Business Analysis Contract Job Trends in London

Business Analysis
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in London requiring Business Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 27 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
27 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 106 87 107
Rank change year-on-year -19 +20 -19
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 552 438 392
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.75% 3.27% 2.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.08% 3.54% 2.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 359 289 247
10th Percentile £379 £412 £400
25th Percentile £463 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £570
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £650 £725 £688
90th Percentile £750 £788 £805
England median daily rate £525 £536 £539
% change year-on-year -2.05% -0.51% -2.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 5 2 1
10th Percentile £31.65 £71.63 -
25th Percentile £32.25 £74.06 £41.25
Median hourly rate £55.00 £78.75 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -30.16% +85.29% -27.97%
75th Percentile £57.50 £84.06 £43.75
90th Percentile - £86.88 -
England median hourly rate £55.00 £70.00 £54.50
% change year-on-year -21.43% +28.44% -3.54%

All Process & Methodology Skills
London

Business Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in London.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 17,897 12,384 14,463
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.02% 92.53% 88.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,693 8,242 9,970
10th Percentile £360 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £538 £550
Median % change year-on-year +2.33% -2.27% -4.35%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £787 £800
England median daily rate £525 £510 £525
% change year-on-year +2.94% -2.86% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 290 255 193
10th Percentile £17.23 £16.50 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.85 £24.77 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.50 £31.49 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +12.73% -10.03% -12.50%
75th Percentile £56.25 £49.63 £53.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £71.25
England median hourly rate £43.96 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +74.79% -40.82% -

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Business Analysis job vacancy trend in London

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Business Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis in London over the 6 months to 27 August 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analysis in London

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Business Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Analysis in London over the 6 months to 27 August 2026.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Analysis in London

Business Analysis
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 Business Analysis within the London region over the 6 months to 27 August 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
Central London -41 59 £560 -10.40% 46
West London -9 12 £443 -26.25% 30
North London 0 3 £550 +25.00% 5
East London - 2 £550 - 9
South London - 1 £650 - 3
Business Analysis
England

