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 19 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
19 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 66 43 48
Rank change year-on-year -23 +5 -4
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 11 8 13
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 1.18% 1.51% 1.71%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.42% 1.73% 2.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 6 10
10th Percentile £340 £363 -
25th Percentile £400 £384 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £438 £563 £488
90th Percentile £485 £594 £514
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £525 £475
% change year-on-year -9.52% +10.53% -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 777 463 611
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham 83.37% 87.52% 80.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 471 308 405
10th Percentile £313 £163 £235
25th Percentile £400 £375 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% - -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £685 £689 £688
West Midlands median daily rate £481 £484 £500
% change year-on-year -0.62% -3.20% -2.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 35 42
10th Percentile £16.79 - £13.33
25th Percentile £20.97 £12.62 £18.50
Median hourly rate £30.55 £18.87 £27.25
Median % change year-on-year +61.90% -30.75% +30.77%
75th Percentile £57.19 £26.51 £47.94
90th Percentile £75.00 £28.78 £56.25
West Midlands median hourly rate £33.99 £22.05 £22.50
% change year-on-year +54.15% -2.00% -

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 19 June 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:

Business Applications
1 3 (27.27%) Dynamics CRM
2 2 (18.18%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 3 (27.27%) Azure
1 3 (27.27%) Dynamics 365
1 3 (27.27%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (9.09%) Metadata
General
1 7 (63.64%) Social Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Finance
3 2 (18.18%) Local Government
3 2 (18.18%) Manufacturing
3 2 (18.18%) Public Sector
4 1 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (9.09%) Legal
4 1 (9.09%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 11 (100.00%) Analyst
2 10 (90.91%) Business Analyst
3 3 (27.27%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
3 3 (27.27%) Dynamics 365 Business Analyst
4 2 (18.18%) Accounts Receivable Analyst
4 2 (18.18%) Business Process Analyst
4 2 (18.18%) Process Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Artificial Intelligence Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) ERP Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) GDPR Business Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Logistics Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Logistics Business Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Principal Business Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Process Mapping Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Process Mapping Business Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Supply Chain Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Supply Chain Business Analyst
5 1 (9.09%) Transformation Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (9.09%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (45.45%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (36.36%) Agile
2 4 (36.36%) User Stories
3 3 (27.27%) CRM
3 3 (27.27%) Data Migration
3 3 (27.27%) Migration
3 3 (27.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 3 (27.27%) User Acceptance Testing
3 3 (27.27%) Workshop Facilitation
4 2 (18.18%) Accounts Receivable
4 2 (18.18%) Business Case
4 2 (18.18%) Data Protection
4 2 (18.18%) Process Improvement
4 2 (18.18%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (9.09%) AI
5 1 (9.09%) BPMN
5 1 (9.09%) Data Management
5 1 (9.09%) ERP
5 1 (9.09%) GAP Analysis
5 1 (9.09%) Metadata Management
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) SC Cleared
1 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) GDPR
Vendors
1 3 (27.27%) Microsoft
2 2 (18.18%) Oracle
3 1 (9.09%) Epicor