IT Business Analyst Contracts in England

IT Business Analyst (IT BA)
UK > England

The median IT Business Analyst (IT BA) daily rate in England is £473, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 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
12 Aug 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 478 485 517
Rank change year-on-year +7 +32 +100
Contract jobs requiring an IT Business Analyst 31 48 95
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.11% 0.14% 0.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.16% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 18 31 52
10th Percentile £407 £400 £400
25th Percentile £423 £469 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £473 £520 £519
Median % change year-on-year -8.99% +0.24% +0.48%
75th Percentile £588 £597 £594
90th Percentile £619 £638 £688
UK median daily rate £473 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -5.35% - -4.31%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 2 0
Median hourly rate - £70.75 -
UK median hourly rate - £70.75 -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 25,369 30,945 42,496
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.62% 92.86% 94.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 16,435 20,304 29,964
10th Percentile £285 £300 £306
25th Percentile £402 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £512 £525 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.48% -4.55% -
75th Percentile £625 £638 £651
90th Percentile £738 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £535
% change year-on-year -4.76% -1.87% -0.93%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,325 1,794 1,332
10th Percentile £13.52 £14.16 £14.78
25th Percentile £17.44 £21.25 £19.06
Median hourly rate £25.15 £45.00 £41.65
Median % change year-on-year -44.11% +8.04% +62.19%
75th Percentile £55.00 £66.25 £65.00
90th Percentile £74.50 £75.00 £78.00
UK median hourly rate £25.15 £43.00 £41.80
% change year-on-year -41.51% +2.87% +62.77%

IT Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Business Analyst in England

IT Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing IT Business Analyst in England.

Daily rate trend for IT Business Analyst in England

IT Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IT Business Analyst in England over the 6 months to 12 August 2025.

Daily rate histogram for IT Business Analyst in England

IT Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing IT Business Analyst in England.

Hourly rate trend for IT Business Analyst in England

IT Business Analyst
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 IT Business Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 12 August 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 -1 20 £563 -2.17% 10
North of England -21 4 £438 -12.50% 1
North West -9 3 £425 -15.00% 1
Midlands -10 2 - - 2
East of England - 2 £433 - 3
South West +31 1 £351 -26.13% 2
South East +19 1 - - 11
Yorkshire -5 1 £450 +3.45%
West Midlands -13 1 - - 2
East Midlands - 1 - -
IT Business Analyst
UK

IT Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 12 August 2025, IT 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 England region featuring IT Business Analyst in the job title.

1 13 (41.94%) Social Skills
2 9 (29.03%) Requirements Gathering
3 8 (25.81%) Analytical Skills
3 8 (25.81%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (22.58%) Problem-Solving
5 6 (19.35%) GAP Analysis
5 6 (19.35%) Agile
5 6 (19.35%) Business Analysis
6 5 (16.13%) Migration
6 5 (16.13%) Business Case
7 4 (12.90%) Asset Management
7 4 (12.90%) Data Analysis
7 4 (12.90%) Python
7 4 (12.90%) SQL
7 4 (12.90%) ERP
7 4 (12.90%) Finance
7 4 (12.90%) User Stories
8 3 (9.68%) Business Transformation
8 3 (9.68%) Continuous Improvement
8 3 (9.68%) Market Risk
8 3 (9.68%) User Acceptance Testing
8 3 (9.68%) Credit Risk
8 3 (9.68%) Acceptance Criteria
8 3 (9.68%) SAP
8 3 (9.68%) UML
8 3 (9.68%) Document Management
8 3 (9.68%) JIRA
8 3 (9.68%) SC Cleared
8 3 (9.68%) Security Cleared
8 3 (9.68%) Banking

IT Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in England 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:

Application Platforms
1 2 (6.45%) SharePoint
2 1 (3.23%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 2 (6.45%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (3.23%) NEC Housing
2 1 (3.23%) Oracle Cash Management
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.45%) SaaS
2 1 (3.23%) Azure
2 1 (3.23%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (3.23%) Cloud Computing
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.23%) VoIP
Development Applications
1 3 (9.68%) JIRA
General
1 13 (41.94%) Social Skills
2 8 (25.81%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (12.90%) Finance
4 3 (9.68%) Banking
4 3 (9.68%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 2 (6.45%) Manufacturing
5 2 (6.45%) Pharmaceutical
6 1 (3.23%) Automotive
6 1 (3.23%) Back Office
6 1 (3.23%) Cantonese Language
6 1 (3.23%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Local Government
6 1 (3.23%) Organisational Skills
6 1 (3.23%) Private Banking
6 1 (3.23%) Public Sector
6 1 (3.23%) Retail
6 1 (3.23%) Social Housing
6 1 (3.23%) Spanish Language
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.23%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 3 (9.68%) Credit Risk
1 3 (9.68%) Market Risk
2 2 (6.45%) Greenfield Project
2 2 (6.45%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (3.23%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (3.23%) Driving Licence
3 1 (3.23%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.23%) PMI
3 1 (3.23%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (29.03%) Requirements Gathering
2 8 (25.81%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (22.58%) Problem-Solving
4 6 (19.35%) Agile
4 6 (19.35%) Business Analysis
4 6 (19.35%) GAP Analysis
5 5 (16.13%) Business Case
5 5 (16.13%) Migration
6 4 (12.90%) Asset Management
6 4 (12.90%) Data Analysis
6 4 (12.90%) ERP
6 4 (12.90%) User Stories
7 3 (9.68%) Acceptance Criteria
7 3 (9.68%) Business Strategy
7 3 (9.68%) Business Transformation
7 3 (9.68%) Continuous Improvement
7 3 (9.68%) Document Management
7 3 (9.68%) UML
7 3 (9.68%) User Acceptance Testing
8 2 (6.45%) Impact Assessments
Programming Languages
1 4 (12.90%) Python
1 4 (12.90%) SQL
2 1 (3.23%) Korn
Qualifications
1 3 (9.68%) SC Cleared
1 3 (9.68%) Security Cleared
2 2 (6.45%) Degree
3 1 (3.23%) CBAP
3 1 (3.23%) IIBA
3 1 (3.23%) PMI Certification
Vendors
1 3 (9.68%) SAP
2 2 (6.45%) Guidewire
2 2 (6.45%) Intapp
2 2 (6.45%) ServiceNow
3 1 (3.23%) Anaplan
3 1 (3.23%) Ariba
3 1 (3.23%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.23%) NEC
3 1 (3.23%) Oracle
3 1 (3.23%) Salesforce