Senior Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Bristol

Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA)
South West > Bristol

The median Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA) daily rate in Bristol is £495, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 19 October 2025.

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

6 months to
19 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 72 - 79
Rank change year-on-year - - +19
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Business Analyst 1 0 3
As % of all contract jobs in Bristol 0.13% - 0.29%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.14% - 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 3
10th Percentile - - £566
25th Percentile £493 - £572
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 - £588
Median % change year-on-year - - +27.72%
75th Percentile £498 - £597
90th Percentile - - £599
South West median daily rate £454 £425 £575
% change year-on-year +6.76% -26.09% +16.16%

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 721 808 1,007
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.79% 95.62% 96.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 356 423 655
10th Percentile £243 £213 £304
25th Percentile £384 £375 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £498 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.74% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £600 £575 £638
90th Percentile £748 £700 £700
South West median daily rate £513 £501 £538
% change year-on-year +2.30% -6.79% +2.38%
Number of hourly rates quoted 152 142 129
10th Percentile £12.88 £17.50 £30.65
25th Percentile £18.87 £50.31 £50.00
Median hourly rate £33.50 £67.50 £65.00
Median % change year-on-year -50.37% +3.85% -
75th Percentile £65.00 £72.50 £76.25
90th Percentile £68.00 £74.00 £83.40
South West median hourly rate £25.15 £67.26 £57.33
% change year-on-year -62.61% +17.32% -4.45%

Senior Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bristol

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Bristol.

Senior Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Bristol

Senior Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Bristol

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

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

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 21 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Bristol

For the 6 months to 19 October 2025, Senior 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 Senior Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) BPMN
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Confluence
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Journey Map
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
1 1 (100.00%) Journey Map
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Progress
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

Senior 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 (100.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 1 (100.00%) MS Visio
Development Applications
1 1 (100.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (100.00%) Presentation Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Analytics
1 1 (100.00%) BPMN
1 1 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) Customer Journey Map
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Journey Map
1 1 (100.00%) Performance Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Use Case
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Progress