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 26 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 102 123 81
Rank change year-on-year +21 -42 +2
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 412 319 523
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.85% 2.14% 2.81%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.12% 2.37% 3.15%
Number of daily rates quoted 266 202 339
10th Percentile £380 £401 £400
25th Percentile £450 £470 £494
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.25% +4.35% -2.54%
75th Percentile £676 £700 £650
90th Percentile £813 £825 £725
England median daily rate £509 £545 £550
% change year-on-year -6.65% -0.91% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 11
10th Percentile - - £72.50
25th Percentile - - £82.63
Median hourly rate - £75.00 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year - -11.76% +44.68%
75th Percentile - - £86.50
90th Percentile - - -
England median hourly rate £77.94 £66.00 £84.75
% change year-on-year +18.08% -22.12% +111.88%

All Process and 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 13,199 13,432 16,602
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.29% 90.15% 89.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,690 8,615 11,895
10th Percentile £350 £350 £350
25th Percentile £425 £450 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £563
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% -2.22% -4.66%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £681
90th Percentile £758 £800 £788
England median daily rate £500 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 231 164 245
10th Percentile £18.25 £18.03 £17.85
25th Percentile £24.77 £23.80 £20.02
Median hourly rate £31.50 £36.65 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -14.05% +12.77% -15.72%
75th Percentile £53.75 £55.38 £58.75
90th Percentile £67.70 £80.75 £74.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +23.09%

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 26 December 2025.

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
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 26 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 +2 73 £560 -8.20% 47
West London -13 6 £500 +104.08% 15
South London -2 3 - - 15
North London +3 1 £500 -9.09% 4
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 26 (6.31%) Confluence
2 7 (1.70%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.73%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.24%) Apache Superset
Applications
1 32 (7.77%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (7.28%) MS Visio
3 16 (3.88%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 11 (2.67%) Microsoft Office
4 11 (2.67%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.97%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.73%) Notion
7 2 (0.49%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.49%) Sketch
8 1 (0.24%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 19 (4.61%) Endur
2 10 (2.43%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.94%) Loan IQ
3 8 (1.94%) SAP EWM
3 8 (1.94%) SAP WM
4 6 (1.46%) Workday HCM
5 4 (0.97%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.97%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 3 (0.73%) Aladdin
6 3 (0.73%) Markit EDM
7 2 (0.49%) iTrent
7 2 (0.49%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.49%) Oracle Financials
7 2 (0.49%) Oracle Payables
7 2 (0.49%) Oracle Receivables
7 2 (0.49%) Payment Gateway
7 2 (0.49%) SAP Business One
7 2 (0.49%) Temenos T24
8 1 (0.24%) NEC Housing
8 1 (0.24%) Salesforce CRM
Cloud Services
1 58 (14.08%) Power Platform
2 37 (8.98%) Azure
3 18 (4.37%) Azure DevOps
4 13 (3.16%) Power Automate
5 12 (2.91%) PowerApps
6 11 (2.67%) AWS
