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 3 April 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 98 95
Rank change year-on-year -19 -3 -9
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 423 332 431
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.49% 2.64% 2.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.79% 2.88% 2.71%
Number of daily rates quoted 282 227 306
10th Percentile £385 £385 £413
25th Percentile £450 £488 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £675 £738 £675
90th Percentile £795 £825 £756
England median daily rate £500 £525 £536
% change year-on-year -4.76% -2.10% -0.23%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 10
10th Percentile - - £79.38
25th Percentile £53.25 - £82.94
Median hourly rate £54.50 - £85.00
75th Percentile £55.75 - £86.50
90th Percentile - - £86.60
England median hourly rate £54.50 £66.00 £85.00
% change year-on-year -17.42% -22.35% +36.00%

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 15,175 11,511 15,917
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 89.43% 91.41% 88.18%
Number of daily rates quoted 10,190 7,798 11,384
10th Percentile £353 £350 £338
25th Percentile £425 £440 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -4.55% - -6.78%
75th Percentile £650 £681 £675
90th Percentile £751 £800 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.81% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 236 167 333
10th Percentile £18.07 £18.65 £16.00
25th Percentile £22.16 £24.66 £19.57
Median hourly rate £35.50 £35.00 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +1.43% +16.67% -23.08%
75th Percentile £57.10 £50.75 £50.00
90th Percentile £72.50 £64.25 £67.80
England median hourly rate £37.50 £32.50 £32.50
% change year-on-year +15.38% - -13.33%

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 3 April 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
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 3 April 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 +2 84 £550 -8.33% 33
South London -12 4 £450 -5.26% 3
East London -1 2 £625 -7.41% 12
West London -25 2 £523 +79.40% 13
North London +1 1 £500 -9.09% 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 40 (9.46%) Confluence
2 17 (4.02%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.95%) SAS
4 3 (0.71%) Microsoft Exchange
4 3 (0.71%) Oracle Workflow
5 2 (0.47%) Jupyter
6 1 (0.24%) Apache
6 1 (0.24%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.24%) CMS
6 1 (0.24%) WebSphere
Applications
1 48 (11.35%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (9.22%) MS Visio
3 36 (8.51%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 26 (6.15%) Microsoft Office
5 12 (2.84%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.71%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.71%) Notion
6 3 (0.71%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.47%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.47%) Sketch
8 1 (0.24%) Trello
Business Applications
1 14 (3.31%) Endur
2 13 (3.07%) Loan IQ
3 6 (1.42%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (0.95%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 3 (0.71%) Actimize
5 3 (0.71%) Aladdin
5 3 (0.71%) Temenos T24
6 2 (0.47%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.24%) Bloomberg TOMS
7 1 (0.24%) IntelliMatch
7 1 (0.24%) iTrent
7 1 (0.24%) Markit EDM
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.24%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 1 (0.24%) SAP BPC
7 1 (0.24%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.24%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.24%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 62 (14.66%) Power Platform
