Data Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Glasgow

Data Business Analyst (Data BA)
Scotland > Glasgow

The median Data Business Analyst (Data BA) daily rate in Glasgow is £434, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 14 December 2025.

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

6 months to
14 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 74 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Data Business Analyst 4 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.55% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.58% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £414 - -
25th Percentile £419 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £434 - -
75th Percentile £443 - -
90th Percentile £445 - -
Scotland median daily rate £434 £356 -
% change year-on-year +21.68% - -

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 689 677 841
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.00% 90.15% 96.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 428 450 571
10th Percentile £244 £258 £325
25th Percentile £368 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £444 £500
Median % change year-on-year +1.35% -11.20% +5.26%
75th Percentile £538 £538 £625
90th Percentile £625 £650 £700
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £488
% change year-on-year - -7.69% +2.63%
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 17 16
10th Percentile £21.06 £11.78 £12.13
25th Percentile £22.39 £16.75 £14.63
Median hourly rate £26.21 £19.59 £17.61
Median % change year-on-year +33.79% +11.24% +17.40%
75th Percentile £37.70 £24.18 £19.50
90th Percentile £53.75 £37.70 £41.00
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £22.55 £20.00
% change year-on-year +6.85% +12.73% +12.87%

Data Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Glasgow

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

Data Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Glasgow

Data Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Glasgow

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Business Analyst job vacancies in Glasgow.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Data Business Analyst job vacancies in Glasgow

Data Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow

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

1 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (50.00%) ITSM
2 2 (50.00%) SQL
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
3 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) CBAP
3 1 (25.00%) Confluence
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Data Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) IT Asset Management
3 1 (25.00%) JIRA
3 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (25.00%) Python
3 1 (25.00%) RDBMS
3 1 (25.00%) Relational Database
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Management
3 1 (25.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 1 (25.00%) Service Management
3 1 (25.00%) ServiceNow
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management

Data Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Glasgow 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 1 (25.00%) Confluence
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (25.00%) RDBMS
1 1 (25.00%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (75.00%) Finance
2 2 (50.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (25.00%) Banking
3 1 (25.00%) Documentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) CMDB
1 1 (25.00%) Data Centre
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (75.00%) ITIL
2 2 (50.00%) Agile
2 2 (50.00%) Data Analysis
2 2 (50.00%) ITSM
3 1 (25.00%) Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Asset Management
3 1 (25.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (25.00%) Data Analytics
3 1 (25.00%) Data Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (25.00%) Data Visualisation
3 1 (25.00%) Enterprise Architecture
3 1 (25.00%) IT Asset Management
3 1 (25.00%) Programme Management
3 1 (25.00%) Requirements Management
3 1 (25.00%) Service Management
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (25.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 2 (50.00%) SQL
2 1 (25.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) CBAP
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) ServiceNow