Business Analyst Contracts in Devon

Business Analyst (BA)
South West > Devon

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Devon is £344, 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 20 - 31
Rank change year-on-year - - -11
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 3 0 4
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Devon 2.80% - 2.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.26% - 2.27%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £326 - £378
25th Percentile £327 - £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £344 - £425
Median % change year-on-year - - +9.68%
75th Percentile £367 - £438
90th Percentile £372 - -
South West median daily rate £500 £513 £519
% change year-on-year -2.44% -1.20% +10.96%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Devon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Devon. 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 Devon with a recognized job title 92 264 176
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.98% 96.00% 88.89%
Number of daily rates quoted 35 181 145
10th Percentile £191 £150 £131
25th Percentile £319 £250 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +17.65% -5.56% +10.44%
75th Percentile £556 £513 £550
90th Percentile £630 £600 £672
South West median daily rate £500 £520 £525
% change year-on-year -3.85% -0.95% +5.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 17 40 7
10th Percentile £25.83 £10.42 £40.20
25th Percentile £29.00 £23.63 £55.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £40.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +50.00% -33.33% +190.42%
75th Percentile £70.00 £65.63 £67.50
90th Percentile £73.00 £70.00 £76.00
South West median hourly rate £63.50 £55.00 £65.00
% change year-on-year +15.45% -15.38% +38.30%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Devon

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Devon

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Devon

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

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Devon

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Devon

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in Devon

Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Devon

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the Devon region over the 6 months to 1 May 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Exeter - 2 £344 - 8
Business Analyst
South West

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 15 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon

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 Devon region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Data Warehouse
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
1 2 (66.67%) Product Ownership
2 1 (33.33%) SQL
2 1 (33.33%) ERP
2 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
2 1 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (33.33%) Requirements Workshops

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Devon 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 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (66.67%) Data Warehouse
General
1 2 (66.67%) Finance
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (33.33%) Business Analysis
1 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
1 1 (33.33%) ERP
1 1 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (33.33%) Requirements Workshops
1 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 1 (33.33%) SQL
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Microsoft