Banking Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in London

Business Analyst - Banking (Banking BA)
England > London

The median Business Analyst - Banking (Banking BA) daily rate in London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 December 2025.

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

6 months to
29 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 346 313 347
Rank change year-on-year -33 +34 +108
Contract jobs requiring a Banking Business Analyst 30 51 48
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.21% 0.35% 0.26%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.37% 0.28%
Number of daily rates quoted 24 31 16
10th Percentile £376 £390 £550
25th Percentile £419 £463 £572
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £650
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -19.23% +19.27%
75th Percentile £601 £625 £709
90th Percentile £650 £725 £785
England median daily rate £475 £525 £613
% change year-on-year -9.52% -14.29% +13.43%

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in London. 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 London with a recognized job title 13,234 13,745 17,177
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.36% 93.47% 93.53%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,771 8,872 12,415
10th Percentile £350 £333 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £560
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -1.79% -3.45%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £795 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £530
% change year-on-year -3.81% -0.94% -3.64%
Number of hourly rates quoted 225 150 219
10th Percentile £17.50 £19.76 £17.00
25th Percentile £23.00 £23.80 £21.50
Median hourly rate £30.00 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.29% - -
75th Percentile £57.50 £54.69 £58.38
90th Percentile £76.58 £80.75 £72.10
England median hourly rate £27.00 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.86% -22.22% +37.32%

Banking Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Banking Business Analyst job vacancy trend in London

Banking Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Banking Business Analyst job vacancies in London

Banking Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Banking Business Analyst in London over the 6 months to 29 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Banking Business Analyst in London

Banking Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Banking Business Analyst job vacancies in London

Banking Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Banking Business Analyst within the London region over the 6 months to 29 December 2025. 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
Central London +3 5 £443 +77.00%
Banking Business Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 29 December 2025, Banking 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 London region featuring Banking Business Analyst in the job title.

1 18 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 16 (53.33%) Business Analysis
3 10 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (30.00%) Agile
4 9 (30.00%) Identity Access Management
5 8 (26.67%) MS Visio
6 7 (23.33%) Data Mapping
6 7 (23.33%) Requirements Gathering
7 6 (20.00%) JIRA
7 6 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
7 6 (20.00%) Waterfall
8 5 (16.67%) Confluence
8 5 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 5 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation
9 4 (13.33%) ISO 20022
9 4 (13.33%) Microsoft
9 4 (13.33%) Microsoft Office
9 4 (13.33%) Project Delivery
9 4 (13.33%) Project Management
9 4 (13.33%) SQL
10 3 (10.00%) Analytics
10 3 (10.00%) BPMN
10 3 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
10 3 (10.00%) Data Analysis
10 3 (10.00%) Data Governance
10 3 (10.00%) Data Migration
10 3 (10.00%) Data Quality
10 3 (10.00%) Decision-Making
10 3 (10.00%) Degree
10 3 (10.00%) Impact Assessments

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

Application Platforms
1 5 (16.67%) Confluence
2 2 (6.67%) SharePoint
3 1 (3.33%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 8 (26.67%) MS Visio
2 4 (13.33%) Microsoft Office
3 2 (6.67%) Microsoft Excel
3 2 (6.67%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 1 (3.33%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 1 (3.33%) Oracle FAH
1 1 (3.33%) Oracle General Ledger
1 1 (3.33%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
Cloud Services
1 2 (6.67%) Collibra
1 2 (6.67%) GCP
1 2 (6.67%) Power Platform
1 2 (6.67%) PowerApps
2 1 (3.33%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (6.67%) Metadata
1 2 (6.67%) Power BI
1 2 (6.67%) Power Query
1 2 (6.67%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 6 (20.00%) JIRA
General
1 30 (100.00%) Banking
2 25 (83.33%) Finance
3 13 (43.33%) Investment Banking
4 10 (33.33%) Social Skills
5 7 (23.33%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (23.33%) Documentation Skills
6 2 (6.67%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (3.33%) Back Office
7 1 (3.33%) Front Office
7 1 (3.33%) General Ledger
7 1 (3.33%) Legal
7 1 (3.33%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (3.33%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (10.00%) XML
2 1 (3.33%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 4 (13.33%) SWIFT Messaging Network
2 2 (6.67%) Analytical Mindset
2 2 (6.67%) Management Information System
2 2 (6.67%) Onboarding
3 1 (3.33%) Equities
3 1 (3.33%) Fixed Income
3 1 (3.33%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (3.33%) PACS
3 1 (3.33%) PMI
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (60.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 16 (53.33%) Business Analysis
3 10 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
4 9 (30.00%) Agile
4 9 (30.00%) Identity Access Management
5 7 (23.33%) Data Mapping
5 7 (23.33%) Requirements Gathering
6 6 (20.00%) Problem-Solving
6 6 (20.00%) Waterfall
7 5 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 5 (16.67%) Workshop Facilitation
8 4 (13.33%) Project Delivery
8 4 (13.33%) Project Management
9 3 (10.00%) Analytics
9 3 (10.00%) BPMN
9 3 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
9 3 (10.00%) Data Analysis
9 3 (10.00%) Data Governance
9 3 (10.00%) Data Migration
9 3 (10.00%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 4 (13.33%) SQL
2 1 (3.33%) Python
2 1 (3.33%) Shell Script
Qualifications
1 3 (10.00%) Degree
2 2 (6.67%) SC Cleared
2 2 (6.67%) Security Cleared
3 1 (3.33%) APMP
3 1 (3.33%) CBAP
3 1 (3.33%) FFIEC
3 1 (3.33%) Master's Degree
3 1 (3.33%) PMI Certification
3 1 (3.33%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (13.33%) ISO 20022
2 3 (10.00%) Data Quality
3 2 (6.67%) SEPA
4 1 (3.33%) Basel III
4 1 (3.33%) GAAP
4 1 (3.33%) GDPR
4 1 (3.33%) IFRS
4 1 (3.33%) MiFID
4 1 (3.33%) PMO
4 1 (3.33%) QA
4 1 (3.33%) Sarbanes-Oxley
Vendors
1 4 (13.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (6.67%) Alteryx
2 2 (6.67%) Google
3 1 (3.33%) Avaloq
3 1 (3.33%) Murex
3 1 (3.33%) Oracle