Business Analyst Contracts in Knutsford

Business Analyst (BA)
Cheshire > Knutsford

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Knutsford is £358, 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 10 24 18
Rank change year-on-year +14 -6 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 23 1 19
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Knutsford 15.75% 0.93% 12.50%
As % of the Job Titles category 18.40% 0.95% 13.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 1 13
10th Percentile £276 - £435
25th Percentile £353 £363 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £358 £375 £625
Median % change year-on-year -4.53% -40.00% +56.05%
75th Percentile - £388 £680
90th Percentile £510 - £728
Cheshire median daily rate £395 £410 £450
% change year-on-year -3.66% -8.89% +5.02%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Knutsford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Knutsford. 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 Knutsford with a recognized job title 125 105 138
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.62% 97.22% 90.79%
Number of daily rates quoted 117 97 111
10th Percentile £330 £356 £415
25th Percentile £358 £400 £448
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £402 £489 £550
Median % change year-on-year -17.79% -11.09% +18.28%
75th Percentile £492 £582 £620
90th Percentile £537 £619 £680
Cheshire median daily rate £456 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +9.20%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Knutsford

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Knutsford

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Knutsford

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

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Knutsford

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Knutsford

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Knutsford over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Knutsford

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

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 Knutsford region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (39.13%) Agile
1 9 (39.13%) Banking
1 9 (39.13%) Business Analysis
1 9 (39.13%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (34.78%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (30.43%) Change Management
3 7 (30.43%) Risk Management
3 7 (30.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 7 (30.43%) Business Case
4 6 (26.09%) Degree
4 6 (26.09%) Test Strategy
5 5 (21.74%) User Stories
5 5 (21.74%) User Acceptance Testing
5 5 (21.74%) CMDB
5 5 (21.74%) Service Management
5 5 (21.74%) ServiceNow
5 5 (21.74%) Feasibility Study
5 5 (21.74%) ITSM
5 5 (21.74%) Decision-Making
5 5 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (21.74%) Focus Group
6 4 (17.39%) Service Catalogue
6 4 (17.39%) Traceability Matrix
6 4 (17.39%) Business Strategy
6 4 (17.39%) Stakeholder Identification
6 4 (17.39%) Data Analytics
6 4 (17.39%) Analytics
6 4 (17.39%) Process Improvement
7 3 (13.04%) MS Visio
7 3 (13.04%) BPR

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Knutsford 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 2 (8.70%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (13.04%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (13.04%) MS Visio
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (4.35%) Payment Gateway
Development Applications
1 2 (8.70%) JIRA
General
1 9 (39.13%) Banking
2 2 (8.70%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (8.70%) Finance
2 2 (8.70%) Legal
2 2 (8.70%) Social Skills
3 1 (4.35%) Corporate Banking
3 1 (4.35%) Presentation Skills
3 1 (4.35%) Public Sector
3 1 (4.35%) Retail Banking
Miscellaneous
1 5 (21.74%) CMDB
2 2 (8.70%) Management Information System
2 2 (8.70%) Mobile App
3 1 (4.35%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 9 (39.13%) Agile
1 9 (39.13%) Business Analysis
1 9 (39.13%) Continuous Improvement
2 8 (34.78%) Stakeholder Management
3 7 (30.43%) Business Case
3 7 (30.43%) Change Management
3 7 (30.43%) Risk Management
3 7 (30.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 6 (26.09%) Test Strategy
5 5 (21.74%) Decision-Making
5 5 (21.74%) Feasibility Study
5 5 (21.74%) Focus Group
5 5 (21.74%) ITSM
5 5 (21.74%) Problem-Solving
5 5 (21.74%) Service Management
5 5 (21.74%) User Acceptance Testing
5 5 (21.74%) User Stories
6 4 (17.39%) Business Strategy
6 4 (17.39%) Service Catalogue
6 4 (17.39%) Stakeholder Identification
Qualifications
1 6 (26.09%) Degree
2 1 (4.35%) CBAP
2 1 (4.35%) PMI Certification
2 1 (4.35%) PMP
2 1 (4.35%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (8.70%) COREP
1 2 (8.70%) FINREP
2 1 (4.35%) GDPR
2 1 (4.35%) PSD2
Vendors
1 5 (21.74%) ServiceNow
2 1 (4.35%) Microsoft