Business Analysis
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 56 (10.14%) Confluence
2 23 (4.17%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.91%) Jupyter
4 3 (0.54%) Apache Airflow
5 2 (0.36%) Apache
5 2 (0.36%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.36%) SAS
6 1 (0.18%) Apache Spark
6 1 (0.18%) CMS
Applications
1 32 (5.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 25 (4.53%) MS Visio
3 14 (2.54%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.17%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.91%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.18%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.18%) Gliffy
7 1 (0.18%) Notion
Business Applications
1 16 (2.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 6 (1.09%) Aladdin
3 4 (0.72%) Endur
4 3 (0.54%) Actimize
4 3 (0.54%) PeopleSoft HCM
5 2 (0.36%) Dynamics NAV
5 2 (0.36%) IBM Operational Decision Manager
5 2 (0.36%) IntelliMatch
5 2 (0.36%) Loan IQ
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle EBS
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle General Ledger
5 2 (0.36%) Oracle Retail
5 2 (0.36%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.36%) Summit
6 1 (0.18%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 1 (0.18%) BusinessWorks
6 1 (0.18%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.18%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.18%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.18%) SunGard Martini
Cloud Services
1 66 (11.96%) Power Platform
2 57 (10.33%) Azure
3 29 (5.25%) Dynamics 365
4 25 (4.53%) Azure DevOps
5 20 (3.62%) AWS
6 18 (3.26%) SaaS
7 16 (2.90%) Power Automate
8 14 (2.54%) PowerApps
9 13 (2.36%) Microsoft 365
10 10 (1.81%) Microsoft Copilot
10 10 (1.81%) Snowflake
11 8 (1.45%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 7 (1.27%) GitHub
12 7 (1.27%) Microsoft Purview
13 6 (1.09%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
14 5 (0.91%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 5 (0.91%) Entra ID
14 5 (0.91%) GCP
14 5 (0.91%) SuccessFactors
15 4 (0.72%) Collibra
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.91%) Network Security
2 2 (0.36%) Firewall
3 1 (0.18%) DNS
3 1 (0.18%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.18%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 48 (8.70%) Power BI
2 19 (3.44%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (1.99%) Tableau
4 10 (1.81%) Metadata
5 6 (1.09%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.72%) Data Lake
6 4 (0.72%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.72%) Power Query
6 4 (0.72%) Qlik Sense
6 4 (0.72%) Semantic Layer
6 4 (0.72%) SQL Server
6 4 (0.72%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 3 (0.54%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.54%) Data Mining
7 3 (0.54%) NoSQL
7 3 (0.54%) QlikView
8 2 (0.36%) Data Mart
8 2 (0.36%) Parquet
8 2 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
8 2 (0.36%) Redis
Development Applications
1 72 (13.04%) JIRA
2 5 (0.91%) Git
3 3 (0.54%) Bitbucket
3 3 (0.54%) Mocha
4 2 (0.36%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.36%) GitLab
4 2 (0.36%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.36%) Moq
4 2 (0.36%) Postman
5 1 (0.18%) Capybara
5 1 (0.18%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.18%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.18%) MSTest
5 1 (0.18%) RSpec
5 1 (0.18%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.18%) tSQLt
General
1 268 (48.55%) Finance
2 224 (40.58%) Social Skills
3 148 (26.81%) Analytical Skills
4 123 (22.28%) Banking
5 51 (9.24%) Public Sector
6 45 (8.15%) Front Office
7 42 (7.61%) Documentation Skills
8 39 (7.07%) Investment Banking
9 30 (5.43%) Presentation Skills
10 29 (5.25%) Legal
11 21 (3.80%) Financial Institution
11 21 (3.80%) Retail
12 17 (3.08%) Local Government
13 15 (2.72%) Marketing
13 15 (2.72%) Organisational Skills
14 13 (2.36%) Influencing Skills
15 8 (1.45%) Back Office
16 7 (1.27%) General Ledger
17 6 (1.09%) Law
17 6 (1.09%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 379 (68.66%) Analyst
2 354 (64.13%) Business Analyst
3 87 (15.76%) Senior
4 64 (11.59%) Senior Analyst
5 59 (10.69%) Senior Business Analyst
6 29 (5.25%) Consultant
6 29 (5.25%) Lead
7 24 (4.35%) Technical Analyst
8 23 (4.17%) Finance Business Analyst
8 23 (4.17%) Financial Analyst
8 23 (4.17%) Technical Business Analyst
9 22 (3.99%) Data Business Analyst
10 21 (3.80%) Data Analyst
11 19 (3.44%) Banking Analyst
12 18 (3.26%) Banking Business Analyst
