Business Analysis Contract Job Trends in Birmingham

Business Analysis
West Midlands > Birmingham

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Birmingham requiring Business Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 26 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 50 59
Rank change year-on-year -7 +9 -9
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 20 15 11
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 2.17% 2.47% 1.53%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.62% 2.73% 1.85%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 14 10
10th Percentile £329 £358 £458
25th Percentile £366 £413 £480
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £463 £546
Median % change year-on-year -4.05% -15.29% +14.95%
75th Percentile £571 £597 £620
90th Percentile £600 £618 £775
West Midlands median daily rate £486 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -7.52% - +5.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Birmingham

Business Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Birmingham.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 763 550 596
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham 82.67% 90.61% 82.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 416 359 393
10th Percentile £294 £203 £200
25th Percentile £400 £366 £381
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% +1.27%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £638
90th Percentile £688 £663 £750
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £500 £520
% change year-on-year -5.00% -3.85% +4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 48 54 10
10th Percentile £13.45 - £21.18
25th Percentile £18.51 £12.62 £29.30
Median hourly rate £43.96 £18.87 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +132.96% -62.26% +81.82%
75th Percentile £55.00 £22.08 £55.19
90th Percentile £75.00 £26.51 £57.53
West Midlands median hourly rate £28.30 £23.05 £26.13
% change year-on-year +22.75% -11.77% -5.00%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham.

Business Analysis job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Business Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in Birmingham

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis in Birmingham over the 6 months to 26 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analysis in Birmingham

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in Birmingham

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Business Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Birmingham citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (5.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (10.00%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 2 (10.00%) Azure
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft 365
1 2 (10.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (5.00%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (5.00%) PowerApps
2 1 (5.00%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.00%) Metadata
1 1 (5.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 9 (45.00%) Finance
2 7 (35.00%) Social Skills
3 6 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
4 5 (25.00%) Manufacturing
5 4 (20.00%) Public Sector
6 2 (10.00%) Local Government
7 1 (5.00%) Banking
7 1 (5.00%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (5.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (5.00%) Law
7 1 (5.00%) Legal
Job Titles
1 19 (95.00%) Analyst
2 17 (85.00%) Business Analyst
3 4 (20.00%) Principal Business Analyst
4 2 (10.00%) Accounts Receivable Analyst
5 1 (5.00%) Artificial Intelligence Analyst
5 1 (5.00%) Business Process Analyst
5 1 (5.00%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
5 1 (5.00%) ERP Analyst
5 1 (5.00%) Functional Analyst
5 1 (5.00%) Microsoft 365 Business Analyst
5 1 (5.00%) Process Analyst
5 1 (5.00%) Project Analyst
5 1 (5.00%) Sales Analyst
5 1 (5.00%) Sales Business Analyst
5 1 (5.00%) Technical Analyst
5 1 (5.00%) Technical Business Analyst
5 1 (5.00%) Transformation Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (10.00%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (10.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (5.00%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (5.00%) CMDB
2 1 (5.00%) Onboarding
Operating Systems
1 1 (5.00%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (55.00%) Process Improvement
2 10 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 8 (40.00%) Business Case
4 7 (35.00%) User Stories
5 6 (30.00%) Requirements Gathering
5 6 (30.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (25.00%) Impact Assessments
6 5 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 4 (20.00%) Feasibility Study
7 4 (20.00%) Mentoring
8 3 (15.00%) Agile
9 2 (10.00%) Case Management
9 2 (10.00%) Data Analysis
9 2 (10.00%) Data Management
9 2 (10.00%) Data Protection
9 2 (10.00%) DevOps
9 2 (10.00%) Migration
9 2 (10.00%) Regulatory Compliance
9 2 (10.00%) Service Design
9 2 (10.00%) Validation
Qualifications
1 2 (10.00%) Degree
1 2 (10.00%) SC Cleared
1 2 (10.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (5.00%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (5.00%) CBAP
2 1 (5.00%) CISM
2 1 (5.00%) CISSP
2 1 (5.00%) CRISC
2 1 (5.00%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.00%) GRC
Vendors
1 2 (10.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (10.00%) Oracle
2 1 (5.00%) Epicor
2 1 (5.00%) ServiceNow