Business Analyst Contracts in Derby

Business Analyst (BA)
Derbyshire > Derby

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Derby is £575, 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 15 20 25
Rank change year-on-year +5 +5 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 2 6 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Derby 2.44% 4.08% 1.32%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.67% 4.35% 1.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 5 1
10th Percentile - £334 -
25th Percentile £563 £356 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £425 £550
Median % change year-on-year +35.29% -22.73% -
75th Percentile £588 £450 -
90th Percentile - £540 -
Derbyshire median daily rate £575 £420 £475
% change year-on-year +36.90% -11.58% +26.67%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Derby

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Derby. 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 Derby with a recognized job title 75 138 124
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.46% 93.88% 82.12%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 101 74
10th Percentile £200 £150 £118
25th Percentile £288 £188 £281
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £269 £456
Median % change year-on-year +62.64% -41.04% +21.18%
75th Percentile £550 £500 £575
90th Percentile £625 £588 £650
Derbyshire median daily rate £425 £262 £450
% change year-on-year +62.02% -41.71% +21.21%
Number of hourly rates quoted 6 16 17
10th Percentile £21.65 - £11.80
25th Percentile £23.30 £16.25 £13.16
Median hourly rate £24.34 £17.86 £22.00
Median % change year-on-year +36.28% -18.82% -8.33%
75th Percentile £24.73 £20.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £24.95 £21.88 -
Derbyshire median hourly rate £24.34 £17.72 £21.20
% change year-on-year +37.36% -16.42% +6.00%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Derby

Job postings that featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Derby.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Derby

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Derby

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in Derby.

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Derby

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Derby

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in Derby.

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in Derby

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 11 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derby

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Business Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Derby region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (50.00%) Workflow
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow Management
1 1 (50.00%) Logistics
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) User Stories
1 1 (50.00%) DevOps
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (50.00%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Derby by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Cloud Services
1 1 (50.00%) Azure
1 1 (50.00%) Azure DevOps
General
1 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (50.00%) DevOps
1 1 (50.00%) Logistics
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Project Delivery
1 1 (50.00%) User Stories
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow Management