Analytical Skills Contracts in the Midlands

Analytical Skills
England > Midlands

The table below looks at the prevalence of the term Analytical Skills in contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands. Included is a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that have cited Analytical Skills over the 6 months to 2 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period over the previous 2 years.

6 months to
2 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 12 14 26
Rank change year-on-year +2 +12 +14
Contract jobs citing Analytical Skills 243 311 301
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the Midlands 8.70% 9.51% 5.97%
As % of the General category 16.05% 17.38% 10.84%
Number of daily rates quoted 173 202 206
10th Percentile £309 £226 £188
25th Percentile £413 £369 £316
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £475 £450
Median % change year-on-year +7.89% +5.56% +10.29%
75th Percentile £650 £550 £540
90th Percentile £813 £650 £650
England median daily rate £525 £535 £525
% change year-on-year -1.87% +1.90% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 5 3
10th Percentile £11.83 £19.63 £13.00
25th Percentile £12.75 £20.49 £13.38
Median hourly rate £14.00 £23.50 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.43% +46.88% -28.89%
75th Percentile £16.46 £25.88 £19.75
90th Percentile £26.98 £40.35 £20.80
England median hourly rate £19.00 £43.43 £35.00
% change year-on-year -56.25% +24.09% +70.73%

All General Skills
Midlands

Analytical Skills is in the General Skills category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies advertised in the Midlands with a requirement for common skills.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for common skills 1,514 1,789 2,776
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Midlands 54.23% 54.71% 55.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,040 1,278 2,069
10th Percentile £206 £225 £225
25th Percentile £350 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +17.28%
75th Percentile £600 £600 £565
90th Percentile £725 £700 £663
England median daily rate £535 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -2.73% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 175 73 96
10th Percentile £11.75 £11.84 £10.68
25th Percentile £13.90 £13.31 £13.84
Median hourly rate £17.50 £22.26 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -21.38% +20.32% +25.42%
75th Percentile £35.00 £46.25 £27.50
90th Percentile £52.56 £51.50 £35.00
England median hourly rate £30.50 £31.92 £21.50
% change year-on-year -4.45% +48.47% +2.14%

Analytical Skills
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

Job postings citing Analytical Skills as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the Midlands.

Job vacancy trend for Analytical Skills in the Midlands

Analytical Skills
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Analytical Skills in the Midlands.

Daily rate trend for Analytical Skills in the Midlands

Analytical Skills
Daily Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Analytical Skills in the Midlands over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Analytical Skills in the Midlands

Analytical Skills
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Analytical Skills in the Midlands.

Hourly rate trend for Analytical Skills in the Midlands

Analytical Skills
Hourly Rate Histogram in the Midlands

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Analytical Skills in the Midlands over the 6 months to 2 June 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Analytical Skills in the Midlands

Analytical Skills
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Analytical Skills within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 2 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
West Midlands +1 184 £525 +9.38% 292
East Midlands -1 54 £450 -2.70% 200
Analytical Skills
England

