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 4 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 113 84 104
Rank change year-on-year -29 +20 -6
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 517 436 394
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.58% 3.20% 2.42%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.90% 3.47% 2.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 343 290 256
10th Percentile £364 £405 £395
25th Percentile £450 £502 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £566
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +6.10% -5.75%
75th Percentile £650 £725 £689
90th Percentile £750 £788 £825
England median daily rate £525 £540 £535
% change year-on-year -2.78% +0.93% -2.73%
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 £54.50 £78.75 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -30.79% +85.29% -1.16%
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 17,809 12,563 14,469
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.02% 92.23% 88.88%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,743 8,414 10,214
10th Percentile £363 £325 £350
25th Percentile £450 £425 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £541 £550
Median % change year-on-year +1.62% -1.59% -4.35%
75th Percentile £660 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £800
England median daily rate £525 £513 £525
% change year-on-year +2.44% -2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 294 248 196
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £16.97
25th Percentile £20.02 £24.62 £22.00
Median hourly rate £35.86 £29.50 £35.25
Median % change year-on-year +21.54% -16.31% -14.59%
75th Percentile £57.50 £49.56 £55.00
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.25 £71.88
England median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £42.50
% change year-on-year +78.93% -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 4 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 4 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 4 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 -28 61 £575 -8.00% 34
West London -10 11 £285 - 17
North London -1 2 - - 6
South London - 2 £550 - 3
East London - 2 £550 - 14
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 50 (9.67%) Confluence
2 22 (4.26%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.97%) Jupyter
4 4 (0.77%) SAS
5 3 (0.58%) Apache Airflow
6 2 (0.39%) Apache
6 2 (0.39%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.19%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.19%) CMS
7 1 (0.19%) WebSphere
Applications
1 30 (5.80%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (5.03%) MS Visio
3 18 (3.48%) Microsoft Office
4 16 (3.09%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 6 (1.16%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.19%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.19%) Notion
Business Applications
1 12 (2.32%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.97%) Actimize
2 5 (0.97%) Aladdin
3 4 (0.77%) Endur
4 3 (0.58%) Loan IQ
4 3 (0.58%) PeopleSoft HCM
5 2 (0.39%) IBM Operational Decision Manager
5 2 (0.39%) IntelliMatch
5 2 (0.39%) Oracle Payables
5 2 (0.39%) Summit
6 1 (0.19%) BusinessWorks
6 1 (0.19%) Dynamics NAV
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.19%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.19%) Orchestrade
6 1 (0.19%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.19%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.19%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.19%) SunGard Martini
6 1 (0.19%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 64 (12.38%) Power Platform
2 53 (10.25%) Azure
3 23 (4.45%) Dynamics 365
4 20 (3.87%) Azure DevOps
5 19 (3.68%) AWS
6 18 (3.48%) SaaS
7 14 (2.71%) Power Automate
8 12 (2.32%) PowerApps
9 11 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
10 10 (1.93%) Snowflake
11 9 (1.74%) Microsoft Copilot
12 7 (1.35%) Azure Data Factory
12 7 (1.35%) Azure Synapse Analytics
12 7 (1.35%) Salesforce Service Cloud
13 6 (1.16%) Entra ID
14 5 (0.97%) GCP
14 5 (0.97%) Microsoft Purview
14 5 (0.97%) SuccessFactors
15 4 (0.77%) Collibra
15 4 (0.77%) GitHub
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.97%) Network Security
2 3 (0.58%) Firewall
3 2 (0.39%) VPN
4 1 (0.19%) DNS
4 1 (0.19%) IPsec
4 1 (0.19%) iSCSI
4 1 (0.19%) SSL
4 1 (0.19%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.19%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 47 (9.09%) Power BI
2 20 (3.87%) Data Warehouse
3 14 (2.71%) Tableau
4 7 (1.35%) Metadata
5 5 (0.97%) Data Lake
5 5 (0.97%) Relational Database
6 4 (0.77%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
6 4 (0.77%) Power Query
6 4 (0.77%) Qlik Sense
6 4 (0.77%) Semantic Layer
7 3 (0.58%) BusinessObjects
7 3 (0.58%) Data Mining
7 3 (0.58%) QlikView
7 3 (0.58%) SQL Server
7 3 (0.58%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 2 (0.39%) Azure SQL Database
8 2 (0.39%) Big Data
8 2 (0.39%) Data Mart
8 2 (0.39%) NoSQL
8 2 (0.39%) PostgreSQL
Development Applications
1 67 (12.96%) JIRA
2 3 (0.58%) Git
3 2 (0.39%) Bitbucket
3 2 (0.39%) Mocha
3 2 (0.39%) Moq
3 2 (0.39%) Postman
4 1 (0.19%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.19%) Capybara
4 1 (0.19%) Cucumber
4 1 (0.19%) Cypress.io
4 1 (0.19%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.19%) Gemini Tracker
4 1 (0.19%) GitLab
4 1 (0.19%) IBM UrbanCode
4 1 (0.19%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.19%) MSTest
4 1 (0.19%) RSpec
4 1 (0.19%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.19%) tSQLt
General
1 255 (49.32%) Finance
2 217 (41.97%) Social Skills
3 138 (26.69%) Analytical Skills
4 113 (21.86%) Banking
5 44 (8.51%) Public Sector
6 42 (8.12%) Front Office
7 41 (7.93%) Documentation Skills
8 35 (6.77%) Legal
9 33 (6.38%) Investment Banking
10 29 (5.61%) Presentation Skills
11 21 (4.06%) Financial Institution
11 21 (4.06%) Retail
12 19 (3.68%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (2.90%) Marketing
14 14 (2.71%) Influencing Skills
15 10 (1.93%) Local Government
16 6 (1.16%) Back Office
16 6 (1.16%) Pharmaceutical
17 5 (0.97%) Manufacturing
17 5 (0.97%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 359 (69.44%) Analyst
2 332 (64.22%) Business Analyst
3 80 (15.47%) Senior
4 62 (11.99%) Senior Analyst
5 57 (11.03%) Senior Business Analyst
6 29 (5.61%) Consultant
7 26 (5.03%) Lead
8 23 (4.45%) Data Business Analyst
8 23 (4.45%) Technical Analyst
8 23 (4.45%) Technical Business Analyst
9 20 (3.87%) Banking Analyst
10 19 (3.68%) Banking Business Analyst
10 19 (3.68%) Data Analyst
11 16 (3.09%) Project Manager
12 14 (2.71%) Developer
12 14 (2.71%) Finance Business Analyst
12 14 (2.71%) Financial Analyst
12 14 (2.71%) Insurance Business Analyst
12 14 (2.71%) Risk Business Analyst
13 13 (2.51%) Transformation Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (1.35%) ADO
1 7 (1.35%) JSON
2 6 (1.16%) OAuth
2 6 (1.16%) REST
2 6 (1.16%) SailPoint
3 5 (0.97%) CSS
3 5 (0.97%) HTML
3 5 (0.97%) Middleware
3 5 (0.97%) NumPy
3 5 (0.97%) Pandas
3 5 (0.97%) XML
4 4 (0.77%) .NET
4 4 (0.77%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (0.77%) VML
5 3 (0.58%) Django
5 3 (0.58%) HTML5 Canvas
5 3 (0.58%) RESTful
6 2 (0.39%) JWT
6 2 (0.39%) Kafka
6 2 (0.39%) Spring Boot
Miscellaneous
1 74 (14.31%) Product Ownership
2 21 (4.06%) Derivative
3 20 (3.87%) Analytical Mindset
3 20 (3.87%) Onboarding
4 19 (3.68%) Fixed Income
