Finance Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Cardiff

Business Analyst - Finance (Finance BA)
South Wales > Cardiff

The median Business Analyst - Finance (Finance BA) daily rate in Cardiff is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 9 June 2026.

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

6 months to
9 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 35 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Finance Business Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Cardiff 0.37% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £513 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile - - -
South Wales median daily rate £525 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Cardiff

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Cardiff. 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 Cardiff with a recognized job title 255 159 204
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.41% 96.95% 93.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 182 125 169
10th Percentile £289 £188 £143
25th Percentile £363 £300 £263
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -11.11% -4.00%
75th Percentile £550 £483 £538
90th Percentile £675 £620 £590
South Wales median daily rate £425 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +6.25% -11.11% -10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 7 8
10th Percentile - £12.21 £11.53
25th Percentile £12.21 £12.65 £12.13
Median hourly rate £15.36 £13.08 £18.57
Median % change year-on-year +17.43% -29.56% +2.82%
75th Percentile £19.75 £21.13 £21.67
90th Percentile £21.08 £23.75 -
South Wales median hourly rate £21.13 £22.50 £20.35
% change year-on-year -6.11% +10.55% +12.20%

Finance Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Cardiff

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

Finance Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Cardiff

Finance Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Cardiff

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Finance Business Analyst job vacancies in Cardiff

Finance Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff

For the 6 months to 9 June 2026, Finance 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 Cardiff region featuring Finance Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall

Finance Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Cardiff 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) SAP