Analyst Contracts in the South East

Analyst
England > South East

The median Analyst daily rate in the South East is £450 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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
9 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 13 9 7
Rank change year-on-year -4 -2 +2
Contract jobs requiring an Analyst 528 715 1,073
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 9.27% 12.64% 13.93%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.07% 13.37% 14.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 340 529 760
10th Percentile £190 £179 £160
25th Percentile £313 £280 £306
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £438 £425
Median % change year-on-year +2.86% +2.94% +3.03%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £500
90th Percentile £603 £600 £550
England median daily rate £475 £488 £470
% change year-on-year -2.56% +3.72% +10.59%
Number of hourly rates quoted 29 37 65
10th Percentile £14.57 £14.77 -
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.00 £10.77
Median hourly rate £19.38 £21.00 £15.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.74% +40.00% +7.14%
75th Percentile £22.52 £32.30 £19.52
90th Percentile £37.49 £67.60 £27.40
England median hourly rate £16.30 £19.00 £15.74
% change year-on-year -14.21% +20.71% -3.14%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South East

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 5,244 5,347 7,384
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.08% 94.55% 95.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,083 3,701 5,046
10th Percentile £234 £213 £210
25th Percentile £400 £385 £385
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £625 £600 £592
90th Percentile £688 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £533
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.19% +6.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 544 237 310
10th Percentile £12.88 £16.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £18.46 £22.50 £16.25
Median hourly rate £50.00 £50.00 £20.50
Median % change year-on-year - +143.90% -15.64%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.00 £45.84
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £61.58
England median hourly rate £39.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -12.22% +88.21% +13.59%

Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for Analyst in the South East

Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Analyst in the South East.

Daily rate trend for Analyst in the South East

Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Analyst in the South East

Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Analyst in the South East.

Hourly rate trend for Analyst in the South East

Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in the South East

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 9 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Analyst in the South East

Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 9 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
Thames Valley -2 304 £445 -1.11% 89
Berkshire -10 189 £475 -5.00% 45
Hampshire -8 111 £544 +19.68% 57
Buckinghamshire +4 90 £400 -1.84% 28
Surrey 0 61 £425 - 45
West Sussex -3 29 £450 +63.64% 9
Oxfordshire 0 25 £444 +30.51% 16
Kent -3 11 £450 +119.51% 29
Middlesex 0 3 £180 -72.31% 4
East Sussex -3 2 £650 +30.00% 18
Home Counties +2 1 - -
Isle of Wight - 1 - -
M4 Corridor - 1 £598 -
Analyst
England

Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 9 June 2024, 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 South East region featuring Analyst in the job title.

1 138 (26.14%) Social Skills
2 135 (25.57%) Finance
3 108 (20.45%) Analytical Skills
4 102 (19.32%) Security Cleared
5 97 (18.37%) Agile
6 96 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
7 79 (14.96%) Microsoft
8 64 (12.12%) SQL
9 63 (11.93%) Degree
10 59 (11.17%) Business Intelligence
11 58 (10.98%) Analytics
12 54 (10.23%) Power Platform
13 51 (9.66%) Power BI
14 50 (9.47%) Microsoft Excel
15 49 (9.28%) DV Cleared
15 49 (9.28%) SC Cleared
16 48 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
17 47 (8.90%) Tableau
18 45 (8.52%) Business Analysis
18 45 (8.52%) ITIL
19 43 (8.14%) Telecoms
20 42 (7.95%) Azure
21 41 (7.77%) Project Management
21 41 (7.77%) Customer Service
21 41 (7.77%) Decision-Making
22 40 (7.58%) Management Information System
23 39 (7.39%) SAP
24 37 (7.01%) Python
25 36 (6.82%) Windows
25 36 (6.82%) Cybersecurity

Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South East 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 19 (3.60%) Confluence
2 10 (1.89%) SAS
3 6 (1.14%) Adobe Experience Manager
4 3 (0.57%) Appian
4 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.57%) SharePoint
Applications
1 50 (9.47%) Microsoft Excel
2 17 (3.22%) Microsoft Office
3 11 (2.08%) MS Visio
4 10 (1.89%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (1.33%) SPSS
6 3 (0.57%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.57%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 14 (2.65%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 10 (1.89%) Oracle EBS
3 4 (0.76%) Infor SunSystems
4 3 (0.57%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.57%) NetSuite
4 3 (0.57%) Remedy ITSM
4 3 (0.57%) SAP Hybris
5 2 (0.38%) SAP MDG
6 1 (0.19%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.19%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.19%) Relativity
6 1 (0.19%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.19%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.19%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.19%) SAP S/4HANA
6 1 (0.19%) Veritas eDiscovery
Cloud Services
1 54 (10.23%) Power Platform
2 42 (7.95%) Azure
3 24 (4.55%) Snowflake
4 21 (3.98%) Azure DevOps
5 18 (3.41%) Microsoft 365
6 16 (3.03%) AWS
7 8 (1.52%) SaaS
8 7 (1.33%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (0.95%) PowerApps
10 4 (0.76%) Google Workspace
10 4 (0.76%) iPaaS
10 4 (0.76%) Power Automate
10 4 (0.76%) SAP Commerce Cloud
11 3 (0.57%) OneDrive
11 3 (0.57%) PaaS
11 3 (0.57%) WhatsApp
12 2 (0.38%) Azure Logic Apps
12 2 (0.38%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 2 (0.38%) Veeva
13 1 (0.19%) Azure Sentinel
Communications & Networking
1 20 (3.79%) Firewall
2 12 (2.27%) Network Security
3 6 (1.14%) Cisco ASA
3 6 (1.14%) Cisco ISE
4 5 (0.95%) Wireless
5 4 (0.76%) TCP/IP
5 4 (0.76%) VPN
6 3 (0.57%) LAN
6 3 (0.57%) Radio Access Network
6 3 (0.57%) SAN
6 3 (0.57%) WAN
7 2 (0.38%) DHCP
7 2 (0.38%) DNS
7 2 (0.38%) Internet
7 2 (0.38%) SNMP
7 2 (0.38%) Software-Defined Radio
8 1 (0.19%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.19%) VLAN
8 1 (0.19%) Wi-Fi
8 1 (0.19%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 51 (9.66%) Power BI
2 47 (8.90%) Tableau
3 11 (2.08%) Big Data
4 7 (1.33%) Qlik Sense
5 6 (1.14%) BusinessObjects
5 6 (1.14%) Data Warehouse
5 6 (1.14%) Power Query
5 6 (1.14%) PowerPivot
5 6 (1.14%) SQL Server
6 5 (0.95%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.76%) Data Mining
7 4 (0.76%) MS Access
7 4 (0.76%) Oracle Reports
7 4 (0.76%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.38%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.38%) GIS
8 2 (0.38%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 1 (0.19%) Amazon Redshift
9 1 (0.19%) BigQuery
9 1 (0.19%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 32 (6.06%) JIRA
2 19 (3.60%) TestRail
3 7 (1.33%) Selenium
4 6 (1.14%) Robot Framework
5 5 (0.95%) Visual Studio
6 3 (0.57%) MSI
6 3 (0.57%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.38%) Bitbucket
7 2 (0.38%) Cucumber
7 2 (0.38%) Eclipse
7 2 (0.38%) Git
7 2 (0.38%) GitLab
7 2 (0.38%) GoogleTest
7 2 (0.38%) Maven
7 2 (0.38%) Postman
8 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
8 1 (0.19%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.19%) Sonatype Nexus
8 1 (0.19%) TestNG
8 1 (0.19%) Travis CI
General
1 138 (26.14%) Social Skills
2 135 (25.57%) Finance
3 108 (20.45%) Analytical Skills
4 43 (8.14%) Telecoms
5 35 (6.63%) Legal
6 31 (5.87%) Retail
7 25 (4.73%) Public Sector
8 21 (3.98%) Manufacturing
9 20 (3.79%) Presentation Skills
10 18 (3.41%) Marketing
11 17 (3.22%) Organisational Skills
12 12 (2.27%) Automotive
13 10 (1.89%) Banking
14 9 (1.70%) Billing
15 8 (1.52%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (1.52%) Pharmaceutical
16 6 (1.14%) French Language
17 5 (0.95%) Corporate Banking
17 5 (0.95%) Local Government
18 4 (0.76%) Influencing Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.33%) D3.js
1 7 (1.33%) HTML
2 6 (1.14%) ADO
3 3 (0.57%) Gherkin
3 3 (0.57%) Oracle Fusion
3 3 (0.57%) XML
4 2 (0.38%) CSS
4 2 (0.38%) JSON
5 1 (0.19%) .NET
5 1 (0.19%) Elastic Stack
5 1 (0.19%) GraphQL
