Data Analysis Contracts in the West Midlands

Data Analysis
England > West Midlands

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the West Midlands requiring Data Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Data Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 12 July 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
12 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 52 46 101
Rank change year-on-year -6 +55 -6
Contract jobs citing Data Analysis 58 71 25
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 3.60% 3.47% 1.09%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 4.06% 4.29% 1.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 44 19
10th Percentile £310 £256 £293
25th Percentile £375 £313 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £400 £575
Median % change year-on-year +12.50% -30.43% +27.78%
75th Percentile £550 £584 £650
90th Percentile £688 £698 £693
England median daily rate £475 £497 £500
% change year-on-year -4.37% -0.65% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 0
10th Percentile £16.67 £31.44 -
25th Percentile £18.74 £33.04 -
Median hourly rate £27.21 £33.93 -
Median % change year-on-year -19.81% - -
75th Percentile £33.88 £36.39 -
90th Percentile £34.54 £40.80 -
England median hourly rate £32.94 £32.50 £31.00
% change year-on-year +1.35% +4.84% -4.62%

All Process and Methodology Skills
West Midlands

Data Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in the West Midlands.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,430 1,654 1,986
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands 88.71% 80.72% 86.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 905 1,105 1,368
10th Percentile £207 £263 £263
25th Percentile £363 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - -
75th Percentile £575 £625 £613
90th Percentile £688 £725 £721
England median daily rate £514 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.10% -4.55% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 98 108 46
10th Percentile £12.62 £11.06 £12.50
25th Percentile £13.78 £14.00 £15.50
Median hourly rate £22.28 £19.00 £25.13
Median % change year-on-year +17.24% -24.38% +43.57%
75th Percentile £33.35 £37.50 £30.00
90th Percentile £50.00 £57.00 £50.63
England median hourly rate £25.15 £38.12 £40.59
% change year-on-year -34.02% -6.09% +56.12%

Data Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings citing Data Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Data Analysis in the West Midlands

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Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Analysis in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Data Analysis in the West Midlands

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Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analysis in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Analysis in the West Midlands

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Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Analysis in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Data Analysis in the West Midlands

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Hourly Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Analysis in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 12 July 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Analysis in the West Midlands

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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 Data Analysis within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 12 July 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 +18 30 £500 +11.11% 25
Birmingham +8 24 £425 +6.25% 30
Shropshire - 2 £265 - 7
Solihull +7 1 £300 - 1
Data Analysis
England

