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 7 February 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 67 - 82
Rank change year-on-year - - +5
Contract jobs requiring a Data Business Analyst 5 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Glasgow 0.73% - 0.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.78% - 0.11%
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 £438 -
% change year-on-year -0.91% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 644 708 894
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.01% 91.12% 96.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 395 434 597
10th Percentile £275 £300 £313
25th Percentile £378 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £445 £498
Median % change year-on-year +1.12% -10.55% +4.74%
75th Percentile £568 £538 £600
90th Percentile £670 £625 £700
Scotland median daily rate £450 £450 £475
% change year-on-year - -5.26% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 23 14 23
10th Percentile £16.17 £11.78 £11.50
25th Percentile £22.39 £15.60 £15.42
Median hourly rate £28.09 £19.59 £16.70
Median % change year-on-year +43.39% +17.31% -0.30%
75th Percentile £52.50 £26.86 £36.63
90th Percentile £61.84 £40.10 £75.00
Scotland median hourly rate £24.09 £22.94 £45.00
% change year-on-year +5.02% -49.03% +148.48%

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 7 February 2026, 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 4 (80.00%) ITIL
2 3 (60.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (60.00%) ITSM
2 3 (60.00%) SQL
3 2 (40.00%) Agile
3 2 (40.00%) Data Architecture
3 2 (40.00%) Degree
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Relational Database
3 2 (40.00%) ServiceNow
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
4 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) CBAP
4 1 (20.00%) Confluence
4 1 (20.00%) Data Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) Data Governance
4 1 (20.00%) Data Lineage
4 1 (20.00%) Data Modelling
4 1 (20.00%) Data Visualisation
4 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (20.00%) IT Asset Management
4 1 (20.00%) JIRA
4 1 (20.00%) Programme Management
4 1 (20.00%) Python
4 1 (20.00%) RDBMS
4 1 (20.00%) Requirements Management
4 1 (20.00%) Scaled Agile Framework

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 (20.00%) Confluence
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Relational Database
2 1 (20.00%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (80.00%) Finance
2 3 (60.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Banking
3 1 (20.00%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Financial Institution
Miscellaneous
1 2 (40.00%) CMDB
1 2 (40.00%) Data Centre
1 2 (40.00%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (20.00%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (80.00%) ITIL
2 3 (60.00%) Data Analysis
2 3 (60.00%) ITSM
3 2 (40.00%) Agile
3 2 (40.00%) Data Architecture
3 2 (40.00%) Problem-Solving
3 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (20.00%) Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) Asset Management
4 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
4 1 (20.00%) Data Analytics
4 1 (20.00%) Data Governance
4 1 (20.00%) Data Lineage
4 1 (20.00%) Data Visualisation
4 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
4 1 (20.00%) Enterprise Architecture
4 1 (20.00%) IT Asset Management
4 1 (20.00%) Scaled Agile Framework
4 1 (20.00%) Strategic Thinking
4 1 (20.00%) Visualisation
Programming Languages
1 3 (60.00%) SQL
2 1 (20.00%) Python
Qualifications
1 2 (40.00%) Degree
2 1 (20.00%) CBAP
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) ServiceNow