Business Analyst Contracts in Wales

Business Analyst (BA)
UK > Wales

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Wales is £420 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 38 34 28
Rank change year-on-year -4 -6 +18
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 10 28 61
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wales 2.45% 4.37% 6.05%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.75% 4.59% 6.25%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 26 49
10th Percentile £188 £324 £361
25th Percentile £410 £381 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £475 £440
Median % change year-on-year -11.58% +7.95% +15.79%
75th Percentile £588 £523 £488
90th Percentile - £575 £575
UK median daily rate £525 £523 £500
% change year-on-year +0.48% +4.50% +9.89%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wales

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Wales. 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 Wales with a recognized job title 364 610 976
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.22% 95.16% 96.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 263 472 716
10th Percentile £182 £165 £175
25th Percentile £319 £313 £355
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% +11.76%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £575
90th Percentile £638 £650 £638
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 34 39
10th Percentile £11.75 £13.00 £11.15
25th Percentile £13.06 £15.25 £13.12
Median hourly rate £19.09 £18.14 £19.91
Median % change year-on-year +5.21% -8.89% +20.67%
75th Percentile £31.02 £19.98 £27.00
90th Percentile £86.54 £44.25 £46.98
UK median hourly rate £35.50 £45.00 £23.00
% change year-on-year -21.11% +95.65% +0.94%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Wales

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Wales

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wales

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

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Wales

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Wales

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

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Wales

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Wales

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in Wales

Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Wales

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 Wales region over the 6 months to 23 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
South Wales -2 10 £420 -11.58% 6
Business Analyst
UK

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 27 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales

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 Wales region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 4 (40.00%) Agile
3 3 (30.00%) Finance
3 3 (30.00%) KYC
4 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (10.00%) Critical Thinking
5 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
5 1 (10.00%) Product Backlog
5 1 (10.00%) Business Case
5 1 (10.00%) Data Sharing
5 1 (10.00%) Conflict Resolution
5 1 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (10.00%) Impact Assessments
5 1 (10.00%) Business Strategy
5 1 (10.00%) Data Structures
5 1 (10.00%) Business Process Modelling
5 1 (10.00%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (10.00%) .NET
5 1 (10.00%) UML
5 1 (10.00%) NHS
5 1 (10.00%) Business Analysis
5 1 (10.00%) Use Case
5 1 (10.00%) BPMN
5 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 1 (10.00%) Process Improvement
5 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wales 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:

General
1 5 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Finance
3 1 (10.00%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 1 (10.00%) Data Structures
1 1 (10.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Agile
2 3 (30.00%) KYC
3 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (10.00%) Analytical Thinking
4 1 (10.00%) BPMN
4 1 (10.00%) Business Analysis
4 1 (10.00%) Business Case
4 1 (10.00%) Business Process Modelling
4 1 (10.00%) Business Strategy
4 1 (10.00%) Conflict Resolution
4 1 (10.00%) Critical Thinking
4 1 (10.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (10.00%) Data Sharing
4 1 (10.00%) Impact Assessments
4 1 (10.00%) Process Improvement
4 1 (10.00%) Product Backlog
4 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (10.00%) UML
4 1 (10.00%) Use Case