Business Analyst Contracts with Work from Home Options

Business Analyst (BA)
UK > Work from Home

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Work from Home is £550 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 37 40 37
Rank change year-on-year +3 -3 +23
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 749 1,240 2,594
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 5.12% 5.15% 5.88%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.47% 5.40% 6.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 517 887 2,002
10th Percentile £395 £400 £363
25th Percentile £450 £432 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £513 £498
Median % change year-on-year +7.32% +3.02% +10.56%
75th Percentile £638 £600 £575
90th Percentile £750 £700 £650
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 4
10th Percentile - - £20.02
25th Percentile - £20.25 £21.55
Median hourly rate £20.77 £37.75 £22.40
Median % change year-on-year -44.98% +68.53% -48.51%
75th Percentile £50.00 £59.38 £23.43
90th Percentile - £62.75 £25.27
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £62.50 £26.27
% change year-on-year -55.20% +137.91% -43.51%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with a WFH option. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 13,691 22,958 42,210
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.52% 95.26% 95.63%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,251 16,282 30,640
10th Percentile £325 £360 £358
25th Percentile £425 £444 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £539 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.60% +2.67% +7.69%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £631
90th Percentile £750 £750 £725
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 566 531 565
10th Percentile £14.26 £16.98 £13.50
25th Percentile £22.84 £25.00 £19.50
Median hourly rate £44.87 £52.50 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.53% +43.84% +57.26%
75th Percentile £65.00 £66.72 £57.50
90th Percentile £75.25 £77.50 £68.75
UK median hourly rate £37.50 £45.00 £24.50
% change year-on-year -16.67% +83.67% +12.28%

Business Analyst
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Business Analyst trend for jobs with a WFH option

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Business Analyst.

Business Analyst daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Business Analyst over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Business Analyst daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Business Analyst.

Business Analyst hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Business Analyst over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Business Analyst hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 1 June 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 jobs with a WFH option featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 234 (31.24%) Finance
2 216 (28.84%) Agile
3 201 (26.84%) Social Skills
4 187 (24.97%) Business Analysis
5 138 (18.42%) User Stories
6 136 (18.16%) Requirements Gathering
7 119 (15.89%) Banking
8 117 (15.62%) Stakeholder Management
9 89 (11.88%) Analytical Skills
10 84 (11.21%) Degree
11 83 (11.08%) SQL
12 72 (9.61%) User Acceptance Testing
13 71 (9.48%) JIRA
14 70 (9.35%) Migration
15 67 (8.95%) Problem-Solving
16 65 (8.68%) Project Management
17 62 (8.28%) Workshop Facilitation
17 62 (8.28%) Product Ownership
18 58 (7.74%) Acceptance Criteria
19 56 (7.48%) Public Sector
19 56 (7.48%) GAP Analysis
20 53 (7.08%) Data Analysis
21 52 (6.94%) Azure
22 48 (6.41%) Scrum
23 46 (6.14%) Microsoft
23 46 (6.14%) QA
24 45 (6.01%) Business Intelligence
24 45 (6.01%) Change Management
25 44 (5.87%) Project Delivery
26 43 (5.74%) Power Platform

