Business Analyst Contracts in Glasgow

Business Analyst (BA)
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Glasgow is £460, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 May 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
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 44 45
Rank change year-on-year +15 +1 -21
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 55 30 46
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Glasgow 7.22% 3.55% 5.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.53% 3.73% 5.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 46 25 37
10th Percentile £306 £347 £360
25th Percentile £402 £356 £403
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £418 £435
Median % change year-on-year +10.06% -4.02% +2.35%
75th Percentile £538 £495 £500
90th Percentile £625 £523 £541
Scotland median daily rate £432 £450 £430
% change year-on-year -4.06% +4.65% +1.18%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £19.59 - -
Scotland median hourly rate £23.47 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Glasgow

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Glasgow. 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 Glasgow with a recognized job title 730 804 845
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.80% 95.04% 95.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 449 529 619
10th Percentile £300 £252 £325
25th Percentile £378 £363 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £465 £475
Median % change year-on-year -3.23% -2.11% +5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £575 £588
90th Percentile £600 £650 £700
Scotland median daily rate £450 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -5.26% - +2.37%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 36 19
10th Percentile £16.75 £11.94 £12.45
25th Percentile £16.84 £16.00 £13.71
Median hourly rate £19.83 £36.22 £18.50
Median % change year-on-year -45.25% +95.78% -52.21%
75th Percentile £25.15 £54.69 £53.24
90th Percentile £67.05 £68.75 £61.75
Scotland median hourly rate £19.83 £31.50 £22.13
% change year-on-year -37.05% +42.37% -26.07%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Glasgow

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Glasgow

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Glasgow

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Glasgow over the 6 months to 14 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Glasgow

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Glasgow

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in Glasgow

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

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, 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 Glasgow region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 21 (38.18%) Agile
2 20 (36.36%) Stakeholder Management
2 20 (36.36%) Social Skills
3 19 (34.55%) Finance
4 16 (29.09%) Requirements Gathering
5 15 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
6 14 (25.45%) Data Analysis
7 12 (21.82%) User Stories
7 12 (21.82%) Problem-Solving
8 11 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
8 11 (20.00%) Business Analysis
8 11 (20.00%) JIRA
9 10 (18.18%) Banking
10 7 (12.73%) Microsoft
10 7 (12.73%) MS Visio
10 7 (12.73%) Data Modelling
11 6 (10.91%) SAP
11 6 (10.91%) Degree
11 6 (10.91%) Confluence
11 6 (10.91%) Data Mapping
11 6 (10.91%) DevOps
11 6 (10.91%) SAP S/4HANA
11 6 (10.91%) Public Sector
11 6 (10.91%) Business Case
12 5 (9.09%) Backlog Management
12 5 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
12 5 (9.09%) Azure
12 5 (9.09%) Waterfall
12 5 (9.09%) QA
12 5 (9.09%) Six Sigma

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Glasgow 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 6 (10.91%) Confluence
Applications
1 7 (12.73%) MS Visio
2 4 (7.27%) Microsoft Excel
2 4 (7.27%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (3.64%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 6 (10.91%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.82%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 5 (9.09%) Azure
1 5 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
2 3 (5.45%) SaaS
3 2 (3.64%) Miro
4 1 (1.82%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (1.82%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (5.45%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.82%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
2 1 (1.82%) Power BI
2 1 (1.82%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 11 (20.00%) JIRA
2 1 (1.82%) Git
General
1 20 (36.36%) Social Skills
2 19 (34.55%) Finance
3 15 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
4 10 (18.18%) Banking
5 6 (10.91%) Public Sector
6 4 (7.27%) Back Office
7 2 (3.64%) Investment Banking
7 2 (3.64%) Organisational Skills
8 1 (1.82%) Documentation Skills
8 1 (1.82%) Manufacturing
8 1 (1.82%) Presentation Skills
8 1 (1.82%) Retail
8 1 (1.82%) Retail Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.82%) REST
Miscellaneous
1 2 (3.64%) Data Protection Act
1 2 (3.64%) Data Structures
1 2 (3.64%) Mobile App
2 1 (1.82%) Cyber Threat
2 1 (1.82%) Enterprise Software
2 1 (1.82%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (1.82%) Management Information System
2 1 (1.82%) Renewable Energy
2 1 (1.82%) Smart Meter
2 1 (1.82%) SWIFT Messaging Network
Processes & Methodologies
1 21 (38.18%) Agile
2 20 (36.36%) Stakeholder Management
3 16 (29.09%) Requirements Gathering
4 14 (25.45%) Data Analysis
5 12 (21.82%) Problem-Solving
5 12 (21.82%) User Stories
6 11 (20.00%) Business Analysis
6 11 (20.00%) Workshop Facilitation
7 7 (12.73%) Data Modelling
8 6 (10.91%) Business Case
8 6 (10.91%) Data Mapping
8 6 (10.91%) DevOps
9 5 (9.09%) Backlog Management
9 5 (9.09%) Six Sigma
9 5 (9.09%) Waterfall
10 4 (7.27%) GAP Analysis
10 4 (7.27%) IT Asset Management
10 4 (7.27%) ITSM
10 4 (7.27%) Migration
10 4 (7.27%) Work Breakdown Structure
Programming Languages
1 4 (7.27%) SQL
2 1 (1.82%) PL/SQL
Qualifications
1 6 (10.91%) Degree
2 1 (1.82%) CBAP
2 1 (1.82%) IIBA
2 1 (1.82%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (9.09%) QA
2 3 (5.45%) Data Quality
2 3 (5.45%) GDPR
3 2 (3.64%) Basel III
3 2 (3.64%) FINREP
4 1 (1.82%) COREP
Vendors
1 7 (12.73%) Microsoft
2 6 (10.91%) SAP
3 4 (7.27%) ServiceNow
4 1 (1.82%) CA Agile Central
4 1 (1.82%) Pega