Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh

Business Analyst (BA)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Edinburgh is £416, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 March 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 34 21 34
Rank change year-on-year -13 +13 -8
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 29 54 45
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 4.55% 8.74% 5.36%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.96% 9.33% 5.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 15 36 25
10th Percentile £381 £388 £314
25th Percentile £403 £408 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £416 £425 £435
Median % change year-on-year -2.12% -2.30% +2.96%
75th Percentile £481 £458 £475
90th Percentile £533 £481 £500
Scotland median daily rate £425 £428 £425
% change year-on-year -0.70% +0.71% -1.16%
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 585 579 797
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.84% 93.69% 94.99%
Number of daily rates quoted 294 328 464
10th Percentile £240 £196 £182
25th Percentile £406 £387 £407
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £460 £475
Median % change year-on-year -2.17% -3.16% -
75th Percentile £575 £538 £575
90th Percentile £671 £638 £650
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 28 19 51
10th Percentile £19.78 £20.86 £16.00
25th Percentile £50.00 £21.61 £17.11
Median hourly rate £51.25 £24.18 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year +111.95% -59.70% +182.22%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.42 £62.00
90th Percentile £81.24 £29.56 £66.00
Scotland median hourly rate £21.20 £22.00 £40.94
% change year-on-year -3.64% -46.26% +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 15 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 15 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 14 (48.28%) Agile
1 14 (48.28%) Business Analysis
2 9 (31.03%) Data Analysis
2 9 (31.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 8 (27.59%) Workshop Facilitation
4 6 (20.69%) Decision-Making
4 6 (20.69%) User Acceptance Testing
4 6 (20.69%) User Stories
5 5 (17.24%) Actionable Insight
5 5 (17.24%) SQL
5 5 (17.24%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (13.79%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (13.79%) Data Protection
6 4 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (13.79%) Project Delivery
6 4 (13.79%) Target Operating Model
6 4 (13.79%) User Experience
6 4 (13.79%) Validation
6 4 (13.79%) Waterfall
7 3 (10.34%) AI
7 3 (10.34%) Change Management
7 3 (10.34%) Collaborative Working
7 3 (10.34%) Customer Experience
7 3 (10.34%) Data Management
7 3 (10.34%) Impact Assessments
7 3 (10.34%) Migration
7 3 (10.34%) Power Platform
7 3 (10.34%) Project Management
7 3 (10.34%) Requirements Gathering
7 3 (10.34%) 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:

Applications
1 2 (6.90%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 1 (3.45%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (10.34%) Power Platform
2 2 (6.90%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (3.45%) Azure
3 1 (3.45%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (3.45%) Entra ID
3 1 (3.45%) Microsoft Purview
3 1 (3.45%) OCI
3 1 (3.45%) Power Automate
3 1 (3.45%) PowerApps
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.90%) Power BI
1 2 (6.90%) Tableau
2 1 (3.45%) QlikView
General
1 17 (58.62%) Finance
2 10 (34.48%) Social Skills
3 5 (17.24%) Analytical Skills
4 4 (13.79%) Public Sector
5 3 (10.34%) Banking
5 3 (10.34%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (6.90%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (3.45%) Front Office
7 1 (3.45%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.45%) XML
1 1 (3.45%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.79%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (3.45%) Data Structures
2 1 (3.45%) Driving Licence
2 1 (3.45%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (3.45%) Management Information System
2 1 (3.45%) Product Ownership
2 1 (3.45%) Virtual Team
2 1 (3.45%) Wiki
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (48.28%) Agile
1 14 (48.28%) Business Analysis
2 9 (31.03%) Data Analysis
2 9 (31.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 8 (27.59%) Workshop Facilitation
4 6 (20.69%) Decision-Making
4 6 (20.69%) User Acceptance Testing
4 6 (20.69%) User Stories
5 5 (17.24%) Actionable Insight
5 5 (17.24%) Stakeholder Management
6 4 (13.79%) Business Intelligence
6 4 (13.79%) Data Protection
6 4 (13.79%) Problem-Solving
6 4 (13.79%) Project Delivery
6 4 (13.79%) Target Operating Model
6 4 (13.79%) User Experience
6 4 (13.79%) Validation
6 4 (13.79%) Waterfall
7 3 (10.34%) Migration
7 3 (10.34%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 5 (17.24%) SQL
2 1 (3.45%) Python
Qualifications
1 1 (3.45%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.90%) Actionable Recommendations
1 2 (6.90%) Data Quality
2 1 (3.45%) Disclosure Scotland
2 1 (3.45%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (6.90%) Microsoft
1 2 (6.90%) Pega
2 1 (3.45%) Oracle
2 1 (3.45%) Salesforce