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 34 (4.54%) Confluence
2 18 (2.40%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.67%) ArcGIS
4 4 (0.53%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 3 (0.40%) Apache
5 3 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
5 3 (0.40%) MTS
6 2 (0.27%) LiveLink
7 1 (0.13%) Alfresco
7 1 (0.13%) Camunda
Applications
1 36 (4.81%) MS Visio
2 35 (4.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 30 (4.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 20 (2.67%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.53%) Trello
6 3 (0.40%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.27%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 18 (2.40%) Endur
2 10 (1.34%) Loan IQ
3 6 (0.80%) Maximo
3 6 (0.80%) SAP S/4HANA
4 5 (0.67%) Aligne
4 5 (0.67%) Dynamics CRM
5 4 (0.53%) Oracle Financials
5 4 (0.53%) SAP Hybris
6 3 (0.40%) EuroRunner
6 3 (0.40%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.40%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.27%) iTrent
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 2 (0.27%) SAP CO
7 2 (0.27%) SAP FI
7 2 (0.27%) SAP FI/CO
8 1 (0.13%) Aladdin
8 1 (0.13%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 52 (6.94%) Azure
2 43 (5.74%) Power Platform
3 36 (4.81%) AWS
4 21 (2.80%) SaaS
5 11 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
5 11 (1.47%) Microsoft 365
6 7 (0.93%) Dynamics 365
7 6 (0.80%) Google Analytics
7 6 (0.80%) PaaS
7 6 (0.80%) SuccessFactors
8 5 (0.67%) Miro
8 5 (0.67%) SAP Commerce Cloud
9 4 (0.53%) Lucidchart
9 4 (0.53%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 3 (0.40%) Adobe Analytics
10 3 (0.40%) dbt
10 3 (0.40%) OneDrive
11 2 (0.27%) Entra ID
11 2 (0.27%) GCP
11 2 (0.27%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.67%) FIX Connectivity
2 3 (0.40%) Internet
2 3 (0.40%) SD-WAN
2 3 (0.40%) WAN
3 2 (0.27%) Intranet
3 2 (0.27%) NAS
3 2 (0.27%) WinSCP
4 1 (0.13%) 4G
4 1 (0.13%) 5G
4 1 (0.13%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.13%) Firewall
4 1 (0.13%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.13%) LTE
4 1 (0.13%) MPLS
4 1 (0.13%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.13%) Reverse Proxy
Database & Business Intelligence
1 40 (5.34%) Power BI
2 13 (1.74%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (1.20%) Relational Database
4 8 (1.07%) Big Data
5 7 (0.93%) Tableau
6 6 (0.80%) Data Lake
7 5 (0.67%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.53%) GIS
8 4 (0.53%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 4 (0.53%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 4 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 3 (0.40%) Apache Arrow
9 3 (0.40%) DataStage
9 3 (0.40%) Dremio
9 3 (0.40%) Electronic Patient Records
9 3 (0.40%) Geospatial Data
9 3 (0.40%) Qlik Sense
9 3 (0.40%) SAP HANA
10 2 (0.27%) Metadata
10 2 (0.27%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 71 (9.48%) JIRA
2 8 (1.07%) Eclipse
3 4 (0.53%) TeamCity
4 2 (0.27%) Postman
4 2 (0.27%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.13%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.13%) PyCharm
General
1 234 (31.24%) Finance
2 201 (26.84%) Social Skills
3 119 (15.89%) Banking
4 89 (11.88%) Analytical Skills
5 56 (7.48%) Public Sector
6 38 (5.07%) Front Office
6 38 (5.07%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 24 (3.20%) Influencing Skills
8 20 (2.67%) Marketing
8 20 (2.67%) Retail
9 19 (2.54%) Manufacturing
9 19 (2.54%) Presentation Skills
10 18 (2.40%) Investment Banking
11 16 (2.14%) Back Office
12 9 (1.20%) Local Government
12 9 (1.20%) Pharmaceutical
13 8 (1.07%) Organisational Skills
14 6 (0.80%) Telecoms
15 5 (0.67%) Documentation Skills
15 5 (0.67%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 9 (1.20%) JSON
2 8 (1.07%) Web Services
2 8 (1.07%) XML
3 6 (0.80%) FIX Protocol
4 4 (0.53%) OAuth
4 4 (0.53%) Oracle Fusion
5 3 (0.40%) .NET
5 3 (0.40%) HTML
5 3 (0.40%) SAP PI
6 2 (0.27%) OAuth2
6 2 (0.27%) OpenID
7 1 (0.13%) EDI
7 1 (0.13%) Middleware
7 1 (0.13%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 62 (8.28%) Product Ownership
2 27 (3.60%) Derivative
3 26 (3.47%) Equities
3 26 (3.47%) Fixed Income
4 22 (2.94%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 20 (2.67%) Hedge funds
6 13 (1.74%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 12 (1.60%) Reinsurance
8 11 (1.47%) Onboarding
9 9 (1.20%) Greenfield Project
9 9 (1.20%) Mobile App
10 8 (1.07%) Learning Management System
11 6 (0.80%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (0.80%) Life Science
11 6 (0.80%) Low-Code
11 6 (0.80%) Management Information System
11 6 (0.80%) Renewable Energy
12 5 (0.67%) Data Structures
12 5 (0.67%) NHS
12 5 (0.67%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 9 (1.20%) Windows
2 4 (0.53%) Unix
3 3 (0.40%) VMS
4 2 (0.27%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.27%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.13%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 216 (28.84%) Agile
2 187 (24.97%) Business Analysis
3 138 (18.42%) User Stories
4 136 (18.16%) Requirements Gathering
5 117 (15.62%) Stakeholder Management
6 72 (9.61%) User Acceptance Testing
7 70 (9.35%) Migration
8 67 (8.95%) Problem-Solving
9 65 (8.68%) Project Management
10 62 (8.28%) Workshop Facilitation
11 58 (7.74%) Acceptance Criteria
12 56 (7.48%) GAP Analysis
13 53 (7.08%) Data Analysis
14 48 (6.41%) Scrum
15 45 (6.01%) Business Intelligence
15 45 (6.01%) Change Management
16 44 (5.87%) Project Delivery
17 43 (5.74%) DevOps
17 43 (5.74%) Use Case
18 41 (5.47%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 83 (11.08%) SQL
2 23 (3.07%) Python
3 8 (1.07%) JavaScript
4 4 (0.53%) Java
5 3 (0.40%) C#
6 1 (0.13%) Groovy
6 1 (0.13%) PL/SQL
6 1 (0.13%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 84 (11.21%) Degree
2 36 (4.81%) Security Cleared
3 30 (4.01%) SC Cleared
4 11 (1.47%) BPSS Clearance
5 6 (0.80%) CBAP
6 5 (0.67%) DV Cleared
6 5 (0.67%) IIBA
6 5 (0.67%) Microsoft Certification
7 4 (0.53%) ACCA
7 4 (0.53%) CIMA
7 4 (0.53%) CSPO
8 3 (0.40%) HNC
8 3 (0.40%) Numerate Degree
9 2 (0.27%) CCA
9 2 (0.27%) ISEB
9 2 (0.27%) ITIL Certification
9 2 (0.27%) MCSA
9 2 (0.27%) MCSD
9 2 (0.27%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.13%) CISA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (6.14%) QA
2 21 (2.80%) Data Quality
3 14 (1.87%) MiFID
4 13 (1.74%) EMIR
5 10 (1.34%) SEPA
6 8 (1.07%) PMO
7 6 (0.80%) GDPR
8 4 (0.53%) GxP
8 4 (0.53%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.40%) Accessibility
9 3 (0.40%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.40%) Disclosure Scotland
9 3 (0.40%) Dodd-Frank
9 3 (0.40%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.27%) NIST
10 2 (0.27%) PSD2
11 1 (0.13%) IFRS
11 1 (0.13%) IFRS 9
11 1 (0.13%) TARGET2
11 1 (0.13%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 4 (0.53%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.40%) Virtual Servers
3 2 (0.27%) Docker
4 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.13%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (0.40%) ZABBIX
2 2 (0.27%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.27%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 46 (6.14%) Microsoft
2 39 (5.21%) SAP
3 20 (2.67%) Oracle
4 18 (2.40%) Salesforce
4 18 (2.40%) ServiceNow
5 11 (1.47%) Bloomberg
6 10 (1.34%) OpenLink
7 8 (1.07%) Cadence
7 8 (1.07%) Google
8 6 (0.80%) Adobe
8 6 (0.80%) Ariba
8 6 (0.80%) IFS
8 6 (0.80%) Pega
9 5 (0.67%) ION Trading
9 5 (0.67%) MarketAxess
9 5 (0.67%) Tradeweb
10 4 (0.53%) Databricks
10 4 (0.53%) Guidewire
10 4 (0.53%) Refinitiv
10 4 (0.53%) Workday