IT Analyst Contract Job Trends in West Yorkshire

IT Analyst
Yorkshire > West Yorkshire

The median IT Analyst daily rate in West Yorkshire is £440, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 October 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 73 65 88
Rank change year-on-year -8 +23 +21
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 6 3 7
As % of all contract jobs in West Yorkshire 0.71% 0.37% 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.75% 0.40% 0.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 1 5
10th Percentile £328 - £131
25th Percentile £370 £325 £131
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £440 £350 £150
Median % change year-on-year +25.71% +133.33% -31.82%
75th Percentile - £375 -
90th Percentile - - £360
Yorkshire median daily rate £300 £183 £150
% change year-on-year +64.38% +21.67% -31.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £22.50 -
Yorkshire median hourly rate - £22.50 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 804 756 1,322
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.71% 93.45% 97.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 512 467 859
10th Percentile £290 £317 £306
25th Percentile £400 £400 £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £480 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.17% -8.57% +5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £567 £619
90th Percentile £656 £638 £700
Yorkshire median daily rate £490 £500 £515
% change year-on-year -2.10% -2.91% +3.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 36 17
10th Percentile £21.47 £16.94 £14.46
25th Percentile £22.14 £19.50 £16.92
Median hourly rate £27.50 £26.25 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +31.25% -5.15%
75th Percentile £81.25 £39.69 £23.75
90th Percentile - £48.75 £28.10
Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.04 £23.34 £21.31
% change year-on-year +7.27% +9.53% +11.89%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in West Yorkshire

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

IT Analyst job vacancy trend in West Yorkshire

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in West Yorkshire

IT Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in West Yorkshire

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for IT Analyst job vacancies in West Yorkshire

IT Analyst
Contract Job Locations in West Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 14 October 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
Leeds -8 6 £440 +25.71% 2
IT Analyst
Yorkshire

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 27 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 14 October 2025, IT 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 Yorkshire region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Law
2 3 (50.00%) Linux
2 3 (50.00%) Driving Licence
2 3 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 3 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 3 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Invoice Processing
3 2 (33.33%) PMO
3 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (33.33%) SharePoint
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (33.33%) Finance
4 1 (16.67%) CMDB
4 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
4 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
4 1 (16.67%) ITIL
4 1 (16.67%) Legal
4 1 (16.67%) ITSM
4 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow
4 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (16.67%) IT Asset Management

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in West Yorkshire 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 2 (33.33%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
General
1 6 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 3 (50.00%) Law
2 3 (50.00%) Public Sector
3 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 3 (50.00%) Driving Licence
2 1 (16.67%) CMDB
Operating Systems
1 3 (50.00%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Customer Service
2 2 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (33.33%) Invoice Processing
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (16.67%) Asset Management
3 1 (16.67%) IT Asset Management
3 1 (16.67%) ITIL
3 1 (16.67%) ITSM
3 1 (16.67%) Programme Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (50.00%) Accessibility
2 2 (33.33%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (16.67%) ServiceNow