Business Systems Analyst Contracts in Central London

Business System Analyst
London > Central London

The median Business System Analyst daily rate in Central London is £588, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
21 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 131 166
Rank change year-on-year +9 +35 +15
Contract jobs requiring a Business Systems Analyst 4 3 8
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Central London 0.21% 0.12% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.22% 0.13% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 7
10th Percentile £481 £501 £524
25th Percentile £509 £503 £563
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £588 £513 £593
Median % change year-on-year +14.63% -13.50% +5.80%
75th Percentile £684 £528 £600
90th Percentile £724 £534 -
London median daily rate £500 £540 £600
% change year-on-year -7.41% -10.00% +9.09%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Central London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Central London. 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 Central London with a recognized job title 1,810 2,302 3,600
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.96% 95.24% 95.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,166 1,634 2,467
10th Percentile £344 £340 £325
25th Percentile £450 £433 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £565 £550 £600
Median % change year-on-year +2.73% -8.33% +7.14%
75th Percentile £678 £680 £725
90th Percentile £775 £788 £813
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 28 26
10th Percentile £22.00 £20.13 £15.50
25th Percentile £23.00 £21.81 £18.93
Median hourly rate £28.61 £26.41 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +8.35% -24.56% -5.41%
75th Percentile £35.00 £27.81 £57.50
90th Percentile £62.25 £40.00 £86.65
London median hourly rate £34.00 £27.50 £35.00
% change year-on-year +23.64% -21.43% -

Business Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

Job postings that featured Business Systems Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Central London.

Job vacancy trend for Business Systems Analyst in Central London

Business Systems Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

Daily rate trend for Business Systems Analyst in Central London

Business Systems Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Systems Analyst in Central London over the 6 months to 21 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Systems Analyst in Central London

Business Systems Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Systems Analyst in Central London

Business Systems Analyst
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 Systems Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 21 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 4 £588 +11.90% 2
Business Systems Analyst
London

Business Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 21 May 2025, Business Systems Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Central London region featuring Business Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Order Management
2 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Change
2 1 (25.00%) Aladdin
2 1 (25.00%) Backlog Refinement
2 1 (25.00%) Product Backlog
2 1 (25.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
2 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Bloomberg
2 1 (25.00%) Financial Institution
2 1 (25.00%) Front Office
2 1 (25.00%) Back Office
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) JIRA
2 1 (25.00%) Use Case
2 1 (25.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (25.00%) Investment Management
2 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Data Mapping
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement

Business Systems Analyst Skill Set
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:

Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) Aladdin
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Back Office
2 1 (25.00%) Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Financial Institution
2 1 (25.00%) Front Office
2 1 (25.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
2 1 (25.00%) Backlog Prioritisation
2 1 (25.00%) Backlog Refinement
2 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Data Mapping
2 1 (25.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Investment Management
2 1 (25.00%) ITIL
2 1 (25.00%) Migration
2 1 (25.00%) Order Management
2 1 (25.00%) Process Improvement
2 1 (25.00%) Product Backlog
2 1 (25.00%) Regulatory Change
2 1 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (25.00%) Test Scripting
2 1 (25.00%) Use Case
2 1 (25.00%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) Bloomberg
1 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (25.00%) ServiceNow