Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Cambridge

Business Analyst (BA)
Cambridgeshire > Cambridge

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Cambridge is £408, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 3 November 2025.

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

6 months to
3 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 32 24 18
Rank change year-on-year -8 -6 +15
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 2 4 11
As % of all contract jobs in Cambridge 1.00% 2.06% 5.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.14% 2.27% 5.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 4 9
10th Percentile £374 £308 £294
25th Percentile £386 £431 £338
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £408 £513 £430
Median % change year-on-year -20.49% +19.32% +1.06%
75th Percentile £429 £543 £500
90th Percentile £442 £553 £660
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £450 £500 £421
% change year-on-year -10.00% +18.76% -0.94%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Cambridge

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cambridge. 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 Cambridge with a recognized job title 176 176 195
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.00% 90.72% 92.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 93 89 103
10th Percentile £230 £257 £147
25th Percentile £400 £331 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £503 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year +18.24% -10.53% -2.56%
75th Percentile £625 £538 £544
90th Percentile £720 £628 £585
Cambridgeshire median daily rate £500 £452 £475
% change year-on-year +10.62% -4.84% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 8 7 25
10th Percentile £26.53 £20.72 £17.01
25th Percentile £38.75 £24.40 -
Median hourly rate £49.10 £55.00 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year -10.73% +210.38% -55.14%
75th Percentile £69.38 £60.63 £61.25
90th Percentile £78.75 £63.75 £77.50
Cambridgeshire median hourly rate £16.21 £22.90 £17.72
% change year-on-year -29.22% +29.20% +14.32%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cambridge

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 Cambridge.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Cambridge

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

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

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Cambridge

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

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

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cambridge

For the 6 months to 3 November 2025, 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 Cambridge region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Biotechnology
1 1 (50.00%) BPR
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Journey Map
1 1 (50.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (50.00%) Journey Map
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery

Business Analyst Skill Set
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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (50.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (50.00%) AI
1 1 (50.00%) Analytics
1 1 (50.00%) Biotechnology
1 1 (50.00%) BPR
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (50.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (50.00%) Customer Journey Map
1 1 (50.00%) Data Pipeline
1 1 (50.00%) Journey Map
1 1 (50.00%) Root Cause Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Service Delivery