Finance Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in the South East

Business Analyst - Finance (Finance BA)
England > South East

The median Business Analyst - Finance (Finance BA) daily rate in the South East is £538, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2026.

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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 204 155 197
Rank change year-on-year -49 +42 +12
Contract jobs requiring a Finance Business Analyst 3 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.050% 0.034% 0.036%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.055% 0.038% 0.039%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £531 - £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.76%
75th Percentile £544 - £525
90th Percentile - - -
England median daily rate £513 £500 £550
% change year-on-year +2.50% -9.09% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 South East with a recognized job title 5,493 2,666 5,149
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.70% 91.27% 92.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,377 1,792 3,079
10th Percentile £300 £220 £229
25th Percentile £413 £375 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £520 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +4.00% - -
75th Percentile £613 £600 £624
90th Percentile £700 £650 £688
England median daily rate £515 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -0.91% -1.00% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 539 163 509
10th Percentile £15.08 £14.20 £12.85
25th Percentile £24.25 £17.23 £18.32
Median hourly rate £50.00 £33.89 £48.00
Median % change year-on-year +47.56% -29.41% -4.00%
75th Percentile £80.15 £63.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.00 £77.50
England median hourly rate £45.00 £29.07 £37.50
% change year-on-year +54.80% -22.48% -16.67%

Finance Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

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

Finance Business Analyst job vacancy trend in the South East

Finance Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Finance Business Analyst job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Finance Business Analyst job vacancies in the South East

Finance Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Finance Business Analyst job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Finance Business Analyst job vacancies in the South East

Finance Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Finance Business Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 29 May 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
Thames Valley -52 3 £538 -
Berkshire - 2 £538 -
Buckinghamshire -38 1 - -
Finance Business Analyst
England

Finance Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 29 May 2026, Finance 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 across the South East region featuring Finance Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) ACCA
2 1 (33.33%) AI
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) CIMA
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Generative AI
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (33.33%) Record to Report
2 1 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Supply Chain Transformation
2 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
2 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation

Finance Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) AI
1 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) ERP
1 1 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Generative AI
1 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
1 1 (33.33%) Procure-to-Pay
1 1 (33.33%) Record to Report
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (33.33%) Supply Chain Transformation
1 1 (33.33%) Waterfall
1 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) ACCA
1 1 (33.33%) CIMA
Vendors
1 2 (66.67%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft