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Side work for Data Analysts · Updated November 3, 2026

Side work for Data Analysts

Data Analyst is one of the titles we hear most. These are the part-time roles where your experience carries over, what they pay per hour, and the tasks open now. About five hours a week, next to your main job.

4roles that fit a data analyst
1,985open tasks in those roles
$95/hrtypical US rate, Data Analyst
5 ha week is enough

By Thomas Reilly, Director, Data & Analytics · Edited by Helena Voss · Published

Side work as a data analyst: what to know

Data analysts are hired part time to answer a question a team has been asking for weeks: why did churn rise, which channel actually brings paying customers, what does the funnel look like after the redesign. The deliverable is usually a short written answer with the query and a chart, not a dashboard nobody opens.

Good side work starts with access. Ask in the first call which warehouse, which tables and which tool you will use, and how long access takes; a two-week task can lose a week to permissions. Keep your queries in the company's repository so the work survives you. SQL and one spreadsheet tool cover most briefs; Python helps but is rarely required.

In our data: 1,985 open tasks across the 4 roles that fit a data analyst, 65% of them remote. The typical senior rate for Data Analyst is $95 in the US, £35 in the UK, CA$75 in Canada and €45 in Germany an hour, before the company's 15% fee. The other roles that fit are BI Analyst, SQL & ETL Support, AI Evaluator: Data & Analytics. Most of these tasks are sized for 4 to 10 hours a week. Rates come from official wage statistics aged to October 2026; see the full table by country.

Where a data analyst's experience fits

The best match is first. Each role page shows the rate by country and level.

Open now for a data analyst

Tasks in the roles above, newest first, each with the hourly rate.

One-off

Customer Segmentation Analysis

Senior · Data Analyst

Warehousing operator with cross-border freight · 501–1,000 employees

€46–€54 / hour

About €400–€800 in total

  • about 12 h in total
  • Hybrid · Copenhagen
  • Starts within 7 days
  • Top 25% for the role
AI review

Statistics Reasoning Check

Manager · AI Evaluator: Data & Analytics

Seed B2B software company for law firms · 11–50 employees

€34–€38 / hour

About €940 a month at 6 h a week

  • 4–8 h a week
  • Remote · Netherlands
  • Starts within 2 weeks
  • Top 25% for the role
  • English and Dutch
One-off

Self-Serve Data Model Design (LookML)

Senior · BI Analyst

Series A expense management software company · 11–50 employees

$121–$149 / hour

About $1,350–$2,700 in total

  • about 15 h in total
  • Hybrid · Redwood City
  • Starts within 7 days
  • Top 25% for the role
One-off

Spreadsheet to Database Migration

Senior · Data Analyst

Games studio making multiplayer shooters · 1,001–5,000 employees

CA$88–CA$100 / hour

About CA$560–CA$1,320 in total

  • about 10 h in total
  • Hybrid · Toronto
  • Starts within 7 days
  • Top 25% for the role
AI review

Reference Analysis Writing · Insurance

Senior · AI Evaluator: Data & Analytics

Health insurer for professional liability · 501–1,000 employees

€37–€47 / hour

About €1,270 a month at 7 h a week

  • 4–10 h a week
  • Remote · Germany
  • Starts within 7 days
  • Top 25% for the role
AI review

SQL Query Verification

Manager · AI Evaluator: Data & Analytics

HR software company for logistics teams · 1,001–5,000 employees

€33–€41 / hour

About €1,120 a month at 7 h a week

  • 4–10 h a week
  • Remote · Netherlands
  • Starts next week
  • Top 25% for the role

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  • Read the outside-work, conflict-of-interest and confidentiality clauses in your employment contract. If it asks for consent, ask in writing.
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