Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Bradford

Business Analyst (BA)
West Yorkshire > Bradford

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Bradford is £415, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 December 2025.

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

6 months to
22 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 15 11 9
Rank change year-on-year -4 -2 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 3 1 7
As % of all contract jobs in Bradford 4.29% 2.44% 10.14%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.55% 2.50% 10.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 7
10th Percentile £334 - £418
25th Percentile £359 £538 £480
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £415 £575 £515
Median % change year-on-year -27.83% +11.65% -1.90%
75th Percentile £469 £613 £530
90th Percentile £492 - £541
West Yorkshire median daily rate £498 £450 £515
% change year-on-year +10.56% -12.62% +3.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Bradford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bradford. 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 Bradford with a recognized job title 66 40 68
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.29% 97.56% 98.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 25 61
10th Percentile £263 £178 £313
25th Percentile £413 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £504 £408 £476
Median % change year-on-year +23.61% -14.30% -4.90%
75th Percentile £610 £438 £575
90th Percentile £681 - £625
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £450 £500
% change year-on-year +11.11% -10.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 0 2
10th Percentile £15.54 - £27.10
25th Percentile £19.48 - £27.59
Median hourly rate £21.30 - £28.42
Median % change year-on-year - - +66.17%
75th Percentile £21.93 - £29.25
90th Percentile £37.32 - £29.75
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £25.00 £24.18 £19.85
% change year-on-year +3.39% +21.80% -7.66%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bradford

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 Bradford.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Bradford

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Bradford

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Bradford.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Bradford

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Bradford

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Bradford over the 6 months to 22 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Bradford

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bradford

For the 6 months to 22 December 2025, 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 Bradford region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) Power BI
1 2 (66.67%) Power Platform
1 2 (66.67%) User Stories
1 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Business Process Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
2 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Decision-Making
2 1 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) JIRA
2 1 (33.33%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Model Validation
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
2 1 (33.33%) Scrum
2 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma
2 1 (33.33%) Tableau
2 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
2 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bradford 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 1 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (66.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Power BI
2 1 (33.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Organisational Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Agile
1 2 (66.67%) User Stories
1 2 (66.67%) Waterfall
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 1 (33.33%) Business Process Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Customer Experience
2 1 (33.33%) Data Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Lean Six Sigma
2 1 (33.33%) Migration
2 1 (33.33%) Model Validation
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Engineering
2 1 (33.33%) Root Cause Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Scrum
2 1 (33.33%) Six Sigma
2 1 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
2 1 (33.33%) Validation
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) SAP