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 30 June 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
30 Jun 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 17 34 16
Rank change year-on-year +17 -18 +9
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 31 1 12
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Knutsford 13.19% 0.57% 10.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 14.55% 0.60% 10.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 30 1 9
10th Percentile £297 - £539
25th Percentile £356 £363 £613
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £358 £375 £680
Median % change year-on-year -4.53% -44.85% +67.90%
75th Percentile £498 £388 £721
90th Percentile £519 - £731
Cheshire median daily rate £410 £410 £600
% change year-on-year - -31.67% +41.18%

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 213 166 111
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.64% 94.86% 93.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 198 145 90
10th Percentile £317 £349 £506
25th Percentile £358 £390 £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £402 £451 £565
Median % change year-on-year -10.77% -20.27% +16.02%
75th Percentile £492 £576 £610
90th Percentile £537 £619 £680
Cheshire median daily rate £438 £475 £507
% change year-on-year -7.89% -6.31% +13.93%

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 30 June 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 30 June 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 14 (45.16%) Agile
2 12 (38.71%) Business Analysis
3 11 (35.48%) Continuous Improvement
3 11 (35.48%) Banking
4 10 (32.26%) ITSM
4 10 (32.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 10 (32.26%) ServiceNow
5 9 (29.03%) Service Management
5 9 (29.03%) Stakeholder Management
6 8 (25.81%) Change Management
6 8 (25.81%) Business Case
6 8 (25.81%) Social Skills
7 7 (22.58%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (22.58%) User Stories
7 7 (22.58%) User Acceptance Testing
7 7 (22.58%) Degree
8 6 (19.35%) Data Analytics
8 6 (19.35%) Analytics
8 6 (19.35%) Risk Management
8 6 (19.35%) MS Visio
9 5 (16.13%) Project Management
9 5 (16.13%) Scrum
9 5 (16.13%) Finance
9 5 (16.13%) Test Strategy
9 5 (16.13%) Confluence
9 5 (16.13%) JIRA
9 5 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (16.13%) Feasibility Study
9 5 (16.13%) Decision-Making
9 5 (16.13%) Product Ownership

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 5 (16.13%) Confluence
Applications
1 6 (19.35%) MS Visio
2 3 (9.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 2 (6.45%) Microsoft Excel
4 1 (3.23%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 1 (3.23%) Payment Gateway
Development Applications
1 5 (16.13%) JIRA
General
1 11 (35.48%) Banking
2 8 (25.81%) Social Skills
3 5 (16.13%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (16.13%) Finance
4 2 (6.45%) Legal
5 1 (3.23%) Corporate Banking
5 1 (3.23%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (3.23%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (3.23%) RAML
1 1 (3.23%) SailPoint
Miscellaneous
1 5 (16.13%) Product Ownership
2 4 (12.90%) CMDB
2 4 (12.90%) Management Information System
3 1 (3.23%) Virtual Team
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (45.16%) Agile
2 12 (38.71%) Business Analysis
3 11 (35.48%) Continuous Improvement
4 10 (32.26%) ITSM
4 10 (32.26%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 9 (29.03%) Service Management
5 9 (29.03%) Stakeholder Management
6 8 (25.81%) Business Case
6 8 (25.81%) Change Management
7 7 (22.58%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (22.58%) User Acceptance Testing
7 7 (22.58%) User Stories
8 6 (19.35%) Analytics
8 6 (19.35%) Data Analytics
8 6 (19.35%) Risk Management
9 5 (16.13%) Decision-Making
9 5 (16.13%) Feasibility Study
9 5 (16.13%) Project Management
9 5 (16.13%) Scrum
9 5 (16.13%) Test Strategy
Programming Languages
1 3 (9.68%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (22.58%) Degree
2 3 (9.68%) CBAP
3 1 (3.23%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (3.23%) PMI Certification
3 1 (3.23%) PMP
3 1 (3.23%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.45%) COBIT
1 2 (6.45%) COREP
1 2 (6.45%) FINREP
1 2 (6.45%) GDPR
1 2 (6.45%) Sarbanes-Oxley
2 1 (3.23%) Basel III
2 1 (3.23%) GRC
2 1 (3.23%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (3.23%) PSD2
Vendors
1 10 (32.26%) ServiceNow
2 3 (9.68%) Microsoft