logistics and freight
23on-time in full
Sector pageMarket
Analytics delivery in United Kingdom
81 cities covered, each with three published local analyses. Licensing priced in pound sterling, data residency in UK South (London) and UK West (Cardiff), and compliance under UK GDPR and the Data Protection Act 2018 supervised by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
United KingdomGBPThree to eight weeks from first conversation…
- Analytics engineer salary band: roughly £45,000 to £75,000 outside London, and £60,000 to £95,000 in London
- External consultant day rate: roughly £750 to £1,400 per day, and more through a large systems integrator
- Working languages: English
Residency
Data residency
Azure UK South and UK West give genuine in-country data residency, and Power BI tenants can be provisioned in the United Kingdom region. Note that some workloads, certain preview features and a handful of AI services, still process outside the region, so residency claims should be checked per service rather than assumed tenant-wide.
Compliance
Compliance context in United Kingdom
- UK GDPR data-minimisation and storage-limitation duties apply directly to analytics copies of personal data, which is where most estates quietly fail.
- Consumer Duty outcome monitoring has made customer-level analytics a supervisory expectation for regulated firms, not an optional capability.
- SECR energy and carbon reporting requires auditable activity data, which usually means the same lineage discipline as financial reporting.
- The Procurement Act 2023 regime governs public-sector buying routes, including analytics work bought through frameworks.
Delivery
Delivery
- Most UK engagements run remote-first with on-site workshops for definition sessions and go-live.
- IR35 and off-payroll rules make a fixed-scope statement of work cleaner than a day-rate contractor arrangement for many clients.
- Public-sector buyers typically route analytics work through established frameworks rather than open tenders.
How organisations buy here
Purchasing in United Kingdom
Relatively fast and relationship-led, with procurement entering late unless the value is high. Day rates and fixed prices are both normal, and buyers expect them early rather than after three meetings.
Private sector
Introduction or inbound enquiry, a technical call, then a written proposal with a fixed price or a day rate. Above roughly £50,000 a procurement team joins and the supplier is checked for insurance, financial standing and security posture. Many larger organisations buy only from a preferred-supplier list, so getting onto that list is a separate exercise from winning the work.
Public sector
Public bodies buy through Crown Commercial Service frameworks, most often G-Cloud on the Digital Marketplace for cloud and analytics services, or through Digital Outcomes-style routes for delivery teams. Above-threshold requirements are advertised on Find a Tender, and the Procurement Act 2023 regime governs the process. Direct award is possible under a framework and is far quicker than an open competition.
Who has to say yes
- Budget holder, usually a finance director, CIO or head of data
- IT and information security review, increasingly including a supplier questionnaire
- Procurement, for value above the delegated authority threshold
- Legal, for the master agreement rather than the statement of work
Documents expected
- Certificate of incorporation and latest filed accounts
- Professional indemnity, public liability and employer's liability insurance certificates
- Cyber Essentials or Cyber Essentials Plus, effectively mandatory for public-sector work
- Data processing agreement under UK GDPR Article 28
- Completed security questionnaire, often a standard set the client reuses
- Two or three client references in a comparable sector
Contract norms
- A master services agreement with a statement of work per engagement is the default shape
- Payment terms are typically 30 days, occasionally 60 with larger corporates
- Limitation of liability is routinely negotiated and is usually the slowest clause
- Where day-rate individuals are involved, the client must make an off-payroll (IR35) status determination, a fixed-scope statement of work avoids the question entirely
Contract language
English.
What ends the conversation
- No professional indemnity insurance at the level the client's policy requires
- No Cyber Essentials certification when bidding for public-sector work
- An unclear off-payroll position on a day-rate engagement
- Refusing to provide references in a comparable sector
Sector mix
Sector mix in United Kingdom
Counted from the cities we cover, which is a reasonable proxy for where the analytics demand sits.
industrial machinery and engineering
21project margin at completion
Sector pageinsurance and reinsurance
21combined ratio
Sector pagesoftware and technology
20annual recurring revenue
Sector pagepublic sector
19statutory timescale compliance
Sector pageprofessional and legal services
15utilisation
Sector pagehigher education and research
12continuation and completion rates
Sector pageautomotive and mobility
8OEE by line
Sector pageCities
All 81 United Kingdom locations.
