Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Business Analyst (BA)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Edinburgh is £438, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 May 2026.

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

6 months to
29 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 31 26 31
Rank change year-on-year -5 +5 +6
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 40 47 48
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 5.27% 7.47% 5.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.65% 8.03% 5.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 21 26 16
10th Percentile £381 £395 £361
25th Percentile £413 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £425 £450
Median % change year-on-year +2.94% -5.56% +5.88%
75th Percentile £488 £460 £478
90th Percentile £573 £481 £519
Scotland median daily rate £438 £437 £450
% change year-on-year +0.11% -2.89% +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 708 585 801
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.28% 93.00% 95.13%
Number of daily rates quoted 358 324 461
10th Percentile £338 £241 £200
25th Percentile £407 £400 £340
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £463 £465
Median % change year-on-year - -0.54% -2.11%
75th Percentile £558 £538 £550
90th Percentile £650 £609 £650
Scotland median daily rate £470 £450 £460
% change year-on-year +4.44% -2.17% -3.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 41 18 61
10th Percentile £20.00 - £15.22
25th Percentile £50.00 £17.30 £16.50
Median hourly rate £61.00 £22.00 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year +177.27% -51.11% +153.95%
75th Percentile £69.00 £27.45 £60.75
90th Percentile £81.24 £50.06 £66.00
Scotland median hourly rate £25.77 £19.05 £22.91
% change year-on-year +35.28% -16.85% +15.24%

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 29 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 29 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 21 (52.50%) Agile
2 18 (45.00%) Business Analysis
3 14 (35.00%) User Stories
4 11 (27.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 10 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (22.50%) Data Analysis
6 9 (22.50%) Requirements Gathering
7 8 (20.00%) Data Protection
7 8 (20.00%) SQL
7 8 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
8 7 (17.50%) Acceptance Criteria
8 7 (17.50%) User Acceptance Testing
9 6 (15.00%) Asset Management
9 6 (15.00%) Azure
9 6 (15.00%) Confluence
9 6 (15.00%) JIRA
9 6 (15.00%) Scrum
9 6 (15.00%) Validation
10 5 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
10 5 (12.50%) QA
10 5 (12.50%) Waterfall
11 4 (10.00%) Actionable Insight
11 4 (10.00%) AI
11 4 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
11 4 (10.00%) Data Modelling
11 4 (10.00%) Decision-Making
11 4 (10.00%) DevOps
11 4 (10.00%) Generative AI
11 4 (10.00%) Migration
11 4 (10.00%) Risk Management

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 6 (15.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (7.50%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (7.50%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.50%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 1 (2.50%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 6 (15.00%) Azure
2 3 (7.50%) Azure DevOps
2 3 (7.50%) Power Platform
3 2 (5.00%) AWS
3 2 (5.00%) Microsoft 365
4 1 (2.50%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (2.50%) Entra ID
4 1 (2.50%) Microsoft Purview
4 1 (2.50%) Power Automate
4 1 (2.50%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (5.00%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.00%) Power BI
1 2 (5.00%) Tableau
2 1 (2.50%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (2.50%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 6 (15.00%) JIRA
General
1 22 (55.00%) Finance
2 14 (35.00%) Social Skills
3 7 (17.50%) Analytical Skills
4 6 (15.00%) Documentation Skills
4 6 (15.00%) Public Sector
5 4 (10.00%) Influencing Skills
6 3 (7.50%) Banking
7 2 (5.00%) Front Office
7 2 (5.00%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (2.50%) Legal
8 1 (2.50%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 8 (20.00%) Data Protection Act
2 4 (10.00%) Product Ownership
3 2 (5.00%) CMDB
3 2 (5.00%) Derivative
3 2 (5.00%) Management Information System
3 2 (5.00%) OTC Derivatives
4 1 (2.50%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.50%) Driving Licence
4 1 (2.50%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (2.50%) Onboarding
4 1 (2.50%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (52.50%) Agile
2 18 (45.00%) Business Analysis
3 14 (35.00%) User Stories
4 11 (27.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 10 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 9 (22.50%) Data Analysis
6 9 (22.50%) Requirements Gathering
7 8 (20.00%) Data Protection
7 8 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
8 7 (17.50%) Acceptance Criteria
8 7 (17.50%) User Acceptance Testing
9 6 (15.00%) Asset Management
9 6 (15.00%) Scrum
9 6 (15.00%) Validation
10 5 (12.50%) Continuous Improvement
10 5 (12.50%) Waterfall
11 4 (10.00%) Actionable Insight
11 4 (10.00%) DevOps
11 4 (10.00%) Migration
11 4 (10.00%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 8 (20.00%) SQL
2 2 (5.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 3 (7.50%) CBAP
1 3 (7.50%) Degree
2 2 (5.00%) ISEB
3 1 (2.50%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (12.50%) QA
2 2 (5.00%) Actionable Recommendations
2 2 (5.00%) Data Quality
2 2 (5.00%) PMO
3 1 (2.50%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 3 (7.50%) Calypso
2 2 (5.00%) Microsoft