Business Analysis Contracts in Central London

Business Analysis
London > Central London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in Central London requiring Business Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered in vacancies that cited Business Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 4 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 59 69 65
Rank change year-on-year +10 -4 +19
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 69 63 126
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 3.45% 2.60% 3.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.71% 2.87% 3.58%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 43 78
10th Percentile £465 £511 £413
25th Percentile £513 £550 £503
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £625 £596
Median % change year-on-year -4.00% +4.82% +11.45%
75th Percentile £725 £709 £744
90th Percentile £756 £763 £813
London median daily rate £600 £566 £596
% change year-on-year +6.10% -5.16% +8.41%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Central London

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 Central London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,860 2,197 3,522
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Central London 92.95% 90.56% 91.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,203 1,565 2,378
10th Percentile £357 £350 £325
25th Percentile £456 £450 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -8.33% +4.44%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £725
90th Percentile £775 £800 £820
London median daily rate £550 £550 £590
% change year-on-year - -6.78% +2.61%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 24 29
10th Percentile £22.00 £20.01 £15.45
25th Percentile £22.75 £22.38 £18.50
Median hourly rate £29.07 £27.81 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +4.53% -20.54% -13.58%
75th Percentile £43.97 £29.11 £58.75
90th Percentile £50.75 £41.29 £88.30
London median hourly rate £34.00 £29.00 £39.00
% change year-on-year +17.24% -25.64% +7.11%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings citing Business Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analysis in Central London

Business Analysis
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Analysis in Central London.

Daily rate trend for Business Analysis in Central London

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis in Central London over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analysis in Central London

Business Analysis
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Analysis in Central London.

Hourly rate trend for Business Analysis in Central London

Business Analysis
Contract Job Locations in Central London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the Central London region over the 6 months to 4 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
City of London +8 64 £600 -4.00% 14
Business Analysis
London

