Business Analysis Contract Job Trends in England

Business Analysis
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in England requiring Business Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 17 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 126 142 98
Rank change year-on-year +16 -44 -5
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 708 532 965
As % of all contract jobs in England 2.37% 1.72% 2.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.62% 1.98% 2.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 478 350 643
10th Percentile £360 £400 £403
25th Percentile £413 £456 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -
75th Percentile £638 £652 £645
90th Percentile £725 £789 £705
UK median daily rate £513 £530 £525
% change year-on-year -3.30% +0.95% -2.10%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 7 17
10th Percentile £58.79 £54.45 £21.58
25th Percentile £59.00 £64.63 £51.25
Median hourly rate £70.00 £66.50 £84.50
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -21.30% +201.89%
75th Percentile £88.75 £77.79 £86.50
90th Percentile £93.25 £82.66 -
UK median hourly rate £66.69 £66.50 £84.50
% change year-on-year +0.28% -21.30% +191.38%

All Process and Methodology Skills
England

Business Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in England.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 26,975 26,819 35,366
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 90.28% 86.81% 88.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 17,111 16,369 24,234
10th Percentile £300 £313 £313
25th Percentile £405 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £507 £525 £545
Median % change year-on-year -3.43% -3.67% -0.91%
75th Percentile £625 £643 £650
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -4.76% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,784 960 1,488
10th Percentile £14.75 £15.10 £14.42
25th Percentile £17.87 £20.30 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £37.25 £44.50
Median % change year-on-year -32.48% -16.29% +27.14%
75th Percentile £46.81 £65.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £68.00 £74.76 £77.50
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £43.84
% change year-on-year -28.14% -20.16% +25.24%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Business Analysis job vacancy trend in England

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Business Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis in England over the 6 months to 17 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analysis in England

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Business Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in England citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Histogram in England

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Analysis in England over the 6 months to 17 November 2025.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Analysis in England

Business Analysis
Contract Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the England region over the 6 months to 17 November 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
London +20 420 £600 - 285
North of England -12 83 £488 -2.50% 207
Midlands +7 70 £450 -14.29% 160
South East +8 58 £500 - 184
Yorkshire -5 46 £498 -12.17% 66
South West +24 44 £463 -1.86% 77
West Midlands -17 38 £525 - 102
East Midlands +12 32 £359 -15.53% 58
North West -33 31 £470 -6.00% 111
East of England -15 16 £625 +13.64% 71
North East - 6 £475 - 33
Business Analysis
UK

