman
6 1 (0.41%) Sonatype Nexus
6 1 (0.41%) Visual Studio Code
6 1 (0.41%) WebDriver
General
1 155 (64.05%) Social Skills
2 34 (14.05%) Finance
3 17 (7.02%) Presentation Skills
4 13 (5.37%) Legal
5 12 (4.96%) Documentation Skills
6 11 (4.55%) Manufacturing
7 10 (4.13%) Banking
7 10 (4.13%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 9 (3.72%) Public Sector
9 7 (2.89%) Influencing Skills
9 7 (2.89%) Organisational Skills
10 6 (2.48%) Telecoms
11 5 (2.07%) Marketing
12 3 (1.24%) Law
13 2 (0.83%) Automotive
13 2 (0.83%) Games
13 2 (0.83%) Retail Banking
14 1 (0.41%) Billing
14 1 (0.41%) Military
14 1 (0.41%) Retail
Job Titles
1 52 (21.49%) Analyst
2 23 (9.50%) Consultant
3 20 (8.26%) Developer
4 17 (7.02%) Architect
4 17 (7.02%) Business Analyst
5 12 (4.96%) IT Analyst
5 12 (4.96%) Lead
5 12 (4.96%) Support Analyst
6 11 (4.55%) Site Engineer
6 11 (4.55%) Site Reliability Engineer
6 11 (4.55%) Splunk Engineer
7 10 (4.13%) IT Support
8 9 (3.72%) IT Support Analyst
8 9 (3.72%) Junior
8 9 (3.72%) Senior
9 7 (2.89%) 1st Line Support
9 7 (2.89%) 1st Line Support Analyst
9 7 (2.89%) Desktop Support
9 7 (2.89%) Project Manager
9 7 (2.89%) Support Engineer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (4.55%) Elastic Stack
2 10 (4.13%) SAML
3 6 (2.48%) HTML
3 6 (2.48%) LDAP
3 6 (2.48%) Middleware
3 6 (2.48%) OAuth
4 5 (2.07%) Lightning Web Components
4 5 (2.07%) REST
4 5 (2.07%) SailPoint
4 5 (2.07%) XML
5 4 (1.65%) CSS
5 4 (1.65%) GraphQL
5 4 (1.65%) Node.js
5 4 (1.65%) SAP PI
5 4 (1.65%) SOAP
5 4 (1.65%) Visualforce
6 3 (1.24%) Gherkin
6 3 (1.24%) Kafka
6 3 (1.24%) SAP Fiori
7 2 (0.83%) OpenTelemetry
Miscellaneous
1 19 (7.85%) Analytical Mindset
2 15 (6.20%) Management Information System
3 14 (5.79%) Data Centre
4 11 (4.55%) Onboarding
5 10 (4.13%) Self-Motivation
6 8 (3.31%) Cloud Native
6 8 (3.31%) Data Structures
6 8 (3.31%) Product Ownership
6 8 (3.31%) Security Posture
7 7 (2.89%) Data Protection Act
8 6 (2.48%) Algorithms
8 6 (2.48%) Legacy Systems
9 5 (2.07%) Driving Licence
9 5 (2.07%) e-Learning
9 5 (2.07%) Graphic Design
9 5 (2.07%) Team-Oriented Environment
10 4 (1.65%) Enterprise Software
10 4 (1.65%) Social Media
11 3 (1.24%) Enterprise Cloud
11 3 (1.24%) SCADA
Operating Systems
1 31 (12.81%) Windows
2 26 (10.74%) Linux
3 20 (8.26%) Unix
4 11 (4.55%) Windows 10
5 5 (2.07%) AIX
5 5 (2.07%) Android
5 5 (2.07%) Apple iOS
5 5 (2.07%) Solaris
6 1 (0.41%) Mac OS
Processes & Methodologies
1 125 (51.65%) Problem-Solving
2 50 (20.66%) Agile
3 45 (18.60%) Stakeholder Management
4 41 (16.94%) Change Management
5 31 (12.81%) Data Modelling
5 31 (12.81%) ITIL
6 30 (12.40%) Decision-Making
7 29 (11.98%) Project Management
8 27 (11.16%) Continuous Improvement
8 27 (11.16%) DevOps
