Derivatives Business Analyst Contract Job Trends

Business Analyst - Derivatives
UK

The median Business Analyst - Derivatives daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 January 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 587 533 599
Rank change year-on-year -54 +66 +150
Contract jobs requiring a Derivatives Business Analyst 1 4 8
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.003% 0.013% 0.018%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.003% 0.014% 0.019%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 4 8
10th Percentile - £362 £632
25th Percentile - £425 £635
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £580 £670
Median % change year-on-year -13.79% -13.43% -3.60%
75th Percentile - £728 £751
90th Percentile - £734 £757
UK excluding London median daily rate - £320 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 34,502 29,046 41,229
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.46% 92.85% 93.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 21,791 17,729 27,311
10th Percentile £300 £291 £275
25th Percentile £406 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £618 £638 £638
90th Percentile £720 £738 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £478 £480 £495
% change year-on-year -0.52% -3.03% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,057 865 2,093
10th Percentile £14.41 £15.95 £13.29
25th Percentile £18.50 £21.25 £17.25
Median hourly rate £28.88 £32.50 £37.50
Median % change year-on-year -11.14% -13.33% +8.49%
75th Percentile £61.18 £62.50 £62.50
90th Percentile £70.00 £74.26 £73.95
UK excluding London median hourly rate £27.50 £31.50 £40.00
% change year-on-year -12.70% -21.25% +33.33%

Derivatives Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Derivatives Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Derivatives Business Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Derivatives Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Derivatives Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Derivatives Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Derivatives Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Derivatives Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Derivatives Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Derivatives Business Analyst
Top 2 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Derivatives Business Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 26 January 2026. 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 -11 1 £500 -28.57%
England -72 1 £500 -28.57%

Derivatives Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 26 January 2026, Derivatives Business Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Derivatives Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Aladdin
1 1 (100.00%) Murex
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Target Operating Model
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements

Derivatives Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Aladdin
General
1 1 (100.00%) Front Office
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Derivative
1 1 (100.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Target Operating Model
1 1 (100.00%) Translating Business Requirements
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Murex