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

6 months to
7 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 98 120 77
Rank change year-on-year +22 -43 +4
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 435 331 559
As % of all contract jobs in London 3.04% 2.12% 2.86%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.32% 2.36% 3.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 283 207 358
10th Percentile £368 £413 £413
25th Percentile £456 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £610 £575
Median % change year-on-year -5.74% +6.09% -0.86%
75th Percentile £675 £725 £650
90th Percentile £800 £825 £740
England median daily rate £520 £550 £550
% change year-on-year -5.45% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 2 11
10th Percentile - £44.63 £72.50
25th Percentile £86.25 £49.69 £82.63
Median hourly rate £87.50 £58.75 £85.00
Median % change year-on-year +48.94% -30.88% +70.00%
75th Percentile £88.75 £67.19 £86.50
90th Percentile - £71.88 -
England median hourly rate £87.50 £66.00 £84.50
% change year-on-year +32.58% -21.89% +164.06%

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 13,110 14,014 17,485
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 91.71% 89.83% 89.60%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,647 9,052 12,526
10th Percentile £338 £350 £355
25th Percentile £425 £450 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £568
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -3.08% -3.81%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £688
90th Percentile £766 £800 £800
England median daily rate £505 £525 £545
% change year-on-year -3.81% -3.67% -0.91%
Number of hourly rates quoted 244 165 236
10th Percentile £18.25 £17.25 £18.68
25th Percentile £24.50 £23.80 £21.75
Median hourly rate £29.25 £37.50 £35.32
Median % change year-on-year -22.00% +6.19% -11.16%
75th Percentile £47.56 £53.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £66.50 £80.75 £76.25
England median hourly rate £25.15 £35.00 £44.50
% change year-on-year -28.14% -21.35% +18.67%

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 7 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 7 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 +6 77 £531 -13.55% 24
West London -6 6 £500 +104.08% 37
South London -3 3 - - 26
North London +1 1 £500 -9.09% 12
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 24 (5.52%) Confluence
2 7 (1.61%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.69%) Oracle Workflow
4 1 (0.23%) Apache Superset
Applications
1 33 (7.59%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (5.98%) MS Visio
3 16 (3.68%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 13 (2.99%) Microsoft Project
5 10 (2.30%) Microsoft Office
6 3 (0.69%) Chatbot
6 3 (0.69%) Notion
7 2 (0.46%) Adobe XD
7 2 (0.46%) Sketch
8 1 (0.23%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.23%) Trello
Business Applications
1 21 (4.83%) Endur
2 10 (2.30%) Dynamics CRM
3 8 (1.84%) Loan IQ
3 8 (1.84%) SAP EWM
3 8 (1.84%) SAP WM
4 6 (1.38%) SAP S/4HANA
4 6 (1.38%) Workday HCM
5 3 (0.69%) Aladdin
5 3 (0.69%) Markit EDM
5 3 (0.69%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
6 2 (0.46%) iTrent
6 2 (0.46%) Oracle EBS
6 2 (0.46%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (0.46%) Oracle Payables
6 2 (0.46%) Oracle Receivables
6 2 (0.46%) Payment Gateway
6 2 (0.46%) SAP Business One
6 2 (0.46%) Shopify
6 2 (0.46%) Temenos T24
6 2 (0.46%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 54 (12.41%) Power Platform
2 42 (9.66%) Azure
3 20 (4.60%) Azure DevOps
4 13 (2.99%) Power Automate
5 12 (2.76%) AWS
5 12 (2.76%) PowerApps
6 11 (2.53%) SaaS
7 9 (2.07%) Dynamics 365
7 9 (2.07%) Miro
8 8 (1.84%) Microsoft 365
9 6 (1.38%) Figma
10 5 (1.15%) Azure Data Factory
10 5 (1.15%) Azure Synapse Analytics
10 5 (1.15%) GCP
10 5 (1.15%) Lucidchart
11 4 (0.92%) dbt
11 4 (0.92%) Microsoft Copilot
12 3 (0.69%) ChatGPT
12 3 (0.69%) SuccessFactors
13 2 (0.46%) Snowflake
Communications & Networking
1 2 (0.46%) HTTP
1 2 (0.46%) Intranet
1 2 (0.46%) NAS
2 1 (0.23%) Firewall
2 1 (0.23%) LAN
2 1 (0.23%) SD-WAN
2 1 (0.23%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (10.57%) Power BI
2 14 (3.22%) SQL Server
3 12 (2.76%) Tableau
4 11 (2.53%) Relational Database
5 10 (2.30%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.84%) PostgreSQL
7 7 (1.61%) MongoDB
7 7 (1.61%) Redis
8 5 (1.15%) Oracle Reports
9 3 (0.69%) Elasticsearch
9 3 (0.69%) Metadata
9 3 (0.69%) Power Query
9 3 (0.69%) Snowflake Schema
10 2 (0.46%) Data Vault
10 2 (0.46%) Oracle Database
10 2 (0.46%) SAP BW
10 2 (0.46%) Star Schema
11 1 (0.23%) Data Mining
11 1 (0.23%) Oracle Database 10g
11 1 (0.23%) RDBMS
Development Applications
1 47 (10.80%) JIRA
2 7 (1.61%) webpack
3 6 (1.38%) Cucumber
3 6 (1.38%) Selenium
4 5 (1.15%) Postman
5 4 (0.92%) Bitbucket
5 4 (0.92%) Git
6 3 (0.69%) ERwin
6 3 (0.69%) Team Foundation Server
6 3 (0.69%) Visual Studio
7 2 (0.46%) Axure RP
7 2 (0.46%) Oracle Forms
7 2 (0.46%) PowerDesigner
7 2 (0.46%) Zephyr
8 1 (0.23%) Ant
8 1 (0.23%) ER Studio
8 1 (0.23%) Hudson
8 1 (0.23%) JUnit
8 1 (0.23%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.23%) Toad
General
1 197 (45.29%) Finance
2 191 (43.91%) Social Skills
3 77 (17.70%) Analytical Skills
4 73 (16.78%) Banking
5 41 (9.43%) Presentation Skills
6 36 (8.28%) Front Office
7 30 (6.90%) Public Sector
8 29 (6.67%) Investment Banking
9 21 (4.83%) Documentation Skills
9 21 (4.83%) Influencing Skills
10 18 (4.14%) Back Office
11 17 (3.91%) Organisational Skills
12 16 (3.68%) Marketing
13 15 (3.45%) Inclusion and Diversity
14 14 (3.22%) Legal
15 13 (2.99%) Financial Institution
16 12 (2.76%) Retail
17 10 (2.30%) Manufacturing
18 9 (2.07%) Local Government
19 6 (1.38%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 295 (67.82%) Analyst
2 268 (61.61%) Business Analyst
3 54 (12.41%) Senior
4 38 (8.74%) Senior Analyst
5 33 (7.59%) Senior Business Analyst
6 26 (5.98%) Technical Analyst
7 24 (5.52%) Technical Business Analyst
8 23 (5.29%) Consultant
9 21 (4.83%) Developer
9 21 (4.83%) Financial Analyst
9 21 (4.83%) Lead
10 17 (3.91%) Data Business Analyst
11 16 (3.68%) Endur Business Analyst
11 16 (3.68%) Insurance Business Analyst
11 16 (3.68%) OpenLink Business Analyst
11 16 (3.68%) Project Manager
12 15 (3.45%) Banking Analyst
12 15 (3.45%) Data Analyst
12 15 (3.45%) Endur Analyst
12 15 (3.45%) OpenLink Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (3.45%) .NET
2 13 (2.99%) XML
3 12 (2.76%) React
4 10 (2.30%) CSS
4 10 (2.30%) HTML
5 7 (1.61%) Bootstrap
5 7 (1.61%) HTML5
5 7 (1.61%) jQuery
5 7 (1.61%) Memcached
5 7 (1.61%) REST
6 5 (1.15%) PySpark
6 5 (1.15%) WPF
7 4 (0.92%) Swagger
8 3 (0.69%) ADO
8 3 (0.69%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.69%) Electron
8 3 (0.69%) JNI
8 3 (0.69%) JSON
8 3 (0.69%) Node.js
8 3 (0.69%) SOAP
Miscellaneous
1 60 (13.79%) Product Ownership
2 20 (4.60%) Data Protection Act
3 18 (4.14%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
3 18 (4.14%) Management Information System
4 15 (3.45%) Derivative
4 15 (3.45%) PMI
5 14 (3.22%) Reinsurance
6 13 (2.99%) Onboarding