Business Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (4.35%) SharePoint
2 2 (2.90%) CMS
2 2 (2.90%) Confluence
3 1 (1.45%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 9 (13.04%) Microsoft Excel
2 6 (8.70%) Microsoft Office
3 4 (5.80%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 4 (5.80%) Microsoft Project
3 4 (5.80%) MS Visio
4 1 (1.45%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 2 (2.90%) Actimize
1 2 (2.90%) SAP CO
1 2 (2.90%) SAP FI
1 2 (2.90%) SAP FI/CO
1 2 (2.90%) SAP SD
2 1 (1.45%) Aladdin
2 1 (1.45%) Bloomberg AIM
2 1 (1.45%) Endur
2 1 (1.45%) Loan IQ
2 1 (1.45%) Orchestrade
2 1 (1.45%) SAP MM
Cloud Services
1 9 (13.04%) Power Platform
2 8 (11.59%) Azure
3 7 (10.14%) Microsoft 365
4 5 (7.25%) Azure Data Factory
4 5 (7.25%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (2.90%) AWS
6 1 (1.45%) Cloud Computing
6 1 (1.45%) Google Workspace
6 1 (1.45%) OneDrive
6 1 (1.45%) PowerApps
6 1 (1.45%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 1 (1.45%) Firewall
1 1 (1.45%) Intranet
1 1 (1.45%) IPsec
1 1 (1.45%) iSCSI
1 1 (1.45%) Network Security
1 1 (1.45%) SSL
1 1 (1.45%) VPN
1 1 (1.45%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (10.14%) Power BI
1 7 (10.14%) SQL Server
1 7 (10.14%) Tableau
2 5 (7.25%) BusinessObjects
2 5 (7.25%) Crystal Reports
2 5 (7.25%) Data Warehouse
2 5 (7.25%) SQL Server Integration Services
3 2 (2.90%) Power Query
4 1 (1.45%) Big Data
Development Applications
1 6 (8.70%) JIRA
2 1 (1.45%) Eclipse
General
1 32 (46.38%) Finance
1 32 (46.38%) Social Skills
2 14 (20.29%) Banking
3 13 (18.84%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (10.14%) Documentation Skills
4 7 (10.14%) Front Office
5 6 (8.70%) Back Office
6 5 (7.25%) Investment Banking
7 4 (5.80%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 4 (5.80%) Legal
7 4 (5.80%) Presentation Skills
7 4 (5.80%) Public Sector
8 3 (4.35%) Manufacturing
9 2 (2.90%) Financial Institution
10 1 (1.45%) Corporate Banking
10 1 (1.45%) Military
10 1 (1.45%) Organisational Skills
10 1 (1.45%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 52 (75.36%) Business Analyst
2 51 (73.91%) Analyst
3 8 (11.59%) Developer
3 8 (11.59%) Senior
3 8 (11.59%) Senior Analyst
4 7 (10.14%) Senior Business Analyst
5 6 (8.70%) Data Business Analyst
5 6 (8.70%) Project Manager
6 5 (7.25%) Data Analyst
6 5 (7.25%) Lead
6 5 (7.25%) Power BI Developer
6 5 (7.25%) Technical Business Analyst
7 4 (5.80%) Lead Business Analyst
7 4 (5.80%) Technical Analyst
8 3 (4.35%) Consultant
8 3 (4.35%) Financial Analyst
8 3 (4.35%) SAP Analyst
8 3 (4.35%) SAP Business Analyst
8 3 (4.35%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
8 3 (4.35%) SQL Developer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (2.90%) ADO
1 2 (2.90%) FIX Protocol
1 2 (2.90%) FpML
1 2 (2.90%) WPF
2 1 (1.45%) Web Services
2 1 (1.45%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (8.70%) Management Information System
2 3 (4.35%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 3 (4.35%) Product Ownership
3 2 (2.90%) Derivative
3 2 (2.90%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.45%) CMDB
4 1 (1.45%) Data Structures
4 1 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
4 1 (1.45%) Fixed Income
4 1 (1.45%) Interest Rate Derivative
4 1 (1.45%) Manufacturing Execution System
4 1 (1.45%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.90%) Linux
1 2 (2.90%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (28.99%) Requirements Gathering
2 19 (27.54%) Stakeholder Management
3 16 (23.19%) Agile
3 16 (23.19%) Data Analysis
4 14 (20.29%) Project Management
5 12 (17.39%) Problem-Solving
6 11 (15.94%) User Stories
7 10 (14.49%) Change Management
8 9 (13.04%) Decision-Making
8 9 (13.04%) User Acceptance Testing
9 8 (11.59%) Acceptance Criteria
10 7 (10.14%) Process Improvement
10 7 (10.14%) Target Operating Model
11 6 (8.70%) Asset Management
11 6 (8.70%) Business Case
11 6 (8.70%) GAP Analysis
11 6 (8.70%) Portfolio Management
11 6 (8.70%) Scrum
11 6 (8.70%) Visualisation
11 6 (8.70%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 17 (24.64%) SQL
2 7 (10.14%) Python
3 2 (2.90%) C#
4 1 (1.45%) R
Qualifications
1 12 (17.39%) Degree
2 6 (8.70%) SC Cleared
2 6 (8.70%) Security Cleared
3 4 (5.80%) CBAP
4 3 (4.35%) PMI Certification
5 2 (2.90%) ACCA
5 2 (2.90%) PMP
6 1 (1.45%) AWS Certification
6 1 (1.45%) AWS Certified Solutions Architect
6 1 (1.45%) Azure Certification
6 1 (1.45%) CCNP
6 1 (1.45%) CCSE
6 1 (1.45%) CFA
6 1 (1.45%) Cisco Certification
6 1 (1.45%) IIBA
6 1 (1.45%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (10.14%) MiFID
2 5 (7.25%) EMIR
2 5 (7.25%) QA
3 3 (4.35%) Data Quality
4 2 (2.90%) PMO
5 1 (1.45%) GDPR
5 1 (1.45%) SLA
5 1 (1.45%) UCITS
Vendors
1 15 (21.74%) Microsoft
2 5 (7.25%) Salesforce
2 5 (7.25%) ServiceNow
3 4 (5.80%) Oracle
4 3 (4.35%) SAP
5 2 (2.90%) Planview
5 2 (2.90%) SimCorp
6 1 (1.45%) 3PAR
6 1 (1.45%) Advent
6 1 (1.45%) Barracuda Networks
6 1 (1.45%) Bloomberg
6 1 (1.45%) Blue Prism
6 1 (1.45%) Cisco
6 1 (1.45%) Google
6 1 (1.45%) HP
6 1 (1.45%) Juniper
6 1 (1.45%) Murex
6 1 (1.45%) Palo Alto
6 1 (1.45%) QAD
6 1 (1.45%) Trend Micro