Senior Analyst Contracts

Senior Analyst
UK

The median Senior Analyst daily rate in the UK is £500 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 198 250 304
Rank change year-on-year +52 +54 +57
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Analyst 505 585 798
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 1.17% 1.04% 0.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.26% 1.10% 0.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 349 436 580
10th Percentile £362 £325 £363
25th Percentile £425 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +1.01%
75th Percentile £600 £631 £585
90th Percentile £663 £725 £675
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £500 £500
% change year-on-year - - +14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 14 6 4
10th Percentile £13.50 £22.63 £27.58
25th Percentile £17.00 £28.75 £30.33
Median hourly rate £23.50 £52.75 £31.85
Median % change year-on-year -55.45% +65.62% +37.23%
75th Percentile £30.56 £63.75 £45.70
90th Percentile £50.00 £64.38 £70.63
UK excluding London median hourly rate £23.25 £23.25 £31.85
% change year-on-year - -27.00% +37.23%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 39,969 53,015 83,520
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.83% 94.58% 95.35%
Number of daily rates quoted 25,870 37,031 58,844
10th Percentile £280 £313 £315
25th Percentile £409 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £638
90th Percentile £750 £750 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £488 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -2.50% +5.26% +10.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,841 1,476 1,963
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.06 £15.90
Median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £24.50
Median % change year-on-year -16.67% +83.67% +12.28%
75th Percentile £61.60 £65.75 £49.33
90th Percentile £73.75 £76.13 £65.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.00 £42.50 £20.00
% change year-on-year -5.88% +112.50% +5.26%

Senior Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Senior Analyst in the UK

Senior Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Senior Analyst in the UK

Senior Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

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

Daily rate histogram for Senior Analyst in the UK

Senior Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Senior Analyst in the UK

Senior Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram

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

Hourly rate histogram for Senior Analyst in the UK

Senior Analyst
Top 16 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Analyst within the UK 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
England +43 448 £520 -3.35% 253
London +34 270 £525 -4.55% 148
UK excluding London +55 204 £500 - 120
Work from Home +59 170 £513 +7.89% 123
North of England +26 50 £500 - 37
South East +19 44 £500 -4.76% 25
North West +36 43 £500 - 27
Midlands +36 36 £450 -14.29% 11
East of England +14 34 £525 -14.29% 11
Scotland +36 32 £490 +14.35% 11
West Midlands +24 27 £475 -11.63% 8
South West 0 9 £600 +7.87% 12
East Midlands +12 7 £325 -23.53% 3
Yorkshire +7 5 £520 +1.46% 8
Wales +19 4 £339 -15.25% 10
North East +10 1 - - 2

Senior Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Senior 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 featuring Senior Analyst in the job title.

1 151 (29.90%) Social Skills
2 136 (26.93%) Agile
3 128 (25.35%) Finance
4 96 (19.01%) SQL
5 80 (15.84%) Analytical Skills
6 79 (15.64%) Public Sector
7 74 (14.65%) Microsoft
8 70 (13.86%) Stakeholder Management
9 69 (13.66%) Business Intelligence
10 67 (13.27%) Python
10 67 (13.27%) Power Platform
11 63 (12.48%) Azure
12 61 (12.08%) Business Analysis
13 60 (11.88%) Power BI
14 54 (10.69%) Problem-Solving
14 54 (10.69%) Degree
15 52 (10.30%) Security Cleared
15 52 (10.30%) Analytics
16 51 (10.10%) Project Management
17 50 (9.90%) Data Analysis
18 46 (9.11%) Test Automation
18 46 (9.11%) DevOps
19 45 (8.91%) User Stories
20 43 (8.51%) Scrum
21 42 (8.32%) SAP
21 42 (8.32%) Visualisation
22 41 (8.12%) SC Cleared
23 37 (7.33%) Windows
23 37 (7.33%) Microsoft Excel
23 37 (7.33%) Acceptance Criteria

