IT Analyst Contracts in England

IT Analyst
UK > England

The median IT Analyst daily rate in England is £430 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 323 293 305
Rank change year-on-year -30 +12 +44
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 231 395 632
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.63% 0.83% 0.90%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.67% 0.88% 0.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 154 261 430
10th Percentile £164 £143 £136
25th Percentile £200 £180 £173
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 £350 £350
Median % change year-on-year +22.86% - -6.67%
75th Percentile £556 £488 £512
90th Percentile £668 £581 £650
UK median daily rate £413 £300 £350
% change year-on-year +37.50% -14.29% -4.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 26 34 55
10th Percentile £12.23 £13.05 £11.69
25th Percentile £18.29 £14.10 £14.06
Median hourly rate £22.50 £22.57 £16.50
Median % change year-on-year -0.29% +36.76% +6.45%
75th Percentile £40.00 £27.44 £19.25
90th Percentile - £32.44 £22.89
UK median hourly rate £22.50 £22.63 £16.50
% change year-on-year -0.57% +37.15% +7.32%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 34,226 44,888 67,264
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.56% 95.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,546 31,942 48,134
10th Percentile £285 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +6.00%
75th Percentile £638 £663 £650
90th Percentile £750 £763 £750
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,576 1,314 1,782
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.28 £12.51
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.75
Median hourly rate £37.75 £45.00 £23.91
Median % change year-on-year -16.11% +88.21% +11.21%
75th Percentile £62.00 £65.57 £49.25
90th Percentile £74.00 £77.50 £65.00
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £24.50
% change year-on-year -16.67% +83.67% +12.28%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Analyst in England

IT Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst in England.

Daily rate trend for IT Analyst in England

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Analyst in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for IT Analyst in England

IT Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Analyst in England.

Hourly rate trend for IT Analyst in England

IT Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing IT Analyst in England over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for IT Analyst in England

IT Analyst
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 1 June 2024. 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
London +34 121 £538 +19.44% 25
South East -3 39 £425 +146.38% 27
North of England -12 26 £256 +7.68% 39
South West +3 23 £175 -7.89% 23
Midlands +6 19 £200 -44.44% 24
West Midlands +3 17 £200 -52.94% 16
North West +1 16 £325 +8.33% 21
Yorkshire +9 10 £230 +15.00% 16
East of England -19 4 £180 -5.76% 6
East Midlands +6 2 £135 +8.00% 8
IT Analyst
UK

IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, 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 England region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 83 (35.93%) Social Skills
2 78 (33.77%) Windows
3 58 (25.11%) Active Directory
4 50 (21.65%) Microsoft
4 50 (21.65%) Microsoft 365
5 47 (20.35%) Finance
6 44 (19.05%) ITIL
7 42 (18.18%) Windows 10
8 39 (16.88%) Analytical Skills
9 36 (15.58%) ITSM
9 36 (15.58%) Banking
10 35 (15.15%) Customer Service
11 32 (13.85%) Problem-Solving
11 32 (13.85%) Service Management
12 29 (12.55%) Degree
13 28 (12.12%) Stakeholder Management
14 27 (11.69%) Change Management
15 26 (11.26%) Agile
15 26 (11.26%) Asset Management
16 24 (10.39%) Business Analysis
16 24 (10.39%) PowerShell
16 24 (10.39%) DevOps
17 23 (9.96%) Microsoft Office
17 23 (9.96%) Project Management
18 21 (9.09%) Azure
19 18 (7.79%) Security Cleared
20 17 (7.36%) DHCP
20 17 (7.36%) DNS
21 16 (6.93%) Microsoft Exchange
21 16 (6.93%) Microsoft Excel

IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 16 (6.93%) Microsoft Exchange
2 7 (3.03%) SharePoint
3 4 (1.73%) Skype for Business
4 1 (0.43%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.43%) Confluence
Applications
1 23 (9.96%) Microsoft Office
2 16 (6.93%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (1.73%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (1.30%) MS Visio
5 2 (0.87%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 2 (0.87%) Aligne
2 1 (0.43%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (0.43%) Loan IQ
Cloud Services
1 50 (21.65%) Microsoft 365
2 21 (9.09%) Azure
3 11 (4.76%) SaaS
4 8 (3.46%) PaaS
5 7 (3.03%) AWS
6 4 (1.73%) Dynamics 365
6 4 (1.73%) Entra ID
6 4 (1.73%) Power Platform
7 3 (1.30%) Google Workspace
7 3 (1.30%) OneDrive
7 3 (1.30%) WhatsApp
8 2 (0.87%) Slack
9 1 (0.43%) Asana
9 1 (0.43%) Azure DevOps
9 1 (0.43%) Collibra
9 1 (0.43%) IaaS
9 1 (0.43%) Miro
9 1 (0.43%) Power Automate
9 1 (0.43%) Zapier
Communications & Networking
1 17 (7.36%) DHCP
1 17 (7.36%) DNS
2 11 (4.76%) LAN
2 11 (4.76%) WAN
3 9 (3.90%) MPLS
3 9 (3.90%) Wi-Fi
4 8 (3.46%) SAN
5 5 (2.16%) Wireless
6 4 (1.73%) Skype
6 4 (1.73%) TCP/IP
7 2 (0.87%) Firewall
7 2 (0.87%) Intranet
7 2 (0.87%) VPN
8 1 (0.43%) Cisco IOS
8 1 (0.43%) Internet
8 1 (0.43%) Intrusion Detection
8 1 (0.43%) IP Telephony
8 1 (0.43%) Unified Communications
Database & Business Intelligence
1 9 (3.90%) SQL Server
2 4 (1.73%) Power BI
2 4 (1.73%) Relational Database
3 1 (0.43%) Data Hub
3 1 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (0.43%) Elasticsearch
3 1 (0.43%) GIS
3 1 (0.43%) Metadata
Development Applications
1 5 (2.16%) JIRA
2 1 (0.43%) Artifactory
2 1 (0.43%) Jenkins
2 1 (0.43%) MSI
2 1 (0.43%) Subversion
General
1 83 (35.93%) Social Skills
2 47 (20.35%) Finance
3 39 (16.88%) Analytical Skills
4 36 (15.58%) Banking
5 14 (6.06%) Manufacturing
6 9 (3.90%) Aerospace
6 9 (3.90%) Presentation Skills
7 8 (3.46%) Public Sector
8 7 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
9 6 (2.60%) Law
10 5 (2.16%) Billing
10 5 (2.16%) Investment Banking
10 5 (2.16%) Local Government
11 4 (1.73%) Advertising
11 4 (1.73%) Marketing
11 4 (1.73%) Organisational Skills
11 4 (1.73%) Retail
12 3 (1.30%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 2 (0.87%) Legal
13 2 (0.87%) Pharmaceutical
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (1.73%) Middleware
2 1 (0.43%) .NET
2 1 (0.43%) ADO
2 1 (0.43%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 9 (3.90%) Management Information System
2 8 (3.46%) Client/Server
2 8 (3.46%) Clustering
2 8 (3.46%) CMDB
2 8 (3.46%) Data Centre
3 7 (3.03%) iPhone
4 6 (2.60%) Product Ownership
5 5 (2.16%) Cyberattack
5 5 (2.16%) Data Protection Act
6 4 (1.73%) IoT
7 3 (1.30%) Derivative
7 3 (1.30%) Driving Licence
7 3 (1.30%) iPad
7 3 (1.30%) Onboarding
7 3 (1.30%) Video Conferencing
8 2 (0.87%) Data Structures
8 2 (0.87%) Legacy Systems
8 2 (0.87%) Operational Technology
8 2 (0.87%) Reinsurance
8 2 (0.87%) Renewable Energy
Operating Systems
1 78 (33.77%) Windows
