Business Analyst Contracts in Berkshire

Business Analyst (BA)
South East > Berkshire

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Berkshire is £540 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 19 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
19 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 79 29 29
Rank change year-on-year -50 0 +21
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 42 111 125
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Berkshire 2.20% 6.33% 5.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.35% 6.67% 5.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 76 88
10th Percentile £418 £325 £379
25th Percentile £503 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £500 £438
Median % change year-on-year +8.00% +14.22% +3.00%
75th Percentile £579 £541 £488
90th Percentile £589 £603 £538
South East median daily rate £475 £475 £450
% change year-on-year - +5.56% +2.74%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 1
Median hourly rate - £70.00 £53.00
Median % change year-on-year - +32.08% -
South East median hourly rate - £70.00 £53.00
% change year-on-year - +32.08% -3.37%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Berkshire

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Berkshire. 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 Berkshire with a recognized job title 1,787 1,664 2,237
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.46% 94.92% 95.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 957 1,059 1,452
10th Percentile £230 £325 £219
25th Percentile £385 £425 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £495
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% +6.06% +10.00%
75th Percentile £608 £625 £588
90th Percentile £688 £701 £650
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £495
% change year-on-year - +1.01% +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 112 55 36
10th Percentile £18.55 £17.90 £13.00
25th Percentile £41.25 £23.75 £17.00
Median hourly rate £58.30 £56.89 £19.25
Median % change year-on-year +2.49% +195.51% -8.55%
75th Percentile £70.73 £73.80 £33.13
90th Percentile £86.86 £79.83 £74.32
South East median hourly rate £47.50 £48.70 £20.00
% change year-on-year -2.46% +143.49% -20.00%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Berkshire

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Berkshire

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Berkshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Berkshire over the 6 months to 19 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Berkshire

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Berkshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in Berkshire

Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Berkshire

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 Berkshire region over the 6 months to 19 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
Reading -42 20 £513 -2.38% 2
Bracknell -5 14 £525 -4.55% 3
Slough -3 5 £575 +33.72%
Wokingham -2 1 £575 +27.78%
Windsor -9 1 £700 +180.00%
Business Analyst
South East

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

For the 6 months to 19 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 Berkshire region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 13 (30.95%) Business Analysis
2 11 (26.19%) Social Skills
3 9 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
3 9 (21.43%) Requirements Gathering
3 9 (21.43%) User Stories
4 8 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
4 8 (19.05%) Agile
4 8 (19.05%) Telecoms
4 8 (19.05%) Project Management
5 7 (16.67%) SAP
5 7 (16.67%) Degree
5 7 (16.67%) GDPR
6 6 (14.29%) Manufacturing
7 5 (11.90%) Change Management
7 5 (11.90%) Microsoft Excel
7 5 (11.90%) MS Visio
7 5 (11.90%) JIRA
7 5 (11.90%) Azure
7 5 (11.90%) Confluence
7 5 (11.90%) Analytical Skills
7 5 (11.90%) Product Ownership
8 4 (9.52%) SAP MDG
8 4 (9.52%) Acceptance Criteria
8 4 (9.52%) User Acceptance Testing
8 4 (9.52%) Finance
9 3 (7.14%) B2C
9 3 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
9 3 (7.14%) Portfolio Management
9 3 (7.14%) IoT
9 3 (7.14%) User Experience

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Berkshire 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 5 (11.90%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (11.90%) Microsoft Excel
1 5 (11.90%) MS Visio
2 3 (7.14%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 4 (9.52%) SAP MDG
2 2 (4.76%) NetSuite
3 1 (2.38%) Oracle Financials
3 1 (2.38%) SAP CO
3 1 (2.38%) SAP FI
3 1 (2.38%) SAP FI/CO
3 1 (2.38%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 5 (11.90%) Azure
2 3 (7.14%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (4.76%) Power Platform
3 2 (4.76%) SuccessFactors
4 1 (2.38%) AWS
4 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (2.38%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 3 (7.14%) Radio Access Network
2 1 (2.38%) Network Security
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.76%) Power BI
1 2 (4.76%) Power Query
1 2 (4.76%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 5 (11.90%) JIRA
General
1 11 (26.19%) Social Skills
2 8 (19.05%) Telecoms
3 6 (14.29%) Manufacturing
4 5 (11.90%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (9.52%) Finance
6 3 (7.14%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (4.76%) Marketing
7 2 (4.76%) Retail
8 1 (2.38%) Automotive
8 1 (2.38%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.38%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.38%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.90%) Product Ownership
2 3 (7.14%) IoT
2 3 (7.14%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (4.76%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.38%) EPoS
4 1 (2.38%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (30.95%) Business Analysis
2 9 (21.43%) Problem-Solving
2 9 (21.43%) Requirements Gathering
2 9 (21.43%) User Stories
3 8 (19.05%) Agile
3 8 (19.05%) Project Management
3 8 (19.05%) Stakeholder Management
4 5 (11.90%) Change Management
5 4 (9.52%) Acceptance Criteria
5 4 (9.52%) User Acceptance Testing
6 3 (7.14%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (7.14%) Commercial Awareness
6 3 (7.14%) Critical Thinking
6 3 (7.14%) Customer-Centricity
6 3 (7.14%) Cybersecurity
6 3 (7.14%) Data Governance
6 3 (7.14%) Infrastructure Management
6 3 (7.14%) Portfolio Management
6 3 (7.14%) Process Improvement
6 3 (7.14%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 7 (16.67%) Degree
2 2 (4.76%) CBAP
3 1 (2.38%) CSPO
3 1 (2.38%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (16.67%) GDPR
Vendors
1 7 (16.67%) SAP
2 3 (7.14%) Workday
3 2 (4.76%) Microsoft
3 2 (4.76%) Oracle
3 2 (4.76%) ServiceNow
4 1 (2.38%) Salesforce