Each page covers the local industries, the metrics that break, licensing in local currency and the compliance position, plus three long-form analyses.
LondonGreater London
retail and commercial banking · asset and wealth management · professional and legal services
BirminghamWest Midlands
professional and legal services · automotive and mobility · industrial machinery and engineering
ManchesterGreater Manchester
professional and legal services · software and technology · retail and commercial banking
LeedsWest Yorkshire
retail and commercial banking · insurance and reinsurance · professional and legal services
GlasgowScotland
retail and commercial banking · insurance and reinsurance · industrial machinery and engineering
SheffieldSouth Yorkshire
metals and materials · precision engineering and instruments · industrial machinery and engineering
LiverpoolMerseyside
ports, terminals and maritime · logistics and freight · pharmaceuticals and biotech
BristolSouth West England
aerospace · software and technology · retail and commercial banking
CardiffWales
public sector · insurance and reinsurance · media, advertising and creative
Newcastle upon TyneTyne and Wear
software and technology · public sector · shared services and business process outsourcing
EdinburghScotland
asset and wealth management · retail and commercial banking · insurance and reinsurance
LeicesterLeicestershire
logistics and freight · textiles, fashion and luxury goods · food and drink manufacturing
SouthamptonHampshire
ports, terminals and maritime · logistics and freight · healthcare provision
NottinghamNottinghamshire
retail · insurance and reinsurance · healthcare provision
BelfastNorthern Ireland
software and technology · shared services and business process outsourcing · professional and legal services
DurhamCounty Durham
higher education and research · public sector · software and technology
BournemouthDorset
insurance and reinsurance · software and technology · tourism, hospitality and events
MiddlesbroughNorth Yorkshire
chemicals and process industry · metals and materials · renewables
WakefieldWest Yorkshire
logistics and freight · food and drink manufacturing · public sector
CoventryWest Midlands
automotive and mobility · industrial machinery and engineering · higher education and research
SunderlandTyne and Wear
automotive and mobility · software and technology · shared services and business process outsourcing
PrestonLancashire
aerospace · defence and security · public sector
ReadingBerkshire
software and technology · telecommunications · professional and legal services
DoncasterSouth Yorkshire
logistics and freight · rail and public transport · public sector
Milton KeynesBuckinghamshire
logistics and freight · retail · software and technology
Brighton and HoveEast Sussex
software and technology · media, advertising and creative · insurance and reinsurance
PlymouthDevon
defence and security · ports, terminals and maritime · industrial machinery and engineering
HullEast Riding of Yorkshire
ports, terminals and maritime · renewables · chemicals and process industry
WolverhamptonWest Midlands
automotive and mobility · industrial machinery and engineering · aerospace
DerbyDerbyshire
aerospace · rail and public transport · industrial machinery and engineering
Stoke-on-TrentStaffordshire
logistics and freight · industrial machinery and engineering · food and drink manufacturing
NorthamptonNorthamptonshire
logistics and freight · insurance and reinsurance · retail
SwanseaWales
metals and materials · public sector · higher education and research
LutonBedfordshire
aviation and airports · automotive and mobility · logistics and freight
NorwichNorfolk
insurance and reinsurance · agriculture and agribusiness · renewables
PeterboroughCambridgeshire
logistics and freight · insurance and reinsurance · industrial machinery and engineering
PortsmouthHampshire
defence and security · ports, terminals and maritime · industrial machinery and engineering
WarringtonCheshire
logistics and freight · chemicals and process industry · shared services and business process outsourcing
AberdeenScotland
energy generation and supply · renewables · industrial machinery and engineering
BoltonGreater Manchester
industrial machinery and engineering · logistics and freight · textiles, fashion and luxury goods
SwindonWiltshire
automotive and mobility · logistics and freight · insurance and reinsurance
OxfordOxfordshire
higher education and research · pharmaceuticals and biotech · medical devices
