Business Analyst Contracts in England

Business Analyst (BA)
UK > England

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in England is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 20 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
20 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 41 36 32
Rank change year-on-year -5 -4 +19
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 1,569 2,600 4,420
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 4.31% 5.37% 6.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.65% 5.67% 6.52%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,142 1,920 3,315
10th Percentile £380 £400 £380
25th Percentile £450 £450 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +5.82%
75th Percentile £631 £619 £588
90th Percentile £725 £725 £675
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +8.28%
Number of hourly rates quoted 7 14 14
10th Percentile - £20.78 £18.65
25th Percentile £20.77 £29.74 £21.94
Median hourly rate £22.50 £60.25 £26.14
Median % change year-on-year -62.66% +130.53% -28.40%
75th Percentile £48.75 £64.69 £40.75
90th Percentile £70.80 £68.50 £53.53
UK median hourly rate £28.00 £60.25 £26.27
% change year-on-year -53.53% +129.35% -33.49%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 33,767 45,838 67,777
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.77% 94.60% 95.45%
Number of daily rates quoted 22,422 32,556 48,342
10th Percentile £281 £313 £313
25th Percentile £413 £425 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.14%
75th Percentile £644 £663 £644
90th Percentile £750 £760 £744
UK median daily rate £525 £543 £525
% change year-on-year -3.23% +3.33% +8.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,441 1,340 1,860
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.25 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £20.00 £15.63
Median hourly rate £37.18 £44.77 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.94% +94.63% +5.80%
75th Percentile £61.30 £65.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £73.75 £77.05 £64.78
UK median hourly rate £36.50 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.89% +88.21% +6.27%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings that featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in England

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in England.

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in England

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in England

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in England.

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in England

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Analyst in England over the 6 months to 20 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Analyst in England

Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in England

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 England region over the 6 months to 20 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
London +1 1,066 £575 +4.55% 223
North of England -6 190 £475 -5.00% 57
South East -27 117 £475 - 66
North West -9 102 £475 - 28
Yorkshire -12 77 £475 -5.00% 26
Midlands -33 77 £440 -7.37% 34
East of England -8 49 £425 -13.92% 11
West Midlands -35 49 £450 -6.25% 22
South West -40 34 £495 -5.71% 15
East Midlands +12 26 £425 -9.33% 12
North East +8 10 £425 -14.14% 3
Business Analyst
UK

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 20 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 across the England region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 473 (30.15%) Finance
2 431 (27.47%) Social Skills
3 424 (27.02%) Agile
4 372 (23.71%) Business Analysis
5 277 (17.65%) Requirements Gathering
6 274 (17.46%) Stakeholder Management
7 234 (14.91%) User Stories
8 216 (13.77%) Banking
9 198 (12.62%) Analytical Skills
10 183 (11.66%) SQL
11 175 (11.15%) Degree
12 169 (10.77%) Problem-Solving
13 141 (8.99%) Project Management
14 137 (8.73%) Workshop Facilitation
15 136 (8.67%) Migration
15 136 (8.67%) User Acceptance Testing
16 130 (8.29%) Data Analysis
17 124 (7.90%) Product Ownership
18 122 (7.78%) GAP Analysis
19 111 (7.07%) Acceptance Criteria
20 104 (6.63%) Change Management
20 104 (6.63%) Public Sector
21 101 (6.44%) Scrum
21 101 (6.44%) Front Office
21 101 (6.44%) Business Intelligence
22 95 (6.05%) Asset Management
23 93 (5.93%) JIRA
23 93 (5.93%) Security Cleared
23 93 (5.93%) Azure
24 89 (5.67%) Microsoft

