Business Analyst (BA)
UK
The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 4 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 4 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 42 | 41 | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -1 | -5 | +17 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst | 1,880 | 3,069 | 5,351 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 4.36% | 5.19% | 6.03% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.70% | 5.48% | 6.32% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,306 | 2,246 | 3,987 |
| 10th Percentile | £378 | £400 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £440 | £441 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £586 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £700 | £656 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £457 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.79% | +5.56% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 14 | 13 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £20.78 | £18.60 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.77 | £29.74 | £22.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £60.25 | £26.27 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -53.53% | +129.35% | -27.61% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | £64.69 | £43.50 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.00 | £68.50 | £53.60 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.77 | £63.75 | £22.40 |
| % change year-on-year | -67.42% | +184.60% | -4.31% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes 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 | 40,021 | 55,966 | 84,699 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.45% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,056 | 39,104 | 59,482 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,666 | 1,571 | 2,084 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.30 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.06 | £15.63 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.50 | £45.00 | £23.81 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -18.89% | +89.04% | +5.80% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.29 | £65.75 | £49.19 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £76.00 | £63.71 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.26 | £19.52 |
| % change year-on-year | -5.35% | +116.50% | +2.74% |
Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst.
Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst.
Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Analyst over the 6 months to 4 May 2024.
Business Analyst
Top 17 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 4 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 |
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| England | -3 | 1,603 | £550 | +4.76% | 356 |
| London | +3 | 1,093 | £575 | +4.55% | 179 |
| Work from Home | +8 | 801 | £550 | +10.00% | 153 |
| UK excluding London | -21 | 586 | £457 | -3.79% | 187 |
| North of England | -5 | 196 | £475 | -4.52% | 62 |
| South East | -27 | 119 | £475 | - | 36 |
| North West | -9 | 103 | £475 | +2.70% | 33 |
| Scotland | +8 | 102 | £450 | +5.39% | 7 |
| Yorkshire | -13 | 79 | £475 | -5.00% | 24 |
| Midlands | -28 | 75 | £445 | -6.32% | 41 |
| East of England | -9 | 47 | £425 | -12.82% | 15 |
| West Midlands | -38 | 46 | £450 | -5.26% | 25 |
| South West | -36 | 37 | £519 | -1.19% | 16 |
| East Midlands | +15 | 27 | £425 | -8.11% | 16 |
| North East | +18 | 13 | £475 | -5.00% | 5 |
| Wales | -1 | 9 | £420 | -11.58% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | -4 | 4 | £368 | -10.91% | 9 |
Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 4 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 featuring Business Analyst in the job title.
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Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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