Business Analyst Contracts in Bristol

Business Analyst (BA)
South West > Bristol

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Bristol is £465, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 57 59 67
Rank change year-on-year +2 +8 -36
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 10 17 20
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 1.46% 1.83% 1.83%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.58% 1.92% 1.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 10 15 15
10th Percentile £400 £339 £401
25th Percentile £414 - £441
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £465 £425 £500
Median % change year-on-year +9.29% -15.00% +5.26%
75th Percentile £547 £519 £581
90th Percentile £570 £531 £598
South West median daily rate £469 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +10.35% -15.00% +1.01%

All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 631 885 1,042
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.12% 95.06% 95.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 319 493 710
10th Percentile £247 £260 £320
25th Percentile £363 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £447 £500 £514
Median % change year-on-year -10.60% -2.68% +2.75%
75th Percentile £575 £590 £638
90th Percentile £650 £700 £719
South West median daily rate £500 £508 £525
% change year-on-year -1.48% -3.33% +1.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 116 185 121
10th Percentile £12.82 £17.50 £20.25
25th Percentile £18.44 £55.00 £51.25
Median hourly rate £32.50 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -53.57% +7.69% +8.33%
75th Percentile £65.00 £73.75 £80.00
90th Percentile £73.88 £80.00 £84.65
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £62.50
% change year-on-year -62.74% +8.00% +15.74%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Job postings that featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst 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 28 August 2025.

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 and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 28 August 2025, Business Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Bristol region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (40.00%) Finance
1 4 (40.00%) Agile
1 4 (40.00%) Business Analysis
1 4 (40.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (20.00%) NEC Housing
3 2 (20.00%) Information Architecture
3 2 (20.00%) Waterfall
3 2 (20.00%) Analytics
3 2 (20.00%) Master Data Management
3 2 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
3 2 (20.00%) Business Case
3 2 (20.00%) Roadmaps
3 2 (20.00%) Information Management
3 2 (20.00%) Workload Management
3 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 2 (20.00%) Housing Management
3 2 (20.00%) Social Housing
3 2 (20.00%) Local Government
3 2 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (20.00%) JIRA
3 2 (20.00%) Data Mapping
3 2 (20.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (20.00%) NEC
3 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (20.00%) SQL
3 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Office

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Office
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 2 (20.00%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (20.00%) NEC Housing
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) SaaS
Development Applications
1 2 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (40.00%) Finance
2 3 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Social Skills
3 2 (20.00%) Local Government
3 2 (20.00%) Social Housing
4 1 (10.00%) Banking
4 1 (10.00%) Military
4 1 (10.00%) Private Banking
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Legacy Systems
1 2 (20.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (10.00%) Mobile App
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Agile
1 4 (40.00%) Business Analysis
1 4 (40.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (20.00%) Analytics
2 2 (20.00%) Business Case
2 2 (20.00%) Data Mapping
2 2 (20.00%) Housing Management
2 2 (20.00%) Information Architecture
2 2 (20.00%) Information Management
2 2 (20.00%) Master Data Management
2 2 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (20.00%) Roadmaps
2 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (20.00%) Waterfall
2 2 (20.00%) Workload Management
2 2 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (10.00%) Change Control
3 1 (10.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 1 (10.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (10.00%) UX Design
Programming Languages
1 2 (20.00%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (10.00%) Degree
1 1 (10.00%) DV Cleared
1 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
1 2 (20.00%) NEC
2 1 (10.00%) Aareon
2 1 (10.00%) Capita
2 1 (10.00%) Civica
2 1 (10.00%) Guidewire
2 1 (10.00%) Northgate
2 1 (10.00%) Orchard