Senior Analyst Skill Set
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 13 (2.57%) CMS
2 12 (2.38%) Confluence
3 10 (1.98%) SAS
4 8 (1.58%) SharePoint
5 5 (0.99%) Apache Spark
6 4 (0.79%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.59%) Skype for Business
8 1 (0.20%) Apache
8 1 (0.20%) IBM Notes
8 1 (0.20%) Microsoft Exchange
Applications
1 37 (7.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 18 (3.56%) Microsoft Office
3 13 (2.57%) Spreadsheet
4 11 (2.18%) MS Visio
5 9 (1.78%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 3 (0.59%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.59%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 12 (2.38%) SAP S/4HANA
2 10 (1.98%) NEC Housing
3 4 (0.79%) OPENHousing
3 4 (0.79%) SAP CO
3 4 (0.79%) SAP FI
3 4 (0.79%) SAP FI/CO
4 2 (0.40%) Dynamics CRM
4 2 (0.40%) Remedy ITSM
5 1 (0.20%) Aligne
5 1 (0.20%) Endur
5 1 (0.20%) IntelliMatch
5 1 (0.20%) Markit EDM
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.20%) Oracle Financials
5 1 (0.20%) Shopify
5 1 (0.20%) Sprinklr
5 1 (0.20%) SystmOne
5 1 (0.20%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 67 (13.27%) Power Platform
2 63 (12.48%) Azure
3 31 (6.14%) Azure DevOps
4 14 (2.77%) AWS
4 14 (2.77%) Power Automate
4 14 (2.77%) Snowflake
5 13 (2.57%) Microsoft 365
5 13 (2.57%) PowerApps
6 11 (2.18%) Entra ID
6 11 (2.18%) SaaS
7 6 (1.19%) Collibra
7 6 (1.19%) Miro
8 5 (0.99%) Azure Sentinel
9 4 (0.79%) GCP
9 4 (0.79%) Google Analytics
10 3 (0.59%) Amazon S3
10 3 (0.59%) Amazon SQS
10 3 (0.59%) AWS Lambda
10 3 (0.59%) Google Tag Manager
10 3 (0.59%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 10 (1.98%) Firewall
2 5 (0.99%) Network Security
3 4 (0.79%) Wi-Fi
4 3 (0.59%) Internet
4 3 (0.59%) Intranet
4 3 (0.59%) LAN
4 3 (0.59%) Skype
4 3 (0.59%) WAN
5 2 (0.40%) Cisco IOS
5 2 (0.40%) Intrusion Detection
5 2 (0.40%) SD-WAN
5 2 (0.40%) VoIP
6 1 (0.20%) DNS
6 1 (0.20%) FIX Connectivity
6 1 (0.20%) FTP
6 1 (0.20%) HTTP
6 1 (0.20%) SMTP
6 1 (0.20%) SSL
6 1 (0.20%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 60 (11.88%) Power BI
2 24 (4.75%) SQL Server
3 23 (4.55%) Tableau
4 11 (2.18%) Qlik Sense
5 10 (1.98%) Data Mining
5 10 (1.98%) Oracle Database
6 8 (1.58%) Data Lake
6 8 (1.58%) Data Warehouse
7 7 (1.39%) Big Data
8 6 (1.19%) Ataccama
8 6 (1.19%) NoSQL
8 6 (1.19%) SAP HANA
8 6 (1.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 5 (0.99%) GIS
9 5 (0.99%) Hadoop
10 4 (0.79%) Looker
10 4 (0.79%) Relational Database
11 3 (0.59%) Presto
11 3 (0.59%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 3 (0.59%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 34 (6.73%) JIRA
2 25 (4.95%) Selenium
3 20 (3.96%) Postman
4 18 (3.56%) WebDriver
5 16 (3.17%) Visual Studio
6 13 (2.57%) SpecFlow
7 6 (1.19%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
8 5 (0.99%) Subversion
9 4 (0.79%) Appium
9 4 (0.79%) Cucumber
9 4 (0.79%) Git
9 4 (0.79%) Jenkins
9 4 (0.79%) LoadRunner
9 4 (0.79%) Rational Performance Tester
10 2 (0.40%) Artifactory
10 2 (0.40%) Cypress.io
10 2 (0.40%) JMeter
10 2 (0.40%) Maven
10 2 (0.40%) TeamCity
11 1 (0.20%) HP UFT
General
1 151 (29.90%) Social Skills
2 128 (25.35%) Finance
3 80 (15.84%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (15.64%) Public Sector
5 35 (6.93%) Back Office
5 35 (6.93%) Banking
6 25 (4.95%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 24 (4.75%) Telecoms
8 20 (3.96%) Local Government
9 18 (3.56%) Pharmaceutical
10 15 (2.97%) Front Office
11 13 (2.57%) Presentation Skills
11 13 (2.57%) Retail
12 12 (2.38%) Marketing
13 11 (2.18%) Organisational Skills
14 9 (1.78%) Manufacturing
15 8 (1.58%) Billing
15 8 (1.58%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (1.58%) Legal
16 4 (0.79%) Investment Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (4.55%) .NET
2 13 (2.57%) XML
3 11 (2.18%) .NET Framework
3 11 (2.18%) AngularJS
4 5 (0.99%) ADO
4 5 (0.99%) Middleware
4 5 (0.99%) SAP PI
5 3 (0.59%) D3.js
5 3 (0.59%) IDoc
5 3 (0.59%) PySpark
6 2 (0.40%) Gherkin
6 2 (0.40%) Web Services
7 1 (0.20%) .NET Core
