Product Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Central London

Product Business Analyst (Product BA)
London > Central London

The median Product Business Analyst (Product BA) daily rate in Central London is £615, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 122 128 151
Rank change year-on-year +6 +23 +57
Contract jobs requiring a Product Business Analyst 4 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in Central London 0.21% 0.043% 0.067%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.046% 0.071%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 1 1
10th Percentile £482 - -
25th Percentile £568 £413 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £615 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +44.71% -5.56% -33.33%
75th Percentile £736 £438 -
90th Percentile £955 - -
London median daily rate £615 £650 £600
% change year-on-year -5.38% +8.33% -22.58%

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 1,750 2,167 2,816
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.13% 93.24% 94.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,210 1,359 1,979
10th Percentile £325 £362 £340
25th Percentile £425 £463 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - -
75th Percentile £675 £680 £688
90th Percentile £763 £775 £800
London median daily rate £540 £550 £575
% change year-on-year -1.82% -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 24 17
10th Percentile £17.61 £21.29 £17.00
25th Percentile £22.86 £30.19 £18.93
Median hourly rate £27.75 £35.00 £38.00
Median % change year-on-year -20.71% -7.89% -6.17%
75th Percentile £38.88 £82.19 £52.50
90th Percentile £61.65 £129.85 £70.75
London median hourly rate £26.89 £38.00 £39.83
% change year-on-year -29.24% -4.59% +21.62%

Product Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Central London

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

Product Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Central London

Product Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Central London

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

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

Product Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Central London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Product Business Analyst in Central London over the 6 months to 4 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Product Business Analyst in Central London

Product 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 Product Business Analyst within the Central London region over the 6 months to 4 November 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 +9 2 £775 +82.35% 5
Product Business Analyst
London

Product Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Central London

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Product 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 Product Business Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 2 (50.00%) SDLC
2 2 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 2 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (25.00%) Collateral Management
3 1 (25.00%) Confluence
3 1 (25.00%) ION Anvil
3 1 (25.00%) ION Trading
3 1 (25.00%) JIRA
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Product Management
3 1 (25.00%) QA
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) User Stories

Product 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 1 (25.00%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 1 (25.00%) ION Anvil
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 2 (50.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
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%) Investment Banking
2 1 (25.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Fixed Income
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 2 (50.00%) SDLC
2 2 (50.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 2 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
3 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (25.00%) Collateral Management
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Product Management
3 1 (25.00%) Risk Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 1 (25.00%) SC Cleared
1 1 (25.00%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) ION Trading