6 11 (2.67%) SaaS
7 9 (2.18%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (2.18%) Microsoft 365
8 8 (1.94%) Miro
9 6 (1.46%) Azure Data Factory
9 6 (1.46%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 6 (1.46%) Figma
10 5 (1.21%) dbt
10 5 (1.21%) GCP
10 5 (1.21%) Lucidchart
11 4 (0.97%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.73%) ChatGPT
12 3 (0.73%) SuccessFactors
13 2 (0.49%) Azure Logic Apps
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.49%) HTTP
1 2 (0.49%) Intranet
1 2 (0.49%) NAS
2 1 (0.24%) Firewall
2 1 (0.24%) LAN
2 1 (0.24%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.24%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (11.89%) Power BI
2 14 (3.40%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.91%) Relational Database
4 10 (2.43%) Data Warehouse
4 10 (2.43%) Tableau
5 8 (1.94%) PostgreSQL
6 7 (1.70%) MongoDB
6 7 (1.70%) Redis
7 5 (1.21%) Metadata
7 5 (1.21%) Oracle Reports
8 3 (0.73%) Elasticsearch
8 3 (0.73%) Power Query
8 3 (0.73%) Snowflake Schema
9 2 (0.49%) Data Vault
9 2 (0.49%) Metadata Repository
9 2 (0.49%) Oracle Database
9 2 (0.49%) RDBMS
9 2 (0.49%) SAP BW
9 2 (0.49%) Star Schema
10 1 (0.24%) Oracle ODI
Development Applications
1 46 (11.17%) JIRA
2 7 (1.70%) webpack
3 5 (1.21%) Cucumber
3 5 (1.21%) Selenium
4 4 (0.97%) ERwin
4 4 (0.97%) Postman
5 3 (0.73%) Bitbucket
5 3 (0.73%) Git
5 3 (0.73%) Team Foundation Server
5 3 (0.73%) Visual Studio
6 2 (0.49%) Axure RP
6 2 (0.49%) ER Studio
6 2 (0.49%) Oracle Forms
6 2 (0.49%) PowerDesigner
6 2 (0.49%) Zephyr
7 1 (0.24%) Ant
7 1 (0.24%) JUnit
7 1 (0.24%) SoapUI
7 1 (0.24%) TestDirector
7 1 (0.24%) Toad
General
1 187 (45.39%) Finance
2 179 (43.45%) Social Skills
3 73 (17.72%) Banking
4 70 (16.99%) Analytical Skills
5 36 (8.74%) Presentation Skills
6 34 (8.25%) Front Office
7 31 (7.52%) Public Sector
8 29 (7.04%) Investment Banking
9 23 (5.58%) Documentation Skills
10 20 (4.85%) Influencing Skills
11 16 (3.88%) Legal
11 16 (3.88%) Organisational Skills
12 15 (3.64%) Back Office
12 15 (3.64%) Marketing
13 14 (3.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 12 (2.91%) Financial Institution
15 10 (2.43%) Manufacturing
16 7 (1.70%) Local Government
16 7 (1.70%) Retail
17 5 (1.21%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 275 (66.75%) Analyst
2 251 (60.92%) Business Analyst
3 49 (11.89%) Senior
4 34 (8.25%) Senior Analyst
5 31 (7.52%) Senior Business Analyst
6 25 (6.07%) Technical Analyst
7 23 (5.58%) Technical Business Analyst
8 22 (5.34%) Consultant
9 20 (4.85%) Lead
10 19 (4.61%) Developer
11 18 (4.37%) Financial Analyst
12 17 (4.13%) Banking Analyst
12 17 (4.13%) Data Business Analyst
12 17 (4.13%) Insurance Business Analyst
13 15 (3.64%) Banking Business Analyst
13 15 (3.64%) Endur Analyst
13 15 (3.64%) Endur Business Analyst
13 15 (3.64%) OpenLink Analyst
13 15 (3.64%) OpenLink Business Analyst
13 15 (3.64%) Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 13 (3.16%) .NET
1 13 (3.16%) XML
2 12 (2.91%) React
3 10 (2.43%) CSS
3 10 (2.43%) HTML
4 7 (1.70%) Bootstrap
4 7 (1.70%) HTML5
4 7 (1.70%) jQuery
4 7 (1.70%) Memcached
4 7 (1.70%) REST
5 6 (1.46%) PySpark
6 4 (0.97%) JSON
6 4 (0.97%) Swagger
6 4 (0.97%) WPF
7 3 (0.73%) AngularJS
7 3 (0.73%) Electron
7 3 (0.73%) JNI
7 3 (0.73%) Middleware
7 3 (0.73%) Node.js
7 3 (0.73%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 57 (13.83%) Product Ownership
2 16 (3.88%) Data Protection Act
3 15 (3.64%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 15 (3.64%) Management Information System
4 13 (3.16%) PMI
4 13 (3.16%) Reinsurance
5 10 (2.43%) Greenfield Project
6 9 (2.18%) Onboarding
6 9 (2.18%) Renewable Energy
7 8 (1.94%) Derivative
7 8 (1.94%) Virtual Team
8 7 (1.70%) Analytical Mindset
