Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Business Analyst (BA)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Edinburgh is £450, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 February 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 33 26 39
Rank change year-on-year -7 +13 -15
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 28 46 43
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 4.61% 7.42% 4.91%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.03% 7.84% 5.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 31 23
10th Percentile £401 £389 £317
25th Percentile £411 £408 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £425 £435
Median % change year-on-year +5.88% -2.30% +3.57%
75th Percentile £488 £444 £488
90th Percentile £544 £475 £500
Scotland median daily rate £433 £425 £425
% change year-on-year +1.76% - -1.16%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £40.00 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £40.00 £19.59 -
% change year-on-year +104.19% - -

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 557 587 835
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.61% 94.68% 95.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 278 318 496
10th Percentile £233 £199 £236
25th Percentile £410 £390 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £453 £475
Median % change year-on-year +4.97% -4.74% -
75th Percentile £588 £538 £552
90th Percentile £675 £641 £638
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 24 46
10th Percentile £19.33 £20.51 £15.55
25th Percentile £30.13 £21.03 £25.90
Median hourly rate £57.50 £23.59 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +143.75% -60.68% +182.22%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £62.50
90th Percentile £81.24 £27.26 £66.50
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £22.88 £35.00
% change year-on-year +5.31% -34.64% +87.92%

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 13 February 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 13 February 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 11 (39.29%) Business Analysis
2 9 (32.14%) Agile
3 8 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 7 (25.00%) Data Analysis
4 7 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (21.43%) Data Protection
5 6 (21.43%) Workshop Facilitation
6 5 (17.86%) Customer Experience
6 5 (17.86%) Impact Assessments
6 5 (17.86%) Validation
7 4 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
7 4 (14.29%) Change Management
7 4 (14.29%) Coaching
7 4 (14.29%) Decision-Making
7 4 (14.29%) Migration
7 4 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (14.29%) SQL
7 4 (14.29%) User Experience
8 3 (10.71%) AI
8 3 (10.71%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (10.71%) Data Governance
8 3 (10.71%) Data Migration
8 3 (10.71%) Data Quality
8 3 (10.71%) GAP Analysis
8 3 (10.71%) Microsoft
8 3 (10.71%) Microsoft Excel
8 3 (10.71%) Power Platform
8 3 (10.71%) Project Delivery
8 3 (10.71%) Project Management
8 3 (10.71%) Requirements Gathering

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 3 (10.71%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (7.14%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 3 (10.71%) Power Platform
2 2 (7.14%) Lucidchart
2 2 (7.14%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.57%) Entra ID
3 1 (3.57%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (3.57%) OCI
3 1 (3.57%) Power Automate
3 1 (3.57%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.14%) Power BI
1 2 (7.14%) Tableau
2 1 (3.57%) Data Mining
2 1 (3.57%) QlikView
General
1 14 (50.00%) Finance
2 6 (21.43%) Social Skills
3 5 (17.86%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (14.29%) Banking
4 4 (14.29%) Public Sector
5 2 (7.14%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.57%) Documentation Skills
6 1 (3.57%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.57%) XML
1 1 (3.57%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 4 (14.29%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (3.57%) Data Structures
2 1 (3.57%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (3.57%) Wiki
Processes & Methodologies
1 11 (39.29%) Business Analysis
2 9 (32.14%) Agile
3 8 (28.57%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 7 (25.00%) Data Analysis
4 7 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 6 (21.43%) Data Protection
5 6 (21.43%) Workshop Facilitation
6 5 (17.86%) Customer Experience
6 5 (17.86%) Impact Assessments
6 5 (17.86%) Validation
7 4 (14.29%) Actionable Insight
7 4 (14.29%) Change Management
7 4 (14.29%) Coaching
7 4 (14.29%) Decision-Making
7 4 (14.29%) Migration
7 4 (14.29%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (14.29%) User Experience
8 3 (10.71%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (10.71%) Project Delivery
8 3 (10.71%) Requirements Gathering
Programming Languages
1 4 (14.29%) SQL
2 1 (3.57%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (10.71%) Data Quality
2 2 (7.14%) GDPR
3 1 (3.57%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (3.57%) Disclosure Scotland
Vendors
1 3 (10.71%) Microsoft
2 2 (7.14%) Pega
3 1 (3.57%) Oracle
3 1 (3.57%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.57%) SAP
3 1 (3.57%) ServiceNow
3 1 (3.57%) Snow