5 1 (0.19%) PySpark
5 1 (0.19%) React
5 1 (0.19%) SOAP
5 1 (0.19%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 40 (7.58%) Management Information System
2 22 (4.17%) Credit Risk
3 13 (2.46%) Product Ownership
4 11 (2.08%) Cyber Threat
5 9 (1.70%) Legacy Systems
6 8 (1.52%) CMDB
6 8 (1.52%) Cyber Defence
7 7 (1.33%) Security Posture
8 6 (1.14%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 6 (1.14%) Self-Motivation
9 5 (0.95%) Client/Server
9 5 (0.95%) Cloud Native
9 5 (0.95%) Mainframe
9 5 (0.95%) Mobile App
9 5 (0.95%) Operational Technology
10 4 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
10 4 (0.76%) Data Structures
10 4 (0.76%) e-Health
10 4 (0.76%) Linux Command Line
11 3 (0.57%) Data Protection Act
Operating Systems
1 36 (6.82%) Windows
2 27 (5.11%) Linux
3 13 (2.46%) Unix
4 7 (1.33%) Windows Server
5 6 (1.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
6 5 (0.95%) Debian
6 5 (0.95%) Ubuntu
7 4 (0.76%) Windows 10
7 4 (0.76%) Windows 7
8 3 (0.57%) Apple iOS
9 2 (0.38%) Windows Server 2012
10 1 (0.19%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 97 (18.37%) Agile
2 96 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
3 59 (11.17%) Business Intelligence
4 58 (10.98%) Analytics
5 48 (9.09%) Stakeholder Management
6 45 (8.52%) Business Analysis
6 45 (8.52%) ITIL
7 41 (7.77%) Customer Service
7 41 (7.77%) Decision-Making
7 41 (7.77%) Project Management
8 36 (6.82%) Cybersecurity
8 36 (6.82%) User Acceptance Testing
9 35 (6.63%) Requirements Gathering
9 35 (6.63%) Test Automation
10 34 (6.44%) Data Analysis
11 33 (6.25%) User Stories
12 32 (6.06%) Actionable Insight
12 32 (6.06%) Test Management
13 31 (5.87%) Roadmaps
13 31 (5.87%) Service Management
Programming Languages
1 64 (12.12%) SQL
2 37 (7.01%) Python
3 9 (1.70%) R
3 9 (1.70%) VBScript
4 8 (1.52%) Java
4 8 (1.52%) JavaScript
5 7 (1.33%) C
5 7 (1.33%) PowerShell
6 6 (1.14%) VBA
7 3 (0.57%) PL/SQL
8 2 (0.38%) Bash
8 2 (0.38%) VB
9 1 (0.19%) C++
9 1 (0.19%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 1 (0.19%) JCL
9 1 (0.19%) ProC
9 1 (0.19%) Shell Script
9 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 102 (19.32%) Security Cleared
2 63 (11.93%) Degree
3 49 (9.28%) DV Cleared
3 49 (9.28%) SC Cleared
4 19 (3.60%) ISTQB
4 19 (3.60%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
5 12 (2.27%) ACCA
5 12 (2.27%) CIMA
6 9 (1.70%) ICAEW
7 8 (1.52%) BPSS Clearance
8 7 (1.33%) Cisco Certification
8 7 (1.33%) CISM
8 7 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
9 6 (1.14%) CCNP
10 4 (0.76%) ISEB
11 3 (0.57%) CISSP
11 3 (0.57%) ITIL Certification
12 2 (0.38%) DBS Check
12 2 (0.38%) NVQ Level 3
12 2 (0.38%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 24 (4.55%) Data Quality
2 22 (4.17%) SLA
3 21 (3.98%) QA
4 18 (3.41%) PMO
5 10 (1.89%) IFRS
6 9 (1.70%) GAAP
7 8 (1.52%) GDPR
8 7 (1.33%) NIST
9 6 (1.14%) NIST 800
10 4 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 4 (0.76%) RMADS
11 3 (0.57%) ISO 9001
11 3 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 3 (0.57%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 2 (0.38%) Accessibility
12 2 (0.38%) ITGC
13 1 (0.19%) GxP
13 1 (0.19%) IFRS 9
System Software
1 17 (3.22%) Active Directory
2 14 (2.65%) VMware Infrastructure
3 5 (0.95%) Firmware
3 5 (0.95%) Hyper-V
4 3 (0.57%) vSphere
4 3 (0.57%) XenApp
4 3 (0.57%) XenDesktop
5 2 (0.38%) Virtual Machines
5 2 (0.38%) VMware ESXi
6 1 (0.19%) BitLocker
6 1 (0.19%) Docker
6 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 6 (1.14%) Nessus
2 4 (0.76%) IBM BigFix
2 4 (0.76%) SCCM
2 4 (0.76%) Tivoli
3 2 (0.38%) Microsoft Intune
3 2 (0.38%) QRadar
4 1 (0.19%) Ansible
4 1 (0.19%) Kibana
4 1 (0.19%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.19%) logstash
4 1 (0.19%) Nagios
4 1 (0.19%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 1 (0.19%) Terraform
4 1 (0.19%) ZABBIX
Vendors
1 79 (14.96%) Microsoft
2 39 (7.39%) SAP
3 34 (6.44%) Oracle
4 28 (5.30%) Alteryx
5 25 (4.73%) ServiceNow
6 19 (3.60%) Salesforce
7 17 (3.22%) VMware
8 8 (1.52%) Adobe
8 8 (1.52%) Remedy
9 7 (1.33%) Cisco
9 7 (1.33%) LogRhythm
9 7 (1.33%) Qualys
9 7 (1.33%) Splunk
9 7 (1.33%) Sun
10 6 (1.14%) Forcepoint
10 6 (1.14%) Google
10 6 (1.14%) IFS
10 6 (1.14%) Palo Alto
10 6 (1.14%) ScienceLogic
10 6 (1.14%) Varonis