Senior Business Analyst Contracts in Edinburgh

Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA)
Scotland > Edinburgh

The median Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA) daily rate in Edinburgh is £418, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 55 67 93
Rank change year-on-year +12 +26 +20
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Business Analyst 12 5 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 1.92% 0.61% 1.46%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.07% 0.64% 1.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 4 19
10th Percentile £402 - £306
25th Percentile £404 £409 £408
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £418 £426 £418
Median % change year-on-year -2.05% +2.10% -0.60%
75th Percentile £430 £435 £429
90th Percentile £431 - £435
Scotland median daily rate £425 £418 £418
% change year-on-year +1.80% - -1.18%

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 581 778 1,245
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.96% 95.46% 95.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 329 441 887
10th Percentile £211 £206 £247
25th Percentile £400 £409 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £479 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.34% +0.84% -
75th Percentile £550 £575 £545
90th Percentile £638 £663 £625
Scotland median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +4.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 24 55 12
10th Percentile - £16.10 £13.62
25th Percentile £17.30 £17.86 £17.72
Median hourly rate £22.44 £50.00 £21.26
Median % change year-on-year -55.13% +135.18% -10.48%
75th Percentile £25.59 £60.75 £53.75
90th Percentile £42.35 £66.00 £54.43
Scotland median hourly rate £20.94 £33.25 £23.18
% change year-on-year -37.02% +43.44% -10.53%

Senior Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Edinburgh

Job postings that featured Senior Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Edinburgh.

Job vacancy trend for Senior Business Analyst in Edinburgh

Senior Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Business Analyst in Edinburgh.

Daily rate trend for Senior Business Analyst in Edinburgh

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Senior Business Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Edinburgh region featuring Senior Business Analyst in the job title.

1 11 (91.67%) Public Sector
2 10 (83.33%) Business Analysis
3 7 (58.33%) GAP Analysis
4 6 (50.00%) Agile
5 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (41.67%) Social Skills
6 4 (33.33%) Minimum Viable Product
6 4 (33.33%) User Research
6 4 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
6 4 (33.33%) User Stories
6 4 (33.33%) Target Operating Model
7 3 (25.00%) Service Design
7 3 (25.00%) User Experience
7 3 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
7 3 (25.00%) IIBA
7 3 (25.00%) Six Sigma
7 3 (25.00%) Roadmaps
7 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
7 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
7 3 (25.00%) Lean UX
7 3 (25.00%) Business Case
7 3 (25.00%) Systems Thinking
8 2 (16.67%) Feasibility Study
8 2 (16.67%) Business Process Analysis
8 2 (16.67%) Collaborative Working
8 2 (16.67%) Self-Awareness
8 2 (16.67%) Wardley Maps
8 2 (16.67%) Value Proposition
8 2 (16.67%) Wireframes
8 2 (16.67%) Business Strategy

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

General
1 11 (91.67%) Public Sector
2 5 (41.67%) Social Skills
3 3 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (8.33%) .NET
Miscellaneous
1 2 (16.67%) Product Ownership
2 1 (8.33%) Derivative
2 1 (8.33%) Equities
2 1 (8.33%) Fixed Income
2 1 (8.33%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 10 (83.33%) Business Analysis
2 7 (58.33%) GAP Analysis
3 6 (50.00%) Agile
4 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (33.33%) Minimum Viable Product
5 4 (33.33%) Requirements Analysis
5 4 (33.33%) Target Operating Model
5 4 (33.33%) User Research
5 4 (33.33%) User Stories
6 3 (25.00%) Business Case
6 3 (25.00%) Lean UX
6 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 3 (25.00%) Roadmaps
6 3 (25.00%) Service Design
6 3 (25.00%) Six Sigma
6 3 (25.00%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
6 3 (25.00%) Systems Thinking
6 3 (25.00%) User Experience
7 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis
7 2 (16.67%) Project Management
Qualifications
1 3 (25.00%) IIBA
2 1 (8.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) Bloomberg
1 1 (8.33%) Reuters