Data Analysis Contracts

Data Analysis
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies with a requirement for Data Analysis skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Data Analysis over the 6 months to 5 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
5 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 91 109 114
Rank change year-on-year +18 +5 +12
Contract jobs citing Data Analysis 1,033 1,363 2,105
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 2.39% 2.31% 2.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.77% 2.57% 2.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 654 921 1,437
10th Percentile £313 £308 £349
25th Percentile £400 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £510
Median % change year-on-year - -1.96% +7.37%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £613
90th Percentile £718 £700 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £460 £475 £450
% change year-on-year -3.16% +5.56% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 60 56 97
10th Percentile £17.96 £19.86 £15.30
25th Percentile £23.22 £21.24 £21.04
Median hourly rate £29.00 £31.79 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -8.76% -9.19% +42.86%
75th Percentile £50.00 £65.00 £58.75
90th Percentile £60.00 £65.75 £60.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.00 £33.65 £35.00
% change year-on-year -25.71% -3.86% +59.09%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Data Analysis is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 37,268 53,074 80,383
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK 86.35% 89.85% 90.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 24,016 36,805 56,451
10th Percentile £300 £325 £340
25th Percentile £413 £438 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £530
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +3.77% +8.72%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% +8.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,439 1,749 1,911
10th Percentile £12.75 £11.00 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.00 £16.25 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.95 £35.80 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.42% +43.20% +2.04%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.00 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £35.00 £20.00
% change year-on-year +7.14% +75.00% -6.98%

Data Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Data Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Data Analysis in the UK

Data Analysis
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Data Analysis.

Daily rate trend for Data Analysis in the UK

Data Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Analysis over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Data Analysis in the UK

Data Analysis
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Data Analysis.

Hourly rate trend for Data Analysis in the UK

Data Analysis
Hourly Rate Histogram

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Data Analysis over the 6 months to 5 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Data Analysis in the UK

Data Analysis
Top 17 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Data Analysis within the UK over the 6 months to 5 May 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
England +14 916 £500 - 869
London +4 502 £500 -4.76% 367
UK excluding London +28 422 £460 -3.16% 519
Work from Home +40 376 £500 +5.26% 384
North of England +32 112 £475 -2.56% 136
South East -5 100 £500 -1.96% 102
Midlands +49 77 £410 +3.14% 111
North West +15 69 £475 +2.70% 76
West Midlands +47 57 £400 -13.56% 73
South West +26 46 £519 +9.21% 71
Scotland +14 45 £525 +10.53% 28
East of England +12 36 £488 +20.37% 66
Yorkshire +24 34 £475 -9.52% 45
East Midlands +12 19 £425 +25.00% 37
Wales +16 7 £412 -4.74% 16
North East +20 6 £431 -5.53% 17
Northern Ireland +5 4 £335 -36.79% 8

