Business Analyst Contracts in Reading

Business Analyst (BA)
Berkshire > Reading

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Reading is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 23 April 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
23 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 78 34 40
Rank change year-on-year -44 +6 -2
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 22 55 65
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Reading 1.85% 5.22% 4.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.98% 5.46% 5.05%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 39 47
10th Percentile £454 £403 £396
25th Percentile £475 £463 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £525 £439
Median % change year-on-year - +19.64% +3.25%
75th Percentile £581 £550 £488
90th Percentile £630 £632 £503
Berkshire median daily rate £553 £466 £439
% change year-on-year +18.69% +6.08% +3.25%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £70.00 -
Berkshire median hourly rate - £70.00 £53.00
% change year-on-year - +32.08% -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Reading

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 1,113 1,007 1,286
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.53% 95.63% 95.54%
Number of daily rates quoted 635 669 877
10th Percentile £213 £363 £185
25th Percentile £411 £453 £390
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +10.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £619 £650 £600
90th Percentile £688 £721 £656
Berkshire median daily rate £513 £525 £488
% change year-on-year -2.38% +7.69% +8.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 50 25 7
10th Percentile £33.52 £18.03 £12.30
25th Percentile £52.90 £48.40 £17.63
Median hourly rate £61.60 £65.00 £26.00
Median % change year-on-year -5.23% +150.00% -40.23%
75th Percentile £75.83 £74.00 £32.50
90th Percentile £87.47 £79.19 £33.50
Berkshire median hourly rate £59.00 £56.89 £21.00
% change year-on-year +3.72% +170.88% -2.33%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Reading

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Reading

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

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Reading

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Reading

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Reading over the 6 months to 23 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Reading

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Reading

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in Reading

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

For the 6 months to 23 April 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 Reading region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 13 (59.09%) Business Analysis
2 9 (40.91%) Requirements Gathering
3 8 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (31.82%) Social Skills
4 7 (31.82%) User Stories
4 7 (31.82%) Telecoms
4 7 (31.82%) Project Management
4 7 (31.82%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (27.27%) JIRA
5 6 (27.27%) Agile
5 6 (27.27%) Confluence
6 5 (22.73%) Degree
6 5 (22.73%) Analytical Skills
7 4 (18.18%) Azure
8 3 (13.64%) Oracle
8 3 (13.64%) SAP
8 3 (13.64%) Migration
8 3 (13.64%) Portfolio Management
8 3 (13.64%) Process Improvement
8 3 (13.64%) Target Operating Model
8 3 (13.64%) Infrastructure Management
8 3 (13.64%) Critical Thinking
8 3 (13.64%) DevOps
8 3 (13.64%) Azure DevOps
8 3 (13.64%) Acceptance Criteria
8 3 (13.64%) Customer-Centricity
8 3 (13.64%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (13.64%) Commercial Awareness
9 2 (9.09%) Traceability Matrix
9 2 (9.09%) Regulatory Compliance

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 6 (27.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (9.09%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (9.09%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (4.55%) Oracle Financials
1 1 (4.55%) SAP CO
1 1 (4.55%) SAP FI
1 1 (4.55%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (4.55%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 4 (18.18%) Azure
2 3 (13.64%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (9.09%) SuccessFactors
4 1 (4.55%) AWS
4 1 (4.55%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 2 (9.09%) Radio Access Network
Development Applications
1 6 (27.27%) JIRA
General
1 7 (31.82%) Social Skills
1 7 (31.82%) Telecoms
2 5 (22.73%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (9.09%) Finance
4 1 (4.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (4.55%) Legal
4 1 (4.55%) Marketing
4 1 (4.55%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (9.09%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 1 (4.55%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (59.09%) Business Analysis
2 9 (40.91%) Requirements Gathering
3 8 (36.36%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (31.82%) Project Management
4 7 (31.82%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (31.82%) User Stories
5 6 (27.27%) Agile
6 3 (13.64%) Acceptance Criteria
6 3 (13.64%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (13.64%) Commercial Awareness
6 3 (13.64%) Critical Thinking
6 3 (13.64%) Customer-Centricity
6 3 (13.64%) DevOps
6 3 (13.64%) Infrastructure Management
6 3 (13.64%) Migration
6 3 (13.64%) Portfolio Management
6 3 (13.64%) Process Improvement
6 3 (13.64%) Target Operating Model
7 2 (9.09%) Business Case
7 2 (9.09%) Traceability Matrix
Qualifications
1 5 (22.73%) Degree
2 2 (9.09%) CBAP
3 1 (4.55%) CSPO
3 1 (4.55%) IIBA
3 1 (4.55%) ISEB
Vendors
1 3 (13.64%) Oracle
1 3 (13.64%) SAP
2 1 (4.55%) Salesforce
2 1 (4.55%) Workday