IT Analyst Contracts in the West Midlands

IT Analyst
England > West Midlands

The median IT Analyst daily rate in the West Midlands is £338, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 July 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jul 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 93 88 110
Rank change year-on-year -5 +22 +13
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 23 23 23
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the West Midlands 1.40% 1.19% 1.03%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.54% 1.30% 1.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 13 15
10th Percentile £150 £162 £185
25th Percentile £158 - £206
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 £200 £225
Median % change year-on-year +68.75% -11.11% -36.84%
75th Percentile £388 £425 £488
90th Percentile - £435 £560
England median daily rate £275 £325 £286
% change year-on-year -15.38% +13.54% -22.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 1 4
10th Percentile - - £23.55
25th Percentile £22.03 £15.50 £25.13
Median hourly rate £22.05 £17.00 £27.25
Median % change year-on-year +29.71% -37.61% +81.67%
75th Percentile £22.08 £18.50 £28.75
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £22.31 £20.00 £18.23
% change year-on-year +11.53% +9.74% +4.14%

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 1,495 1,769 2,114
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.99% 91.56% 94.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 947 1,222 1,472
10th Percentile £224 £250 £256
25th Percentile £363 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% - +1.42%
75th Percentile £575 £600 £600
90th Percentile £650 £700 £706
England median daily rate £510 £525 £550
% change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% +1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 116 88 55
10th Percentile £12.62 £12.49 £12.76
25th Percentile £13.95 £14.22 £15.50
Median hourly rate £24.34 £19.59 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +24.25% -2.05% +13.64%
75th Percentile £34.81 £39.06 £28.38
90th Percentile £50.00 £57.00 £50.75
England median hourly rate £26.30 £43.00 £43.86
% change year-on-year -38.84% -1.96% +70.79%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

Job postings that featured IT Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the West Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for IT Analyst in the West Midlands

IT Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst in the West Midlands.

Daily rate trend for IT Analyst in the West Midlands

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 26 July 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Analyst in the West Midlands

IT Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst in the West Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for IT Analyst in the West Midlands

IT 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 IT Analyst within the West Midlands region over the 6 months to 26 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
Birmingham +12 15 £375 +87.50% 4
Staffordshire +5 3 £150 -25.00%
Warwickshire -4 3 £525 +31.25%
Coventry -7 1 £338 +87.50%
IT Analyst
England

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 26 July 2025, IT Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the West Midlands region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 13 (56.52%) Social Skills
2 10 (43.48%) Customer Service
3 8 (34.78%) Problem-Solving
3 8 (34.78%) ITIL
4 7 (30.43%) Project Management
5 6 (26.09%) Contract Management
6 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
7 4 (17.39%) Computer Science
7 4 (17.39%) Degree
8 3 (13.04%) Windows
8 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
8 3 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
8 3 (13.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 2 (8.70%) Operational Technology
9 2 (8.70%) OneDrive
9 2 (8.70%) Entra ID
9 2 (8.70%) Windows 10
9 2 (8.70%) Proactive Monitoring
9 2 (8.70%) Finance
9 2 (8.70%) SharePoint
9 2 (8.70%) Lotus
9 2 (8.70%) IBM Notes
9 2 (8.70%) Azure
9 2 (8.70%) ServiceNow
9 2 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
9 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Intune
9 2 (8.70%) Manufacturing
10 1 (4.35%) Stakeholder Management
10 1 (4.35%) Network Architecture
10 1 (4.35%) Stakeholder Engagement

IT Analyst Skill Set
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 2 (8.70%) IBM Notes
1 2 (8.70%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (8.70%) Azure
1 2 (8.70%) Entra ID
1 2 (8.70%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (8.70%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 1 (4.35%) DMZ
1 1 (4.35%) Firewall
1 1 (4.35%) VLAN
General
1 13 (56.52%) Social Skills
2 3 (13.04%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (13.04%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (8.70%) Finance
3 2 (8.70%) Manufacturing
4 1 (4.35%) Aerospace
4 1 (4.35%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (8.70%) Operational Technology
2 1 (4.35%) Data Centre
2 1 (4.35%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 3 (13.04%) Windows
2 2 (8.70%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (43.48%) Customer Service
2 8 (34.78%) ITIL
2 8 (34.78%) Problem-Solving
3 7 (30.43%) Project Management
4 6 (26.09%) Contract Management
5 4 (17.39%) Computer Science
6 2 (8.70%) Proactive Monitoring
7 1 (4.35%) Business Change Management
7 1 (4.35%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (4.35%) Cyber Resilience
7 1 (4.35%) Impact Analysis
7 1 (4.35%) Innovative Thinking
7 1 (4.35%) Network Architecture
7 1 (4.35%) Network Segmentation
7 1 (4.35%) Programme Governance
7 1 (4.35%) Project Delivery
7 1 (4.35%) Requirements Gathering
7 1 (4.35%) Resource Allocation
7 1 (4.35%) Server Migrations
7 1 (4.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (4.35%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 4 (17.39%) Degree
2 1 (4.35%) CCNA
2 1 (4.35%) Cisco Certification
2 1 (4.35%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (4.35%) PMO
System Software
1 1 (4.35%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (8.70%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 5 (21.74%) Microsoft
2 2 (8.70%) Lotus
2 2 (8.70%) ServiceNow