Business Analysis Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

Business Analysis
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Cambridge requiring Business Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 15 February 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
15 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 32 26 18
Rank change year-on-year -6 -8 +5
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 2 1 13
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 0.95% 0.64% 6.22%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.09% 0.71% 7.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 13
10th Percentile - - £318
25th Percentile - - £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £280 - £410
Median % change year-on-year - - -21.90%
75th Percentile - - £450
90th Percentile - - £573
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £280 £375 £410
% change year-on-year -25.33% -8.54% -18.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £16.50 - -
Median hourly rate £18.00 - -
75th Percentile £19.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £18.00 - £20.25

All Process & Methodology Skills
Cambridge

Business Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Cambridge.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 184 141 181
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge 87.20% 90.38% 86.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 101 84 107
10th Percentile £265 £297 £231
25th Percentile £400 £400 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £495 £492 £475
Median % change year-on-year +0.71% +3.47% -
75th Percentile £594 £588 £538
90th Percentile £675 £685 £610
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £475 £475 £478
% change year-on-year - -0.63% +0.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 5 25
10th Percentile £14.64 £15.85 £15.51
25th Percentile £21.38 £17.13 £20.00
Median hourly rate £23.83 £23.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year +3.59% -8.00% -0.99%
75th Percentile £37.19 £57.50 £71.25
90th Percentile £50.30 £62.00 £77.50
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £16.00 £16.23 £15.00
% change year-on-year -1.42% +8.20% -3.23%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Cambridge.

Business Analysis job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Business Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Business Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Cambridge citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge 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 (50.00%) Microsoft Office
1 1 (50.00%) Microsoft Project
1 1 (50.00%) MS Visio
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 2 (100.00%) Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Business Change Analyst
2 1 (50.00%) Change Analyst
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (50.00%) BPR
2 1 (50.00%) Business Case
2 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Experience
2 1 (50.00%) Customer Journey Map
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Informatics
2 1 (50.00%) Journey Map
2 1 (50.00%) Programme Management
2 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery
2 1 (50.00%) Systems Analysis
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) Degree