Business Analyst Contracts with Work from Home Options

Business Analyst (BA)
UK > Work from Home

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Work from Home is £550 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 9 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
9 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 38 41 38
Rank change year-on-year +3 -3 +20
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 784 1,263 2,584
As % of all contract jobs with a WFH option 5.20% 5.03% 5.89%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.56% 5.28% 6.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 544 901 1,971
10th Percentile £393 £400 £363
25th Percentile £454 £431 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £500 £485
Median % change year-on-year +10.00% +3.09% +7.78%
75th Percentile £638 £588 £550
90th Percentile £750 £695 £649
UK median daily rate £525 £525 £500
% change year-on-year - +5.00% +8.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 4 4
10th Percentile - - £20.02
25th Percentile - £20.25 £21.55
Median hourly rate £20.77 £37.75 £22.40
Median % change year-on-year -44.98% +68.53% +3.01%
75th Percentile £50.00 £59.38 £23.43
90th Percentile - £62.75 £25.27
UK median hourly rate £25.25 £60.25 £26.27
% change year-on-year -58.09% +129.35% -27.61%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Work from Home

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with a WFH option. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 14,102 23,924 42,008
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.55% 95.36% 95.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,465 16,894 30,368
10th Percentile £325 £360 £356
25th Percentile £425 £445 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £540 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
75th Percentile £638 £650 £625
90th Percentile £750 £750 £719
UK median daily rate £525 £540 £525
% change year-on-year -2.78% +2.86% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 574 548 593
10th Percentile £14.27 £17.50 £13.27
25th Percentile £23.37 £25.71 £18.76
Median hourly rate £44.87 £54.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -16.91% +54.29% +42.86%
75th Percentile £63.75 £68.75 £55.00
90th Percentile £75.25 £80.25 £66.00
UK median hourly rate £36.65 £45.00 £23.91
% change year-on-year -18.56% +88.21% +6.27%

Business Analyst
Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

Job vacancies with a work from home option which featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Business Analyst trend for jobs with a WFH option

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Business Analyst.

Business Analyst daily rate for jobs with a WFH option

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Daily rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Business Analyst over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Business Analyst daily rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend for Jobs with a WFH Option

3-month moving average hourly rate quoted in job vacancies with a work from home option citing Business Analyst.

Business Analyst hourly rate for jobs with a WFH option

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram for Jobs with a WFH Option

Hourly rate distribution for jobs with a work from home option citing Business Analyst over the 6 months to 9 May 2024.

Business Analyst hourly rate histogram for jobs with a WFH option

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Job Vacancies with WFH Options

For the 6 months to 9 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 jobs with a WFH option featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 245 (31.25%) Finance
2 220 (28.06%) Agile
3 211 (26.91%) Social Skills
4 188 (23.98%) Business Analysis
5 140 (17.86%) User Stories
6 137 (17.47%) Requirements Gathering
7 123 (15.69%) Banking
8 119 (15.18%) Stakeholder Management
9 99 (12.63%) Analytical Skills
10 95 (12.12%) Degree
11 83 (10.59%) SQL
12 79 (10.08%) Problem-Solving
13 71 (9.06%) Migration
14 69 (8.80%) User Acceptance Testing
15 68 (8.67%) Project Management
16 67 (8.55%) JIRA
17 62 (7.91%) Workshop Facilitation
17 62 (7.91%) Data Analysis
18 60 (7.65%) Product Ownership
19 56 (7.14%) Public Sector
19 56 (7.14%) Acceptance Criteria
20 55 (7.02%) Azure
21 54 (6.89%) GAP Analysis
22 53 (6.76%) Change Management
23 52 (6.63%) Microsoft
23 52 (6.63%) Scrum
24 49 (6.25%) Business Intelligence
25 48 (6.12%) QA
26 45 (5.74%) SAP
27 44 (5.61%) Use Case