7 10 (2.30%) Greenfield Project
8 9 (2.07%) Renewable Energy
9 8 (1.84%) Analytical Mindset
9 8 (1.84%) Credit Risk
9 8 (1.84%) Equities
9 8 (1.84%) Fixed Income
9 8 (1.84%) Legacy Systems
9 8 (1.84%) Reference Data
9 8 (1.84%) Virtual Team
10 7 (1.61%) SWIFT Messaging Network
11 6 (1.38%) Hedge funds
11 6 (1.38%) Market Risk
Operating Systems
1 7 (1.61%) Linux
2 4 (0.92%) Unix
3 3 (0.69%) CentOS
3 3 (0.69%) Mac OS
4 2 (0.46%) Windows
5 1 (0.23%) AIX
5 1 (0.23%) VMS
Processes & Methodologies
1 194 (44.60%) Agile
2 126 (28.97%) Stakeholder Management
3 93 (21.38%) Requirements Gathering
4 90 (20.69%) Problem-Solving
5 78 (17.93%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 78 (17.93%) User Acceptance Testing
6 76 (17.47%) User Stories
7 70 (16.09%) Workshop Facilitation
8 69 (15.86%) Project Delivery
9 60 (13.79%) Project Management
10 55 (12.64%) Analytics
10 55 (12.64%) Migration
11 49 (11.26%) Roadmaps
12 48 (11.03%) Business Intelligence
13 47 (10.80%) Data Modelling
14 45 (10.34%) Continuous Improvement
14 45 (10.34%) Data Analysis
15 42 (9.66%) GAP Analysis
15 42 (9.66%) Scrum
15 42 (9.66%) SDLC
Programming Languages
1 73 (16.78%) SQL
2 29 (6.67%) Python
3 16 (3.68%) Java
4 15 (3.45%) C#
5 9 (2.07%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.92%) Perl
6 4 (0.92%) PL/SQL
6 4 (0.92%) VB.NET
6 4 (0.92%) VBA
7 3 (0.69%) C
8 2 (0.46%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 2 (0.46%) Korn
8 2 (0.46%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.46%) Ruby
8 2 (0.46%) T-SQL
9 1 (0.23%) ABAP
9 1 (0.23%) Bash
9 1 (0.23%) Google Apps Script
9 1 (0.23%) R
9 1 (0.23%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 63 (14.48%) Degree
2 41 (9.43%) Security Cleared
3 34 (7.82%) SC Cleared
4 28 (6.44%) CBAP
5 21 (4.83%) PMI Certification
6 9 (2.07%) Computer Science Degree
7 8 (1.84%) DV Cleared
7 8 (1.84%) IIBA
8 7 (1.61%) ISEB
8 7 (1.61%) PMP
8 7 (1.61%) SAP Certification
9 5 (1.15%) Azure Certification
9 5 (1.15%) Master's Degree
10 3 (0.69%) ACCA
10 3 (0.69%) FFIEC
10 3 (0.69%) Six Sigma Black Belt
10 3 (0.69%) Six Sigma Green Belt
11 2 (0.46%) CIMA
11 2 (0.46%) CISSP
11 2 (0.46%) ISTQB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (9.43%) QA
2 21 (4.83%) GDPR
3 19 (4.37%) Data Quality
4 12 (2.76%) Accessibility
5 8 (1.84%) SLA
6 7 (1.61%) MiFID
7 6 (1.38%) EMIR
8 5 (1.15%) GRC
8 5 (1.15%) PMO
9 4 (0.92%) ISO 20022
9 4 (0.92%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 4 (0.92%) NIST
10 3 (0.69%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.69%) Basel III
10 3 (0.69%) PCI DSS
10 3 (0.69%) PSD2
10 3 (0.69%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 3 (0.69%) WCAG
11 2 (0.46%) GxP
11 2 (0.46%) SEPA
System Software
1 1 (0.23%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.23%) Hyper-V
1 1 (0.23%) Oracle RAC
1 1 (0.23%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 5 (1.15%) Terraform
2 2 (0.46%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
3 1 (0.23%) Kubernetes
3 1 (0.23%) Microsoft Intune
3 1 (0.23%) Prometheus
3 1 (0.23%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 47 (10.80%) Microsoft
2 31 (7.13%) SAP
3 29 (6.67%) Oracle
4 23 (5.29%) Salesforce
5 12 (2.76%) Workday
6 10 (2.30%) ServiceNow
7 7 (1.61%) Adobe
8 6 (1.38%) Murex
9 5 (1.15%) Google
9 5 (1.15%) OpenLink
9 5 (1.15%) UiPath
10 4 (0.92%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.69%) Avaloq
11 3 (0.69%) Bloomberg
11 3 (0.69%) Charles River
11 3 (0.69%) HubSpot
11 3 (0.69%) Red Hat
11 3 (0.69%) Sparx
12 2 (0.46%) CyberArk
12 2 (0.46%) Optimizely