9 26 (10.74%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 24 (9.92%) Migration
11 23 (9.50%) Customer Service
12 22 (9.09%) Business Intelligence
12 22 (9.09%) CI/CD
13 21 (8.68%) Observability
14 19 (7.85%) Proactive Monitoring
14 19 (7.85%) Roadmaps
14 19 (7.85%) Service Management
15 18 (7.44%) Validation
Programming Languages
1 51 (21.07%) Python
2 28 (11.57%) SQL
3 18 (7.44%) Bash
4 16 (6.61%) Java
5 15 (6.20%) PowerShell
6 8 (3.31%) Shell Script
7 7 (2.89%) JavaScript
8 5 (2.07%) Apex Code
8 5 (2.07%) Perl
8 5 (2.07%) VBA
9 4 (1.65%) PL/SQL
10 2 (0.83%) C#
10 2 (0.83%) C++
10 2 (0.83%) Scala
11 1 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 1 (0.41%) Go
11 1 (0.41%) Kusto Query Language
11 1 (0.41%) R
11 1 (0.41%) Search Processing Language
11 1 (0.41%) Tcl
Qualifications
1 38 (15.70%) Security Cleared
2 37 (15.29%) Degree
3 34 (14.05%) SC Cleared
4 13 (5.37%) Computer Science Degree
5 8 (3.31%) CISSP
6 6 (2.48%) CCNP
6 6 (2.48%) Cisco Certification
7 5 (2.07%) Azure Certification
7 5 (2.07%) MCDST
7 5 (2.07%) MCP
7 5 (2.07%) Microsoft Certification
8 4 (1.65%) (ISC)2 CCSP
8 4 (1.65%) AWS Certification
8 4 (1.65%) CCIE
8 4 (1.65%) CCSP
8 4 (1.65%) PMP
9 3 (1.24%) CEH
9 3 (1.24%) GIAC
9 3 (1.24%) HNC
9 3 (1.24%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 14 (5.79%) QA
2 12 (4.96%) PCI DSS
2 12 (4.96%) SLA
3 10 (4.13%) GDPR
3 10 (4.13%) NIST
4 8 (3.31%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 6 (2.48%) Data Quality
5 6 (2.48%) PMO
6 4 (1.65%) Accessibility
7 3 (1.24%) FIPS 140-2
7 3 (1.24%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.83%) ISO 19650
8 2 (0.83%) ISO 9001
8 2 (0.83%) WCAG
9 1 (0.41%) GRC
9 1 (0.41%) P3O
9 1 (0.41%) Sarbanes-Oxley
System Software
1 20 (8.26%) Active Directory
2 16 (6.61%) Docker
3 3 (1.24%) VMware Infrastructure
3 3 (1.24%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.41%) IAG
4 1 (0.41%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 17 (7.02%) Kubernetes
2 15 (6.20%) Ansible
3 11 (4.55%) Kibana
4 10 (4.13%) Puppet
5 6 (2.48%) CSIRT
6 5 (2.07%) Grafana
6 5 (2.07%) Prometheus
6 5 (2.07%) SCCM
7 4 (1.65%) Terraform
8 3 (1.24%) QRadar
9 1 (0.41%) Cisco CUCM
9 1 (0.41%) Fluentd
9 1 (0.41%) logstash
9 1 (0.41%) Rsyslog
9 1 (0.41%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 47 (19.42%) Microsoft
2 30 (12.40%) Splunk
3 21 (8.68%) ServiceNow
4 15 (6.20%) CyberArk
4 15 (6.20%) SAP
5 13 (5.37%) BeyondTrust
5 13 (5.37%) Cisco
6 11 (4.55%) F5
7 10 (4.13%) Oracle
8 6 (2.48%) Workday
9 5 (2.07%) AppDynamics
9 5 (2.07%) Dynatrace
9 5 (2.07%) Fortinet
9 5 (2.07%) Google
9 5 (2.07%) IBM
9 5 (2.07%) iManage
9 5 (2.07%) Lotus
9 5 (2.07%) Meraki
9 5 (2.07%) MuleSoft
9 5 (2.07%) Palo Alto