Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Edinburgh
Business Analyst (BA)
Scotland > Edinburgh
The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Edinburgh is £470, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 27 | 31 | 41 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +4 | +10 | -9 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst | 42 | 34 | 35 |
| As % of all contract jobs in Edinburgh | 6.07% | 5.52% | 4.40% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 6.45% | 6.08% | 4.65% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 12 | 19 |
| 10th Percentile | £409 | £407 | £263 |
| 25th Percentile | £423 | £412 | £356 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £470 | £438 | £425 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +7.43% | +2.94% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £500 | £475 | £444 |
| 90th Percentile | £575 | £486 | £489 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £465 | £425 | £425 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.41% | - | -0.47% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £40.00 | - |
| Scotland median hourly rate | - | £40.00 | £19.30 |
| % change year-on-year | - | +107.31% | - |
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.
| 6 months to 17 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title | 651 | 559 | 753 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 94.08% | 90.75% | 94.60% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 342 | 277 | 398 |
| 10th Percentile | £238 | £263 | £192 |
| 25th Percentile | £400 | £413 | £340 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £464 | £475 | £450 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.37% | +5.56% | -5.26% |
| 75th Percentile | £538 | £546 | £525 |
| 90th Percentile | £614 | £600 | £594 |
| Scotland median daily rate | £467 | £455 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +2.75% | +1.00% | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 26 | 13 | 32 |
| 10th Percentile | £15.81 | £17.30 | £13.51 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.25 | £30.00 | £16.37 |
| Median hourly rate | £22.54 | £57.50 | £18.38 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -60.80% | +212.93% | +3.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.50 | £72.50 | £23.96 |
| 90th Percentile | £68.75 | £75.00 | £51.92 |
| Scotland median hourly rate | £18.50 | £20.80 | £18.07 |
| % change year-on-year | -11.04% | +15.11% | +1.95% |
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 Daily Rate Trend 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 17 October 2026.
Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend 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 17 October 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.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Agile | 47.6% | 20 |
| 2 | Business Analysis | 40.5% | 17 |
| 3 | Workshop Facilitation | 33.3% | 14 |
| 4 | Stakeholder Management | 31.0% | 13 |
| 5 | User Stories | 28.6% | 12 |
| 6 | Requirements Gathering | 26.2% | 11 |
| 7 | Migration | 21.4% | 9 |
| 8 | Confluence | 19.0% | 8 |
| 8 | JIRA | 19.0% | 8 |
| 8 | Stakeholder Engagement | 19.0% | 8 |
| 11 | Acceptance Criteria | 16.7% | 7 |
| 11 | AI | 16.7% | 7 |
| 11 | Continuous Improvement | 16.7% | 7 |
| 11 | Data Protection | 16.7% | 7 |
| 15 | Generative AI | 14.3% | 6 |
| 16 | Asset Management | 11.9% | 5 |
| 16 | Azure | 11.9% | 5 |
| 16 | Data Analysis | 11.9% | 5 |
| 16 | Decision-Making | 11.9% | 5 |
| 16 | Scaled Agile Framework | 11.9% | 5 |
| 16 | Scrum | 11.9% | 5 |
| 16 | SQL | 11.9% | 5 |
| 16 | Waterfall | 11.9% | 5 |
| 24 | Coaching | 9.5% | 4 |
| 24 | CRM | 9.5% | 4 |
| 24 | Customer Experience | 9.5% | 4 |
| 24 | Digital Transformation Programme | 9.5% | 4 |
| 24 | Requirements Workshops | 9.5% | 4 |
| 24 | Risk Management | 9.5% | 4 |
| 24 | Sprint Planning | 9.5% | 4 |
Business Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Technical Business Analyst | 14.3% | 6 |
| 2 | Senior Business Analyst | 9.5% | 4 |
| 3 | CRM Business Analyst | 7.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Data Business Analyst | 7.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Finance Business Analyst | 7.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Financial Business Analyst | 7.1% | 3 |
| 3 | IFS Business Analyst | 7.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Lead Business Analyst | 7.1% | 3 |
| 3 | Service Analyst | 7.1% | 3 |
| 3 | ServiceNow Business Analyst | 7.1% | 3 |
| 11 | Business Systems Analyst | 4.8% | 2 |
| 11 | Cloud Technical Analyst | 4.8% | 2 |
| 13 | Agile Business Analyst | 2.4% | 1 |
| 13 | Asset Management Business Analyst | 2.4% | 1 |
| 13 | Customer Analyst | 2.4% | 1 |
| 13 | Data Quality Business Analyst | 2.4% | 1 |
| 13 | Data Quality Manager | 2.4% | 1 |
| 13 | Fraud Business Analyst | 2.4% | 1 |
| 13 | Pensions Business Analyst | 2.4% | 1 |
| 13 | Transformation Analyst | 2.4% | 1 |