Payments Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Central London

Business Analyst - Payments (Payments BA)
London > Central London

The median Business Analyst - Payments (Payments BA) daily rate in Central London is £370, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 January 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 120 129 142
Rank change year-on-year +9 +13 +50
Contract jobs requiring a Payments Business Analyst 8 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.40% 0.044% 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.42% 0.048% 0.040%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile £315 - -
25th Percentile £329 £788 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £370 £825 £450
Median % change year-on-year -55.18% +83.33% -
75th Percentile £403 £863 £475
90th Percentile £404 - -
London median daily rate £525 £500 £613
% change year-on-year +5.00% -18.37% +11.36%

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 1,893 2,098 2,516
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.67% 92.59% 94.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,308 1,320 1,811
10th Percentile £339 £363 £331
25th Percentile £425 £463 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £540 £575 £563
Median % change year-on-year -6.09% +2.22% -2.17%
75th Percentile £675 £675 £688
90th Percentile £763 £775 £800
London median daily rate £526 £550 £553
% change year-on-year -4.36% -0.45% -4.41%
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 24 22
10th Percentile £19.86 £19.27 £17.19
25th Percentile £25.47 £29.79 £21.56
Median hourly rate £26.11 £35.00 £25.50
Median % change year-on-year -25.40% +37.25% -21.54%
75th Percentile £41.85 £47.00 £44.56
90th Percentile £46.53 £112.00 £65.00
London median hourly rate £31.49 £35.00 £34.50
% change year-on-year -10.03% +1.45% +1.47%

Payments Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Payments Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Central London

Payments Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

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

Payments 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 Payments Business Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 2 January 2026. 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 +5 8 £370 -55.18% 3
Payments Business Analyst
London

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

For the 6 months to 2 January 2026, Payments 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 Payments Business Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (87.50%) Agile
1 7 (87.50%) Project Delivery
2 5 (62.50%) ISO 20022
2 5 (62.50%) PSD2
2 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 5 (62.50%) Workshop Facilitation
3 4 (50.00%) Business Analysis
3 4 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 4 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (37.50%) Anti-Money Laundering
4 3 (37.50%) CBAP
4 3 (37.50%) Confluence
4 3 (37.50%) Defect Management
4 3 (37.50%) Fintech
4 3 (37.50%) ISO 8583
4 3 (37.50%) JIRA
4 3 (37.50%) KYC
4 3 (37.50%) MS Visio
4 3 (37.50%) PMI Certification
4 3 (37.50%) Project Management
4 3 (37.50%) QA
4 3 (37.50%) Regulatory Change
4 3 (37.50%) Use Case
4 3 (37.50%) User Acceptance Testing
4 3 (37.50%) User Stories
4 3 (37.50%) Waterfall
5 2 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
5 2 (25.00%) BPMN

Payments 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:

Application Platforms
1 3 (37.50%) Confluence
2 2 (25.00%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (37.50%) MS Visio
2 2 (25.00%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 2 (25.00%) Payment Gateway
Communications & Networking
1 1 (12.50%) ATM
Development Applications
1 3 (37.50%) JIRA
General
1 6 (75.00%) Finance
2 5 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
2 5 (62.50%) Banking
3 2 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (12.50%) Spanish Language
Miscellaneous
1 3 (37.50%) PMI
1 3 (37.50%) Product Ownership
1 3 (37.50%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 2 (25.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (87.50%) Agile
1 7 (87.50%) Project Delivery
2 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 5 (62.50%) Workshop Facilitation
3 4 (50.00%) Business Analysis
3 4 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 4 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (37.50%) Anti-Money Laundering
4 3 (37.50%) Defect Management
4 3 (37.50%) Fintech
4 3 (37.50%) KYC
4 3 (37.50%) Project Management
4 3 (37.50%) Regulatory Change
4 3 (37.50%) Use Case
4 3 (37.50%) User Acceptance Testing
4 3 (37.50%) User Stories
4 3 (37.50%) Waterfall
5 2 (25.00%) Kanban
5 2 (25.00%) Roadmaps
Qualifications
1 3 (37.50%) CBAP
1 3 (37.50%) PMI Certification
2 2 (25.00%) SC Cleared
2 2 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (12.50%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (62.50%) ISO 20022
1 5 (62.50%) PSD2
2 3 (37.50%) ISO 8583
2 3 (37.50%) QA
3 2 (25.00%) PCI DSS
3 2 (25.00%) SEPA
Vendors
1 4 (50.00%) Microsoft