Business Analyst Contracts in Liverpool

Business Analyst (BA)
Merseyside > Liverpool

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Liverpool is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 16 28 33
Rank change year-on-year +12 +5 -8
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 9 5 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Liverpool 6.62% 2.69% 3.31%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.98% 2.84% 3.44%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 4 9
10th Percentile £405 £424 £224
25th Percentile £413 £441 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% - -14.29%
75th Percentile £513 £466 £530
90th Percentile - £494 £580
Merseyside median daily rate £425 £450 £450
% change year-on-year -5.56% - -14.29%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £34.11 - -
Merseyside median hourly rate £34.11 - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Liverpool

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Liverpool. 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 Liverpool with a recognized job title 129 176 262
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 94.62% 96.32%
Number of daily rates quoted 84 87 193
10th Percentile £140 £143 £251
25th Percentile £163 £213 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £375 £475
Median % change year-on-year +22.00% -21.05% +5.56%
75th Percentile £550 £494 £545
90th Percentile £638 £593 £650
Merseyside median daily rate £400 £400 £475
% change year-on-year - -15.79% +10.47%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 26 11
10th Percentile £13.28 - -
25th Percentile - £15.50 £10.09
Median hourly rate £17.44 £18.06 £16.00
Median % change year-on-year -3.41% +12.84% +8.47%
75th Percentile £20.00 £34.32 £18.25
90th Percentile £25.22 £37.18 £18.75
Merseyside median hourly rate £17.44 £19.97 £16.37
% change year-on-year -12.65% +21.96% +9.13%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Liverpool

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Liverpool

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Liverpool

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

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Liverpool

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Liverpool

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in Liverpool

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

For the 6 months to 1 May 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 Liverpool region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (66.67%) Business Analysis
2 3 (33.33%) ERP
2 3 (33.33%) Finance
2 3 (33.33%) Validation
2 3 (33.33%) Migration
2 3 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
2 3 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
2 3 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 2 (22.22%) Single Sign-On
3 2 (22.22%) GAP Analysis
3 2 (22.22%) Scenario Testing
3 2 (22.22%) Entra ID
3 2 (22.22%) Conflict Resolution
3 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
3 2 (22.22%) Data Analysis
3 2 (22.22%) Project Planning
3 2 (22.22%) Varonis
3 2 (22.22%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
4 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (11.11%) Waterfall
4 1 (11.11%) Process Improvement
4 1 (11.11%) User Stories
4 1 (11.11%) Business Process Mapping
4 1 (11.11%) Coaching
4 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Analysis
4 1 (11.11%) Degree

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Liverpool 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (11.11%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Entra ID
General
1 3 (33.33%) Finance
1 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Local Government
2 1 (11.11%) Military
2 1 (11.11%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (66.67%) Business Analysis
2 3 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
2 3 (33.33%) ERP
2 3 (33.33%) Migration
2 3 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 3 (33.33%) Validation
2 3 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
3 2 (22.22%) Conflict Resolution
3 2 (22.22%) Data Analysis
3 2 (22.22%) GAP Analysis
3 2 (22.22%) Project Planning
3 2 (22.22%) Scenario Testing
3 2 (22.22%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (11.11%) Agile
4 1 (11.11%) Business Process Mapping
4 1 (11.11%) Coaching
4 1 (11.11%) Process Improvement
4 1 (11.11%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (11.11%) User Stories
4 1 (11.11%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (11.11%) Degree
1 1 (11.11%) SC Cleared
1 1 (11.11%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) Actionable Recommendations
Systems Management
1 2 (22.22%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft
1 2 (22.22%) Varonis