2 42 (18.18%) Windows 10
3 14 (6.06%) Windows Server
4 11 (4.76%) Apple iOS
5 9 (3.90%) Unix
6 4 (1.73%) Windows Server 2016
7 3 (1.30%) Android
7 3 (1.30%) Mac OS
7 3 (1.30%) Windows Server 2019
8 2 (0.87%) Windows 7
8 2 (0.87%) Windows Server 2012
9 1 (0.43%) Linux
9 1 (0.43%) Mac OS X
Processes & Methodologies
1 44 (19.05%) ITIL
2 36 (15.58%) ITSM
3 35 (15.15%) Customer Service
4 32 (13.85%) Problem-Solving
4 32 (13.85%) Service Management
5 28 (12.12%) Stakeholder Management
6 27 (11.69%) Change Management
7 26 (11.26%) Agile
7 26 (11.26%) Asset Management
8 24 (10.39%) Business Analysis
8 24 (10.39%) DevOps
9 23 (9.96%) Project Management
10 16 (6.93%) Cybersecurity
10 16 (6.93%) Data Protection
11 14 (6.06%) Decision-Making
11 14 (6.06%) Migration
12 13 (5.63%) Business Case
12 13 (5.63%) Data Analysis
12 13 (5.63%) Requirements Management
13 12 (5.19%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 24 (10.39%) PowerShell
2 13 (5.63%) Python
3 5 (2.16%) SQL
4 1 (0.43%) Bash
4 1 (0.43%) C#
4 1 (0.43%) C++
4 1 (0.43%) Google Apps Script
4 1 (0.43%) Java
Qualifications
1 29 (12.55%) Degree
2 18 (7.79%) Security Cleared
3 12 (5.19%) SC Cleared
4 8 (3.46%) CISM
4 8 (3.46%) CISSP
5 7 (3.03%) CISA
6 5 (2.16%) CRISC
7 4 (1.73%) BPSS Clearance
7 4 (1.73%) Computer Science Degree
8 3 (1.30%) CCNA
8 3 (1.30%) Cisco Certification
8 3 (1.30%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.87%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.87%) Master's Degree
9 2 (0.87%) Network+ Certification
10 1 (0.43%) CCNP
10 1 (0.43%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
10 1 (0.43%) MBA
10 1 (0.43%) Microsoft Certification
10 1 (0.43%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (3.03%) SLA
2 6 (2.60%) QA
3 3 (1.30%) Disclosure Scotland
3 3 (1.30%) PMO
4 2 (0.87%) GDPR
4 2 (0.87%) NIST
5 1 (0.43%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (0.43%) Data Quality
5 1 (0.43%) GAAP
5 1 (0.43%) NIST 800
5 1 (0.43%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 58 (25.11%) Active Directory
2 10 (4.33%) VMware Infrastructure
3 9 (3.90%) Virtual Servers
4 8 (3.46%) VMware Workstation
5 2 (0.87%) Firmware
5 2 (0.87%) Virtual Desktop
6 1 (0.43%) Hyper-V
6 1 (0.43%) VMware Server
6 1 (0.43%) XenApp
6 1 (0.43%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 15 (6.49%) SCCM
2 10 (4.33%) Nagios
3 9 (3.90%) Microsoft Intune
4 8 (3.46%) Microsoft Clustering
4 8 (3.46%) NetBackup
5 5 (2.16%) Jamf Pro
6 2 (0.87%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.43%) Ansible
7 1 (0.43%) BladeLogic
7 1 (0.43%) CASB
7 1 (0.43%) ITRS Geneos
7 1 (0.43%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 50 (21.65%) Microsoft
2 16 (6.93%) Citrix
3 15 (6.49%) ServiceNow
4 10 (4.33%) Apple
4 10 (4.33%) VMware
5 8 (3.46%) Hitachi
5 8 (3.46%) NetApp
6 7 (3.03%) SAP
7 4 (1.73%) Google
7 4 (1.73%) SmartStream
8 3 (1.30%) CrowdStrike
9 2 (0.87%) Dell
9 2 (0.87%) Granicus
9 2 (0.87%) SolarWinds
10 1 (0.43%) Avaya
10 1 (0.43%) Cadence
10 1 (0.43%) Cisco
10 1 (0.43%) Oracle
10 1 (0.43%) Progress
10 1 (0.43%) Salesforce