Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Business Analyst (BA)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Edinburgh is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 March 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 21 31
Rank change year-on-year -12 +10 +3
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 33 54 46
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 5.16% 8.85% 5.54%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.61% 9.44% 5.83%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 35 25
10th Percentile £375 £388 £314
25th Percentile £403 £408 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £425 £435
Median % change year-on-year - -2.30% +2.96%
75th Percentile £481 £460 £475
90th Percentile £559 £483 £500
Scotland median daily rate £425 £431 £430
% change year-on-year -1.39% +0.23% -
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 588 572 789
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.02% 93.77% 94.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 299 326 460
10th Percentile £247 £199 £184
25th Percentile £406 £393 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £461 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.44% -2.89% -
75th Percentile £562 £538 £575
90th Percentile £665 £638 £657
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 27 19 51
10th Percentile £19.70 £20.86 £16.00
25th Percentile - £21.61 £17.11
Median hourly rate £50.00 £24.18 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +106.78% -59.70% +182.22%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.42 £62.00
90th Percentile £81.24 £29.56 £66.00
Scotland median hourly rate £20.50 £22.44 £40.94
% change year-on-year -8.64% -45.19% +92.57%

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 21 March 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 21 March 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 15 (45.45%) Agile
1 15 (45.45%) Business Analysis
2 11 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 10 (30.30%) Data Analysis
4 9 (27.27%) Workshop Facilitation
5 8 (24.24%) User Stories
6 7 (21.21%) Requirements Gathering
6 7 (21.21%) SQL
6 7 (21.21%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (21.21%) User Acceptance Testing
7 5 (15.15%) Actionable Insight
7 5 (15.15%) Change Management
7 5 (15.15%) Decision-Making
7 5 (15.15%) Validation
8 4 (12.12%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (12.12%) Data Modelling
8 4 (12.12%) Data Protection
8 4 (12.12%) Project Delivery
8 4 (12.12%) Scrum
8 4 (12.12%) Target Operating Model
8 4 (12.12%) Translating Business Requirements
8 4 (12.12%) Waterfall
9 3 (9.09%) Acceptance Criteria
9 3 (9.09%) AI
9 3 (9.09%) Asset Management
9 3 (9.09%) Azure
9 3 (9.09%) Business Case
9 3 (9.09%) Data Management
9 3 (9.09%) DevOps
9 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:

Applications
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (3.03%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (9.09%) Azure
1 3 (9.09%) Power Platform
2 2 (6.06%) Azure DevOps
2 2 (6.06%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.03%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (3.03%) Entra ID
3 1 (3.03%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (3.03%) OCI
3 1 (3.03%) Power Automate
3 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
General
1 18 (54.55%) Finance
2 13 (39.39%) Social Skills
3 7 (21.21%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (18.18%) Public Sector
5 4 (12.12%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (6.06%) Banking
6 2 (6.06%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (3.03%) Front Office
7 1 (3.03%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.03%) XML
1 1 (3.03%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.12%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (6.06%) Management Information System
2 2 (6.06%) Product Ownership
3 1 (3.03%) Data Structures
3 1 (3.03%) Driving Licence
3 1 (3.03%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (3.03%) Virtual Team
3 1 (3.03%) Wiki
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (45.45%) Agile
1 15 (45.45%) Business Analysis
2 11 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 10 (30.30%) Data Analysis
4 9 (27.27%) Workshop Facilitation
5 8 (24.24%) User Stories
6 7 (21.21%) Requirements Gathering
6 7 (21.21%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (21.21%) User Acceptance Testing
7 5 (15.15%) Actionable Insight
7 5 (15.15%) Change Management
7 5 (15.15%) Decision-Making
7 5 (15.15%) Validation
8 4 (12.12%) Business Intelligence
8 4 (12.12%) Data Modelling
8 4 (12.12%) Data Protection
8 4 (12.12%) Scrum
8 4 (12.12%) Target Operating Model
8 4 (12.12%) Translating Business Requirements
8 4 (12.12%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 7 (21.21%) SQL
2 1 (3.03%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (6.06%) ISEB
2 1 (3.03%) CBAP
2 1 (3.03%) Degree
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 2 (6.06%) Microsoft
1 2 (6.06%) Pega
2 1 (3.03%) Oracle
2 1 (3.03%) Salesforce