2 32 (7.57%) Azure
3 13 (3.07%) Azure DevOps
3 13 (3.07%) Microsoft 365
4 12 (2.84%) AWS
4 12 (2.84%) Power Automate
5 10 (2.36%) PowerApps
6 9 (2.13%) Azure Data Factory
7 8 (1.89%) Dynamics 365
8 6 (1.42%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 6 (1.42%) SaaS
9 5 (1.18%) Entra ID
10 4 (0.95%) Figma
10 4 (0.95%) Microsoft Copilot
10 4 (0.95%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 3 (0.71%) ChatGPT
11 3 (0.71%) dbt
11 3 (0.71%) Microsoft Purview
11 3 (0.71%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
11 3 (0.71%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.47%) Broadband
1 2 (0.47%) Firewall
1 2 (0.47%) Internet
1 2 (0.47%) NAS
2 1 (0.24%) HTTP
2 1 (0.24%) IPsec
2 1 (0.24%) iSCSI
2 1 (0.24%) Network Security
2 1 (0.24%) SSL
2 1 (0.24%) VPN
2 1 (0.24%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 49 (11.58%) Power BI
2 19 (4.49%) Tableau
3 9 (2.13%) Data Warehouse
4 7 (1.65%) Metadata
5 4 (0.95%) Relational Database
6 3 (0.71%) Oracle Database
6 3 (0.71%) Oracle Reports
7 2 (0.47%) Big Data
7 2 (0.47%) Data Vault
7 2 (0.47%) Electronic Patient Records
7 2 (0.47%) Power Query
7 2 (0.47%) RDBMS
7 2 (0.47%) Snowflake Schema
7 2 (0.47%) Star Schema
8 1 (0.24%) Data Mart
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle Database 10g
8 1 (0.24%) Oracle ODI
8 1 (0.24%) SAP BW
8 1 (0.24%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.24%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 61 (14.42%) JIRA
2 4 (0.95%) ERwin
3 3 (0.71%) Bitbucket
3 3 (0.71%) Cucumber
3 3 (0.71%) Selenium
3 3 (0.71%) Visual Studio
4 2 (0.47%) Axure RP
4 2 (0.47%) ER Studio
4 2 (0.47%) Git
4 2 (0.47%) Oracle Forms
4 2 (0.47%) Postman
4 2 (0.47%) PowerDesigner
5 1 (0.24%) Ant
5 1 (0.24%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.24%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.24%) JUnit
5 1 (0.24%) REST Assured
5 1 (0.24%) TestDirector
5 1 (0.24%) TestNG
5 1 (0.24%) Toad
General
1 203 (47.99%) Finance
2 191 (45.15%) Social Skills
3 96 (22.70%) Banking
4 94 (22.22%) Analytical Skills
5 40 (9.46%) Public Sector
6 38 (8.98%) Investment Banking
7 34 (8.04%) Front Office
8 31 (7.33%) Presentation Skills
9 30 (7.09%) Documentation Skills
10 24 (5.67%) Organisational Skills
11 21 (4.96%) Legal
12 18 (4.26%) Influencing Skills
13 17 (4.02%) Retail
14 15 (3.55%) Financial Institution
15 12 (2.84%) Back Office
16 8 (1.89%) Inclusion and Diversity
17 7 (1.65%) Marketing
17 7 (1.65%) Telecoms
18 6 (1.42%) Local Government
19 3 (0.71%) Wholesale Banking
Job Titles
1 314 (74.23%) Analyst
2 286 (67.61%) Business Analyst
3 52 (12.29%) Senior
4 43 (10.17%) Senior Analyst
5 40 (9.46%) Senior Business Analyst
6 20 (4.73%) Banking Analyst
7 18 (4.26%) Banking Business Analyst
7 18 (4.26%) Migration Analyst
7 18 (4.26%) Transformation Analyst
8 17 (4.02%) Lead
9 16 (3.78%) Data Business Analyst
9 16 (3.78%) Developer
9 16 (3.78%) Technical Analyst
9 16 (3.78%) Technical Business Analyst
10 15 (3.55%) Project Manager
11 13 (3.07%) Business IT Analyst
11 13 (3.07%) Financial Analyst
11 13 (3.07%) IT Analyst
11 13 (3.07%) IT Business Analyst
11 13 (3.07%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (2.60%) XML
2 6 (1.42%) Pandas
2 6 (1.42%) VML
3 4 (0.95%) .NET
3 4 (0.95%) REST
4 3 (0.71%) JSON
4 3 (0.71%) Middleware
4 3 (0.71%) NumPy
4 3 (0.71%) OAuth
4 3 (0.71%) PySpark
5 2 (0.47%) ADO
5 2 (0.47%) Kafka
5 2 (0.47%) SAML
5 2 (0.47%) SOAP
6 1 (0.24%) FIX Protocol
6 1 (0.24%) FpML
6 1 (0.24%) IBM Integration Bus
6 1 (0.24%) Murex MxML
6 1 (0.24%) Spring
6 1 (0.24%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 53 (12.53%) Product Ownership
2 13 (3.07%) Data Protection Act
2 13 (3.07%) PMI
3 12 (2.84%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 11 (2.60%) Fixed Income
4 11 (2.60%) Management Information System
5 10 (2.36%) Credit Risk
5 10 (2.36%) Onboarding
5 10 (2.36%) Tandem
6 9 (2.13%) Analytical Mindset
7 8 (1.89%) CMDB
7 8 (1.89%) Data Structures
7 8 (1.89%) Legacy Systems
8 7 (1.65%) Reference Data
8 7 (1.65%) Reinsurance
9 6 (1.42%) Derivative
9 6 (1.42%) Renewable Energy
9 6 (1.42%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 6 (1.42%) Virtual Team
10 5 (1.18%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 2 (0.47%) Linux
1 2 (0.47%) Windows
2 1 (0.24%) AIX
2 1 (0.24%) Android
2 1 (0.24%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.24%) Unix
Processes & Methodologies
1 197 (46.57%) Agile
2 155 (36.64%) Stakeholder Management
3 113 (26.71%) User Stories
4 108 (25.53%) Requirements Gathering
5 105 (24.82%) Workshop Facilitation
6 97 (22.93%) Problem-Solving
7 88 (20.80%) User Acceptance Testing
8 82 (19.39%) Project Management
9 75 (17.73%) Project Delivery
10 73 (17.26%) Migration
11 68 (16.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
12 67 (15.84%) Acceptance Criteria
13 59 (13.95%) Data Modelling
14 57 (13.48%) GAP Analysis
15 55 (13.00%) Use Case
16 53 (12.53%) Waterfall
17 52 (12.29%) Continuous Improvement
18 51 (12.06%) AI
18 51 (12.06%) Decision-Making
19 50 (11.82%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 63 (14.89%) SQL
2 26 (6.15%) Python
3 9 (2.13%) C#
3 9 (2.13%) Java
4 5 (1.18%) VBA
5 4 (0.95%) JavaScript
6 2 (0.47%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 2 (0.47%) Korn
6 2 (0.47%) PL/SQL
6 2 (0.47%) VB.NET
7 1 (0.24%) ABAP
7 1 (0.24%) C++
7 1 (0.24%) Google Apps Script
7 1 (0.24%) Perl
7 1 (0.24%) R
7 1 (0.24%) Shell Script
7 1 (0.24%) SOQL
7 1 (0.24%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 58 (13.71%) Security Cleared
2 56 (13.24%) Degree
3 52 (12.29%) SC Cleared
4 28 (6.62%) CBAP
5 22 (5.20%) IIBA
6 20 (4.73%) PMI Certification
7 8 (1.89%) BPSS Clearance
7 8 (1.89%) PMP
8 5 (1.18%) Computer Science Degree
8 5 (1.18%) ISEB
9 4 (0.95%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.71%) Azure Certification
10 3 (0.71%) CFA
10 3 (0.71%) DV Cleared
10 3 (0.71%) ISTQB
11 2 (0.47%) CSPO
11 2 (0.47%) FFIEC
12 1 (0.24%) CITP
12 1 (0.24%) ISTQB Advanced Certification
12 1 (0.24%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (8.75%) QA
2 33 (7.80%) Data Quality
3 10 (2.36%) Accessibility
3 10 (2.36%) PMO
4 9 (2.13%) GDPR
5 7 (1.65%) ISO/IEC 27001
5 7 (1.65%) MiFID
5 7 (1.65%) NIST
6 5 (1.18%) GRC
6 5 (1.18%) ISO 20022
7 4 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
7 4 (0.95%) EMIR
7 4 (0.95%) PSD2
7 4 (0.95%) SLA
8 2 (0.47%) Basel III
8 2 (0.47%) COBIT
8 2 (0.47%) ISO 8583
8 2 (0.47%) PCI DSS
8 2 (0.47%) SOC 2
8 2 (0.47%) WCAG
System Software
1 1 (0.24%) Oracle RAC
1 1 (0.24%) RACF
1 1 (0.24%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
Systems Management
1 5 (1.18%) SCCM
2 4 (0.95%) Terraform
3 2 (0.47%) Control-M
4 1 (0.24%) Kubernetes
4 1 (0.24%) logstash
4 1 (0.24%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.24%) Prometheus
4 1 (0.24%) RSA Archer
4 1 (0.24%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 66 (15.60%) Microsoft
2 22 (5.20%) Salesforce
3 16 (3.78%) ServiceNow
4 13 (3.07%) Murex
4 13 (3.07%) Oracle
5 12 (2.84%) SAP
6 5 (1.18%) Avaloq
6 5 (1.18%) Databricks
7 4 (0.95%) Bloomberg
7 4 (0.95%) HubSpot
7 4 (0.95%) OpenLink
7 4 (0.95%) Sparx
8 3 (0.71%) Adobe
8 3 (0.71%) BT
8 3 (0.71%) IBM
8 3 (0.71%) Temenos
9 2 (0.47%) Google
9 2 (0.47%) Pega
9 2 (0.47%) UiPath
9 2 (0.47%) Workday