Business Systems Analyst Contracts

Business System Analyst
UK

The median Business System Analyst daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 24 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
24 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 520 608 708
Rank change year-on-year +88 +100 -95
Contract jobs requiring a Business Systems Analyst 62 104 147
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK 0.14% 0.17% 0.16%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% 0.18% 0.17%
Number of daily rates quoted 28 93 114
10th Percentile £406 £387 £375
25th Percentile £466 £425 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £475
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% +15.79% -
75th Percentile £615 £613 £565
90th Percentile £654 £775 £596
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £441
% change year-on-year +5.26% +7.71% +4.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £52.50 £61.25 -
Median hourly rate £53.00 £62.50 -
Median % change year-on-year -15.20% - -
75th Percentile £53.50 £63.75 -
90th Percentile - - -
UK excluding London median hourly rate - - -

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 40,476 56,906 85,219
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 94.58% 95.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 26,420 39,710 59,771
10th Percentile £275 £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 £725
UK excluding London median daily rate £493 £500 £475
% change year-on-year -1.40% +5.26% +11.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,641 1,614 2,118
10th Percentile £12.86 £14.36 £12.50
25th Percentile £16.30 £19.50 £15.50
Median hourly rate £35.50 £45.00 £23.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.11% +95.65% +1.41%
75th Percentile £60.00 £65.75 £48.75
90th Percentile £72.50 £75.92 £63.00
UK excluding London median hourly rate £37.50 £42.50 £19.50
% change year-on-year -11.76% +117.95% +2.63%

Business Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Systems Analyst in the UK

Business Systems Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend

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

Daily rate trend for Business Systems Analyst in the UK

Business Systems Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Systems Analyst over the 6 months to 24 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Systems Analyst in the UK

Business Systems Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Systems Analyst in the UK

Business Systems Analyst
Top 10 Contract Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Systems Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 24 April 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
England +74 45 £525 -4.55% 31
Work from Home +128 40 £525 +5.00% 14
London +82 34 £600 +4.35% 8
UK excluding London +28 12 £500 +5.26% 30
Midlands +33 5 £450 +16.88% 4
East of England +14 4 £525 +7.69% 6
West Midlands +26 3 £450 +21.62% 3
Scotland +30 2 £525 +33.76% 3
East Midlands +14 2 £400 -38.46% 1
South East +8 1 £500 -3.38% 7

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

For the 6 months to 24 April 2024, Business Systems 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 Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 18 (29.03%) Finance
2 16 (25.81%) Migration
3 14 (22.58%) Degree
4 13 (20.97%) Business Analysis
4 13 (20.97%) Learning Management System
5 11 (17.74%) Social Skills
6 8 (12.90%) Requirements Gathering
6 8 (12.90%) ERP
6 8 (12.90%) User Stories
7 7 (11.29%) SQL
7 7 (11.29%) Project Management
7 7 (11.29%) Agile
7 7 (11.29%) Problem-Solving
8 6 (9.68%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (8.06%) Data Migration
9 5 (8.06%) Product Ownership
10 4 (6.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
10 4 (6.45%) Life Science
10 4 (6.45%) Change Management
10 4 (6.45%) Pharmaceutical
10 4 (6.45%) LIMS
10 4 (6.45%) Oracle
10 4 (6.45%) CRM
11 3 (4.84%) Java
11 3 (4.84%) Microsoft Office
11 3 (4.84%) SAP
11 3 (4.84%) Microsoft
11 3 (4.84%) Banking
11 3 (4.84%) Data Analysis
11 3 (4.84%) Investment Banking

Business Systems 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.61%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (4.84%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (3.23%) Spreadsheet
3 1 (1.61%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (1.61%) MS Visio
3 1 (1.61%) OmniGraffle
Business Applications
1 1 (1.61%) iTrent
1 1 (1.61%) Oracle Financials
1 1 (1.61%) SAP CO
1 1 (1.61%) SAP FI
1 1 (1.61%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 3 (4.84%) SaaS
2 2 (3.23%) Azure
2 2 (3.23%) Google Docs
2 2 (3.23%) Snowflake
3 1 (1.61%) Google Sheets
3 1 (1.61%) Lucidchart
3 1 (1.61%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (3.23%) Data Mining
2 1 (1.61%) Electronic Patient Records
Development Applications
1 1 (1.61%) JIRA
General
1 18 (29.03%) Finance
2 11 (17.74%) Social Skills
3 6 (9.68%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (6.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 4 (6.45%) Pharmaceutical
5 3 (4.84%) Banking
5 3 (4.84%) Investment Banking
5 3 (4.84%) Manufacturing
6 2 (3.23%) Aviation
6 2 (3.23%) Billing
6 2 (3.23%) Marketing
6 2 (3.23%) Telecoms
7 1 (1.61%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (1.61%) Front Office
7 1 (1.61%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (1.61%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (3.23%) Swagger
2 1 (1.61%) Oracle Fusion
2 1 (1.61%) YAML
Miscellaneous
1 13 (20.97%) Learning Management System
2 5 (8.06%) Product Ownership
3 4 (6.45%) Life Science
3 4 (6.45%) LIMS
4 2 (3.23%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (3.23%) Data Structures
4 2 (3.23%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.61%) Analytical Mindset
5 1 (1.61%) Market Risk
5 1 (1.61%) NHS
5 1 (1.61%) Onboarding
5 1 (1.61%) Wiki
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (25.81%) Migration
2 13 (20.97%) Business Analysis
3 8 (12.90%) ERP
3 8 (12.90%) Requirements Gathering
3 8 (12.90%) User Stories
4 7 (11.29%) Agile
4 7 (11.29%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (11.29%) Project Management
5 5 (8.06%) Data Migration
6 4 (6.45%) Change Management
6 4 (6.45%) CRM
7 3 (4.84%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (4.84%) Data Mapping
7 3 (4.84%) Risk Management
7 3 (4.84%) Software Delivery
7 3 (4.84%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 3 (4.84%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (4.84%) Translating Business Requirements
7 3 (4.84%) Validation
7 3 (4.84%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 7 (11.29%) SQL
2 3 (4.84%) Java
Qualifications
1 14 (22.58%) Degree
2 1 (1.61%) ACCA
2 1 (1.61%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (1.61%) CEH
2 1 (1.61%) CIMA
2 1 (1.61%) CISM
2 1 (1.61%) CISSP
2 1 (1.61%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (1.61%) Master's Degree
2 1 (1.61%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (3.23%) PMO
1 2 (3.23%) SLA
Vendors
1 4 (6.45%) Oracle
2 3 (4.84%) Google
2 3 (4.84%) Microsoft
2 3 (4.84%) SAP
3 2 (3.23%) Cisco
3 2 (3.23%) Databricks
4 1 (1.61%) Charles River
4 1 (1.61%) Guidewire
4 1 (1.61%) Salesforce