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 11 September 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
11 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 108 89 108
Rank change year-on-year -19 +19 -21
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 586 432 383
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.88% 3.20% 2.35%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 3.24% 3.46% 2.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 386 280 238
10th Percentile £381 £406 £400
25th Percentile £463 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £575
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +4.35% -
75th Percentile £638 £725 £698
90th Percentile £738 £788 £816
England median daily rate £525 £533 £538
% change year-on-year -1.41% -0.93% -2.27%
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% -43.33%
75th Percentile £57.50 £84.06 £43.75
90th Percentile - £86.88 -
England median hourly rate £55.00 £70.00 £75.40
% change year-on-year -21.43% -7.16% +60.50%

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 18,096 12,500 14,495
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.98% 92.57% 89.09%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,817 8,259 9,770
10th Percentile £358 £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 £675
90th Percentile £775 £775 £800
England median daily rate £525 £508 £525
% change year-on-year +3.45% -3.33% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 305 257 182
10th Percentile £16.70 £17.00 £17.25
25th Percentile £19.50 £25.00 £23.29
Median hourly rate £35.00 £32.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year +9.38% -8.57% -12.50%
75th Percentile £57.00 £49.50 £55.00
90th Percentile £85.84 £63.75 £71.88
England median hourly rate £42.30 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.19% -41.51% +1.18%

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 11 September 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 11 September 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 11 September 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 -38 60 £544 -13.00% 36
West London -12 12 £443 -11.50% 25
North London +1 4 £550 +25.00% 4
South London - 3 £596 - 3
East London - 3 £550 - 7
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 57 (9.73%) Confluence
2 25 (4.27%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.85%) Jupyter
4 4 (0.68%) Apache Airflow
5 3 (0.51%) Apache
6 2 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.34%) SAS
7 1 (0.17%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.17%) CMS
Applications
1 33 (5.63%) Microsoft Excel
2 26 (4.44%) MS Visio
3 13 (2.22%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 12 (2.05%) Microsoft Office
5 4 (0.68%) Microsoft Project
5 4 (0.68%) Spreadsheet
6 1 (0.17%) Chatbot
6 1 (0.17%) Gliffy
6 1 (0.17%) Notion
Business Applications
1 17 (2.90%) Dynamics CRM
2 5 (0.85%) Aladdin
2 5 (0.85%) Endur
2 5 (0.85%) Oracle General Ledger
3 4 (0.68%) Dynamics NAV
4 3 (0.51%) Oracle EBS
4 3 (0.51%) Oracle Payables
4 3 (0.51%) Oracle Receivables
4 3 (0.51%) PeopleSoft HCM
5 2 (0.34%) Actimize
5 2 (0.34%) IBM Operational Decision Manager
5 2 (0.34%) IntelliMatch
5 2 (0.34%) Oracle FAH
5 2 (0.34%) Oracle Financials
5 2 (0.34%) Oracle Retail
5 2 (0.34%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.34%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
5 2 (0.34%) Summit
6 1 (0.17%) OpenLink RightAngle
6 1 (0.17%) Oracle BPM
Cloud Services