8 7 (1.70%) Reference Data
8 7 (1.70%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 6 (1.46%) Credit Risk
9 6 (1.46%) Data Structures
9 6 (1.46%) Equities
9 6 (1.46%) Fixed Income
9 6 (1.46%) Legacy Systems
10 5 (1.21%) Hedge funds
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.70%) Linux
2 4 (0.97%) Unix
3 3 (0.73%) CentOS
3 3 (0.73%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.49%) Windows
5 1 (0.24%) AIX
5 1 (0.24%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 185 (44.90%) Agile
2 125 (30.34%) Stakeholder Management
3 90 (21.84%) Requirements Gathering
4 88 (21.36%) Problem-Solving
5 74 (17.96%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 73 (17.72%) User Stories
7 72 (17.48%) User Acceptance Testing
8 69 (16.75%) Workshop Facilitation
9 63 (15.29%) Project Delivery
10 59 (14.32%) Project Management
11 51 (12.38%) Analytics
11 51 (12.38%) Business Intelligence
11 51 (12.38%) Migration
12 49 (11.89%) Data Modelling
13 48 (11.65%) Roadmaps
14 44 (10.68%) SDLC
15 42 (10.19%) Continuous Improvement
15 42 (10.19%) GAP Analysis
16 41 (9.95%) Process Improvement
17 39 (9.47%) Decision-Making
Programming Languages
1 73 (17.72%) SQL
2 29 (7.04%) Python
3 15 (3.64%) Java
4 13 (3.16%) C#
5 9 (2.18%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.97%) Perl
6 4 (0.97%) PL/SQL
7 3 (0.73%) C
7 3 (0.73%) VB.NET
7 3 (0.73%) VBA
8 2 (0.49%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.49%) Korn
8 2 (0.49%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.49%) Ruby
8 2 (0.49%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.24%) ABAP
9 1 (0.24%) Bash
9 1 (0.24%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.24%) R
9 1 (0.24%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 55 (13.35%) Degree
2 46 (11.17%) Security Cleared
3 40 (9.71%) SC Cleared
4 22 (5.34%) CBAP
5 18 (4.37%) PMI Certification
6 10 (2.43%) IIBA
7 9 (2.18%) Computer Science Degree
7 9 (2.18%) ISEB
8 7 (1.70%) DV Cleared
8 7 (1.70%) SAP Certification
9 6 (1.46%) Azure Certification
9 6 (1.46%) PMP
10 4 (0.97%) Master's Degree
11 3 (0.73%) BPSS Clearance
12 2 (0.49%) ACCA
12 2 (0.49%) CIMA
12 2 (0.49%) CISSP
12 2 (0.49%) ISTQB
12 2 (0.49%) Six Sigma Black Belt
12 2 (0.49%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (8.50%) QA
2 22 (5.34%) GDPR
3 19 (4.61%) Data Quality
4 12 (2.91%) Accessibility
5 9 (2.18%) MiFID
6 8 (1.94%) SLA
7 6 (1.46%) EMIR
7 6 (1.46%) PMO
8 4 (0.97%) GRC
8 4 (0.97%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 4 (0.97%) NIST
9 3 (0.73%) Actionable Recommendations
9 3 (0.73%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.73%) PCI DSS
9 3 (0.73%) PSD2
9 3 (0.73%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 3 (0.73%) WCAG
10 2 (0.49%) California Consumer Privacy Act
10 2 (0.49%) GxP
10 2 (0.49%) ISO 8583
System Software
1 1 (0.24%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.24%) Hyper-V
1 1 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
1 1 (0.24%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 6 (1.46%) Terraform
2 2 (0.49%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 1 (0.24%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.24%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.24%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 50 (12.14%) Microsoft
2 27 (6.55%) Oracle
3 26 (6.31%) SAP
4 23 (5.58%) Salesforce
5 10 (2.43%) ServiceNow
6 8 (1.94%) Workday
7 7 (1.70%) Murex
8 6 (1.46%) Adobe
9 5 (1.21%) Google
9 5 (1.21%) OpenLink
10 4 (0.97%) Atlassian
10 4 (0.97%) Sparx
11 3 (0.73%) Avaloq
11 3 (0.73%) Bloomberg
11 3 (0.73%) Charles River
11 3 (0.73%) HubSpot
11 3 (0.73%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.73%) UiPath
12 2 (0.49%) IBM
12 2 (0.49%) Temenos