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Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands 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 6 (10.34%) SharePoint
2 2 (3.45%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 20 (34.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (6.90%) Microsoft Office
2 4 (6.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (1.72%) CANalyzer
3 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 4 (6.90%) SAP S/4HANA
2 2 (3.45%) SAP BPC
2 2 (3.45%) SAP GRC
3 1 (1.72%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (1.72%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 14 (24.14%) Power Platform
2 5 (8.62%) PowerApps
3 4 (6.90%) Microsoft 365
4 3 (5.17%) Power Automate
5 2 (3.45%) SaaS
5 2 (3.45%) SuccessFactors
6 1 (1.72%) Microsoft Copilot
6 1 (1.72%) Smartsheet
Communications & Networking
1 2 (3.45%) Intrusion Detection
Database & Business Intelligence
1 11 (18.97%) Power BI
2 4 (6.90%) SAP BW
2 4 (6.90%) Tableau
3 2 (3.45%) Geospatial Data
3 2 (3.45%) GIS
3 2 (3.45%) Metadata
3 2 (3.45%) Relational Database
3 2 (3.45%) SAP HANA
3 2 (3.45%) Spatial Data
4 1 (1.72%) BusinessObjects
4 1 (1.72%) Data Mart
4 1 (1.72%) Data Mining
4 1 (1.72%) Data Warehouse
4 1 (1.72%) Oracle Reports
4 1 (1.72%) Pentaho
4 1 (1.72%) SQL Server Integration Services
4 1 (1.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 2 (3.45%) GDB
1 2 (3.45%) JIRA
2 1 (1.72%) CANoe
2 1 (1.72%) LabVIEW
General
1 38 (65.52%) Social Skills
2 28 (48.28%) Analytical Skills
3 13 (22.41%) Finance
4 6 (10.34%) Organisational Skills
5 4 (6.90%) Law
6 3 (5.17%) Manufacturing
6 3 (5.17%) Public Sector
7 2 (3.45%) Automotive
7 2 (3.45%) Banking
7 2 (3.45%) Local Government
8 1 (1.72%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.72%) Electronics
8 1 (1.72%) Games
8 1 (1.72%) Influencing Skills
8 1 (1.72%) Legal
8 1 (1.72%) Pharmaceutical
8 1 (1.72%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.72%) Retail Banking
Job Titles
1 34 (58.62%) Analyst
2 12 (20.69%) Business Analyst
3 8 (13.79%) Data Analyst
4 5 (8.62%) Sustainability Analyst
5 4 (6.90%) Senior
6 3 (5.17%) Developer
6 3 (5.17%) Lead
6 3 (5.17%) Senior Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) Architect
7 2 (3.45%) Consultant
7 2 (3.45%) Data Architect
7 2 (3.45%) GIS Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) Lead Data Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) PMO Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) Resource Management Analyst
7 2 (3.45%) SAP Consultant
7 2 (3.45%) SAP Security Consultant
7 2 (3.45%) Security Consultant
7 2 (3.45%) Support Officer
7 2 (3.45%) Systems Support
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.45%) GeoJSON
1 2 (3.45%) KML
1 2 (3.45%) SailPoint
1 2 (3.45%) SAP Fiori
2 1 (1.72%) OLE
2 1 (1.72%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 9 (15.52%) Data Structures
2 3 (5.17%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (5.17%) Management Information System
2 3 (5.17%) Operational Technology
3 2 (3.45%) Onboarding
3 2 (3.45%) Pricing Data
4 1 (1.72%) Analytical Mindset
4 1 (1.72%) CCTV
4 1 (1.72%) CMDB
4 1 (1.72%) Replication
4 1 (1.72%) SCADA
4 1 (1.72%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (31.03%) Decision-Making
1 18 (31.03%) Problem-Solving
2 17 (29.31%) Stakeholder Management
3 15 (25.86%) Agile
4 13 (22.41%) Business Intelligence
4 13 (22.41%) Data Modelling
4 13 (22.41%) Visualisation
5 10 (17.24%) Business Analysis
5 10 (17.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 9 (15.52%) Waterfall
7 8 (13.79%) Data Management
7 8 (13.79%) Project Management
8 7 (12.07%) Actionable Insight
8 7 (12.07%) Business Process Modelling
8 7 (12.07%) Change Control
9 6 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
9 6 (10.34%) Data Governance
9 6 (10.34%) Data-Driven Decision Making
9 6 (10.34%) Process Improvement
9 6 (10.34%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (15.52%) Python
2 7 (12.07%) PowerShell
2 7 (12.07%) SQL
3 2 (3.45%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 1 (1.72%) MATLAB
4 1 (1.72%) VBA
Qualifications
1 6 (10.34%) SC Cleared
1 6 (10.34%) Security Cleared
2 5 (8.62%) Degree
3 1 (1.72%) CPIM
3 1 (1.72%) PMI Certification
3 1 (1.72%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 10 (17.24%) Data Quality
2 4 (6.90%) NIST
2 4 (6.90%) PMO
3 2 (3.45%) GRC
3 2 (3.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
4 1 (1.72%) GDPR
4 1 (1.72%) ISO 26262
4 1 (1.72%) NCSC
4 1 (1.72%) QA
4 1 (1.72%) SLA
Vendors
1 9 (15.52%) Microsoft
2 5 (8.62%) SAP
3 2 (3.45%) Concur
3 2 (3.45%) Foundry
3 2 (3.45%) OpenText
3 2 (3.45%) Oracle
4 1 (1.72%) Salesforce
4 1 (1.72%) Workday