Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Leicestershire

Business Analyst (BA)
East Midlands > Leicestershire

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Leicestershire is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 June 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 23 19 23
Rank change year-on-year -4 +4 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 5 2 5
As % of all contract jobs in Leicestershire 3.38% 1.77% 3.01%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.55% 2.17% 3.23%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 4
10th Percentile £479 - £385
25th Percentile £484 - £419
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £475
Median % change year-on-year - - +2.70%
75th Percentile £522 - £500
90th Percentile £531 - -
East Midlands median daily rate £405 £375 £438
% change year-on-year +8.00% -14.29% -5.41%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Leicestershire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Leicestershire. 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 Leicestershire with a recognized job title 141 92 155
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.27% 81.42% 93.37%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 64 111
10th Percentile £131 £132 £160
25th Percentile £334 £250 £259
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £413 £400
Median % change year-on-year +6.06% +3.13% -4.19%
75th Percentile £545 £526 £563
90th Percentile £640 £630 £625
East Midlands median daily rate £468 £423 £425
% change year-on-year +10.71% -0.59% -9.57%
Number of hourly rates quoted 19 2 4
10th Percentile £13.52 £19.65 £14.98
25th Percentile £14.65 £21.38 £19.81
Median hourly rate £16.28 £24.50 £25.00
Median % change year-on-year -33.57% -2.00% +36.02%
75th Percentile £22.00 £27.38 £27.81
90th Percentile £27.55 £28.95 £28.38
East Midlands median hourly rate £18.00 £21.39 £17.60
% change year-on-year -15.85% +21.53% -19.40%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Leicestershire

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

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Leicestershire

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Leicestershire

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Leicestershire

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Leicestershire

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Leicestershire.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Leicestershire

Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Leicestershire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the Leicestershire region over the 6 months to 15 June 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Ashby-de-la-Zouch - 2 - -
Leicester +1 1 £475 - 6
Market Harborough - 1 £525 -
Coalville - 1 - -
Business Analyst
East Midlands

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire

For the 6 months to 15 June 2026, 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 Leicestershire region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) ERP
1 3 (60.00%) Logistics
1 3 (60.00%) Migration
1 3 (60.00%) Test Scripting
2 2 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (40.00%) Change Control
2 2 (40.00%) Inventory Management
2 2 (40.00%) JD Edwards
2 2 (40.00%) Power BI
2 2 (40.00%) Power Platform
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Supply Chain Management
3 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) BPMN
3 1 (20.00%) Coaching
3 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 1 (20.00%) Data Cleansing
3 1 (20.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (20.00%) Defect Management
3 1 (20.00%) JIRA
3 1 (20.00%) Lucidchart
3 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (20.00%) MS Visio
3 1 (20.00%) Oracle
3 1 (20.00%) Process Improvement
3 1 (20.00%) Project Governance
3 1 (20.00%) QA

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Leicestershire 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:

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
1 1 (20.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (40.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (20.00%) Lucidchart
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (40.00%) Power BI
2 1 (20.00%) SQL Server
2 1 (20.00%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (80.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (20.00%) Banking
3 1 (20.00%) Manufacturing
3 1 (20.00%) Retail
Miscellaneous
1 1 (20.00%) Driving Licence
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) ERP
1 3 (60.00%) Logistics
1 3 (60.00%) Migration
1 3 (60.00%) Test Scripting
2 2 (40.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (40.00%) Change Control
2 2 (40.00%) Inventory Management
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Supply Chain Management
3 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) Coaching
3 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Data Modelling
3 1 (20.00%) Defect Management
3 1 (20.00%) Mentoring
3 1 (20.00%) Six Sigma
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 1 (20.00%) Translating Business Requirements
3 1 (20.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis Expressions
Qualifications
1 1 (20.00%) Six Sigma Green Belt
1 1 (20.00%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) QA
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) JD Edwards
2 1 (20.00%) Oracle
2 1 (20.00%) SAP
2 1 (20.00%) ServiceNow