7 1 (0.20%) FIX Protocol
7 1 (0.20%) HTML
7 1 (0.20%) LDAP
7 1 (0.20%) Oracle Fusion
7 1 (0.20%) Playwright
7 1 (0.20%) REST
7 1 (0.20%) VML
Miscellaneous
1 30 (5.94%) Product Ownership
2 17 (3.37%) Mobile App
3 16 (3.17%) Management Information System
4 13 (2.57%) Derivative
4 13 (2.57%) Security Operations Centre
5 12 (2.38%) Onboarding
6 11 (2.18%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 10 (1.98%) Cyberattack
8 9 (1.78%) Hedge funds
9 8 (1.58%) CMDB
9 8 (1.58%) Data Structures
9 8 (1.58%) Distributed Denial-of-Service
9 8 (1.58%) Reinsurance
9 8 (1.58%) Self-Motivation
10 7 (1.39%) Data Centre
11 6 (1.19%) NHS
12 5 (0.99%) Data Protection Act
12 5 (0.99%) Video Conferencing
13 4 (0.79%) Cyber Threat
13 4 (0.79%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 37 (7.33%) Windows
2 17 (3.37%) Linux
3 14 (2.77%) Android
4 12 (2.38%) Windows Server
5 4 (0.79%) Apple iOS
5 4 (0.79%) Windows 10
6 2 (0.40%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.20%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 136 (26.93%) Agile
2 70 (13.86%) Stakeholder Management
3 69 (13.66%) Business Intelligence
4 61 (12.08%) Business Analysis
5 54 (10.69%) Problem-Solving
6 52 (10.30%) Analytics
7 51 (10.10%) Project Management
8 50 (9.90%) Data Analysis
9 46 (9.11%) DevOps
9 46 (9.11%) Test Automation
10 45 (8.91%) User Stories
11 43 (8.51%) Scrum
12 42 (8.32%) Visualisation
13 37 (7.33%) Acceptance Criteria
13 37 (7.33%) Requirements Gathering
14 36 (7.13%) Use Case
15 34 (6.73%) Data Modelling
16 33 (6.53%) Mentoring
17 32 (6.34%) ITIL
17 32 (6.34%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 96 (19.01%) SQL
2 67 (13.27%) Python
3 33 (6.53%) C#
4 25 (4.95%) PowerShell
5 15 (2.97%) Java
6 11 (2.18%) Kotlin
7 7 (1.39%) VBA
7 7 (1.39%) VBScript
8 5 (0.99%) C
8 5 (0.99%) JavaScript
8 5 (0.99%) R
9 4 (0.79%) C++
10 3 (0.59%) MATLAB
11 2 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
11 2 (0.40%) Kusto Query Language
11 2 (0.40%) Shell Script
11 2 (0.40%) T-SQL
11 2 (0.40%) VB
12 1 (0.20%) Bicep
12 1 (0.20%) Google Apps Script
Qualifications
1 54 (10.69%) Degree
2 52 (10.30%) Security Cleared
3 41 (8.12%) SC Cleared
4 10 (1.98%) DV Cleared
5 9 (1.78%) Master's Degree
6 8 (1.58%) BPSS Clearance
6 8 (1.58%) CISSP
6 8 (1.58%) ISEB
7 5 (0.99%) CBAP
7 5 (0.99%) CCNA
7 5 (0.99%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (0.79%) BICSI RCDD
8 4 (0.79%) CISM
8 4 (0.79%) IIBA
8 4 (0.79%) MBA
9 3 (0.59%) CFA
9 3 (0.59%) ISTQB
9 3 (0.59%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
9 3 (0.59%) ITIL Certification
9 3 (0.59%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 30 (5.94%) PMO
2 29 (5.74%) QA
3 28 (5.54%) Data Quality
4 12 (2.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 9 (1.78%) GDPR
6 7 (1.39%) PCI DSS
7 6 (1.19%) SLA
8 5 (0.99%) HMG Security Policy Framework
9 4 (0.79%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.79%) Disclosure Scotland
9 4 (0.79%) ISO 20022
10 3 (0.59%) Accessibility
10 3 (0.59%) GRC
11 2 (0.40%) P3O
12 1 (0.20%) EMIR
12 1 (0.20%) IFRS
12 1 (0.20%) IFRS 9
12 1 (0.20%) ISAE 3402
12 1 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27002 (supersedes ISO/IEC 17799)
12 1 (0.20%) SEPA
System Software
1 19 (3.76%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.59%) Docker
Systems Management
1 3 (0.59%) Jamf Pro
1 3 (0.59%) Podman
1 3 (0.59%) Terraform
2 2 (0.40%) Ansible
2 2 (0.40%) BladeLogic
2 2 (0.40%) ITRS Geneos
2 2 (0.40%) Microsoft Intune
2 2 (0.40%) Nessus
3 1 (0.20%) CASB
3 1 (0.20%) Control-M
3 1 (0.20%) FortiGate
3 1 (0.20%) HP Quality Center
3 1 (0.20%) McAfee ePO
3 1 (0.20%) Nagios
3 1 (0.20%) Nmap
3 1 (0.20%) QRadar
Vendors
1 74 (14.65%) Microsoft
2 42 (8.32%) SAP
3 19 (3.76%) ServiceNow
4 17 (3.37%) Splunk
5 16 (3.17%) Oracle
6 11 (2.18%) Ariba
7 10 (1.98%) LogRhythm
7 10 (1.98%) NEC
7 10 (1.98%) Northgate
8 9 (1.78%) Darktrace
8 9 (1.78%) FireEye
9 8 (1.58%) Alteryx
9 8 (1.58%) Atlassian
9 8 (1.58%) Citrix
9 8 (1.58%) Dataiku
10 7 (1.39%) Apple
10 7 (1.39%) IBM
11 6 (1.19%) Google
11 6 (1.19%) Trillium
12 5 (0.99%) Cisco