13 16 (2.90%) Insurance Business Analyst
14 15 (2.72%) Project Manager
14 15 (2.72%) Risk Business Analyst
15 13 (2.36%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
15 13 (2.36%) Transformation Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.45%) OAuth
2 7 (1.27%) ADO
2 7 (1.27%) JSON
3 6 (1.09%) CSS
3 6 (1.09%) HTML
3 6 (1.09%) Middleware
3 6 (1.09%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (1.09%) REST
3 6 (1.09%) SailPoint
4 5 (0.91%) .NET
4 5 (0.91%) RESTful
4 5 (0.91%) XML
5 4 (0.72%) HTML5 Canvas
5 4 (0.72%) NumPy
5 4 (0.72%) Pandas
5 4 (0.72%) Terraform
5 4 (0.72%) VML
6 3 (0.54%) Django
7 2 (0.36%) Drools
7 2 (0.36%) Node.js
Miscellaneous
1 79 (14.31%) Product Ownership
2 25 (4.53%) Analytical Mindset
3 24 (4.35%) Derivative
4 23 (4.17%) Onboarding
5 19 (3.44%) Fixed Income
6 18 (3.26%) Data Protection Act
7 17 (3.08%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 16 (2.90%) Management Information System
9 15 (2.72%) Data Structures
9 15 (2.72%) Legacy Systems
10 12 (2.17%) Credit Risk
10 12 (2.17%) Market Risk
11 10 (1.81%) Reinsurance
12 8 (1.45%) Enterprise Software
12 8 (1.45%) Reference Data
13 6 (1.09%) AI Agents
13 6 (1.09%) Life Science
14 5 (0.91%) CMDB
14 5 (0.91%) Equities
14 5 (0.91%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.36%) Windows
2 1 (0.18%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.18%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 244 (44.20%) Stakeholder Management
2 232 (42.03%) Agile
3 184 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
4 150 (27.17%) User Stories
5 147 (26.63%) Workshop Facilitation
6 143 (25.91%) User Acceptance Testing
7 121 (21.92%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 110 (19.93%) Problem-Solving
9 103 (18.66%) Acceptance Criteria
10 98 (17.75%) AI
11 77 (13.95%) Validation
12 75 (13.59%) Decision-Making
12 75 (13.59%) Process Improvement
13 73 (13.22%) Migration
14 72 (13.04%) Project Delivery
15 67 (12.14%) Analytics
16 65 (11.78%) Continuous Improvement
17 64 (11.59%) Scrum
18 58 (10.51%) Data Analysis
19 57 (10.33%) Project Management
Programming Languages
1 100 (18.12%) SQL
2 33 (5.98%) Python
3 11 (1.99%) JavaScript
4 7 (1.27%) C#
4 7 (1.27%) Java
5 6 (1.09%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 6 (1.09%) Korn
6 5 (0.91%) VBA
7 3 (0.54%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.54%) R
7 3 (0.54%) TypeScript
8 2 (0.36%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.18%) Apex Code
9 1 (0.18%) Bicep
9 1 (0.18%) C++
9 1 (0.18%) Kusto Query Language
9 1 (0.18%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.18%) Ruby
9 1 (0.18%) Swift
Qualifications
1 74 (13.41%) Security Cleared
2 64 (11.59%) SC Cleared
3 62 (11.23%) Degree
4 20 (3.62%) IIBA
5 13 (2.36%) PMI Certification
5 13 (2.36%) PMP
6 12 (2.17%) CBAP
7 10 (1.81%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.45%) FFIEC
9 6 (1.09%) DV Cleared
9 6 (1.09%) ISTQB
10 5 (0.91%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (0.91%) CSPO
10 5 (0.91%) ISEB
11 4 (0.72%) ACCA
11 4 (0.72%) Azure Certification
11 4 (0.72%) CIMA
11 4 (0.72%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.54%) CISM
12 3 (0.54%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (7.25%) Data Quality
2 28 (5.07%) QA
3 15 (2.72%) GDPR
3 15 (2.72%) NIST
3 15 (2.72%) PMO
4 12 (2.17%) Accessibility
5 9 (1.63%) COBIT
6 8 (1.45%) GRC
6 8 (1.45%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.27%) EMIR
7 7 (1.27%) ISO 20022
8 5 (0.91%) IFRS
9 4 (0.72%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.72%) MiFID
10 3 (0.54%) GxP
10 3 (0.54%) SLA
10 3 (0.54%) Solvency II
10 3 (0.54%) WCAG
11 2 (0.36%) Basel III
11 2 (0.36%) SOC 2
System Software
1 6 (1.09%) Virtual Machines
2 5 (0.91%) Docker
3 3 (0.54%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.18%) RACF
4 1 (0.18%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (0.36%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.18%) Control-M
2 1 (0.18%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.18%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.18%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 88 (15.94%) Microsoft
2 30 (5.43%) Salesforce
3 21 (3.80%) Oracle
4 19 (3.44%) Murex
4 19 (3.44%) SAP
5 11 (1.99%) ServiceNow
6 9 (1.63%) Bloomberg
6 9 (1.63%) Databricks
7 5 (0.91%) CyberArk
8 4 (0.72%) Workday
9 3 (0.54%) Ariba
9 3 (0.54%) Atlassian
9 3 (0.54%) Charles River
9 3 (0.54%) Google
9 3 (0.54%) PeopleSoft
9 3 (0.54%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 2 (0.36%) Adobe
10 2 (0.36%) Calypso
10 2 (0.36%) Citrix
10 2 (0.36%) Infor