Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Business Analyst (BA)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Edinburgh is £435, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 May 2026.

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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 38 22 28
Rank change year-on-year -16 +6 +7
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 33 54 47
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 4.58% 8.68% 5.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.92% 9.33% 6.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 32 17
10th Percentile £381 £402 £370
25th Percentile £406 £410 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £435 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.35% -5.56% +7.78%
75th Percentile £488 £453 £475
90th Percentile £573 £486 £515
Scotland median daily rate £430 £431 £450
% change year-on-year -0.23% -4.22% +4.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £27.35 -
Scotland median hourly rate - £23.47 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Edinburgh

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Edinburgh. 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 Edinburgh with a recognized job title 671 579 779
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.07% 93.09% 94.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 343 322 444
10th Percentile £308 £240 £200
25th Percentile £409 £400 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £463 £475
Median % change year-on-year -0.11% -2.53% -
75th Percentile £560 £538 £575
90th Percentile £650 £638 £661
Scotland median daily rate £463 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +2.78% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 35 22 56
10th Percentile £32.00 - £16.00
25th Percentile £50.00 £17.30 £16.50
Median hourly rate £61.00 £22.44 £50.00
Median % change year-on-year +171.87% -55.13% +135.18%
75th Percentile £72.00 £24.54 £60.75
90th Percentile £81.24 £44.65 £66.00
Scotland median hourly rate £20.00 £19.83 £27.90
% change year-on-year +0.86% -28.91% +28.25%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

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 Edinburgh.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Edinburgh

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

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

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Edinburgh

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Edinburgh over the 6 months to 12 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Edinburgh

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Edinburgh

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

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

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 12 May 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 Edinburgh region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 18 (54.55%) Agile
2 16 (48.48%) Business Analysis
3 12 (36.36%) User Stories
4 9 (27.27%) Requirements Gathering
4 9 (27.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 8 (24.24%) Data Protection
6 7 (21.21%) Acceptance Criteria
6 7 (21.21%) Data Analysis
6 7 (21.21%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (21.21%) Workshop Facilitation
7 6 (18.18%) Scrum
7 6 (18.18%) SQL
7 6 (18.18%) User Acceptance Testing
8 5 (15.15%) Validation
9 4 (12.12%) Actionable Insight
9 4 (12.12%) Azure
9 4 (12.12%) Business Intelligence
9 4 (12.12%) DevOps
9 4 (12.12%) Risk Management
9 4 (12.12%) Waterfall
10 3 (9.09%) Asset Management
10 3 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
10 3 (9.09%) Business Case
10 3 (9.09%) Calypso
10 3 (9.09%) Confluence
10 3 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (9.09%) Data Management
10 3 (9.09%) Data Modelling
10 3 (9.09%) Decision-Making
10 3 (9.09%) Impact Assessments

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

Application Platforms
1 3 (9.09%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (3.03%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 4 (12.12%) Azure
2 3 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
2 3 (9.09%) Power Platform
3 2 (6.06%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (3.03%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (3.03%) Entra ID
4 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (3.03%) OCI
4 1 (3.03%) Power Automate
4 1 (3.03%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.06%) Power BI
1 2 (6.06%) Tableau
2 1 (3.03%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (3.03%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 3 (9.09%) JIRA
General
1 17 (51.52%) Finance
2 12 (36.36%) Social Skills
3 6 (18.18%) Public Sector
4 5 (15.15%) Analytical Skills
5 4 (12.12%) Documentation Skills
6 3 (9.09%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (6.06%) Front Office
8 1 (3.03%) Banking
8 1 (3.03%) Legal
8 1 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (24.24%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (9.09%) Product Ownership
3 2 (6.06%) Derivative
3 2 (6.06%) Management Information System
3 2 (6.06%) OTC Derivatives
4 1 (3.03%) Data Structures
4 1 (3.03%) Driving Licence
4 1 (3.03%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (3.03%) Onboarding
4 1 (3.03%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (54.55%) Agile
2 16 (48.48%) Business Analysis
3 12 (36.36%) User Stories
4 9 (27.27%) Requirements Gathering
4 9 (27.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 8 (24.24%) Data Protection
6 7 (21.21%) Acceptance Criteria
6 7 (21.21%) Data Analysis
6 7 (21.21%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (21.21%) Workshop Facilitation
7 6 (18.18%) Scrum
7 6 (18.18%) User Acceptance Testing
8 5 (15.15%) Validation
9 4 (12.12%) Actionable Insight
9 4 (12.12%) Business Intelligence
9 4 (12.12%) DevOps
9 4 (12.12%) Risk Management
9 4 (12.12%) Waterfall
10 3 (9.09%) Continuous Improvement
10 3 (9.09%) Target Operating Model
Programming Languages
1 6 (18.18%) SQL
2 1 (3.03%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (6.06%) ISEB
2 1 (3.03%) CBAP
2 1 (3.03%) Degree
2 1 (3.03%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.06%) Actionable Recommendations
1 2 (6.06%) Data Quality
1 2 (6.06%) PMO
1 2 (6.06%) QA
2 1 (3.03%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 3 (9.09%) Calypso
2 2 (6.06%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.03%) Oracle