HuddersfieldWest Yorkshire
industrial machinery and engineering · textiles, fashion and luxury goods · chemicals and process industry
SloughBerkshire
software and technology · logistics and freight · food and drink manufacturing
NewportWales
electronics and semiconductors · public sector · logistics and freight
YorkNorth Yorkshire
rail and public transport · tourism, hospitality and events · higher education and research
CambridgeCambridgeshire
software and technology · electronics and semiconductors · pharmaceuticals and biotech
DundeeScotland
games and interactive entertainment · medical devices · higher education and research
GuildfordSurrey
games and interactive entertainment · software and technology · professional and legal services
TelfordShropshire
industrial machinery and engineering · automotive and mobility · logistics and freight
PooleDorset
medical devices · industrial machinery and engineering · ports, terminals and maritime
IpswichSuffolk
insurance and reinsurance · ports, terminals and maritime · telecommunications
StockportGreater Manchester
industrial machinery and engineering · professional and legal services · software and technology
LancasterLancashire
higher education and research · healthcare provision · public sector
BlackpoolLancashire
tourism, hospitality and events · public sector · shared services and business process outsourcing
GloucesterGloucestershire
aerospace · insurance and reinsurance · logistics and freight
WrexhamWales
pharmaceuticals and biotech · industrial machinery and engineering · food and drink manufacturing
ExeterDevon
public sector · higher education and research · insurance and reinsurance
ChelmsfordEssex
insurance and reinsurance · electronics and semiconductors · public sector
ColchesterEssex
public sector · higher education and research · defence and security
CheltenhamGloucestershire
defence and security · software and technology · professional and legal services
BasingstokeHampshire
software and technology · insurance and reinsurance · logistics and freight
CrawleyWest Sussex
aviation and airports · logistics and freight · pharmaceuticals and biotech
RotherhamSouth Yorkshire
metals and materials · industrial machinery and engineering · logistics and freight
CarlisleCumbria
food and drink manufacturing · logistics and freight · public sector
MaidstoneKent
public sector · logistics and freight · professional and legal services
LincolnLincolnshire
industrial machinery and engineering · agriculture and agribusiness · higher education and research
WatfordHertfordshire
retail · professional and legal services · media, advertising and creative
WokingSurrey
automotive and mobility · professional and legal services · software and technology
BathSomerset
tourism, hospitality and events · higher education and research · software and technology
ChesterCheshire
retail and commercial banking · insurance and reinsurance · tourism, hospitality and events
St AlbansHertfordshire
professional and legal services · software and technology · insurance and reinsurance
LondonderryNorthern Ireland
shared services and business process outsourcing · software and technology · medical devices
HarrogateNorth Yorkshire
professional and legal services · tourism, hospitality and events · food and drink manufacturing
PaisleyScotland
aviation and airports · industrial machinery and engineering · shared services and business process outsourcing
WinchesterHampshire
professional and legal services · public sector · insurance and reinsurance
InvernessScotland
renewables · tourism, hospitality and events · public sector
LisburnNorthern Ireland
food and drink manufacturing · logistics and freight · industrial machinery and engineering
PerthScotland
energy generation and supply · insurance and reinsurance · agriculture and agribusiness
SalisburyWiltshire
defence and security · public sector · tourism, hospitality and events
StirlingScotland
higher education and research · public sector · insurance and reinsurance
Services available in United Kingdom
Next step
Analytics work in United Kingdom
A 45-minute working session with an engineer rather than a sales call. You describe the problem; we set out what we would build, in what order, and what it is likely to cost.
How this usually runs here
A technical call, then a written proposal with a fixed price or a day rate. Procurement joins above roughly £50,000.
Answered within one working day, by the engineer who would do the work