Data Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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 34 (3.29%) SharePoint
2 26 (2.52%) SAS
3 25 (2.42%) Confluence
4 24 (2.32%) Apache Spark
5 11 (1.06%) MTS
6 10 (0.97%) Apache
7 9 (0.87%) IIS
8 8 (0.77%) ArcGIS
9 5 (0.48%) Jupyter
10 3 (0.29%) Adobe Experience Manager
10 3 (0.29%) Appian
11 2 (0.19%) Apache Airflow
11 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
12 1 (0.097%) CMS
12 1 (0.097%) Jadu
12 1 (0.097%) Moodle
12 1 (0.097%) WebLogic
12 1 (0.097%) WebSphere
Applications
1 158 (15.30%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (5.52%) Microsoft Office
3 41 (3.97%) MS Visio
4 38 (3.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 11 (1.06%) Spreadsheet
6 9 (0.87%) SPSS
7 8 (0.77%) Microsoft Project
8 7 (0.68%) Simulink
9 3 (0.29%) Adobe XD
9 3 (0.29%) InVision
9 3 (0.29%) Sketch
9 3 (0.29%) Zeplin
10 2 (0.19%) Mingle
11 1 (0.097%) Chatbot
11 1 (0.097%) Gliffy
11 1 (0.097%) PlantUML
11 1 (0.097%) UserZoom
Business Applications
1 21 (2.03%) SAP S/4HANA
2 19 (1.84%) Endur
3 11 (1.06%) Aligne
3 11 (1.06%) EuroRunner
4 8 (0.77%) Aladdin
5 7 (0.68%) Oracle ERP
6 5 (0.48%) Dynamics CRM
6 5 (0.48%) Primavera
6 5 (0.48%) SimCorp Dimension
7 4 (0.39%) Oracle EBS
7 4 (0.39%) SAP CO
7 4 (0.39%) SAP FI
7 4 (0.39%) SAP FI/CO
8 3 (0.29%) Salesforce CRM
8 3 (0.29%) SAP PP
8 3 (0.29%) Shopify
9 2 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
9 2 (0.19%) Maximo
9 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
9 2 (0.19%) SAP SD
Cloud Services
1 229 (22.17%) Power Platform
2 123 (11.91%) Azure
3 68 (6.58%) AWS
4 35 (3.39%) Power Automate
5 32 (3.10%) Snowflake
6 26 (2.52%) PowerApps
7 20 (1.94%) Azure Data Factory
7 20 (1.94%) Collibra
7 20 (1.94%) GCP
8 18 (1.74%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (1.55%) Microsoft 365
9 16 (1.55%) OCI
10 14 (1.36%) Cloud Computing
11 11 (1.06%) Serverless
12 10 (0.97%) WhatsApp
13 9 (0.87%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 9 (0.87%) Dynamics 365
14 7 (0.68%) Figma
15 6 (0.58%) Azure Service Bus
15 6 (0.58%) Google Sheets
Communications & Networking
1 16 (1.55%) Internet
2 11 (1.06%) Intrusion Detection
3 10 (0.97%) Network Security
4 7 (0.68%) 5G
5 5 (0.48%) 2G
5 5 (0.48%) 3G
5 5 (0.48%) 4G
5 5 (0.48%) Radio Access Network
5 5 (0.48%) SNA
6 4 (0.39%) Wireless
7 2 (0.19%) AMQP
7 2 (0.19%) DMZ
7 2 (0.19%) Firewall
7 2 (0.19%) HTTP
7 2 (0.19%) Modbus
7 2 (0.19%) MQTT
8 1 (0.097%) Cisco IPT
8 1 (0.097%) DHCP
8 1 (0.097%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.097%) VLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 222 (21.49%) Power BI
2 91 (8.81%) Tableau
3 86 (8.33%) Data Warehouse
4 80 (7.74%) SQL Server
5 64 (6.20%) Big Data
6 40 (3.87%) Data Lake
7 39 (3.78%) Metadata
8 31 (3.00%) Data Mining
9 27 (2.61%) Oracle Database
10 24 (2.32%) Hadoop
11 15 (1.45%) GIS
11 15 (1.45%) Power Query
12 14 (1.36%) BusinessObjects
12 14 (1.36%) Oracle Reports
12 14 (1.36%) Qlik Sense
13 13 (1.26%) SQL Server Integration Services
14 12 (1.16%) PostgreSQL
15 11 (1.06%) Azure SQL Database
16 10 (0.97%) NoSQL
16 10 (0.97%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 72 (6.97%) JIRA
2 12 (1.16%) Git
