Sales Analyst Contract Job Trends

Sales Analyst
UK

The median Sales Analyst daily rate in the UK is £370, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 November 2025.

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

6 months to
28 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 583 559 606
Rank change year-on-year -24 +47 +192
Contract jobs requiring a Sales Analyst 11 7 10
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.030% 0.019% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.033% 0.021% 0.023%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 6 9
10th Percentile £224 £183 £175
25th Percentile £259 £210 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £370 £243 £325
Median % change year-on-year +52.58% -25.38% -29.73%
75th Percentile £523 £490 £450
90th Percentile £579 £570 £538
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £384 £525
% change year-on-year +27.04% -26.90% +13.51%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £39.60 - £21.00
Median hourly rate £40.73 - £22.00
75th Percentile £41.87 - £23.00
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - £22.00

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title 32,848 33,983 42,699
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.99% 92.83% 93.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 20,819 20,547 28,844
10th Percentile £281 £300 £290
25th Percentile £401 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £648
90th Percentile £725 £738 £740
UK excluding London median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.65% -1.40% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,914 1,249 1,524
10th Percentile £14.25 £15.22 £15.16
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.75 £19.11
Median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +48.33%
75th Percentile £56.49 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £71.00 £74.00 £77.50
UK excluding London median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.75
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.79% +79.00%

Sales Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Sales Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Sales Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Sales Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Sales Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Sales Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Sales Analyst over the 6 months to 28 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Sales Analyst in the UK

Sales Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Sales Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Sales Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Sales Analyst
Top 8 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Sales Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 28 November 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
England -18 11 £370 +52.58% 3
London +13 7 £365 +50.52%
UK excluding London -35 4 £488 +27.04% 3
South East +1 2 £321 +47.70%
Work from Home - 2 £575 - 4
East of England -18 1 £550 -
North West - 1 - - 2
North of England - 1 - - 2

Sales Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 28 November 2025, Sales 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 featuring Sales Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (63.64%) Decision-Making
2 5 (45.45%) Business Intelligence
2 5 (45.45%) SQL
3 4 (36.36%) Actionable Insight
3 4 (36.36%) Microsoft Excel
3 4 (36.36%) Salesforce
4 3 (27.27%) Adobe
4 3 (27.27%) Alteryx
4 3 (27.27%) CRM
4 3 (27.27%) Data Analysis
4 3 (27.27%) Eloqua
4 3 (27.27%) Project Management
4 3 (27.27%) SaaS
4 3 (27.27%) Tableau
4 3 (27.27%) Workflow
5 2 (18.18%) Agile
5 2 (18.18%) Coaching
5 2 (18.18%) Data Visualisation
5 2 (18.18%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (18.18%) Power BI
5 2 (18.18%) Power Platform
5 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (18.18%) SAP
5 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (18.18%) Strategic Thinking
5 2 (18.18%) Visualisation
6 1 (9.09%) Actionable Recommendations
6 1 (9.09%) AI
6 1 (9.09%) Analytics
6 1 (9.09%) B2B

Sales Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (9.09%) SharePoint
Applications
1 4 (36.36%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (27.27%) Eloqua
2 2 (18.18%) Dynamics CRM
3 1 (9.09%) Salesforce CRM
3 1 (9.09%) SAP LE
3 1 (9.09%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 3 (27.27%) SaaS
2 2 (18.18%) Power Platform
3 1 (9.09%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (27.27%) Tableau
2 2 (18.18%) Power BI
3 1 (9.09%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
General
1 6 (54.55%) Marketing
2 5 (45.45%) Social Skills
3 4 (36.36%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Banking
4 1 (9.09%) Finance
4 1 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Investment Banking
4 1 (9.09%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (9.09%) SAP PI
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (9.09%) Digital Media
1 1 (9.09%) Life Science
1 1 (9.09%) Management Information System
1 1 (9.09%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (63.64%) Decision-Making
2 5 (45.45%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (36.36%) Actionable Insight
4 3 (27.27%) CRM
4 3 (27.27%) Data Analysis
4 3 (27.27%) Project Management
4 3 (27.27%) Workflow
5 2 (18.18%) Agile
5 2 (18.18%) Coaching
5 2 (18.18%) Data Visualisation
5 2 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (18.18%) Stakeholder Management
5 2 (18.18%) Strategic Thinking
5 2 (18.18%) Visualisation
6 1 (9.09%) Budgeting
6 1 (9.09%) Business Strategy
6 1 (9.09%) Customer Experience
6 1 (9.09%) Production Planning
6 1 (9.09%) Storytelling
6 1 (9.09%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 5 (45.45%) SQL
2 1 (9.09%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (9.09%) QA
Vendors
1 4 (36.36%) Salesforce
2 3 (27.27%) Adobe
2 3 (27.27%) Alteryx
3 2 (18.18%) SAP
4 1 (9.09%) Microsoft