Business Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England 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 45 (6.36%) Confluence
2 10 (1.41%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.28%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.14%) Apache Superset
Applications
1 45 (6.36%) MS Visio
2 34 (4.80%) Microsoft Excel
3 18 (2.54%) Microsoft Office
4 17 (2.40%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.98%) Microsoft Project
6 4 (0.56%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.28%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.28%) Sketch
8 1 (0.14%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.14%) Trello
Business Applications
1 19 (2.68%) Endur
2 17 (2.40%) Dynamics CRM
3 15 (2.12%) SAP WM
4 14 (1.98%) SAP EWM
5 12 (1.69%) SAP S/4HANA
6 7 (0.99%) Aladdin
6 7 (0.99%) Workday HCM
7 6 (0.85%) Payment Gateway
8 4 (0.56%) NetSuite
8 4 (0.56%) Salesforce CRM
9 3 (0.42%) iTrent
9 3 (0.42%) Loan IQ
9 3 (0.42%) Markit EDM
9 3 (0.42%) NEC Housing
9 3 (0.42%) Oracle Receivables
10 2 (0.28%) Oracle Financials
10 2 (0.28%) Oracle Payables
10 2 (0.28%) Remedy ITSM
10 2 (0.28%) SAP Business One
10 2 (0.28%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 73 (10.31%) Power Platform
2 66 (9.32%) Azure
3 32 (4.52%) Azure DevOps
4 23 (3.25%) SaaS
5 22 (3.11%) AWS
6 17 (2.40%) Dynamics 365
7 14 (1.98%) PowerApps
8 12 (1.69%) Power Automate
9 11 (1.55%) Miro
10 10 (1.41%) Azure Data Factory
10 10 (1.41%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 10 (1.41%) Microsoft 365
11 8 (1.13%) Figma
11 8 (1.13%) Lucidchart
12 7 (0.99%) GCP
13 4 (0.56%) dbt
13 4 (0.56%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 3 (0.42%) Snowflake
14 3 (0.42%) SuccessFactors
15 2 (0.28%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.71%) Firewall
2 4 (0.56%) HTTP
3 2 (0.28%) Broadband
3 2 (0.28%) Intranet
3 2 (0.28%) SD-WAN
4 1 (0.14%) Internet
4 1 (0.14%) LAN
4 1 (0.14%) NAS
4 1 (0.14%) Network Security
4 1 (0.14%) WAN
4 1 (0.14%) Wi-Fi
4 1 (0.14%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 64 (9.04%) Power BI
2 20 (2.82%) Relational Database
3 17 (2.40%) Data Warehouse
4 16 (2.26%) SQL Server
5 10 (1.41%) Tableau
6 8 (1.13%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (0.99%) Data Mining
7 7 (0.99%) MongoDB
7 7 (0.99%) Redis
8 6 (0.85%) Oracle Reports
9 5 (0.71%) SAP HANA
10 4 (0.56%) Power Query
11 3 (0.42%) Elasticsearch
11 3 (0.42%) Snowflake Schema
12 2 (0.28%) Data Vault
12 2 (0.28%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.28%) SAP BW
13 1 (0.14%) Metadata
13 1 (0.14%) Metadata Repository
13 1 (0.14%) Tableau Desktop
Development Applications
1 70 (9.89%) JIRA
2 11 (1.55%) Git
3 7 (0.99%) Selenium
3 7 (0.99%) webpack
4 6 (0.85%) Cucumber
5 5 (0.71%) Postman
6 4 (0.56%) Bitbucket
7 3 (0.42%) AdminStudio
7 3 (0.42%) Team Foundation Server
7 3 (0.42%) Visual Studio
8 2 (0.28%) Axure RP
8 2 (0.28%) ERwin
8 2 (0.28%) PowerDesigner
8 2 (0.28%) Zephyr
9 1 (0.14%) Ant
9 1 (0.14%) git-flow
9 1 (0.14%) JUnit
9 1 (0.14%) Oracle Forms
9 1 (0.14%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.14%) TestDirector
General
1 314 (44.35%) Social Skills
2 254 (35.88%) Finance
3 135 (19.07%) Analytical Skills
4 96 (13.56%) Banking
5 65 (9.18%) Public Sector
6 50 (7.06%) Presentation Skills
7 43 (6.07%) Front Office
8 33 (4.66%) Documentation Skills
9 32 (4.52%) Influencing Skills
10 31 (4.38%) Investment Banking
11 27 (3.81%) Marketing
12 26 (3.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 25 (3.53%) Manufacturing
14 24 (3.39%) Legal
15 23 (3.25%) Local Government
16 22 (3.11%) Retail
17 20 (2.82%) Organisational Skills
18 16 (2.26%) Back Office
19 14 (1.98%) Telecoms
20 13 (1.84%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 464 (65.54%) Analyst
2 437 (61.72%) Business Analyst
3 78 (11.02%) Senior
4 60 (8.47%) Senior Analyst
5 51 (7.20%) Senior Business Analyst
6 43 (6.07%) Lead
7 38 (5.37%) Consultant
8 34 (4.80%) Financial Analyst
9 32 (4.52%) Technical Analyst
10 30 (4.24%) Project Manager
10 30 (4.24%) Technical Business Analyst
11 28 (3.95%) Finance Business Analyst
12 27 (3.81%) Developer
13 26 (3.67%) Architect
14 25 (3.53%) Data Business Analyst
15 24 (3.39%) Data Analyst
16 19 (2.68%) Banking Analyst
16 19 (2.68%) Insurance Business Analyst
17 18 (2.54%) SAP Consultant
18 17 (2.40%) Banking Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 25 (3.53%) .NET
