Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Coventry

Business Analyst (BA)
West Midlands > Coventry

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Coventry is £470, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 February 2026.

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

6 months to
6 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 16 21
Rank change year-on-year -15 +5 -8
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 2 3 10
As % of all contract jobs in Coventry 0.98% 3.09% 5.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.03% 3.09% 6.02%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 7
10th Percentile £425 £383 £420
25th Percentile £438 £413 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £470 £475 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.05% -9.52% +5.00%
75th Percentile £496 £538 £575
90th Percentile £505 £568 £600
West Midlands median daily rate £485 £500 £464
% change year-on-year -3.00% +7.82% +3.06%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Coventry

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Coventry. 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 Coventry with a recognized job title 195 97 166
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.59% 100.00% 93.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 122 70 130
10th Percentile £263 £200 £312
25th Percentile £305 £363 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £455 £500
Median % change year-on-year - -9.00% +10.44%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £600
90th Percentile £630 £625 £650
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 1 1
10th Percentile £15.48 - -
25th Percentile £25.00 £14.50 £76.59
Median hourly rate £26.00 £15.00 £78.19
Median % change year-on-year +73.33% -80.81% +525.48%
75th Percentile £27.16 £15.50 £79.78
90th Percentile £27.21 - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.00 £23.71 £22.50
% change year-on-year +5.44% +5.38% +26.98%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Coventry

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

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Coventry

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Coventry

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Coventry.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Coventry

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Coventry

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Coventry.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Coventry

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Coventry

For the 6 months to 6 February 2026, 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 Coventry region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Scorecard
1 1 (50.00%) Scrum
1 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Coventry 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:

Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Project Governance
1 1 (50.00%) Scorecard
1 1 (50.00%) Scrum
1 1 (50.00%) Test Strategy