Operations Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in England

Operations Business Analyst (Operations BA)
UK > England

The median Operations Business Analyst (Operations BA) daily rate in England is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2026.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 554 472 514
Rank change year-on-year -82 +42 +104
Contract jobs requiring an Operations Business Analyst 28 9 27
As % of all contract jobs in England 0.069% 0.037% 0.073%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.075% 0.040% 0.079%
Number of daily rates quoted 26 7 18
10th Percentile £416 £428 £450
25th Percentile £481 £488 £583
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £520 £700
Median % change year-on-year +0.96% -25.71% +33.33%
75th Percentile £588 £672 £788
90th Percentile £650 £758 £825
UK median daily rate £525 £520 £700
% change year-on-year +0.96% -25.71% +33.33%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £26.50
Median hourly rate - - £28.00
75th Percentile - - £29.50
90th Percentile - - -
UK median hourly rate - - £28.00

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 37,510 22,588 34,189
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.29% 92.59% 92.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 23,386 15,045 22,708
10th Percentile £313 £300 £280
25th Percentile £413 £409 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £513 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.38% - -4.55%
75th Percentile £619 £638 £643
90th Percentile £725 £750 £750
UK median daily rate £505 £514 £525
% change year-on-year -1.75% -2.10% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2,561 914 2,433
10th Percentile £15.72 £14.20 £13.00
25th Percentile £20.89 £18.51 £16.30
Median hourly rate £47.00 £30.90 £36.50
Median % change year-on-year +52.09% -15.34% -17.05%
75th Percentile £67.50 £63.75 £61.30
90th Percentile £78.75 £75.00 £72.82
UK median hourly rate £44.00 £29.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year +51.72% -20.55% -18.89%

Operations Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Operations Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in England.

Operations Business Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Operations Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Operations Business Analyst job vacancies in England.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Operations Business Analyst job vacancies in England

Operations Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Operations Business Analyst in England over the 6 months to 6 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Operations Business Analyst in England

Operations Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Operations Business Analyst job vacancies in England.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Operations Business Analyst job vacancies in England

Operations 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 Operations Business Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 6 May 2026. 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 19 £525 +0.96% 6
South East - 8 £575 - 1
North of England - 1 £325 - 3
Yorkshire - 1 £325 - 2
Operations Business Analyst
UK

Operations Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 6 May 2026, Operations Business Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the England region featuring Operations Business Analyst in the job title.

1 12 (42.86%) Business Analysis
2 10 (35.71%) Workshop Facilitation
3 9 (32.14%) Process Improvement
4 8 (28.57%) Agile
5 7 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
5 7 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (25.00%) JIRA
5 7 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
5 7 (25.00%) NIST
5 7 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 7 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 6 (21.43%) Confluence
6 6 (21.43%) Microsoft Excel
6 6 (21.43%) MS Visio
6 6 (21.43%) SQL
6 6 (21.43%) User Stories
6 6 (21.43%) Validation
7 5 (17.86%) API Integration
7 5 (17.86%) CBAP
7 5 (17.86%) CSPO
7 5 (17.86%) Data Validation
7 5 (17.86%) Lucidchart
7 5 (17.86%) NetSuite
7 5 (17.86%) Resource Management
7 5 (17.86%) SaaS
7 5 (17.86%) Salesforce
7 5 (17.86%) Target Operating Model
7 5 (17.86%) Translating Business Requirements
7 5 (17.86%) Zuora
8 4 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing

Operations Business Analyst Skill Set
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 6 (21.43%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (21.43%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (21.43%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 5 (17.86%) NetSuite
2 1 (3.57%) Aladdin
Cloud Services
1 5 (17.86%) Lucidchart
1 5 (17.86%) SaaS
2 2 (7.14%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (7.14%) Power BI
2 1 (3.57%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 7 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 16 (57.14%) Finance
1 16 (57.14%) Social Skills
2 15 (53.57%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (25.00%) Manufacturing
4 5 (17.86%) Banking
5 2 (7.14%) Back Office
5 2 (7.14%) Front Office
6 1 (3.57%) Corporate Banking
6 1 (3.57%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 1 (3.57%) Investment Banking
6 1 (3.57%) Legal
6 1 (3.57%) Local Government
6 1 (3.57%) Private Banking
Miscellaneous
1 10 (35.71%) Analytical Mindset
2 7 (25.00%) Operational Technology
3 6 (21.43%) SCADA
4 2 (7.14%) Derivative
5 1 (3.57%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (3.57%) Equities
5 1 (3.57%) Fixed Income
5 1 (3.57%) Management Information System
5 1 (3.57%) Onboarding
5 1 (3.57%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (42.86%) Business Analysis
2 10 (35.71%) Workshop Facilitation
3 9 (32.14%) Process Improvement
4 8 (28.57%) Agile
5 7 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
5 7 (25.00%) Matrix Organization
5 7 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 7 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 6 (21.43%) User Stories
6 6 (21.43%) Validation
7 5 (17.86%) API Integration
7 5 (17.86%) Data Validation
7 5 (17.86%) Resource Management
7 5 (17.86%) Target Operating Model
7 5 (17.86%) Translating Business Requirements
8 4 (14.29%) User Acceptance Testing
9 3 (10.71%) Cash Management
9 3 (10.71%) Migration
9 3 (10.71%) Portfolio Management
9 3 (10.71%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 6 (21.43%) SQL
2 1 (3.57%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (17.86%) CBAP
1 5 (17.86%) CSPO
2 1 (3.57%) Degree
2 1 (3.57%) Master's Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (25.00%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 7 (25.00%) NIST
2 1 (3.57%) EMIR
2 1 (3.57%) GDPR
2 1 (3.57%) MiFID
2 1 (3.57%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 5 (17.86%) Salesforce
1 5 (17.86%) Zuora
2 3 (10.71%) Murex
3 1 (3.57%) Microsoft
3 1 (3.57%) NEC
3 1 (3.57%) Oracle
3 1 (3.57%) ServiceNow