Back Office Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in the City of London

Business Analyst - Back Office (Back Office BA)
Central London > City of London

The median Business Analyst - Back Office (Back Office BA) daily rate in the City of London is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 131 122 -
Rank change year-on-year -9 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Back Office Business Analyst 1 3 0
As % of all contract jobs in the City of London 0.042% 0.16% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.044% 0.17% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 3 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £675 -
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - -
Central London median daily rate £600 £675 -
% change year-on-year -11.11% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
City of London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the City of 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 the City of London with a recognized job title 2,258 1,744 2,015
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.81% 93.36% 95.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,508 1,119 1,369
10th Percentile £356 £348 £350
25th Percentile £455 £442 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year - -4.35% -4.17%
75th Percentile £675 £688 £688
90th Percentile £775 £775 £790
Central London median daily rate £550 £550 £555
% change year-on-year - -0.81% -6.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 31 22 17
10th Percentile £17.60 £17.57 £20.22
25th Percentile £18.75 £24.66 £22.00
Median hourly rate £19.50 £32.50 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year -40.00% -18.75% +0.43%
75th Percentile £40.88 £62.00 £78.75
90th Percentile £59.72 £86.43 £137.50
Central London median hourly rate £23.08 £30.04 £30.41
% change year-on-year -23.16% -1.22% -13.13%

Back Office Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the City of London

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

Back Office Business Analyst job vacancy trend in the City of London

Back Office Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the City of London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Back Office Business Analyst job vacancies in the City of London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Back Office Business Analyst job vacancies in the City of London

Back Office Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of London

For the 6 months to 21 July 2026, Back Office 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 City of London region featuring Back Office Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Stability
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

Back Office Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the City of 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Back Office
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Stability
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation