IT Analyst Contracts in the South East

IT Analyst
England > South East

The median IT Analyst daily rate in the South East is £425 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 162 159 159
Rank change year-on-year -3 0 +12
Contract jobs requiring an IT Analyst 39 53 97
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South East 0.69% 0.94% 1.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.75% 0.99% 1.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 40 60
10th Percentile £164 £135 £130
25th Percentile £201 £144 £162
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £173 £195
Median % change year-on-year +146.38% -11.54% +0.65%
75th Percentile £500 £265 £407
90th Percentile £538 £447 £526
England median daily rate £430 £350 £350
% change year-on-year +22.86% - -6.67%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 4 4
10th Percentile £16.45 £13.05 £12.00
25th Percentile £18.06 £13.11 £15.38
Median hourly rate £21.50 £19.08 £18.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.71% +5.97% +33.33%
75th Percentile £22.25 £28.70 £20.00
90th Percentile - £30.86 £22.25
England median hourly rate £22.50 £22.57 £16.50
% change year-on-year -0.29% +36.76% +6.45%

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 5,201 5,337 7,358
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.17% 94.61% 95.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,081 3,698 5,052
10th Percentile £234 £218 £206
25th Percentile £400 £388 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £625 £603 £589
90th Percentile £688 £700 £675
England median daily rate £525 £550 £530
% change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +6.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 523 237 309
10th Percentile £12.88 £16.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £18.32 £22.16 £16.11
Median hourly rate £48.00 £50.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +150.00% -20.00%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.00 £46.12
90th Percentile £80.00 £75.00 £61.50
England median hourly rate £37.75 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -16.11% +88.21% +11.21%

IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Analyst in the South East

IT Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the South East

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

Daily rate trend for IT Analyst in the South East

IT Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

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

Daily rate histogram for IT Analyst in the South East

IT Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

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

Hourly rate trend for IT Analyst in the South East

IT 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 IT Analyst within the South East 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
Thames Valley +16 14 £435 +45.08% 7
Surrey +7 14 £488 +182.61% 3
Berkshire -3 11 £398 +13.64% 3
Hampshire +5 6 £225 +7.14% 13
Buckinghamshire +33 3 £449 +15.06% 3
West Sussex +2 2 - -
Middlesex - 2 £180 -
Kent +2 1 - - 2
IT Analyst
England

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

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 South East region featuring IT Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (23.08%) Social Skills
2 8 (20.51%) Customer Service
2 8 (20.51%) ITIL
3 7 (17.95%) Windows
3 7 (17.95%) Agile
4 6 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
4 6 (15.38%) Project Management
4 6 (15.38%) Service Management
4 6 (15.38%) ITSM
4 6 (15.38%) SC Cleared
4 6 (15.38%) Security Cleared
5 5 (12.82%) Time Management
5 5 (12.82%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (12.82%) Microsoft
6 4 (10.26%) Data Security
6 4 (10.26%) Business Analysis
6 4 (10.26%) Incident Management
6 4 (10.26%) Degree
6 4 (10.26%) Waterfall
6 4 (10.26%) Microsoft 365
6 4 (10.26%) Business Case
6 4 (10.26%) Product Analysis
6 4 (10.26%) Product Backlog
7 3 (7.69%) Public Sector
7 3 (7.69%) Project Delivery
7 3 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (7.69%) Product Ownership
7 3 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (7.69%) SaaS
7 3 (7.69%) Apple iOS

IT 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:

Applications
1 6 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.56%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.56%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 4 (10.26%) Microsoft 365
2 3 (7.69%) SaaS
3 2 (5.13%) Google Workspace
3 2 (5.13%) Power Platform
4 1 (2.56%) PaaS
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.13%) LAN
1 2 (5.13%) WAN
1 2 (5.13%) Wireless
2 1 (2.56%) DHCP
2 1 (2.56%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.13%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (2.56%) JIRA
1 1 (2.56%) MSI
General
1 9 (23.08%) Social Skills
2 3 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (7.69%) Finance
2 3 (7.69%) Manufacturing
2 3 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
2 3 (7.69%) Public Sector
3 2 (5.13%) Banking
3 2 (5.13%) Billing
3 2 (5.13%) French Language
3 2 (5.13%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (2.56%) Automotive
4 1 (2.56%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 3 (7.69%) Management Information System
1 3 (7.69%) Product Ownership
2 2 (5.13%) CMDB
2 2 (5.13%) Cyberattack
2 2 (5.13%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (5.13%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.56%) SCADA
3 1 (2.56%) Smart Meter
Operating Systems
1 7 (17.95%) Windows
2 3 (7.69%) Apple iOS
2 3 (7.69%) Windows 10
3 2 (5.13%) Windows Server
3 2 (5.13%) Windows Server 2012
4 1 (2.56%) Windows 7
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (20.51%) Customer Service
1 8 (20.51%) ITIL
2 7 (17.95%) Agile
3 6 (15.38%) ITSM
3 6 (15.38%) Project Management
3 6 (15.38%) Service Management
4 5 (12.82%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (12.82%) Time Management
5 4 (10.26%) Business Analysis
5 4 (10.26%) Business Case
5 4 (10.26%) Data Security
5 4 (10.26%) Incident Management
5 4 (10.26%) Product Analysis
5 4 (10.26%) Product Backlog
5 4 (10.26%) Waterfall
6 3 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (7.69%) CRM
6 3 (7.69%) Data Analysis
6 3 (7.69%) Penetration Testing
6 3 (7.69%) Service Delivery
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.56%) PowerShell
Qualifications
1 6 (15.38%) SC Cleared
1 6 (15.38%) Security Cleared
2 4 (10.26%) Degree
3 2 (5.13%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (5.13%) DBS Check
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.13%) GDPR
2 1 (2.56%) SLA
System Software
1 2 (5.13%) Active Directory
1 2 (5.13%) Firmware
2 1 (2.56%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (2.56%) XenApp
2 1 (2.56%) XenDesktop
Systems Management
1 1 (2.56%) SCCM
Vendors
1 5 (12.82%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.13%) Google
3 1 (2.56%) Apple
3 1 (2.56%) Citrix
3 1 (2.56%) FireEye
3 1 (2.56%) Tanium