MBA Contracts in England

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
UK > England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in England with a requirement for MBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 31 May 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 471 507 609
Rank change year-on-year +36 +102 +134
Contract jobs citing MBA 15 29 29
As % of all contract jobs advertised in England 0.062% 0.079% 0.061%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.20% 0.26% 0.22%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 16 17
10th Percentile £341 £334 £252
25th Percentile £371 £404 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £515
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +1.86% -10.36%
75th Percentile £601 £689 £684
90th Percentile £775 £725 £810
UK median daily rate £508 £525 £513
% change year-on-year -3.33% +2.40% -6.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 3 2
10th Percentile - £50.60 £54.48
25th Percentile £52.50 £57.13 £60.81
Median hourly rate £60.00 £68.00 £73.25
Median % change year-on-year -11.76% -7.17% +3.90%
75th Percentile £67.50 £71.50 £86.31
90th Percentile - £73.60 £93.03
UK median hourly rate £60.00 £68.00 £73.25
% change year-on-year -11.76% -7.17% +3.90%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
England

MBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 7,626 11,257 13,095
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in England 31.47% 30.62% 27.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 4,830 6,980 8,780
10th Percentile £281 £313 £348
25th Percentile £413 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.33% -2.27% +4.76%
75th Percentile £625 £650 £650
90th Percentile £713 £745 £745
UK median daily rate £520 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -1.89% -3.64% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 445 999 658
10th Percentile £17.87 £14.00 £14.25
25th Percentile £22.27 £18.35 £21.24
Median hourly rate £32.50 £40.00 £55.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.75% -27.27% +37.50%
75th Percentile £67.25 £63.75 £68.75
90th Percentile £81.01 £77.50 £80.25
UK median hourly rate £32.50 £40.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year -18.75% -27.27% +24.36%

MBA
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Job postings citing MBA as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in England.

Job vacancy trend for MBA in England

MBA
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing MBA in England.

Daily rate trend for MBA in England

MBA
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing MBA in England over the 6 months to 31 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for MBA in England

MBA
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in England

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing MBA in England.

Hourly rate trend for MBA in England

MBA
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 MBA within the England region over the 6 months to 31 May 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 +38 8 £413 +1.85% 302
South East +45 2 £413 -21.43% 16
South West - 2 £750 - 4
North of England +13 1 £650 -5.52% 15
East Midlands - 1 - - 6
Midlands - 1 - - 8
Yorkshire - 1 £650 - 4
MBA
UK

MBA
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 1 (6.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 2 (13.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (13.33%) MS Visio
3 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (6.67%) Microsoft Project
3 1 (6.67%) Trello
Business Applications
1 1 (6.67%) Dynamics AX
1 1 (6.67%) SAP CO
1 1 (6.67%) SAP FI
1 1 (6.67%) SAP FI/CO
1 1 (6.67%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (20.00%) Power Platform
1 3 (20.00%) SaaS
2 1 (6.67%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (6.67%) Lucidchart
2 1 (6.67%) Slack
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (20.00%) Power BI
1 3 (20.00%) Tableau
2 2 (13.33%) PowerPivot
Development Applications
1 2 (13.33%) JIRA
General
1 7 (46.67%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 5 (33.33%) Finance
4 4 (26.67%) Legal
4 4 (26.67%) Marketing
5 2 (13.33%) Influencing Skills
5 2 (13.33%) Military
5 2 (13.33%) Retail
6 1 (6.67%) Banking
6 1 (6.67%) Electronics
6 1 (6.67%) French Language
6 1 (6.67%) General Ledger
6 1 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (6.67%) Portuguese Language
6 1 (6.67%) Presentation Skills
6 1 (6.67%) Telecoms
Job Titles
1 3 (20.00%) Analyst
1 3 (20.00%) Business Manager
2 2 (13.33%) Business Analyst
2 2 (13.33%) Business Development Manager
2 2 (13.33%) Data Scientist
2 2 (13.33%) Development Manager
2 2 (13.33%) Lead
3 1 (6.67%) Architect
3 1 (6.67%) Business Operations Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Business Process Analyst
3 1 (6.67%) Consultant
3 1 (6.67%) Data Business Analyst
3 1 (6.67%) Dynamics 365 Consultant
3 1 (6.67%) HR Consultant
3 1 (6.67%) Lead Consultant
3 1 (6.67%) Operations Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Process Analyst
3 1 (6.67%) Product Manager
3 1 (6.67%) Solutions Architect
3 1 (6.67%) Telecoms Manager
Miscellaneous
1 2 (13.33%) Data Structures
2 1 (6.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 1 (6.67%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (40.00%) Analytics
2 5 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (26.67%) Computer Science
3 4 (26.67%) Continuous Improvement
3 4 (26.67%) Decision-Making
3 4 (26.67%) Roadmaps
3 4 (26.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (20.00%) Agile
4 3 (20.00%) Business Case
4 3 (20.00%) Product Roadmap
5 2 (13.33%) Business Development
5 2 (13.33%) Change Management
5 2 (13.33%) Data Analysis
5 2 (13.33%) Data Modelling
5 2 (13.33%) Economics
5 2 (13.33%) Financial Modelling
5 2 (13.33%) Physics
5 2 (13.33%) Project Management
5 2 (13.33%) Statistics
5 2 (13.33%) Strategic Planning
Programming Languages
1 3 (20.00%) SQL
2 2 (13.33%) Python
Qualifications
1 15 (100.00%) Degree
1 15 (100.00%) Master's Degree
2 2 (13.33%) DV Cleared
2 2 (13.33%) PMI Certification
2 2 (13.33%) PMP
2 2 (13.33%) Security Cleared
3 1 (6.67%) CAPM
3 1 (6.67%) PgMP
3 1 (6.67%) SC Cleared
3 1 (6.67%) Six Sigma Black Belt
3 1 (6.67%) Six Sigma Green Belt
3 1 (6.67%) Six Sigma Master Black Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (20.00%) QA
2 1 (6.67%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 5 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (13.33%) Databricks
2 2 (13.33%) SAP
3 1 (6.67%) Ariba
3 1 (6.67%) Criteo
3 1 (6.67%) Salesforce