Senior Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Leeds

Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA)
West Yorkshire > Leeds

The median Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA) daily rate in Leeds is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 November 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

 6 months to
22 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 75 63 70
Rank change year-on-year -12 +7 +35
Contract jobs requiring a Senior Business Analyst 3 2 5
As % of all contract jobs in Leeds 0.42% 0.30% 0.51%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.44% 0.32% 0.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 5
10th Percentile - - £498
25th Percentile - - £513
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - £525
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.00%
75th Percentile £493 - £575
90th Percentile £503 - £590
West Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £450 £525
% change year-on-year +5.56% -14.29% +5.00%

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 687 623 936
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.95% 93.54% 95.61%
Number of daily rates quoted 466 382 634
10th Percentile £313 £300 £300
25th Percentile £400 £400 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £523
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -9.09% -0.48%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £613
90th Percentile £650 £650 £700
West Yorkshire median daily rate £500 £475 £510
% change year-on-year +5.26% -6.86% -1.92%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 34 7
10th Percentile £16.62 £17.08 £18.50
25th Percentile £20.18 £19.50 £18.97
Median hourly rate £25.00 £24.59 £21.31
Median % change year-on-year +1.67% +15.39% -0.88%
75th Percentile £26.50 £46.94 £22.86
90th Percentile £27.85 £48.75 £39.05
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £26.00 £26.25 £20.71
% change year-on-year -0.95% +26.78% -2.56%

Senior Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leeds

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Senior Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Leeds.

Senior Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Leeds

Senior Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Leeds

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Business Analyst job vacancies in Leeds.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Business Analyst job vacancies in Leeds

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 29 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds

For the 6 months to 22 November 2025, Senior Business Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Leeds region featuring Senior Business Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Business Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Business Case
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) User Stories
3 1 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (33.33%) Analytics
3 1 (33.33%) AWS
3 1 (33.33%) Azure
3 1 (33.33%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (33.33%) Community of Practice
3 1 (33.33%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Data Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Data Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Data Integration
3 1 (33.33%) Data Modelling
3 1 (33.33%) Epics
3 1 (33.33%) FHIR
3 1 (33.33%) HL7
3 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 1 (33.33%) Product Backlog
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Scenario Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Scrum
3 1 (33.33%) Software Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Target Operating Model
3 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leeds by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Cloud Services
1 1 (33.33%) AWS
1 1 (33.33%) Azure
General
1 2 (66.67%) Public Sector
1 2 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (33.33%) FHIR
Miscellaneous
1 2 (66.67%) NHS
2 1 (33.33%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
2 2 (66.67%) Business Analysis
2 2 (66.67%) Business Case
2 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (66.67%) User Stories
3 1 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (33.33%) Backlog Prioritisation
3 1 (33.33%) Community of Practice
3 1 (33.33%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
3 1 (33.33%) Data Engineering
3 1 (33.33%) Data Integration
3 1 (33.33%) Epics
3 1 (33.33%) Product Backlog
3 1 (33.33%) Programme Governance
3 1 (33.33%) Scenario Testing
3 1 (33.33%) Scrum
3 1 (33.33%) Software Delivery
3 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 1 (33.33%) Target Operating Model
3 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) BPSS Clearance
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) HL7
3 Senior Business Analyst jobs in West Yorkshire