Business Analyst Contracts in Leeds

Business Analyst (BA)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Leeds is £475 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 28 11
Rank change year-on-year -2 -17 +24
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 37 77 163
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds 4.65% 5.82% 10.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.05% 5.94% 10.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 20 61 115
10th Percentile £411 £419 £400
25th Percentile £425 £475 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £510 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.86% +2.00% +29.03%
75th Percentile £509 £550 £525
90th Percentile £540 £600 £573
West Yorkshire median daily rate £480 £513 £488
% change year-on-year -6.34% +5.13% +25.81%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 4
10th Percentile - - £18.29
25th Percentile - - £18.75
Median hourly rate - - £21.20
75th Percentile - - £22.40
90th Percentile - - -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate - - £21.20
% change year-on-year - - -2.48%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Leeds

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in Leeds. 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 Leeds with a recognized job title 733 1,297 1,535
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.09% 98.03% 97.46%
Number of daily rates quoted 456 945 1,123
10th Percentile £300 £359 £275
25th Percentile £413 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +7.50% +8.11%
75th Percentile £588 £619 £575
90th Percentile £675 £700 £650
West Yorkshire median daily rate £498 £525 £493
% change year-on-year -5.24% +6.60% +9.44%
Number of hourly rates quoted 13 11 22
10th Percentile £11.24 £12.00 £15.50
25th Percentile £11.75 £16.50 £18.25
Median hourly rate £12.53 £62.50 £22.40
Median % change year-on-year -79.95% +179.02% +3.04%
75th Percentile £15.25 £70.00 £26.50
90th Percentile £17.67 - £28.60
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £14.34 £32.50 £16.85
% change year-on-year -55.89% +92.88% -22.49%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Leeds

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

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

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Leeds

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Leeds

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Leeds over the 6 months to 1 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Leeds

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Leeds

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in Leeds

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 2024, 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 Leeds region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 16 (43.24%) Agile
1 16 (43.24%) Social Skills
2 12 (32.43%) Requirements Gathering
2 12 (32.43%) User Stories
3 11 (29.73%) Problem-Solving
4 8 (21.62%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (18.92%) Business Analysis
5 7 (18.92%) Stakeholder Management
5 7 (18.92%) Product Ownership
6 5 (13.51%) ERP
6 5 (13.51%) User Experience
6 5 (13.51%) Public Sector
7 4 (10.81%) Waterfall
7 4 (10.81%) MS Visio
7 4 (10.81%) Finance
7 4 (10.81%) Retail
7 4 (10.81%) Degree
7 4 (10.81%) JIRA
8 3 (8.11%) Data Analysis
8 3 (8.11%) Project Planning
8 3 (8.11%) Business Process Modelling
8 3 (8.11%) Backlog Management
8 3 (8.11%) Backlog Refinement
8 3 (8.11%) Product Backlog
8 3 (8.11%) Workshop Facilitation
8 3 (8.11%) Decision-Making
9 2 (5.41%) Impact Assessments
9 2 (5.41%) Business Strategy
9 2 (5.41%) Acceptance Criteria
9 2 (5.41%) Power Platform

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Leeds 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 (2.70%) Confluence
Applications
1 4 (10.81%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.70%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.41%) Power Platform
1 2 (5.41%) SaaS
2 1 (2.70%) Dynamics 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.41%) Power BI
1 2 (5.41%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (10.81%) JIRA
General
1 16 (43.24%) Social Skills
2 8 (21.62%) Analytical Skills
3 5 (13.51%) Public Sector
4 4 (10.81%) Finance
4 4 (10.81%) Retail
5 1 (2.70%) Banking
5 1 (2.70%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.70%) Games
5 1 (2.70%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.70%) Legal
5 1 (2.70%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.70%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 7 (18.92%) Product Ownership
2 1 (2.70%) Data Protection Act
2 1 (2.70%) NHS
2 1 (2.70%) PMI
2 1 (2.70%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 16 (43.24%) Agile
2 12 (32.43%) Requirements Gathering
2 12 (32.43%) User Stories
3 11 (29.73%) Problem-Solving
4 7 (18.92%) Business Analysis
4 7 (18.92%) Stakeholder Management
5 5 (13.51%) ERP
5 5 (13.51%) User Experience
6 4 (10.81%) Waterfall
7 3 (8.11%) Backlog Management
7 3 (8.11%) Backlog Refinement
7 3 (8.11%) Business Process Modelling
7 3 (8.11%) Data Analysis
7 3 (8.11%) Decision-Making
7 3 (8.11%) Product Backlog
7 3 (8.11%) Project Planning
7 3 (8.11%) Workshop Facilitation
8 2 (5.41%) Data Protection
8 2 (5.41%) Use Case
8 2 (5.41%) Web Development
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.70%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (10.81%) Degree
2 1 (2.70%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (2.70%) CBAP
2 1 (2.70%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (5.41%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (5.41%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.70%) Salesforce
2 1 (2.70%) SAP
2 1 (2.70%) ServiceNow