Business Analyst Contracts in Gloucester

Business Analyst (BA)
Gloucestershire > Gloucester

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Gloucester is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 21 22 36
Rank change year-on-year +1 +14 -11
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 2 1 3
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Gloucester 2.20% 1.19% 2.04%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.27% 1.28% 2.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 3
10th Percentile - - £237
25th Percentile - £481 £326
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £488 £475
Median % change year-on-year +2.56% +2.63% +9.20%
75th Percentile - £494 £575
90th Percentile - - £635
Gloucestershire median daily rate £488 £550 £560
% change year-on-year -11.36% -1.79% +17.89%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Gloucester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Gloucester. 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 Gloucester with a recognized job title 88 78 129
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 96.70% 92.86% 87.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 60 98
10th Percentile £127 £324 £288
25th Percentile £265 £425 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +33.33%
75th Percentile £600 £628 £600
90th Percentile £710 £706 £675
Gloucestershire median daily rate £513 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -6.73% - +10.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 5 4
10th Percentile £21.04 £18.90 £17.08
25th Percentile £21.89 - £26.19
Median hourly rate £23.30 £21.00 £55.25
Median % change year-on-year +10.95% -61.99% -
75th Percentile £24.71 £28.75 £78.00
90th Percentile £25.56 £32.50 -
Gloucestershire median hourly rate £67.50 £37.50 £71.50
% change year-on-year +80.00% -47.55% +138.33%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Gloucester

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Gloucester

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Gloucester

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

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Gloucester

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Gloucester

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in Gloucester

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

For the 6 months to 1 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 Gloucester region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Impact Assessments
2 1 (50.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (50.00%) Workflow
2 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
2 1 (50.00%) ISEB
2 1 (50.00%) Project Management
2 1 (50.00%) Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Data Migration
2 1 (50.00%) Data Mapping
2 1 (50.00%) Financial Modelling
2 1 (50.00%) IIBA
2 1 (50.00%) Confluence
2 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (50.00%) Data Governance
2 1 (50.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Business Process Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
2 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
2 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Gloucester 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 (50.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 2 (100.00%) Finance
1 2 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Business Case
1 1 (50.00%) Business Process Analysis
1 1 (50.00%) Collaborative Working
1 1 (50.00%) Data Mapping
1 1 (50.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (50.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (50.00%) Financial Modelling
1 1 (50.00%) Migration
1 1 (50.00%) PRINCE2
1 1 (50.00%) Problem-Solving
1 1 (50.00%) Project Management
1 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (50.00%) Scrum
1 1 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (50.00%) Strategic Thinking
1 1 (50.00%) Thought Leadership
1 1 (50.00%) Workflow
1 1 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (50.00%) IIBA
1 1 (50.00%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (50.00%) Data Quality