1 65 (11.09%) Power Platform
2 58 (9.90%) Azure
3 32 (5.46%) Dynamics 365
4 23 (3.92%) Azure DevOps
5 22 (3.75%) AWS
6 20 (3.41%) SaaS
7 16 (2.73%) Microsoft 365
7 16 (2.73%) Power Automate
8 15 (2.56%) PowerApps
9 12 (2.05%) Microsoft Copilot
10 8 (1.37%) Microsoft Purview
10 8 (1.37%) Snowflake
11 7 (1.19%) GitHub
11 7 (1.19%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 6 (1.02%) Entra ID
12 6 (1.02%) GCP
13 5 (0.85%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 5 (0.85%) OCI
13 5 (0.85%) Salesforce Sales Cloud
13 5 (0.85%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.85%) Network Security
2 1 (0.17%) DNS
2 1 (0.17%) Firewall
2 1 (0.17%) SSL
2 1 (0.17%) TCP/IP
2 1 (0.17%) VPN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 44 (7.51%) Power BI
2 19 (3.24%) Data Warehouse
3 12 (2.05%) Metadata
4 7 (1.19%) Tableau
5 6 (1.02%) Relational Database
6 5 (0.85%) SQL Server
6 5 (0.85%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 4 (0.68%) Data Lake
7 4 (0.68%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
7 4 (0.68%) Power Query
7 4 (0.68%) Qlik Sense
7 4 (0.68%) Semantic Layer
8 3 (0.51%) BusinessObjects
8 3 (0.51%) Data Mining
8 3 (0.51%) NoSQL
8 3 (0.51%) QlikView
9 2 (0.34%) Data Mart
9 2 (0.34%) Parquet
9 2 (0.34%) PostgreSQL
9 2 (0.34%) Redis
Development Applications
1 72 (12.29%) JIRA
2 7 (1.19%) Git
3 3 (0.51%) Mocha
4 2 (0.34%) Bitbucket
4 2 (0.34%) Cypress.io
4 2 (0.34%) GitLab
4 2 (0.34%) Jenkins
4 2 (0.34%) Moq
4 2 (0.34%) Postman
5 1 (0.17%) Capybara
5 1 (0.17%) Cucumber
5 1 (0.17%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.17%) MSTest
5 1 (0.17%) RSpec
5 1 (0.17%) SonarQube
5 1 (0.17%) tSQLt
General
1 285 (48.63%) Finance
2 239 (40.78%) Social Skills
3 157 (26.79%) Analytical Skills
4 131 (22.35%) Banking
5 61 (10.41%) Public Sector
6 49 (8.36%) Front Office
7 45 (7.68%) Documentation Skills
8 39 (6.66%) Investment Banking
9 32 (5.46%) Legal
10 27 (4.61%) Presentation Skills
11 25 (4.27%) Local Government
12 23 (3.92%) Retail
13 20 (3.41%) Financial Institution
14 17 (2.90%) Marketing
15 13 (2.22%) Organisational Skills
16 11 (1.88%) Back Office
16 11 (1.88%) Influencing Skills
17 10 (1.71%) General Ledger
18 8 (1.37%) Law
19 7 (1.19%) Manufacturing
Job Titles
1 396 (67.58%) Analyst
2 371 (63.31%) Business Analyst
3 91 (15.53%) Senior
4 68 (11.60%) Senior Analyst
5 64 (10.92%) Senior Business Analyst
6 30 (5.12%) Lead
7 29 (4.95%) Consultant
8 25 (4.27%) Finance Business Analyst
8 25 (4.27%) Financial Analyst
8 25 (4.27%) Technical Analyst
9 24 (4.10%) Data Business Analyst
9 24 (4.10%) Technical Business Analyst
10 23 (3.92%) Banking Analyst
10 23 (3.92%) Banking Business Analyst
11 21 (3.58%) Data Analyst
12 17 (2.90%) Project Manager
13 16 (2.73%) Risk Business Analyst
14 15 (2.56%) Business IT Analyst
14 15 (2.56%) IT Analyst
14 15 (2.56%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.37%) JSON
2 7 (1.19%) ADO
2 7 (1.19%) CSS
2 7 (1.19%) HTML
2 7 (1.19%) OAuth
2 7 (1.19%) Oracle Fusion
3 6 (1.02%) .NET
3 6 (1.02%) Middleware
3 6 (1.02%) REST
3 6 (1.02%) SailPoint
4 5 (0.85%) RESTful
4 5 (0.85%) Terraform
4 5 (0.85%) XML
5 4 (0.68%) HTML5 Canvas
5 4 (0.68%) NumPy
5 4 (0.68%) Pandas
5 4 (0.68%) VML
6 3 (0.51%) Django
6 3 (0.51%) Smart Contracts
7 2 (0.34%) WCF
Miscellaneous
1 80 (13.65%) Product Ownership
2 30 (5.12%) Onboarding
3 27 (4.61%) Analytical Mindset
4 26 (4.44%) Derivative
5 20 (3.41%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 19 (3.24%) Data Protection Act
