Business Analyst (BA)
UK
The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 18 May 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 18 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 42 | 41 | 35 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -6 | +18 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst | 1,817 | 2,953 | 5,314 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 4.27% | 5.19% | 6.07% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.60% | 5.48% | 6.36% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,263 | 2,156 | 3,949 |
| 10th Percentile | £375 | £400 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £450 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +8.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £588 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £700 | £663 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £450 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.26% | +5.56% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 14 | 15 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £20.78 | £18.70 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.77 | £29.74 | £22.09 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £60.25 | £26.27 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -53.53% | +129.35% | -28.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | £64.69 | £42.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £69.40 | £68.50 | £53.45 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.77 | £63.75 | £22.09 |
| % change year-on-year | -67.42% | +188.59% | -5.64% |
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 | 39,507 | 53,867 | 83,506 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.79% | 94.60% | 95.39% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 25,718 | 37,620 | 58,687 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £410 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £544 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -3.40% | +3.52% | +9.38% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,672 | 1,498 | 2,036 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.82 | £14.25 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.29 | £19.13 | £15.75 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.91 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +88.21% | +6.27% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.30 | £65.75 | £49.25 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.90 | £76.00 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.50 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.88% | +112.50% | +5.26% |
Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst.
Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst.
Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Analyst over the 6 months to 18 May 2024.
Business Analyst
Top 17 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 18 May 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 |
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| England | -5 | 1,560 | £550 | +4.76% | 361 |
| London | 0 | 1,057 | £575 | +4.55% | 195 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 763 | £550 | +7.84% | 162 |
| UK excluding London | -23 | 573 | £450 | -5.26% | 192 |
| North of England | -6 | 191 | £475 | -5.00% | 60 |
| South East | -20 | 116 | £475 | - | 64 |
| North West | -7 | 102 | £475 | - | 28 |
| Scotland | +7 | 99 | £450 | +4.65% | 6 |
| Yorkshire | -12 | 78 | £475 | -5.00% | 29 |
| Midlands | -29 | 77 | £440 | -7.37% | 30 |
| East of England | -10 | 49 | £425 | -12.82% | 11 |
| West Midlands | -32 | 49 | £450 | -6.25% | 22 |
| South West | -43 | 34 | £495 | -5.71% | 13 |
| East Midlands | +10 | 26 | £425 | -9.33% | 8 |
| North East | +8 | 10 | £425 | -14.14% | 3 |
| Wales | +5 | 7 | £420 | -11.58% | 1 |
| Northern Ireland | -7 | 3 | £400 | -3.03% | 9 |
Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 18 May 2024, Business 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 Business Analyst in the job title.
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Business 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:
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