2 17 (2.40%) CSS
2 17 (2.40%) HTML
3 14 (1.98%) jQuery
4 13 (1.84%) React
4 13 (1.84%) XML
5 11 (1.55%) EDI
6 8 (1.13%) SailPoint
7 7 (0.99%) ASP.NET Web API
7 7 (0.99%) Bootstrap
7 7 (0.99%) HTML5
7 7 (0.99%) Memcached
7 7 (0.99%) REST
8 6 (0.85%) ADO
8 6 (0.85%) PySpark
8 6 (0.85%) WPF
9 5 (0.71%) Compass CSS Framework
9 5 (0.71%) JSON
9 5 (0.71%) Swagger
10 4 (0.56%) Kafka
Miscellaneous
1 78 (11.02%) Product Ownership
2 43 (6.07%) Management Information System
3 33 (4.66%) Data Protection Act
4 32 (4.52%) Onboarding
5 20 (2.82%) PMI
6 16 (2.26%) Derivative
6 16 (2.26%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 16 (2.26%) Reinsurance
7 13 (1.84%) Legacy Systems
8 12 (1.69%) Analytical Mindset
8 12 (1.69%) Credit Risk
8 12 (1.69%) Data Structures
8 12 (1.69%) Greenfield Project
8 12 (1.69%) Virtual Team
9 9 (1.27%) Equities
9 9 (1.27%) Fixed Income
10 8 (1.13%) Mobile App
10 8 (1.13%) Renewable Energy
11 7 (0.99%) Hedge funds
11 7 (0.99%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.99%) Linux
1 7 (0.99%) Windows
2 4 (0.56%) Unix
3 3 (0.42%) CentOS
3 3 (0.42%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.28%) AIX
4 2 (0.28%) Windows 10
5 1 (0.14%) Android
5 1 (0.14%) Apple iOS
5 1 (0.14%) Solaris
5 1 (0.14%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 305 (43.08%) Agile
2 194 (27.40%) Stakeholder Management
3 173 (24.44%) Requirements Gathering
4 156 (22.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 139 (19.63%) Problem-Solving
6 122 (17.23%) Project Management
7 109 (15.40%) Workshop Facilitation
8 108 (15.25%) User Stories
9 103 (14.55%) User Acceptance Testing
10 101 (14.27%) Project Delivery
11 87 (12.29%) Analytics
12 71 (10.03%) Decision-Making
12 71 (10.03%) Scrum
13 70 (9.89%) GAP Analysis
14 69 (9.75%) Data Analysis
15 67 (9.46%) Use Case
16 66 (9.32%) Business Intelligence
16 66 (9.32%) Roadmaps
17 63 (8.90%) Process Improvement
18 62 (8.76%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 89 (12.57%) SQL
2 38 (5.37%) Python
3 23 (3.25%) C#
4 15 (2.12%) Java
4 15 (2.12%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.85%) VBA
6 4 (0.56%) Perl
6 4 (0.56%) VB.NET
7 3 (0.42%) C
7 3 (0.42%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.42%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.42%) Scala
8 2 (0.28%) Bash
8 2 (0.28%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.28%) Korn
8 2 (0.28%) PHP
8 2 (0.28%) Ruby
8 2 (0.28%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.14%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.14%) R
Qualifications
1 95 (13.42%) Degree
2 72 (10.17%) Security Cleared
3 58 (8.19%) SC Cleared
4 39 (5.51%) CBAP
5 27 (3.81%) PMI Certification
6 14 (1.98%) SAP Certification
7 11 (1.55%) Computer Science Degree
7 11 (1.55%) ISEB
8 10 (1.41%) DV Cleared
9 9 (1.27%) PMP
10 8 (1.13%) IIBA
11 6 (0.85%) Azure Certification
12 5 (0.71%) ACCA
12 5 (0.71%) APMP
12 5 (0.71%) Master's Degree
13 4 (0.56%) CSPO
14 3 (0.42%) CIMA
14 3 (0.42%) CISSP
14 3 (0.42%) FFIEC
14 3 (0.42%) Six Sigma Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (6.78%) QA
2 33 (4.66%) GDPR
3 21 (2.97%) Data Quality
4 13 (1.84%) Accessibility
5 11 (1.55%) Sarbanes-Oxley
6 10 (1.41%) EMIR
6 10 (1.41%) MiFID
6 10 (1.41%) PCI DSS
7 9 (1.27%) NIST
8 8 (1.13%) PMO
8 8 (1.13%) PSD2
8 8 (1.13%) SLA
9 7 (0.99%) GRC
9 7 (0.99%) GxP
10 6 (0.85%) ISO 20022
10 6 (0.85%) ISO 8583
10 6 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 5 (0.71%) Actionable Recommendations
12 4 (0.56%) WCAG
13 3 (0.42%) HIPAA
System Software
1 3 (0.42%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.14%) Hyper-V
2 1 (0.14%) Virtual Desktop
2 1 (0.14%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (0.85%) Terraform
2 3 (0.42%) SCCM
3 2 (0.28%) Ansible
3 2 (0.28%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (0.28%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
4 1 (0.14%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.14%) Microsoft Intune
Vendors
1 89 (12.57%) Microsoft
2 52 (7.34%) SAP
3 40 (5.65%) Salesforce
4 32 (4.52%) Oracle
5 25 (3.53%) ServiceNow
6 13 (1.84%) Workday
7 8 (1.13%) GoldenSource
8 7 (0.99%) Adobe
8 7 (0.99%) Charles River
9 6 (0.85%) Google
9 6 (0.85%) UiPath
10 5 (0.71%) CyberArk
10 5 (0.71%) MuleSoft
10 5 (0.71%) Murex
10 5 (0.71%) OpenLink
11 4 (0.56%) Atlassian
11 4 (0.56%) IBM
12 3 (0.42%) Avaloq
12 3 (0.42%) NEC
12 3 (0.42%) Red Hat