6 19 (3.24%) Fixed Income
7 17 (2.90%) Legacy Systems
8 16 (2.73%) Management Information System
9 15 (2.56%) Data Structures
10 13 (2.22%) Market Risk
11 12 (2.05%) Credit Risk
12 10 (1.71%) Enterprise Software
13 8 (1.37%) Cloud Native
13 8 (1.37%) Reference Data
14 7 (1.19%) AI Agents
15 6 (1.02%) Equities
15 6 (1.02%) Life Science
16 5 (0.85%) CMDB
16 5 (0.85%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 3 (0.51%) Windows
2 1 (0.17%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.17%) Linux
2 1 (0.17%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 269 (45.90%) Stakeholder Management
2 243 (41.47%) Agile
3 204 (34.81%) Requirements Gathering
4 159 (27.13%) Workshop Facilitation
5 157 (26.79%) User Stories
6 142 (24.23%) User Acceptance Testing
7 131 (22.35%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 112 (19.11%) AI
9 111 (18.94%) Problem-Solving
10 103 (17.58%) Acceptance Criteria
11 87 (14.85%) Process Improvement
12 84 (14.33%) Validation
13 81 (13.82%) Decision-Making
14 80 (13.65%) Migration
15 77 (13.14%) Project Delivery
16 69 (11.77%) Scrum
17 66 (11.26%) Analytics
17 66 (11.26%) Continuous Improvement
18 61 (10.41%) Data Analysis
19 60 (10.24%) Translating Business Requirements
Programming Languages
1 108 (18.43%) SQL
2 38 (6.48%) Python
3 13 (2.22%) JavaScript
4 8 (1.37%) C#
4 8 (1.37%) Java
5 6 (1.02%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 6 (1.02%) Korn
6 5 (0.85%) VBA
7 4 (0.68%) PL/SQL
7 4 (0.68%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.51%) R
9 2 (0.34%) PowerShell
9 2 (0.34%) T-SQL
10 1 (0.17%) Apex Code
10 1 (0.17%) Bash
10 1 (0.17%) Bicep
10 1 (0.17%) C++
10 1 (0.17%) Kusto Query Language
10 1 (0.17%) Ruby
10 1 (0.17%) Swift
Qualifications
1 84 (14.33%) Security Cleared
2 72 (12.29%) SC Cleared
3 65 (11.09%) Degree
4 20 (3.41%) IIBA
5 14 (2.39%) PMI Certification
5 14 (2.39%) PMP
6 12 (2.05%) CBAP
7 10 (1.71%) Microsoft Certification
8 8 (1.37%) DV Cleared
8 8 (1.37%) FFIEC
9 7 (1.19%) BPSS Clearance
10 6 (1.02%) CSPO
10 6 (1.02%) ISTQB
11 5 (0.85%) ACCA
11 5 (0.85%) CIMA
11 5 (0.85%) ISEB
12 4 (0.68%) Azure Certification
12 4 (0.68%) Master's Degree
13 3 (0.51%) CISM
13 3 (0.51%) CISSP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (7.17%) Data Quality
2 32 (5.46%) QA
3 15 (2.56%) GDPR
3 15 (2.56%) PMO
4 14 (2.39%) NIST
5 12 (2.05%) Accessibility
6 9 (1.54%) COBIT
6 9 (1.54%) ISO 20022
7 8 (1.37%) GRC
7 8 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 7 (1.19%) EMIR
9 6 (1.02%) IFRS
10 4 (0.68%) Actionable Recommendations
10 4 (0.68%) ISO 15022
10 4 (0.68%) MiFID
11 3 (0.51%) GxP
11 3 (0.51%) SOC 2
11 3 (0.51%) WCAG
12 2 (0.34%) HMG Security Policy Framework
12 2 (0.34%) SEPA
System Software
1 6 (1.02%) Docker
1 6 (1.02%) Virtual Machines
2 4 (0.68%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.17%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 2 (0.34%) Kubernetes
1 2 (0.34%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.17%) Control-M
2 1 (0.17%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.17%) RSA Archer
Vendors
1 96 (16.38%) Microsoft
2 25 (4.27%) Salesforce
3 24 (4.10%) Oracle
4 22 (3.75%) Murex
5 21 (3.58%) SAP
6 13 (2.22%) ServiceNow
7 11 (1.88%) Bloomberg
8 9 (1.54%) Databricks
9 5 (0.85%) CyberArk
10 4 (0.68%) Google
10 4 (0.68%) Workday
11 3 (0.51%) Ariba
11 3 (0.51%) Atlassian
11 3 (0.51%) Calypso
11 3 (0.51%) Charles River
11 3 (0.51%) IBM
11 3 (0.51%) OpenLink
11 3 (0.51%) PeopleSoft
12 2 (0.34%) Adobe
12 2 (0.34%) Citrix