Analyst Contract Job Trends in West Wales

Analyst
Wales > West Wales

The median Analyst daily rate in West Wales is £444, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 27 December 2025.

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

6 months to
27 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 8 14 -
Rank change year-on-year +6 - -
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 4 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in West Wales 8.89% 3.13% -
As % of the Job Titles category 11.11% 3.13% -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £416 - -
25th Percentile £420 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 - -
75th Percentile £470 - -
90th Percentile £477 - -
Wales median daily rate £388 £219 £333
% change year-on-year +77.14% -34.21% -15.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £17.83 - -
25th Percentile £17.94 - -
Median hourly rate £18.75 - -
75th Percentile £19.44 - -
90th Percentile £19.48 - -
Wales median hourly rate £18.75 £20.24 £22.50
% change year-on-year -7.34% -10.07% -10.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 36 32 20
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 80.00% 100.00% 95.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 25 29 16
10th Percentile - £125 £175
25th Percentile £206 £145 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £319
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +56.86% -32.89%
75th Percentile £488 £535 £405
90th Percentile £638 £555 £488
Wales median daily rate £413 £425 £400
% change year-on-year -2.94% +6.25% -13.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 2 0
10th Percentile - £17.20 -
25th Percentile £13.33 £17.88 -
Median hourly rate £13.85 £20.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -30.78% - -
75th Percentile £16.43 £22.38 -
90th Percentile £19.28 £23.20 -
Wales median hourly rate £20.50 £25.48 £29.83
% change year-on-year -19.54% -14.59% +97.50%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in West Wales

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

Analyst job vacancy trend in West Wales

Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in West Wales

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in West Wales

Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in West Wales

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Analyst job vacancies in West Wales

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in West Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 27 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
Swansea +6 4 £444 - 6
Analyst
Wales

Analyst Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Wales

For the 6 months to 27 December 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 Wales region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Azure
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (50.00%) SCCM
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
1 2 (50.00%) Windows 10
2 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Confluence
2 1 (25.00%) Gherkin
2 1 (25.00%) JIRA
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) Scrum
2 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (25.00%) SFIA
2 1 (25.00%) Wireframes

Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Wales 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 (25.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 2 (50.00%) Azure
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (25.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (25.00%) Gherkin
Operating Systems
1 2 (50.00%) Windows
1 2 (50.00%) Windows 10
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (25.00%) Agile
1 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (25.00%) Scrum
1 1 (25.00%) Service Delivery
1 1 (25.00%) SFIA
1 1 (25.00%) Wireframes
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
System Software
1 1 (25.00%) Active Directory
Systems Management
1 2 (50.00%) SCCM
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Microsoft