3 9 (0.87%) Eclipse
4 7 (0.68%) ERwin
4 7 (0.68%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
4 7 (0.68%) Visual Studio
5 6 (0.58%) Cucumber
6 5 (0.48%) Maven
6 5 (0.48%) Selenium
7 4 (0.39%) Jenkins
7 4 (0.39%) JMeter
7 4 (0.39%) LSMW
7 4 (0.39%) Rational DOORS
7 4 (0.39%) SoapUI
8 3 (0.29%) Axure RP
8 3 (0.29%) SpecFlow
8 3 (0.29%) Team Foundation Server
9 2 (0.19%) ER Studio
9 2 (0.19%) FitNesse
9 2 (0.19%) RStudio
General
1 349 (33.79%) Social Skills
2 290 (28.07%) Finance
3 272 (26.33%) Analytical Skills
4 118 (11.42%) Public Sector
5 74 (7.16%) Banking
6 47 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
7 43 (4.16%) Marketing
8 34 (3.29%) Manufacturing
9 31 (3.00%) Retail
10 29 (2.81%) Influencing Skills
11 27 (2.61%) Telecoms
12 25 (2.42%) Back Office
12 25 (2.42%) Legal
13 22 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
14 21 (2.03%) Pharmaceutical
15 19 (1.84%) Front Office
15 19 (1.84%) Investment Banking
16 15 (1.45%) Military
17 12 (1.16%) Publishing
18 11 (1.06%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 383 (37.08%) Analyst
2 187 (18.10%) Data Analyst
3 148 (14.33%) Business Analyst
4 98 (9.49%) Senior
5 73 (7.07%) Developer
6 64 (6.20%) Data Scientist
7 56 (5.42%) Data Engineer
8 55 (5.32%) Architect
9 53 (5.13%) Senior Analyst
10 47 (4.55%) Consultant
11 40 (3.87%) Lead
12 38 (3.68%) Data Architect
13 27 (2.61%) Senior Data Analyst
14 25 (2.42%) Data Business Analyst
15 21 (2.03%) C# Developer
16 20 (1.94%) Business Intelligence Analyst
16 20 (1.94%) Business Intelligence Developer
17 19 (1.84%) Power BI Developer
18 18 (1.74%) Project Manager
19 17 (1.65%) Technical Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 34 (3.29%) .NET
2 19 (1.84%) .NET Framework
3 18 (1.74%) Pandas
4 15 (1.45%) XML
5 12 (1.16%) Apache NiFi
5 12 (1.16%) PySpark
5 12 (1.16%) Web Services
6 11 (1.06%) JSON
7 10 (0.97%) WinForms
8 9 (0.87%) Kafka
8 9 (0.87%) Matplotlib
8 9 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
8 9 (0.87%) WPF
9 8 (0.77%) SailPoint
9 8 (0.77%) scikit-learn
9 8 (0.77%) WCF
10 7 (0.68%) NumPy
10 7 (0.68%) REST
11 5 (0.48%) AngularJS
11 5 (0.48%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 64 (6.20%) Management Information System
2 46 (4.45%) Algorithms
3 33 (3.19%) Product Ownership
4 29 (2.81%) Data Structures
5 27 (2.61%) Analytical Mindset
6 25 (2.42%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (1.45%) Data Protection Act
8 14 (1.36%) NHS
8 14 (1.36%) Renewable Energy
9 13 (1.26%) Distributed Applications
10 12 (1.16%) Cyber Defence
10 12 (1.16%) Derivative
10 12 (1.16%) Market Risk
11 11 (1.06%) Equities
11 11 (1.06%) Onboarding
12 9 (0.87%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 9 (0.87%) Genomics
12 9 (0.87%) Legacy Systems
13 8 (0.77%) Hedge funds
13 8 (0.77%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 34 (3.29%) Windows
2 25 (2.42%) Linux
3 22 (2.13%) Unix
4 8 (0.77%) Android
4 8 (0.77%) Apple iOS
5 6 (0.58%) Windows Server
6 5 (0.48%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2012
7 2 (0.19%) Windows Server 2016
8 1 (0.097%) Windows 7
8 1 (0.097%) Windows Server 2008
8 1 (0.097%) Windows Vista
8 1 (0.097%) zOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 264 (25.56%) Business Intelligence