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities with WFH Options 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 35 (4.46%) Confluence
2 18 (2.30%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.51%) Adobe Experience Manager
3 4 (0.51%) MTS
4 3 (0.38%) ArcGIS
4 3 (0.38%) Microsoft Exchange
5 1 (0.13%) CMS
5 1 (0.13%) LiveLink
5 1 (0.13%) SharePoint 2013
Applications
1 37 (4.72%) Microsoft Excel
2 36 (4.59%) MS Visio
3 30 (3.83%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (2.81%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.38%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.38%) Trello
7 1 (0.13%) InVision
7 1 (0.13%) Sketch
7 1 (0.13%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 23 (2.93%) Endur
2 13 (1.66%) Loan IQ
3 7 (0.89%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.89%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (0.77%) Aligne
5 4 (0.51%) EuroRunner
5 4 (0.51%) Oracle Financials
5 4 (0.51%) SAP Hybris
6 3 (0.38%) NetSuite
6 3 (0.38%) SAP MDG
7 2 (0.26%) Aladdin
7 2 (0.26%) iTrent
7 2 (0.26%) Magento
7 2 (0.26%) Maximo
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle EBS R12
7 2 (0.26%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 2 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.26%) SAP PM
8 1 (0.13%) Elite 3E
8 1 (0.13%) SAP IBP
Cloud Services
1 55 (7.02%) Azure
2 44 (5.61%) Power Platform
3 36 (4.59%) AWS
4 21 (2.68%) SaaS
5 11 (1.40%) Azure DevOps
5 11 (1.40%) Microsoft 365
6 10 (1.28%) Dynamics 365
7 7 (0.89%) SuccessFactors
8 6 (0.77%) PaaS
9 5 (0.64%) Google Analytics
9 5 (0.64%) Miro
9 5 (0.64%) SAP Commerce Cloud
10 4 (0.51%) Lucidchart
10 4 (0.51%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
10 4 (0.51%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
10 4 (0.51%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 3 (0.38%) Adobe Analytics
11 3 (0.38%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (0.38%) OneDrive
11 3 (0.38%) Serverless
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.64%) FIX Connectivity
2 3 (0.38%) SD-WAN
3 2 (0.26%) Intranet
3 2 (0.26%) NAS
3 2 (0.26%) WinSCP
4 1 (0.13%) 4G
4 1 (0.13%) 5G
4 1 (0.13%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.13%) Firewall
4 1 (0.13%) Internet
4 1 (0.13%) Intrusion Detection
4 1 (0.13%) LTE
4 1 (0.13%) MPLS
4 1 (0.13%) Radio Access Network
4 1 (0.13%) Reverse Proxy
4 1 (0.13%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 41 (5.23%) Power BI
2 18 (2.30%) Data Warehouse
3 7 (0.89%) Relational Database
4 6 (0.77%) Big Data
4 6 (0.77%) Data Lake
4 6 (0.77%) Tableau
5 4 (0.51%) NoSQL
5 4 (0.51%) PostgreSQL
5 4 (0.51%) SQL Server Analysis Services
5 4 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 4 (0.51%) SQL Server Reporting Services
6 3 (0.38%) DataStage
6 3 (0.38%) Electronic Patient Records
6 3 (0.38%) Geospatial Data
6 3 (0.38%) GIS
6 3 (0.38%) Qlik Sense
6 3 (0.38%) SAP HANA
7 2 (0.26%) BigQuery
7 2 (0.26%) Metadata
7 2 (0.26%) Power Query
Development Applications
1 67 (8.55%) JIRA
2 9 (1.15%) Eclipse
3 4 (0.51%) TeamCity
4 2 (0.26%) Balsamiq
4 2 (0.26%) Postman
4 2 (0.26%) SoapUI
5 1 (0.13%) PyCharm
General
1 245 (31.25%) Finance
2 211 (26.91%) Social Skills
3 123 (15.69%) Banking
4 99 (12.63%) Analytical Skills
5 56 (7.14%) Public Sector
6 38 (4.85%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 36 (4.59%) Front Office
8 23 (2.93%) Influencing Skills
9 22 (2.81%) Retail
10 21 (2.68%) Back Office
10 21 (2.68%) Marketing
11 18 (2.30%) Manufacturing
11 18 (2.30%) Presentation Skills
12 14 (1.79%) Investment Banking
13 10 (1.28%) Legal
14 9 (1.15%) Pharmaceutical
15 8 (1.02%) Local Government
15 8 (1.02%) Organisational Skills
16 6 (0.77%) Documentation Skills
16 6 (0.77%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 12 (1.53%) JSON
2 8 (1.02%) Web Services
3 7 (0.89%) XML
4 6 (0.77%) FIX Protocol
5 4 (0.51%) .NET
