Business Analyst Contracts in West Lothian

Business Analyst (BA)
Scotland > West Lothian

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in West Lothian is £413 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 13 15 8
Rank change year-on-year +2 -7 +6
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 6 2 7
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West Lothian 12.00% 3.64% 17.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 12.00% 3.85% 18.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 7
10th Percentile £117 - £365
25th Percentile £226 - £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - +20.00%
75th Percentile £417 - £469
90th Percentile £418 - £513
Scotland median daily rate £450 £428 £425
% change year-on-year +5.26% +0.59% +6.25%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Lothian

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in West Lothian. 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 West Lothian with a recognized job title 50 52 38
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 94.55% 95.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 31 29
10th Percentile £105 £125 £203
25th Percentile £353 £285 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £413
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +21.21% +10.00%
75th Percentile £560 £609 £480
90th Percentile £589 £650 £500
Scotland median daily rate £475 £475 £460
% change year-on-year - +3.26% +8.24%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 6 1
10th Percentile - £35.38 -
25th Percentile - £57.50 £17.25
Median hourly rate £48.00 £65.00 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -26.15% +233.33% -
75th Percentile - £73.25 £21.75
90th Percentile - £80.50 -
Scotland median hourly rate £35.00 £29.43 £25.82
% change year-on-year +18.93% +14.00% -35.46%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in West Lothian

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in West Lothian

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West Lothian

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

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in West Lothian

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in West Lothian

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

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in West Lothian

Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in West Lothian

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 West Lothian 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
Livingston +2 6 £413 -
Business Analyst
Scotland

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Lothian

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 West Lothian region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Business Analysis
1 5 (83.33%) Change Management
1 5 (83.33%) Wiki
1 5 (83.33%) User Acceptance Testing
1 5 (83.33%) Target Operating Model
1 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
1 5 (83.33%) Roadmaps
1 5 (83.33%) Project Management
2 1 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (16.67%) Data Protection

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West Lothian 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 (83.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 5 (83.33%) Wiki
2 1 (16.67%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (83.33%) Business Analysis
1 5 (83.33%) Change Management
1 5 (83.33%) Project Management
1 5 (83.33%) Roadmaps
1 5 (83.33%) Target Operating Model
1 5 (83.33%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (16.67%) Data Protection