Business Analyst (BA)
Cheshire > Chester
The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Chester is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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
1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 |
Same period 2023 |
| Rank |
16 |
8 |
19 |
| Rank change year-on-year |
-8 |
+11 |
- |
| Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst |
4 |
6 |
2 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Chester |
5.88% |
11.11% |
2.35% |
| As % of the Job Titles category |
6.35% |
12.50% |
2.41% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
1 |
6 |
1 |
| 10th Percentile |
- |
£225 |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£575 |
£273 |
£438 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£600 |
£436 |
£450 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+37.77% |
-3.22% |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£625 |
£619 |
£463 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
£675 |
- |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£395 |
£410 |
£450 |
| % change year-on-year |
-3.66% |
-8.89% |
+5.02% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| 10th Percentile |
£46.63 |
- |
- |
| 25th Percentile |
£47.19 |
- |
- |
| Median hourly rate |
£48.75 |
- |
- |
| 75th Percentile |
£49.69 |
- |
- |
| 90th Percentile |
£49.88 |
- |
- |
| Cheshire median hourly rate |
£48.75 |
- |
£27.98 |
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Chester. 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 Chester with a recognized job title |
63 |
48 |
83 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title |
92.65% |
88.89% |
97.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted |
20 |
28 |
47 |
| 10th Percentile |
£325 |
£199 |
£270 |
| 25th Percentile |
£385 |
£244 |
£299 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) |
£500 |
£506 |
£400 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
-1.23% |
+26.56% |
-5.88% |
| 75th Percentile |
£706 |
£678 |
£525 |
| 90th Percentile |
£738 |
£738 |
£665 |
| Cheshire median daily rate |
£456 |
£475 |
£475 |
| % change year-on-year |
-4.00% |
- |
+9.20% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted |
16 |
9 |
10 |
| 10th Percentile |
£19.00 |
£36.54 |
£23.15 |
| 25th Percentile |
£31.10 |
£41.25 |
£29.10 |
| Median hourly rate |
£50.00 |
£42.50 |
£30.65 |
| Median % change year-on-year |
+17.65% |
+38.67% |
+82.15% |
| 75th Percentile |
£86.00 |
£47.50 |
£35.00 |
| 90th Percentile |
- |
- |
£35.50 |
| Cheshire median hourly rate |
£47.50 |
£20.11 |
£29.26 |
| % change year-on-year |
+136.20% |
-31.27% |
+19.43% |
