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 14 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 58 46 57
Rank change year-on-year -12 +11 -9
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 17 10 9
As % of all contract jobs in Birmingham 1.87% 1.78% 1.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.25% 2.04% 1.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 8 8
10th Percentile £335 £368 £448
25th Percentile £397 £403 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 £438 £481
Median % change year-on-year +1.43% -9.09% +1.32%
75th Percentile £567 £516 £516
90th Percentile £625 £600 £559
West Midlands median daily rate £491 £513 £494
% change year-on-year -4.17% +3.80% -5.95%

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 755 490 558
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Birmingham 82.97% 87.19% 81.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 427 325 391
10th Percentile £313 £164 £230
25th Percentile £400 £325 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £500
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -
75th Percentile £575 £538 £626
90th Percentile £675 £639 £738
West Midlands median daily rate £475 £481 £500
% change year-on-year -1.14% -3.90% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 50 16
10th Percentile £13.45 - £13.63
25th Percentile £21.23 £12.62 £19.25
Median hourly rate £43.96 £18.87 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year +132.96% -51.30% +53.47%
75th Percentile £55.00 £22.08 £51.25
90th Percentile £75.00 £26.89 £56.25
West Midlands median hourly rate £30.73 £24.34 £21.00
% change year-on-year +26.25% +15.90% -22.22%

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 14 August 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:

Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (11.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (11.76%) Oracle Receivables
Cloud Services
1 1 (5.88%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (5.88%) Microsoft 365
1 1 (5.88%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (5.88%) Metadata
1 1 (5.88%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 2 (11.76%) JIRA
General
1 9 (52.94%) Finance
2 7 (41.18%) Social Skills
3 5 (29.41%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (29.41%) Manufacturing
4 3 (17.65%) Public Sector
5 2 (11.76%) Local Government
6 1 (5.88%) Banking
6 1 (5.88%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (5.88%) Law
6 1 (5.88%) Legal
Job Titles
1 16 (94.12%) Analyst
2 14 (82.35%) Business Analyst
3 4 (23.53%) Principal Business Analyst
4 2 (11.76%) Accounts Receivable Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Artificial Intelligence Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Business Process Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Dynamics 365 Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) ERP Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Functional Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Process Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Project Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Sales Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Sales Business Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Technical Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Technical Business Analyst
5 1 (5.88%) Transformation Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 2 (11.76%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (11.76%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (5.88%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (5.88%) CMDB
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (52.94%) Process Improvement
2 8 (47.06%) Workshop Facilitation
3 7 (41.18%) Business Case
4 6 (35.29%) User Stories
5 5 (29.41%) Impact Assessments
6 4 (23.53%) Feasibility Study
6 4 (23.53%) Mentoring
6 4 (23.53%) Requirements Gathering
6 4 (23.53%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 4 (23.53%) Stakeholder Management
7 3 (17.65%) Agile
8 2 (11.76%) Accounts Receivable
8 2 (11.76%) Analytical Thinking
8 2 (11.76%) Data Management
8 2 (11.76%) Data Protection
8 2 (11.76%) DevOps
8 2 (11.76%) Project Delivery
8 2 (11.76%) Regulatory Compliance
8 2 (11.76%) Validation
9 1 (5.88%) Acceptance Criteria
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) Degree
2 1 (5.88%) CBAP
2 1 (5.88%) CISM
2 1 (5.88%) CISSP
2 1 (5.88%) CRISC
2 1 (5.88%) IIBA
2 1 (5.88%) SC Cleared
2 1 (5.88%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (5.88%) GRC
Vendors
1 2 (11.76%) Oracle
2 1 (5.88%) Epicor
2 1 (5.88%) Microsoft
2 1 (5.88%) ServiceNow