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 2 November 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 30 37 42
Rank change year-on-year +7 +5 -12
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 38 33 51
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 6.17% 4.45% 5.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.79% 4.72% 5.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 20 33
10th Percentile £400 £263 £330
25th Percentile £409 £359 £393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £425 £425
Median % change year-on-year - - -1.16%
75th Percentile £481 £452 £450
90th Percentile £498 £488 £489
Scotland median daily rate £425 £434 £425
% change year-on-year -2.07% +2.12% -1.85%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £40.00 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £40.00 £19.30 -
% change year-on-year +107.31% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 560 699 930
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.91% 94.33% 95.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 365 562
10th Percentile £250 £180 £213
25th Percentile £413 £340 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +5.56% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £538 £525 £538
90th Percentile £600 £588 £600
Scotland median daily rate £455 £450 £475
% change year-on-year +1.11% -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 33 15
10th Percentile £38.00 £15.45 £13.21
25th Percentile £53.75 £16.37 £17.71
Median hourly rate £65.00 £20.29 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +220.43% +14.48% -5.49%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £57.60
90th Percentile - - £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £18.38 £18.93
% change year-on-year +31.10% -2.93% +6.83%

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
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 2 November 2025, 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 16 (42.11%) Business Analysis
2 14 (36.84%) Agile
3 13 (34.21%) Data Protection
4 10 (26.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 8 (21.05%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (18.42%) Data Analysis
6 7 (18.42%) Migration
7 6 (15.79%) Validation
8 5 (13.16%) Change Management
8 5 (13.16%) Customer Experience
8 5 (13.16%) Data Governance
8 5 (13.16%) GDPR
8 5 (13.16%) Project Management
8 5 (13.16%) Risk Management
8 5 (13.16%) SDLC
9 4 (10.53%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (10.53%) Confluence
9 4 (10.53%) Data Migration
9 4 (10.53%) JIRA
9 4 (10.53%) PRINCE2
9 4 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
9 4 (10.53%) Project Delivery
9 4 (10.53%) Waterfall
9 4 (10.53%) Workshop Facilitation
10 3 (7.89%) AI
10 3 (7.89%) Analytical Thinking
10 3 (7.89%) Business Case
10 3 (7.89%) Coaching
10 3 (7.89%) Data Modelling
10 3 (7.89%) Decision-Making

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 4 (10.53%) Confluence
2 1 (2.63%) Adobe Experience Manager
2 1 (2.63%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (7.89%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (7.89%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.26%) Lucidchart
2 1 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (2.63%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (2.63%) Power Platform
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.63%) ATM
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.26%) Data Mining
2 1 (2.63%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (10.53%) JIRA
General
1 15 (39.47%) Finance
2 14 (36.84%) Social Skills
3 12 (31.58%) Analytical Skills
4 7 (18.42%) Banking
5 4 (10.53%) Public Sector
6 3 (7.89%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (5.26%) Inclusion and Diversity
8 1 (2.63%) Corporate Banking
8 1 (2.63%) Investment Banking
8 1 (2.63%) Legal
8 1 (2.63%) Retail
8 1 (2.63%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.63%) XML
1 1 (2.63%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 8 (21.05%) Data Protection Act
2 5 (13.16%) Product Ownership
3 4 (10.53%) Derivative
3 4 (10.53%) Management Information System
4 3 (7.89%) Freedom of Information
4 3 (7.89%) Self-Motivation
5 2 (5.26%) Equities
5 2 (5.26%) Fixed Income
5 2 (5.26%) Legacy Systems
5 2 (5.26%) OTC Derivatives
6 1 (2.63%) Mainframe
6 1 (2.63%) Mobile App
6 1 (2.63%) Onboarding
6 1 (2.63%) Wiki
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (42.11%) Business Analysis
2 14 (36.84%) Agile
3 13 (34.21%) Data Protection
4 10 (26.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 8 (21.05%) Stakeholder Management
6 7 (18.42%) Data Analysis
6 7 (18.42%) Migration
7 6 (15.79%) Validation
8 5 (13.16%) Change Management
8 5 (13.16%) Customer Experience
8 5 (13.16%) Data Governance
8 5 (13.16%) Project Management
8 5 (13.16%) Risk Management
8 5 (13.16%) SDLC
9 4 (10.53%) Collaborative Working
9 4 (10.53%) Data Migration
9 4 (10.53%) Problem-Solving
9 4 (10.53%) Project Delivery
9 4 (10.53%) Waterfall
9 4 (10.53%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 3 (7.89%) SQL
2 1 (2.63%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 3 (7.89%) Degree
2 2 (5.26%) HND
2 2 (5.26%) Numerate Degree
3 1 (2.63%) ISEB
3 1 (2.63%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.63%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.16%) GDPR
2 2 (5.26%) Disclosure Scotland
3 1 (2.63%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.63%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (7.89%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.26%) Bloomberg
2 2 (5.26%) Reuters
3 1 (2.63%) Adobe
3 1 (2.63%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.63%) SAP
3 1 (2.63%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.63%) Snow