Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Croydon

Business Analyst (BA)
South London > Croydon

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Croydon is £513, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 January 2026.

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

6 months to
22 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 - 27
Rank change year-on-year - - +14
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 1 0 12
As % of all contract jobs in Croydon 1.09% - 7.06%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.12% - 7.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 11
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £506 - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 - £550
Median % change year-on-year - - +4.76%
75th Percentile £519 - £575
90th Percentile - - £588
South London median daily rate £500 £775 £550
% change year-on-year -35.48% +40.91% +4.76%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Croydon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Croydon. 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 Croydon with a recognized job title 89 121 168
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.74% 97.58% 98.82%
Number of daily rates quoted 75 89 111
10th Percentile £350 £380 £231
25th Percentile £492 £463 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £541 £600 £630
90th Percentile £592 £640 £675
South London median daily rate £500 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 8
10th Percentile - - £17.00
25th Percentile - - £20.19
Median hourly rate - - £23.50
75th Percentile - - £25.25
90th Percentile - - -
South London median hourly rate £67.70 £53.80 £23.50
% change year-on-year +25.84% +128.94% -46.11%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Croydon

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 Croydon.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Croydon

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Croydon

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

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

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Croydon

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

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

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 12 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Croydon

For the 6 months to 22 January 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 Croydon region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Operations Research
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
1 1 (100.00%) VMware
1 1 (100.00%) WAN

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

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) SD-WAN
1 1 (100.00%) WAN
General
1 1 (100.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Continuity
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Infrastructure Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Operations Research
1 1 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (100.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Validation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) VMware