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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 58 (3.70%) Confluence
2 33 (2.10%) SharePoint
3 10 (0.64%) MTS
4 6 (0.38%) Adobe Experience Manager
5 5 (0.32%) CMS
6 4 (0.25%) Apache
7 3 (0.19%) ArcGIS
7 3 (0.19%) SAS
8 2 (0.13%) Apache Spark
8 2 (0.13%) Microsoft Exchange
9 1 (0.064%) Apache Airflow
9 1 (0.064%) LiveLink
Applications
1 70 (4.46%) MS Visio
2 56 (3.57%) Microsoft Excel
3 39 (2.49%) Microsoft Office
4 36 (2.29%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (0.51%) Spreadsheet
6 6 (0.38%) Microsoft Project
7 4 (0.25%) Chatbot
8 2 (0.13%) Trello
9 1 (0.064%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 42 (2.68%) Endur
2 23 (1.47%) Loan IQ
3 21 (1.34%) Aligne
4 18 (1.15%) SAP S/4HANA
5 15 (0.96%) Dynamics CRM
6 14 (0.89%) Aladdin
7 10 (0.64%) EuroRunner
8 9 (0.57%) ION MarketView
9 7 (0.45%) SAP PM
10 5 (0.32%) NetSuite
10 5 (0.32%) Oracle Financials
10 5 (0.32%) SAP Hybris
11 4 (0.25%) SAP MDG
11 4 (0.25%) Shopify
12 3 (0.19%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
12 3 (0.19%) Workday HCM
13 2 (0.13%) Magento
13 2 (0.13%) Oracle EBS R12
13 2 (0.13%) Salesforce CRM
13 2 (0.13%) SAP ERP
Cloud Services
1 93 (5.93%) Azure
2 86 (5.48%) Power Platform
3 64 (4.08%) AWS
4 39 (2.49%) SaaS
5 24 (1.53%) Azure DevOps
6 22 (1.40%) Dynamics 365
7 10 (0.64%) SuccessFactors
8 9 (0.57%) Microsoft 365
9 8 (0.51%) Cloud Computing
9 8 (0.51%) Collibra
9 8 (0.51%) Miro
9 8 (0.51%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 7 (0.45%) Lucidchart
11 6 (0.38%) Google Analytics
11 6 (0.38%) OCI
11 6 (0.38%) PaaS
12 5 (0.32%) Adobe Analytics
12 5 (0.32%) Entra ID
12 5 (0.32%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
13 4 (0.25%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 14 (0.89%) FIX Connectivity
2 6 (0.38%) Radio Access Network
3 5 (0.32%) Internet
4 4 (0.25%) WAN
5 3 (0.19%) Intranet
5 3 (0.19%) NAS
6 2 (0.13%) 4G
6 2 (0.13%) 5G
6 2 (0.13%) Firewall
7 1 (0.064%) Ethernet
7 1 (0.064%) Intrusion Detection
7 1 (0.064%) LTE
7 1 (0.064%) MPLS
7 1 (0.064%) Network Security
7 1 (0.064%) SD-WAN
7 1 (0.064%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 82 (5.23%) Power BI
2 30 (1.91%) Data Warehouse
3 16 (1.02%) Tableau
4 11 (0.70%) Relational Database
5 9 (0.57%) Data Lake
5 9 (0.57%) Metadata
5 9 (0.57%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 8 (0.51%) Geospatial Data
6 8 (0.51%) SAP HANA
7 7 (0.45%) Big Data
7 7 (0.45%) NoSQL
7 7 (0.45%) SQL Server
8 5 (0.32%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
8 5 (0.32%) Electronic Patient Records
9 3 (0.19%) Data Mart
9 3 (0.19%) DataStage
9 3 (0.19%) GIS
9 3 (0.19%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.19%) Qlik Sense
9 3 (0.19%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 93 (5.93%) JIRA
2 11 (0.70%) Eclipse
2 11 (0.70%) TeamCity
3 9 (0.57%) Postman
3 9 (0.57%) SoapUI
4 7 (0.45%) PyCharm
5 1 (0.064%) Rational Software Modeler
5 1 (0.064%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 473 (30.15%) Finance
2 431 (27.47%) Social Skills
3 216 (13.77%) Banking
4 198 (12.62%) Analytical Skills
5 104 (6.63%) Public Sector
6 101 (6.44%) Front Office
7 87 (5.54%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 73 (4.65%) Investment Banking
9 63 (4.02%) Presentation Skills
10 61 (3.89%) Manufacturing
11 54 (3.44%) Retail
12 43 (2.74%) Back Office
13 38 (2.42%) Marketing
14 32 (2.04%) Pharmaceutical
15 30 (1.91%) Influencing Skills
16 25 (1.59%) Telecoms
17 24 (1.53%) Local Government
18 23 (1.47%) Legal
19 18 (1.15%) Organisational Skills
20 14 (0.89%) Documentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (1.47%) XML
2 20 (1.27%) FIX Protocol
3 12 (0.76%) JSON
4 9 (0.57%) SOAP
5 7 (0.45%) SAP PI
6 6 (0.38%) .NET
6 6 (0.38%) Web Services
7 5 (0.32%) Oracle Fusion
7 5 (0.32%) SailPoint
8 4 (0.25%) VML
9 3 (0.19%) ADO
9 3 (0.19%) HTML
9 3 (0.19%) OAuth
10 2 (0.13%) Apache Camel
10 2 (0.13%) OAuth2
10 2 (0.13%) React
11 1 (0.064%) AngularJS
11 1 (0.064%) Kafka
11 1 (0.064%) REST
11 1 (0.064%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 124 (7.90%) Product Ownership
2 66 (4.21%) Derivative
3 57 (3.63%) Fixed Income
4 54 (3.44%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 51 (3.25%) Equities
6 36 (2.29%) Hedge funds
7 35 (2.23%) Onboarding
8 27 (1.72%) Management Information System
8 27 (1.72%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 23 (1.47%) Reinsurance
10 22 (1.40%) Mobile App
11 18 (1.15%) Renewable Energy
12 17 (1.08%) Data Protection Act
12 17 (1.08%) IoT
13 16 (1.02%) Market Risk
14 14 (0.89%) Greenfield Project
14 14 (0.89%) Solar Panel
15 11 (0.70%) Self-Motivation
16 10 (0.64%) Analytical Mindset
16 10 (0.64%) Legacy Systems
Operating Systems
1 15 (0.96%) Unix
1 15 (0.96%) Windows
2 6 (0.38%) Apple iOS
3 4 (0.25%) Linux
3 4 (0.25%) Windows 10
4 3 (0.19%) Windows Server
5 2 (0.13%) Android
5 2 (0.13%) VMS
6 1 (0.064%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.064%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 424 (27.02%) Agile
2 372 (23.71%) Business Analysis
3 277 (17.65%) Requirements Gathering
4 274 (17.46%) Stakeholder Management
5 234 (14.91%) User Stories
6 169 (10.77%) Problem-Solving
7 141 (8.99%) Project Management
8 137 (8.73%) Workshop Facilitation
9 136 (8.67%) Migration
9 136 (8.67%) User Acceptance Testing
10 130 (8.29%) Data Analysis
11 122 (7.78%) GAP Analysis
12 111 (7.07%) Acceptance Criteria
13 104 (6.63%) Change Management
14 101 (6.44%) Business Intelligence
14 101 (6.44%) Scrum
15 95 (6.05%) Asset Management
16 87 (5.54%) Use Case
17 85 (5.42%) Process Improvement
18 84 (5.35%) ERP
Programming Languages
1 183 (11.66%) SQL
2 50 (3.19%) Python
3 23 (1.47%) Java
4 16 (1.02%) JavaScript
5 7 (0.45%) Groovy
6 6 (0.38%) C#
7 5 (0.32%) PL/SQL
7 5 (0.32%) XPath
7 5 (0.32%) XQuery
8 4 (0.25%) VBA
9 2 (0.13%) R
10 1 (0.064%) JCL
10 1 (0.064%) Shell Script
10 1 (0.064%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 175 (11.15%) Degree
2 93 (5.93%) Security Cleared
3 74 (4.72%) SC Cleared
4 26 (1.66%) BPSS Clearance
5 20 (1.27%) CBAP
6 19 (1.21%) IIBA
7 13 (0.83%) DV Cleared
8 11 (0.70%) ISEB
9 10 (0.64%) Master's Degree
10 7 (0.45%) Computer Science Degree
11 4 (0.25%) ACCA
11 4 (0.25%) CIMA
11 4 (0.25%) MBA
11 4 (0.25%) Microsoft Certification
12 3 (0.19%) CSPO
12 3 (0.19%) HNC
12 3 (0.19%) Numerate Degree
12 3 (0.19%) PMI Certification
13 2 (0.13%) DBS Check
13 2 (0.13%) MCSA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 75 (4.78%) QA
2 47 (3.00%) Data Quality
3 35 (2.23%) GDPR
4 33 (2.10%) EMIR
5 32 (2.04%) MiFID
6 20 (1.27%) GxP
7 19 (1.21%) Good Clinical Practice
8 16 (1.02%) SEPA
9 13 (0.83%) Dodd-Frank
10 12 (0.76%) PMO
11 11 (0.70%) PCI DSS
12 8 (0.51%) ISO 20022
13 6 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
13 6 (0.38%) ISO/IEC 27001
14 4 (0.25%) Accessibility
14 4 (0.25%) NIST
15 3 (0.19%) Basel III
15 3 (0.19%) GRC
15 3 (0.19%) SLA
16 1 (0.064%) TARGET2
System Software
1 9 (0.57%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.13%) Docker
2 2 (0.13%) HDFS
2 2 (0.13%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 4 (0.25%) ZABBIX
2 2 (0.13%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.064%) SCCM
3 1 (0.064%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 89 (5.67%) Microsoft
2 88 (5.61%) SAP
3 40 (2.55%) Bloomberg
3 40 (2.55%) Oracle
4 37 (2.36%) Salesforce
5 33 (2.10%) ServiceNow
6 16 (1.02%) ION Trading
7 14 (0.89%) OpenLink
8 13 (0.83%) Adobe
8 13 (0.83%) MarketAxess
8 13 (0.83%) Tradeweb
8 13 (0.83%) Workday
9 12 (0.76%) BISAM
9 12 (0.76%) Guidewire
10 10 (0.64%) Murex
11 9 (0.57%) Refinitiv
12 7 (0.45%) CyberSource
12 7 (0.45%) Google
13 6 (0.38%) Databricks
13 6 (0.38%) Pega