5 4 (0.51%) OAuth
5 4 (0.51%) Oracle Fusion
6 3 (0.38%) Apache Camel
6 3 (0.38%) HTML
6 3 (0.38%) SAP PI
7 2 (0.26%) OAuth2
7 2 (0.26%) OpenID
7 2 (0.26%) SailPoint
8 1 (0.13%) EDI
8 1 (0.13%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 60 (7.65%) Product Ownership
2 23 (2.93%) Derivative
3 22 (2.81%) Equities
3 22 (2.81%) Fixed Income
4 17 (2.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 16 (2.04%) Hedge funds
6 13 (1.66%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 12 (1.53%) Learning Management System
8 11 (1.40%) Greenfield Project
8 11 (1.40%) Reinsurance
9 10 (1.28%) Onboarding
10 9 (1.15%) Mobile App
11 6 (0.77%) Analytical Mindset
11 6 (0.77%) Life Science
11 6 (0.77%) Low-Code
11 6 (0.77%) Management Information System
11 6 (0.77%) Market Risk
11 6 (0.77%) Renewable Energy
12 5 (0.64%) Data Structures
12 5 (0.64%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 12 (1.53%) Windows
2 4 (0.51%) Unix
3 3 (0.38%) Linux
3 3 (0.38%) VMS
4 2 (0.26%) Windows 10
4 2 (0.26%) Windows Server
5 1 (0.13%) Windows 7
5 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2008
5 1 (0.13%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 220 (28.06%) Agile
2 188 (23.98%) Business Analysis
3 140 (17.86%) User Stories
4 137 (17.47%) Requirements Gathering
5 119 (15.18%) Stakeholder Management
6 79 (10.08%) Problem-Solving
7 71 (9.06%) Migration
8 69 (8.80%) User Acceptance Testing
9 68 (8.67%) Project Management
10 62 (7.91%) Data Analysis
10 62 (7.91%) Workshop Facilitation
11 56 (7.14%) Acceptance Criteria
12 54 (6.89%) GAP Analysis
13 53 (6.76%) Change Management
14 52 (6.63%) Scrum
15 49 (6.25%) Business Intelligence
16 44 (5.61%) Project Delivery
16 44 (5.61%) Use Case
17 42 (5.36%) ERP
17 42 (5.36%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 83 (10.59%) SQL
2 19 (2.42%) Python
3 7 (0.89%) Java
3 7 (0.89%) JavaScript
4 3 (0.38%) C#
5 1 (0.13%) Groovy
5 1 (0.13%) VBA
Qualifications
1 95 (12.12%) Degree
2 41 (5.23%) Security Cleared
3 34 (4.34%) SC Cleared
4 16 (2.04%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (1.02%) CBAP
6 7 (0.89%) DV Cleared
7 6 (0.77%) CSPO
7 6 (0.77%) IIBA
8 5 (0.64%) ISEB
8 5 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
9 4 (0.51%) ACCA
9 4 (0.51%) CIMA
10 3 (0.38%) HNC
10 3 (0.38%) Numerate Degree
10 3 (0.38%) PMI Certification
11 2 (0.26%) CCA
11 2 (0.26%) ITIL Certification
11 2 (0.26%) Master's Degree
11 2 (0.26%) MCSA
11 2 (0.26%) MCSD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (6.12%) QA
2 22 (2.81%) Data Quality
3 15 (1.91%) MiFID
4 14 (1.79%) EMIR
5 10 (1.28%) SEPA
6 8 (1.02%) PMO
7 7 (0.89%) GDPR
8 4 (0.51%) Accessibility
8 4 (0.51%) Disclosure Scotland
8 4 (0.51%) Dodd-Frank
8 4 (0.51%) GxP
8 4 (0.51%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.38%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.38%) ISO 20022
10 2 (0.26%) NIST
10 2 (0.26%) PSD2
11 1 (0.13%) California Consumer Privacy Act
11 1 (0.13%) GRC
11 1 (0.13%) IFRS
11 1 (0.13%) Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment)
System Software
1 4 (0.51%) Active Directory
2 3 (0.38%) Virtual Servers
3 2 (0.26%) Docker
4 1 (0.13%) Hyper-V
4 1 (0.13%) VMware Infrastructure
4 1 (0.13%) VMware NSX
4 1 (0.13%) vSphere
Systems Management
1 3 (0.38%) ZABBIX
2 2 (0.26%) Kubernetes
2 2 (0.26%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.13%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 52 (6.63%) Microsoft
2 45 (5.74%) SAP
3 25 (3.19%) Oracle
4 18 (2.30%) Salesforce
4 18 (2.30%) ServiceNow
5 12 (1.53%) OpenLink
6 11 (1.40%) Bloomberg
7 7 (0.89%) Adobe
7 7 (0.89%) Cadence
7 7 (0.89%) Google
7 7 (0.89%) Workday
8 6 (0.77%) Pega
9 5 (0.64%) Ariba
9 5 (0.64%) Databricks
9 5 (0.64%) ION Trading
9 5 (0.64%) MarketAxess
9 5 (0.64%) Tradeweb
10 4 (0.51%) IFS
10 4 (0.51%) Refinitiv
10 4 (0.51%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud