Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Business Analyst (BA)
South West > Bristol

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Bristol is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 October 2026.

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

6 months to
11 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 55 59
Rank change year-on-year +1 +4 -9
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 37 14 14
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 2.75% 1.87% 1.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.96% 2.02% 1.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 27 14 12
10th Percentile £304 £405 -
25th Percentile £438 £419 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £463 £425
Median % change year-on-year +5.51% +8.82% -19.05%
75th Percentile £600 £505 £466
90th Percentile £638 £521 £529
South West median daily rate £488 £461 £425
% change year-on-year +5.80% +8.53% -17.07%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £90.00 - -
South West median hourly rate £74.50 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Bristol

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Bristol. 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 Bristol with a recognized job title 1,248 692 845
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.65% 92.51% 95.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 622 335 444
10th Percentile £381 £241 £215
25th Percentile £450 £378 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £475 £475
Median % change year-on-year +10.53% - -8.21%
75th Percentile £608 £600 £588
90th Percentile £688 £748 £701
South West median daily rate £535 £510 £502
% change year-on-year +4.90% +1.69% -6.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 315 150 157
10th Percentile £20.58 £12.82 £22.15
25th Percentile £46.43 £18.87 £58.00
Median hourly rate £65.00 £33.50 £70.00
Median % change year-on-year +94.03% -52.14% +7.69%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.00 £72.50
90th Percentile £75.48 £68.00 £75.00
South West median hourly rate £60.00 £25.15 £67.50
% change year-on-year +138.57% -62.74% +12.80%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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 Bristol.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Bristol

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Bristol

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Bristol over the 6 months to 11 October 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Bristol

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Bristol.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Bristol

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

For the 6 months to 11 October 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 Bristol region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 25 (67.57%) Business Analysis
2 13 (35.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 11 (29.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 11 (29.73%) User Stories
3 11 (29.73%) Workshop Facilitation
4 10 (27.03%) Roadmaps
5 8 (21.62%) Agile
6 6 (16.22%) Acceptance Criteria
6 6 (16.22%) AI
6 6 (16.22%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (16.22%) Project Delivery
6 6 (16.22%) Requirements Gathering
6 6 (16.22%) Security Cleared
7 5 (13.51%) Epics
7 5 (13.51%) Impact Assessments
7 5 (13.51%) Power Platform
7 5 (13.51%) Process Improvement
7 5 (13.51%) Stakeholder Map
7 5 (13.51%) Workflow
8 4 (10.81%) Coaching
8 4 (10.81%) Decision-Making
8 4 (10.81%) Migration
8 4 (10.81%) Power BI
8 4 (10.81%) SC Cleared
8 4 (10.81%) Service Delivery
8 4 (10.81%) Use Case
9 3 (8.11%) Business Process Improvement
9 3 (8.11%) Business Transformation
9 3 (8.11%) Data Architecture

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol 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 (2.70%) CMS
1 1 (2.70%) Confluence
1 1 (2.70%) Moodle
1 1 (2.70%) SharePoint
1 1 (2.70%) Totara
Applications
1 3 (8.11%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (5.41%) MS Visio
3 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (2.70%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.70%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 5 (13.51%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.70%) Anthropic Claude
2 1 (2.70%) Azure
2 1 (2.70%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (2.70%) ChatGPT
2 1 (2.70%) Figma
2 1 (2.70%) Lucidchart
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (2.70%) Miro
2 1 (2.70%) SaaS
2 1 (2.70%) Smartsheet
2 1 (2.70%) SuccessFactors
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (10.81%) Power BI
2 1 (2.70%) Looker
Development Applications
1 1 (2.70%) JIRA
General
1 9 (24.32%) Social Skills
2 7 (18.92%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (13.51%) Finance
3 5 (13.51%) Telecoms
4 3 (8.11%) Local Government
4 3 (8.11%) Public Sector
5 2 (5.41%) Aerospace
5 2 (5.41%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (2.70%) Back Office
6 1 (2.70%) Banking
6 1 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.70%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (2.70%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.70%) Model Context Protocol
Miscellaneous
1 2 (5.41%) Low-Code
1 2 (5.41%) Product Ownership
2 1 (2.70%) Greenfield Project
2 1 (2.70%) Learning Management System
2 1 (2.70%) Management Information System
2 1 (2.70%) Onboarding
2 1 (2.70%) Operational Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 25 (67.57%) Business Analysis
2 13 (35.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 11 (29.73%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 11 (29.73%) User Stories
3 11 (29.73%) Workshop Facilitation
4 10 (27.03%) Roadmaps
5 8 (21.62%) Agile
6 6 (16.22%) Acceptance Criteria
6 6 (16.22%) AI
6 6 (16.22%) Continuous Improvement
6 6 (16.22%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (16.22%) Project Delivery
6 6 (16.22%) Requirements Gathering
7 5 (13.51%) Epics
7 5 (13.51%) Impact Assessments
7 5 (13.51%) Process Improvement
7 5 (13.51%) Stakeholder Map
7 5 (13.51%) Workflow
8 4 (10.81%) Migration
8 4 (10.81%) Service Delivery
Qualifications
1 6 (16.22%) Security Cleared
2 4 (10.81%) SC Cleared
3 2 (5.41%) BPSS Clearance
4 1 (2.70%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.11%) QA
2 1 (2.70%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft
1 2 (5.41%) Salesforce
1 2 (5.41%) Workday
2 1 (2.70%) Blackboard
2 1 (2.70%) BT
2 1 (2.70%) Oracle
2 1 (2.70%) SAP
2 1 (2.70%) ServiceNow