5 16 (3.09%) Data Structures
6 15 (2.90%) Data Protection Act
6 15 (2.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 14 (2.71%) Management Information System
8 13 (2.51%) Legacy Systems
9 12 (2.32%) Market Risk
10 10 (1.93%) Credit Risk
10 10 (1.93%) Reinsurance
11 8 (1.55%) CMDB
12 6 (1.16%) AI Agents
12 6 (1.16%) Reference Data
13 5 (0.97%) Equities
13 5 (0.97%) Life Science
14 4 (0.77%) NHS
14 4 (0.77%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.39%) Windows
2 1 (0.19%) Android
2 1 (0.19%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.19%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 218 (42.17%) Stakeholder Management
2 208 (40.23%) Agile
3 154 (29.79%) Requirements Gathering
4 134 (25.92%) User Stories
5 129 (24.95%) User Acceptance Testing
6 120 (23.21%) Workshop Facilitation
7 107 (20.70%) Problem-Solving
8 100 (19.34%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 93 (17.99%) Acceptance Criteria
10 87 (16.83%) AI
11 69 (13.35%) Validation
12 65 (12.57%) Analytics
13 64 (12.38%) Project Delivery
14 63 (12.19%) Migration
15 62 (11.99%) Decision-Making
16 59 (11.41%) Continuous Improvement
17 58 (11.22%) Project Management
18 57 (11.03%) Process Improvement
19 56 (10.83%) Scrum
20 52 (10.06%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 90 (17.41%) SQL
2 36 (6.96%) Python
3 9 (1.74%) Java
4 8 (1.55%) JavaScript
5 6 (1.16%) C#
5 6 (1.16%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 5 (0.97%) VBA
7 4 (0.77%) Korn
8 3 (0.58%) PL/SQL
8 3 (0.58%) R
9 1 (0.19%) C++
9 1 (0.19%) PowerShell
9 1 (0.19%) Ruby
9 1 (0.19%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.19%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 68 (13.15%) Security Cleared
2 62 (11.99%) SC Cleared
3 54 (10.44%) Degree
4 16 (3.09%) IIBA
5 12 (2.32%) PMI Certification
6 11 (2.13%) PMP
7 10 (1.93%) CBAP
8 8 (1.55%) FFIEC
8 8 (1.55%) Microsoft Certification
9 6 (1.16%) ISTQB
10 5 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
10 5 (0.97%) CSPO
10 5 (0.97%) DV Cleared
11 4 (0.77%) ISEB
11 4 (0.77%) Master's Degree
12 3 (0.58%) Azure Certification
13 2 (0.39%) Cisco Certification
13 2 (0.39%) CISM
13 2 (0.39%) CISSP
13 2 (0.39%) Computer Science Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 43 (8.32%) Data Quality
2 26 (5.03%) QA
3 15 (2.90%) PMO
4 14 (2.71%) GDPR
4 14 (2.71%) NIST
5 9 (1.74%) COBIT
5 9 (1.74%) ISO 20022
6 8 (1.55%) GRC
6 8 (1.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 7 (1.35%) Accessibility
7 7 (1.35%) EMIR
8 5 (0.97%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.77%) MiFID
10 3 (0.58%) GxP
10 3 (0.58%) SEPA
10 3 (0.58%) SLA
10 3 (0.58%) Solvency II
11 2 (0.39%) ISO 15022
11 2 (0.39%) PSD2
11 2 (0.39%) SOC 2
System Software
1 6 (1.16%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (0.77%) Docker
3 3 (0.58%) Active Directory
4 1 (0.19%) RACF
4 1 (0.19%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
4 1 (0.19%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 3 (0.58%) SCCM
2 2 (0.39%) Terraform
3 1 (0.19%) Control-M
3 1 (0.19%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.19%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.19%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.19%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 78 (15.09%) Microsoft
2 25 (4.84%) Salesforce
3 17 (3.29%) Oracle
3 17 (3.29%) SAP
4 14 (2.71%) Murex
4 14 (2.71%) ServiceNow
5 11 (2.13%) Databricks
6 6 (1.16%) Bloomberg
7 5 (0.97%) CyberArk
7 5 (0.97%) Workday
8 4 (0.77%) IBM
9 3 (0.58%) Atlassian
9 3 (0.58%) Charles River
9 3 (0.58%) Google
9 3 (0.58%) LexisNexis
9 3 (0.58%) OpenAI
9 3 (0.58%) Pega
9 3 (0.58%) PeopleSoft
9 3 (0.58%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
10 2 (0.39%) HubSpot