Analytical Skills
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the Midlands 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 7 (2.88%) SharePoint
2 5 (2.06%) Microsoft Exchange
2 5 (2.06%) Oracle Self-Service HR
2 5 (2.06%) Oracle Workflow
3 4 (1.65%) CMS
4 3 (1.23%) Confluence
5 2 (0.82%) Apache
5 2 (0.82%) Apache Spark
5 2 (0.82%) Drupal
5 2 (0.82%) Umbraco
Applications
1 26 (10.70%) Microsoft Excel
2 12 (4.94%) Microsoft Office
3 6 (2.47%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 4 (1.65%) Spreadsheet
5 1 (0.41%) AutoCAD
5 1 (0.41%) Autodesk Inventor
5 1 (0.41%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 9 (3.70%) SAP S/4HANA
2 5 (2.06%) Oracle EBS
2 5 (2.06%) Oracle HRMS
2 5 (2.06%) SAP CO
2 5 (2.06%) SAP FI
2 5 (2.06%) SAP FI/CO
3 4 (1.65%) NetSuite
4 3 (1.23%) SAP MII
5 2 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
5 2 (0.82%) SAP SD
6 1 (0.41%) Odoo
6 1 (0.41%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 42 (17.28%) Power Platform
2 24 (9.88%) Azure
3 13 (5.35%) Microsoft 365
4 10 (4.12%) Dynamics 365
5 6 (2.47%) OCI
6 5 (2.06%) OneDrive
6 5 (2.06%) Oracle Service Cloud
7 4 (1.65%) AWS
7 4 (1.65%) Azure Sentinel
7 4 (1.65%) PowerApps
7 4 (1.65%) SuccessFactors
8 3 (1.23%) Azure Cosmos DB
8 3 (1.23%) Azure Data Factory
8 3 (1.23%) Azure Monitor
8 3 (1.23%) dbt
8 3 (1.23%) Power Automate
8 3 (1.23%) SaaS
9 2 (0.82%) Entra ID
9 2 (0.82%) PaaS
10 1 (0.41%) Yammer
Communications & Networking
1 27 (11.11%) Network Security
2 20 (8.23%) Intrusion Detection
3 13 (5.35%) VPN
4 9 (3.70%) Firewall
5 4 (1.65%) Wi-Fi
5 4 (1.65%) Wireless
6 3 (1.23%) VoIP
7 2 (0.82%) DHCP
7 2 (0.82%) DNS
7 2 (0.82%) Internet
7 2 (0.82%) TCP/IP
8 1 (0.41%) Bluetooth
8 1 (0.41%) Intranet
8 1 (0.41%) LTE
8 1 (0.41%) Remote Desktop
8 1 (0.41%) tcpdump
8 1 (0.41%) Unified Communications
8 1 (0.41%) Wireshark
Database & Business Intelligence
1 37 (15.23%) Power BI
2 20 (8.23%) Big Data
3 10 (4.12%) Data Mining
4 9 (3.70%) Data Warehouse
5 8 (3.29%) Tableau
6 6 (2.47%) Hadoop
6 6 (2.47%) Oracle Reports
7 5 (2.06%) SQL Server
8 4 (1.65%) Impala
8 4 (1.65%) Power Query
9 3 (1.23%) Azure SQL Database
9 3 (1.23%) BusinessObjects
9 3 (1.23%) Data Lake
9 3 (1.23%) SAP BW
10 2 (0.82%) Elasticsearch
10 2 (0.82%) GIS
10 2 (0.82%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.82%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.82%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.82%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 9 (3.70%) JIRA
2 4 (1.65%) Git
3 1 (0.41%) Ant
3 1 (0.41%) Appium
3 1 (0.41%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.41%) Gradle
3 1 (0.41%) IDA Disassembler
3 1 (0.41%) Jenkins
3 1 (0.41%) JUnit
3 1 (0.41%) Maven
3 1 (0.41%) NUnit
3 1 (0.41%) UI Automator
3 1 (0.41%) Visual Studio
3 1 (0.41%) XCUITest
General
1 122 (50.21%) Social Skills
2 50 (20.58%) Finance
3 26 (10.70%) Public Sector
4 15 (6.17%) Organisational Skills
5 10 (4.12%) Banking
5 10 (4.12%) Manufacturing
6 8 (3.29%) Telecoms
7 7 (2.88%) Marketing
7 7 (2.88%) Presentation Skills
8 5 (2.06%) Documentation Skills
8 5 (2.06%) German Language
9 4 (1.65%) Electronics
9 4 (1.65%) Publishing
10 3 (1.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 3 (1.23%) Law
10 3 (1.23%) Legal
10 3 (1.23%) Retail
11 2 (0.82%) Automotive
11 2 (0.82%) Influencing Skills
11 2 (0.82%) Local Government
Job Titles
1 55 (22.63%) Analyst
2 30 (12.35%) Architect
3 17 (7.00%) Senior
4 16 (6.58%) Consultant
5 14 (5.76%) Data Architect
5 14 (5.76%) Project Manager
6 12 (4.94%) Developer
6 12 (4.94%) Lead
7 11 (4.53%) Senior Analyst
8 10 (4.12%) Data Analyst
9 9 (3.70%) Business Analyst
9 9 (3.70%) Enterprise Architect
10 8 (3.29%) Data Engineer
11 7 (2.88%) Administrator
11 7 (2.88%) Cybersecurity Engineer
11 7 (2.88%) Security Engineer
12 6 (2.47%) 2nd Line Support
12 6 (2.47%) AML Project Manager
12 6 (2.47%) SAP Consultant
12 6 (2.47%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (7.41%) Apache NiFi
2 6 (2.47%) Middleware
3 3 (1.23%) .NET
3 3 (1.23%) ADO
3 3 (1.23%) Flask
3 3 (1.23%) JSON
3 3 (1.23%) OAuth
3 3 (1.23%) OAuth2
3 3 (1.23%) OpenID
3 3 (1.23%) Pandas
3 3 (1.23%) REST
3 3 (1.23%) SAML
3 3 (1.23%) SAP Business Workflow
3 3 (1.23%) SAP Fiori
4 2 (0.82%) Elastic Stack
4 2 (0.82%) HTML
4 2 (0.82%) Regular Expression
4 2 (0.82%) Web Services
5 1 (0.41%) CSS
5 1 (0.41%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 35 (14.40%) Management Information System
2 27 (11.11%) Cyber Defence
3 23 (9.47%) Analytical Mindset
4 22 (9.05%) Distributed Applications
4 22 (9.05%) Self-Motivation
5 9 (3.70%) Data Structures
5 9 (3.70%) Virtual Team
6 7 (2.88%) Legacy Systems
6 7 (2.88%) Onboarding
6 7 (2.88%) Product Ownership
7 6 (2.47%) Data Centre
7 6 (2.47%) Operational Technology
8 5 (2.06%) Cyber Kill Chain
8 5 (2.06%) SCADA
8 5 (2.06%) Security Operations Centre
8 5 (2.06%) Social Media
8 5 (2.06%) Taxonomies
9 4 (1.65%) CMDB
9 4 (1.65%) Cyber Threat
9 4 (1.65%) Industry 4.0
Operating Systems
1 34 (13.99%) Windows
2 22 (9.05%) Unix
3 21 (8.64%) Linux
4 18 (7.41%) Android
4 18 (7.41%) Apple iOS
5 9 (3.70%) Windows 7
6 5 (2.06%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.82%) Mac OS
8 1 (0.41%) AIX
8 1 (0.41%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 123 (50.62%) Problem-Solving
2 45 (18.52%) Analytics
3 43 (17.70%) Business Intelligence
4 39 (16.05%) Project Management
5 38 (15.64%) Agile
6 36 (14.81%) Cybersecurity
7 31 (12.76%) Computer Science
7 31 (12.76%) Continuous Improvement
8 30 (12.35%) Actionable Insight
8 30 (12.35%) Data Analysis
8 30 (12.35%) Information Security
8 30 (12.35%) SIEM
9 29 (11.93%) Roadmaps
10 27 (11.11%) Analytical Thinking
10 27 (11.11%) Data Management
11 24 (9.88%) ITIL
12 22 (9.05%) Decision-Making
12 22 (9.05%) Security Architecture
12 22 (9.05%) Security Operations
13 21 (8.64%) Customer Service
Programming Languages
1 31 (12.76%) SQL
2 14 (5.76%) Python
3 5 (2.06%) Java
4 4 (1.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 4 (1.65%) R
5 3 (1.23%) ABAP
5 3 (1.23%) BeanShell
5 3 (1.23%) C#
6 2 (0.82%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.82%) Kusto Query Language
6 2 (0.82%) T-SQL
7 1 (0.41%) Apex Code
7 1 (0.41%) C
7 1 (0.41%) C++
7 1 (0.41%) Kotlin
7 1 (0.41%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.41%) Scala
7 1 (0.41%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.41%) Swift
7 1 (0.41%) X++
Qualifications
1 48 (19.75%) Degree
2 42 (17.28%) Security Cleared
3 25 (10.29%) DV Cleared
4 18 (7.41%) Computer Science Degree
5 16 (6.58%) SC Cleared
6 6 (2.47%) CISSP
6 6 (2.47%) Microsoft Certification
7 5 (2.06%) CCNP
7 5 (2.06%) Cisco Certification
8 4 (1.65%) APMG
8 4 (1.65%) CCIE
8 4 (1.65%) CompTIA Security+
8 4 (1.65%) ITIL Certification
8 4 (1.65%) Master's Degree
9 3 (1.23%) CBAP
9 3 (1.23%) PMI Certification
9 3 (1.23%) PMP
9 3 (1.23%) SAP Certification
9 3 (1.23%) Six Sigma Green Belt
9 3 (1.23%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 20 (8.23%) Actionable Recommendations
2 16 (6.58%) SLA
3 11 (4.53%) Data Quality
4 8 (3.29%) QA
5 5 (2.06%) GDPR
6 4 (1.65%) NIST
7 3 (1.23%) GRC
7 3 (1.23%) ITGC
8 2 (0.82%) PMO
9 1 (0.41%) Accessibility
System Software
1 9 (3.70%) Active Directory
2 3 (1.23%) OpenAM
2 3 (1.23%) OpenIDM
3 2 (0.82%) Hyper-V
3 2 (0.82%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.41%) Snort
4 1 (0.41%) Virtual Desktop
4 1 (0.41%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 3 (1.23%) Kibana
1 3 (1.23%) SCCM
2 2 (0.82%) logstash
3 1 (0.41%) Ansible
3 1 (0.41%) Nessus
3 1 (0.41%) PowerBroker
3 1 (0.41%) Progress Chef
3 1 (0.41%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.41%) WSUS
Vendors
1 62 (25.51%) Microsoft
2 24 (9.88%) SAP
3 15 (6.17%) Red Hat
4 12 (4.94%) Oracle
5 9 (3.70%) ServiceNow
6 6 (2.47%) Salesforce
7 5 (2.06%) Autodesk
7 5 (2.06%) BMC
8 4 (1.65%) Computacenter
9 3 (1.23%) Anaplan
9 3 (1.23%) ForgeRock
9 3 (1.23%) VMware
10 2 (0.82%) Citrix
10 2 (0.82%) Google
10 2 (0.82%) Informatica
10 2 (0.82%) LogRhythm
10 2 (0.82%) Palo Alto
10 2 (0.82%) Splunk
10 2 (0.82%) TippingPoint
10 2 (0.82%) Trend Micro