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 7 December 2025.

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

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 29 39
Rank change year-on-year 0 +10 -10
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 36 41 51
As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh 6.02% 6.22% 5.43%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.63% 6.57% 5.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 14 28 31
10th Percentile £400 £321 £350
25th Percentile £406 £398 £404
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £431 £435
Median % change year-on-year -1.39% -0.92% +2.96%
75th Percentile £475 £459 £488
90th Percentile £496 £496 £500
Scotland median daily rate £425 £434 £433
% change year-on-year -2.07% +0.35% +0.58%
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 543 624 893
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.80% 94.69% 95.10%
Number of daily rates quoted 278 326 542
10th Percentile £236 £210 £213
25th Percentile £413 £381 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £486 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +8.06% -5.26% -
75th Percentile £550 £538 £550
90th Percentile £625 £644 £625
Scotland median daily rate £454 £450 £480
% change year-on-year +0.89% -6.25% +1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 25 17
10th Percentile £23.60 £17.10 £13.23
25th Percentile £30.50 £19.64 £17.72
Median hourly rate £60.00 £23.59 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +154.35% -32.60% +76.32%
75th Percentile £75.00 £24.18 £60.00
90th Percentile - - £62.50
Scotland median hourly rate £24.62 £20.94 £19.50
% change year-on-year +17.57% +7.38% +10.05%

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 7 December 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 17 (47.22%) Business Analysis
2 15 (41.67%) Agile
3 13 (36.11%) Data Protection
4 11 (30.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 9 (25.00%) Data Analysis
6 8 (22.22%) Migration
6 8 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
7 7 (19.44%) Validation
8 6 (16.67%) Change Management
8 6 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation
9 5 (13.89%) Customer Experience
9 5 (13.89%) Data Migration
9 5 (13.89%) GDPR
9 5 (13.89%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (13.89%) Project Management
9 5 (13.89%) Risk Management
9 5 (13.89%) Waterfall
10 4 (11.11%) Collaborative Working
10 4 (11.11%) Confluence
10 4 (11.11%) Data Governance
10 4 (11.11%) Decision-Making
10 4 (11.11%) JIRA
10 4 (11.11%) PRINCE2
10 4 (11.11%) SDLC
10 4 (11.11%) Target Operating Model
11 3 (8.33%) AI
11 3 (8.33%) Analytical Thinking
11 3 (8.33%) Business Case
11 3 (8.33%) Coaching
11 3 (8.33%) Degree

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 (11.11%) Confluence
2 1 (2.78%) SharePoint
Applications
1 3 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (8.33%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.56%) Lucidchart
2 1 (2.78%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Copilot
2 1 (2.78%) Microsoft Purview
2 1 (2.78%) OCI
2 1 (2.78%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.56%) Data Mining
2 1 (2.78%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 4 (11.11%) JIRA
General
1 16 (44.44%) Finance
2 12 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 12 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 5 (13.89%) Banking
3 5 (13.89%) Public Sector
4 2 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (5.56%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (2.78%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.78%) XML
1 1 (2.78%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 8 (22.22%) Data Protection Act
2 4 (11.11%) Product Ownership
3 3 (8.33%) Derivative
3 3 (8.33%) Freedom of Information
3 3 (8.33%) Legacy Systems
3 3 (8.33%) Management Information System
3 3 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
4 2 (5.56%) OTC Derivatives
5 1 (2.78%) Equities
5 1 (2.78%) Fixed Income
5 1 (2.78%) Mainframe
5 1 (2.78%) Wiki
Processes & Methodologies
1 17 (47.22%) Business Analysis
2 15 (41.67%) Agile
3 13 (36.11%) Data Protection
4 11 (30.56%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 9 (25.00%) Data Analysis
6 8 (22.22%) Migration
6 8 (22.22%) Stakeholder Management
7 7 (19.44%) Validation
8 6 (16.67%) Change Management
8 6 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation
9 5 (13.89%) Customer Experience
9 5 (13.89%) Data Migration
9 5 (13.89%) Problem-Solving
9 5 (13.89%) Project Management
9 5 (13.89%) Risk Management
9 5 (13.89%) Waterfall
10 4 (11.11%) Data Governance
10 4 (11.11%) PRINCE2
10 4 (11.11%) SDLC
10 4 (11.11%) Target Operating Model
Programming Languages
1 3 (8.33%) SQL
2 1 (2.78%) COBOL
Qualifications
1 3 (8.33%) Degree
2 2 (5.56%) HND
2 2 (5.56%) Numerate Degree
3 1 (2.78%) ISEB
3 1 (2.78%) Master's Degree
3 1 (2.78%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (13.89%) GDPR
2 2 (5.56%) Disclosure Scotland
3 1 (2.78%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (2.78%) Data Quality
3 1 (2.78%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (8.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.56%) Pega
3 1 (2.78%) Bloomberg
3 1 (2.78%) Oracle
3 1 (2.78%) Reuters
3 1 (2.78%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.78%) SAP
3 1 (2.78%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.78%) Snow