Data Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Central London

Data Business Analyst (Data BA)
London > Central London

The median Data Business Analyst (Data BA) daily rate in Central London is £625, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 December 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 123 115 113
Rank change year-on-year -8 -2 +47
Contract jobs requiring a Data Business Analyst 10 16 34
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.49% 0.69% 1.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.53% 0.74% 1.34%
Number of daily rates quoted 9 10 23
10th Percentile £367 £453 -
25th Percentile £463 £463 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £625 £530 £550
Median % change year-on-year +17.92% -3.64% -3.93%
75th Percentile £688 £625 -
90th Percentile £800 £690 £610
London median daily rate £525 £591 £600
% change year-on-year -11.21% -1.46% +1.05%

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 1,889 2,156 2,542
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.33% 92.69% 94.36%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,311 1,358 1,836
10th Percentile £325 £363 £337
25th Percentile £425 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £543 £575 £566
Median % change year-on-year -5.65% +1.59% -1.57%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £775 £800
London median daily rate £535 £550 £560
% change year-on-year -2.73% -1.79% -3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 25 25 19
10th Percentile £19.24 £19.66 £17.00
25th Percentile £25.47 £31.25 £20.72
Median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -25.40% +40.00% -23.08%
75th Percentile £36.00 £61.25 £47.75
90th Percentile £51.25 £112.00 £66.75
London median hourly rate £28.06 £35.00 £35.00
% change year-on-year -19.82% - -

Data Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Data Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Central London

Data Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Business Analyst job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Business Analyst job vacancies in Central London

Data Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Data Business Analyst in Central London over the 6 months to 23 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Data Business Analyst in Central London

Data Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Central London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Business Analyst job vacancies in Central London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Data Business Analyst job vacancies in Central London

Data Business 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 Data Business Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 23 December 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 -16 9 £625 +17.92% 1
Data Business Analyst
London

Data Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 23 December 2025, Data 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 Central London region featuring Data Business Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (50.00%) SQL
2 4 (40.00%) Business Analysis
2 4 (40.00%) Data Analysis
2 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
2 4 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (30.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (30.00%) Migration
4 2 (20.00%) Agile
4 2 (20.00%) Analytics
4 2 (20.00%) Data Analytics
4 2 (20.00%) Data Cleansing
4 2 (20.00%) Data Mapping
4 2 (20.00%) Data Migration
4 2 (20.00%) Data Modelling
4 2 (20.00%) Data Quality
4 2 (20.00%) Data Transformation
4 2 (20.00%) Decision-Making
4 2 (20.00%) Degree
4 2 (20.00%) JIRA
4 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (20.00%) Python
4 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (20.00%) Validation
4 2 (20.00%) Visualisation
5 1 (10.00%) ADO
5 1 (10.00%) Alation
5 1 (10.00%) Azure
5 1 (10.00%) Azure DevOps
5 1 (10.00%) Business Process Mapping
5 1 (10.00%) Computer Science

Data Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London 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 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Alation
1 1 (10.00%) Azure
1 1 (10.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (10.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (10.00%) Power BI
1 1 (10.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 2 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 5 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (30.00%) Banking
2 3 (30.00%) Front Office
3 2 (20.00%) Investment Banking
3 2 (20.00%) Social Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (10.00%) Legal
4 1 (10.00%) Retail
4 1 (10.00%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 2 (20.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (10.00%) Equities
2 1 (10.00%) Fixed Income
2 1 (10.00%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
2 1 (10.00%) Hedge funds
2 1 (10.00%) Management Information System
2 1 (10.00%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (40.00%) Business Analysis
1 4 (40.00%) Data Analysis
1 4 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
1 4 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (30.00%) Migration
3 2 (20.00%) Agile
3 2 (20.00%) Analytics
3 2 (20.00%) Data Analytics
3 2 (20.00%) Data Cleansing
3 2 (20.00%) Data Mapping
3 2 (20.00%) Data Migration
3 2 (20.00%) Data Modelling
3 2 (20.00%) Data Transformation
3 2 (20.00%) Decision-Making
3 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (20.00%) Validation
3 2 (20.00%) Visualisation
4 1 (10.00%) Data Science
4 1 (10.00%) Data Visualisation
4 1 (10.00%) Performance Metrics
Programming Languages
1 5 (50.00%) SQL
2 2 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (20.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft