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 in the 6 months leading up to 10 June 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
10 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 28 33 11
Rank change year-on-year +5 -22 +26
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 44 59 141
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Leeds 5.45% 4.92% 9.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.90% 4.99% 9.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 46 107
10th Percentile £414 £419 £400
25th Percentile £438 £488 £444
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £505 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.94% +1.00% +21.95%
75th Percentile £500 £567 £525
90th Percentile £538 £631 £575
West Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -9.52% +5.00% +21.95%
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

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 746 1,182 1,479
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.33% 98.50% 97.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 469 857 1,099
10th Percentile £300 £360 £262
25th Percentile £413 £450 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £538 £500
Median % change year-on-year -6.98% +7.50% +5.26%
75th Percentile £584 £630 £575
90th Percentile £650 £700 £675
West Yorkshire median daily rate £495 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -5.71% +5.00% +7.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 22 13 22
10th Percentile £11.75 £12.00 £15.16
25th Percentile £12.25 £15.75 £18.25
Median hourly rate £16.68 £21.50 £21.25
Median % change year-on-year -22.42% +1.18% +1.19%
75th Percentile £48.75 £56.00 £26.50
90th Percentile - £63.75 £28.60
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £18.27 £20.00 £18.25
% change year-on-year -8.65% +9.59% -13.10%

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 10 June 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 10 June 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 22 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 14 (31.82%) Agile
3 12 (27.27%) User Stories
4 10 (22.73%) Requirements Gathering
5 9 (20.45%) Stakeholder Management
6 8 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (15.91%) Business Analysis
7 7 (15.91%) Product Ownership
8 6 (13.64%) Finance
8 6 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
9 5 (11.36%) JIRA
9 5 (11.36%) Public Sector
9 5 (11.36%) GAP Analysis
9 5 (11.36%) ERP
10 4 (9.09%) Web Development
10 4 (9.09%) Degree
10 4 (9.09%) Retail
10 4 (9.09%) WAN
10 4 (9.09%) Project Management
10 4 (9.09%) User Experience
11 3 (6.82%) Translating Business Requirements
11 3 (6.82%) Project Delivery
11 3 (6.82%) Backlog Management
11 3 (6.82%) Backlog Refinement
11 3 (6.82%) Product Backlog
11 3 (6.82%) Workshop Facilitation
11 3 (6.82%) Business Process Modelling
11 3 (6.82%) MS Visio
11 3 (6.82%) Scrum
11 3 (6.82%) Data Analysis

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 (2.27%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (6.82%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (4.55%) Power Platform
1 2 (4.55%) SaaS
2 1 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
Communications & Networking
1 4 (9.09%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.55%) Power BI
2 1 (2.27%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 5 (11.36%) JIRA
General
1 22 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 6 (13.64%) Analytical Skills
2 6 (13.64%) Finance
3 5 (11.36%) Public Sector
4 4 (9.09%) Retail
5 1 (2.27%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (2.27%) Front Office
5 1 (2.27%) Games
5 1 (2.27%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 1 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (2.27%) Legal
5 1 (2.27%) Presentation Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (4.55%) JSON
1 2 (4.55%) JSON Schema
2 1 (2.27%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 7 (15.91%) Product Ownership
2 2 (4.55%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.27%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.27%) Fixed Income
3 1 (2.27%) NHS
3 1 (2.27%) PMI
3 1 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.27%) Android
1 1 (2.27%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (31.82%) Agile
2 12 (27.27%) User Stories
3 10 (22.73%) Requirements Gathering
4 9 (20.45%) Stakeholder Management
5 8 (18.18%) Problem-Solving
6 7 (15.91%) Business Analysis
7 5 (11.36%) ERP
7 5 (11.36%) GAP Analysis
8 4 (9.09%) Project Management
8 4 (9.09%) User Experience
8 4 (9.09%) Web Development
9 3 (6.82%) Backlog Management
9 3 (6.82%) Backlog Refinement
9 3 (6.82%) Business Process Modelling
9 3 (6.82%) Data Analysis
9 3 (6.82%) Product Backlog
9 3 (6.82%) Project Delivery
9 3 (6.82%) Project Planning
9 3 (6.82%) Translating Business Requirements
9 3 (6.82%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.55%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (9.09%) Degree
2 1 (2.27%) BPSS Clearance
2 1 (2.27%) CBAP
2 1 (2.27%) PMI Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.55%) QA
2 1 (2.27%) PCI DSS
Vendors
1 2 (4.55%) F5
1 2 (4.55%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.27%) Brio
2 1 (2.27%) CheckPoint
2 1 (2.27%) Murex
2 1 (2.27%) Salesforce
2 1 (2.27%) SAP
2 1 (2.27%) ServiceNow