IT Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Bristol

IT Business Analyst (IT BA)
South West > Bristol

The median IT Business Analyst (IT BA) daily rate in Bristol is £351, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 September 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
22 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 68 - 83
Rank change year-on-year - - +13
Contract jobs requiring an IT Business Analyst 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Bristol 0.14% - 0.093%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.15% - 0.097%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £351 - £385
Median % change year-on-year - - -9.41%
South West median daily rate £394 £475 £418
% change year-on-year -17.01% +13.77% +1.21%

All Contract 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.

Contract vacancies in Bristol with a recognized job title 666 861 1,032
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.76% 95.24% 95.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 335 466 692
10th Percentile £250 £235 £313
25th Percentile £375 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £485 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.11% -7.57% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £588 £640
90th Percentile £750 £694 £706
South West median daily rate £500 £515 £538
% change year-on-year -2.91% -4.19% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 139 158 119
10th Percentile £12.82 £17.50 £21.05
25th Percentile £18.51 £58.31 £50.00
Median hourly rate £33.50 £70.00 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -52.14% +7.69% +7.44%
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £75.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £75.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £60.00
% change year-on-year -62.74% +12.50% +6.85%

IT Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Business Analyst in Bristol

IT Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

IT Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

IT Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 22 September 2025, IT 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 IT Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) NEC
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) NEC Housing
1 1 (100.00%) Housing Management
1 1 (100.00%) Social Housing
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems

IT 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) NEC Housing
General
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Social Housing
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Housing Management
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) NEC