2 227 (21.97%) Problem-Solving
3 219 (21.20%) Data Modelling
4 208 (20.14%) Visualisation
5 201 (19.46%) Analytics
6 198 (19.17%) Agile
7 152 (14.71%) Decision-Making
8 122 (11.81%) Data Science
9 119 (11.52%) Project Management
10 118 (11.42%) Data Visualisation
11 111 (10.75%) Migration
12 109 (10.55%) Data Management
13 106 (10.26%) Stakeholder Management
14 96 (9.29%) Data Governance
15 92 (8.91%) ETL
16 83 (8.03%) Actionable Insight
17 76 (7.36%) Business Analysis
18 74 (7.16%) Computer Science
19 67 (6.49%) Machine Learning
20 66 (6.39%) Data Migration
Programming Languages
1 334 (32.33%) SQL
2 219 (21.20%) Python
3 58 (5.61%) R
4 47 (4.55%) C#
5 44 (4.26%) T-SQL
6 35 (3.39%) VBA
7 33 (3.19%) PL/SQL
8 26 (2.52%) Java
9 21 (2.03%) PowerShell
9 21 (2.03%) VB
10 20 (1.94%) C++
11 18 (1.74%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 18 (1.74%) VB.NET
12 14 (1.36%) MATLAB
13 13 (1.26%) Scala
14 11 (1.06%) JavaScript
15 7 (0.68%) C
16 5 (0.48%) Bash
16 5 (0.48%) Perl
17 2 (0.19%) Kusto Query Language
Qualifications
1 152 (14.71%) Degree
2 127 (12.29%) Security Cleared
3 90 (8.71%) SC Cleared
4 35 (3.39%) DV Cleared
5 30 (2.90%) Master's Degree
6 25 (2.42%) Computer Science Degree
7 17 (1.65%) PMI Certification
8 15 (1.45%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
8 15 (1.45%) PMP
9 13 (1.26%) BPSS Clearance
10 8 (0.77%) CBAP
10 8 (0.77%) CIMA
10 8 (0.77%) PhD
11 7 (0.68%) Numerate Degree
12 6 (0.58%) Postgraduate
13 5 (0.48%) ACCA
13 5 (0.48%) ISEB
13 5 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 4 (0.39%) CISSP
14 4 (0.39%) HNC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (11.42%) Data Quality
2 87 (8.42%) QA
3 43 (4.16%) PMO
4 25 (2.42%) GDPR
5 21 (2.03%) SLA
6 17 (1.65%) Actionable Recommendations
7 11 (1.06%) Accessibility
8 9 (0.87%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 8 (0.77%) IFRS
9 8 (0.77%) NIST
10 7 (0.68%) PCI DSS
11 5 (0.48%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 5 (0.48%) Disclosure Scotland
11 5 (0.48%) GRC
11 5 (0.48%) WCAG
12 3 (0.29%) EMIR
12 3 (0.29%) IFRS 17
12 3 (0.29%) Solvency II
13 2 (0.19%) Basel III
13 2 (0.19%) HIPAA
System Software
1 8 (0.77%) Docker
2 4 (0.39%) Active Directory
3 3 (0.29%) HDFS
4 2 (0.19%) Oracle RAC
5 1 (0.097%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (0.58%) Kubernetes
2 4 (0.39%) HP ALM
3 3 (0.29%) Data Guard
3 3 (0.29%) MOM
3 3 (0.29%) Terraform
4 2 (0.19%) Enterprise Manager Cloud Control
4 2 (0.19%) Grafana
4 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
4 2 (0.19%) Oracle Enterprise Manager
4 2 (0.19%) Oracle RMAN
4 2 (0.19%) SCCM
5 1 (0.097%) Active Directory Federation Services
5 1 (0.097%) Hadoop YARN
5 1 (0.097%) Single Sign-On
5 1 (0.097%) SysTrack
Vendors
1 122 (11.81%) Microsoft
2 89 (8.62%) Oracle
3 69 (6.68%) SAP
4 34 (3.29%) Salesforce
5 32 (3.10%) ServiceNow
6 27 (2.61%) Databricks
7 21 (2.03%) Citrix
7 21 (2.03%) Google
8 15 (1.45%) Alteryx
8 15 (1.45%) Dell
9 13 (1.26%) Red Hat
10 10 (0.97%) Atlassian
10 10 (0.97%) Splunk
11 9 (0.87%) Cadence
12 8 (0.77%) Adobe
12 8 (0.77%) Dataiku
13 7 (0.68%) IBM
13 7 (0.68%) Informatica
13 7 (0.68%) Remedy
13 7 (0.68%) Trillium