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 £430, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 28 August 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
28 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 59 - 88
Rank change year-on-year - - +30
DemandTrendContract jobs requiring a Senior Business Analyst 5 0 13
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Edinburgh 0.81% - 1.17%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.90% - 1.24%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 11
10th Percentile - - £408
25th Percentile - - £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £430 - £425
75th Percentile £449 - £430
90th Percentile £461 - £435
Scotland median daily rate £432 £475 £430
% change year-on-year -9.11% +10.47% -

All DemandTrendContract 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.

DemandTrendContract vacancies in Edinburgh with a recognized job title 556 754 1,051
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.55% 94.60% 94.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 273 406 672
10th Percentile £272 £170 £219
25th Percentile £406 £305 £393
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £438 £475
Median % change year-on-year +8.45% -7.79% -
75th Percentile £530 £538 £538
90th Percentile £575 £631 £600
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% +1.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 16 36 12
10th Percentile - £13.57 £13.61
25th Percentile £17.30 £16.37 £17.72
Median hourly rate £35.00 £18.07 £17.72
Median % change year-on-year +93.74% +1.95% -
75th Percentile £62.19 £19.61 £46.24
90th Percentile £73.75 £52.50 £53.75
Scotland median hourly rate £19.97 £17.00 £17.72
% change year-on-year +17.47% -4.06% -5.87%

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
Daily Rate Trend in Edinburgh

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Business Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Business Analyst job vacancies in Edinburgh

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 28 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Edinburgh

For the 6 months to 28 August 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 4 (80.00%) Business Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Data Migration
2 2 (40.00%) Data Mapping
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Migration
2 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Service Design
3 1 (20.00%) Feasibility Study
3 1 (20.00%) Business Process Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (20.00%) Self-Awareness
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (20.00%) Business Strategy
3 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (20.00%) Business Case
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (20.00%) Change Management
3 1 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) User Stories
3 1 (20.00%) Business Process Mapping
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills

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 2 (40.00%) Finance
1 2 (40.00%) Public Sector
1 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) Business Analysis
2 2 (40.00%) Data Mapping
2 2 (40.00%) Data Migration
2 2 (40.00%) Migration
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (20.00%) Agile
3 1 (20.00%) Business Process Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Business Process Mapping
3 1 (20.00%) Change Management
3 1 (20.00%) Collaborative Working
3 1 (20.00%) Continuous Delivery
3 1 (20.00%) Feasibility Study
3 1 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (20.00%) Project Management
3 1 (20.00%) Self-Awareness
3 1 (20.00%) Service Design
3 1 (20.00%) User Stories
3 1 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation