Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Barrow-in-Furness

Business Analyst (BA)
Cumbria > Barrow-in-Furness

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Barrow-in-Furness is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 March 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 35 -
Rank change year-on-year +2 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 1 4 0
As % of all contract jobs in Barrow-in-Furness 0.82% 2.30% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.83% 2.47% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cumbria median daily rate £525 - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 4 0
Median hourly rate - £27.13 -
Cumbria median hourly rate - £27.13 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Barrow-in-Furness

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness. 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 Barrow-in-Furness with a recognized job title 120 162 159
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.36% 93.10% 99.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 97 70 115
10th Percentile £417 £398 £482
25th Percentile £464 £438 £493
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £500 £600
Median % change year-on-year +1.20% -16.67% +40.85%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £673
90th Percentile £694 £646 £725
Cumbria median daily rate £500 £500 £575
% change year-on-year - -13.04% +34.50%
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 14 22
10th Percentile £32.22 £25.26 £12.49
25th Percentile £38.59 £28.39 £28.16
Median hourly rate £52.41 £55.65 £44.07
Median % change year-on-year -5.82% +26.27% -22.05%
75th Percentile £65.90 £75.88 £50.66
90th Percentile £67.84 £82.56 £52.78
Cumbria median hourly rate £41.68 £54.51 £13.00
% change year-on-year -23.54% +319.31% -76.97%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Barrow-in-Furness.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Barrow-in-Furness

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Barrow-in-Furness

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness

For the 6 months to 17 March 2026, Business Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Barrow-in-Furness region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Prompt Engineering
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Barrow-in-Furness by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Generative AI
1 1 (100.00%) Knowledge Transfer
1 1 (100.00%) Prompt Engineering
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared