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 5 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 118 84 111
Rank change year-on-year -34 +27 -19
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 461 434 412
As % of all contract jobs in London 2.38% 3.27% 2.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 2.67% 3.54% 2.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 312 288 280
10th Percentile £368 £406 £400
25th Percentile £450 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £600 £563
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +6.67% -6.25%
75th Percentile £663 £738 £689
90th Percentile £757 £790 £825
England median daily rate £510 £538 £525
% change year-on-year -5.12% +2.38% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 1
10th Percentile £31.45 £71.63 -
25th Percentile £31.75 £74.06 £41.25
Median hourly rate £32.50 £78.75 £42.50
Median % change year-on-year -58.73% +85.29% +8.97%
75th Percentile £44.25 £84.06 £43.75
90th Percentile £51.15 £86.88 -
England median hourly rate £44.69 £64.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -30.72% +51.76% -35.61%

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 17,240 12,243 15,589
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 88.88% 92.20% 88.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,454 8,171 11,099
10th Percentile £360 £331 £340
25th Percentile £439 £425 £445
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year -2.27% - -5.98%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £680
90th Percentile £763 £799 £800
England median daily rate £523 £515 £525
% change year-on-year +1.55% -1.90% -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 270 229 295
10th Percentile £17.60 £16.50 £15.97
25th Percentile £22.87 £24.66 £20.02
Median hourly rate £37.00 £32.50 £30.00
Median % change year-on-year +13.85% +8.33% -25.93%
75th Percentile £59.00 £50.50 £48.75
90th Percentile £81.25 £63.75 £68.75
England median hourly rate £47.00 £25.15 £38.12
% change year-on-year +86.88% -34.02% +1.65%

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 5 July 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 5 July 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 5 July 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 -33 59 £550 -12.00% 47
West London -13 11 £285 -15.56% 15
East London +1 2 £625 +15.74% 13
South London -4 1 £450 -5.26% 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 38 (8.24%) Confluence
2 17 (3.69%) SharePoint
3 5 (1.08%) SAS
4 4 (0.87%) Jupyter
5 3 (0.65%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.43%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.22%) Apache
7 1 (0.22%) CMS
7 1 (0.22%) WebSphere
Applications
1 36 (7.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 28 (6.07%) MS Visio
3 24 (5.21%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 22 (4.77%) Microsoft Office
5 9 (1.95%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.43%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.22%) Chatbot
7 1 (0.22%) Notion
Business Applications
1 9 (1.95%) Loan IQ
2 6 (1.30%) Endur
3 5 (1.08%) Actimize
3 5 (1.08%) Aladdin
3 5 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
4 3 (0.65%) IntelliMatch
4 3 (0.65%) PeopleSoft HCM
5 2 (0.43%) Summit
6 1 (0.22%) Bloomberg TOMS
6 1 (0.22%) BusinessWorks
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle BPM
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.22%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.22%) SAP BPC
6 1 (0.22%) SAP ERP
6 1 (0.22%) SAP HCM
6 1 (0.22%) SunGard Martini
6 1 (0.22%) Temenos T24
6 1 (0.22%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 51 (11.06%) Power Platform
2 41 (8.89%) Azure
3 19 (4.12%) AWS
4 13 (2.82%) SaaS
5 12 (2.60%) Azure DevOps
6 9 (1.95%) Microsoft 365
7 8 (1.74%) Azure Data Factory
7 8 (1.74%) Entra ID
7 8 (1.74%) Microsoft Copilot
8 7 (1.52%) Dynamics 365
9 6 (1.30%) Azure Synapse Analytics
9 6 (1.30%) Microsoft Purview
9 6 (1.30%) Power Automate
9 6 (1.30%) Snowflake
10 5 (1.08%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 5 (1.08%) SuccessFactors
11 4 (0.87%) Collibra
11 4 (0.87%) PowerApps
12 3 (0.65%) Anthropic Claude
12 3 (0.65%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 5 (1.08%) Network Security
2 2 (0.43%) Broadband
2 2 (0.43%) Firewall
2 2 (0.43%) Internet
3 1 (0.22%) IPsec
3 1 (0.22%) iSCSI
3 1 (0.22%) SSL
3 1 (0.22%) VPN
3 1 (0.22%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 42 (9.11%) Power BI
2 16 (3.47%) Data Warehouse
2 16 (3.47%) Tableau
3 6 (1.30%) Metadata
4 5 (1.08%) Power Query
4 5 (1.08%) Relational Database
5 4 (0.87%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
5 4 (0.87%) Qlik Sense
6 3 (0.65%) Data Mart
6 3 (0.65%) QlikView
6 3 (0.65%) Semantic Layer
6 3 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 2 (0.43%) Azure SQL Database
7 2 (0.43%) BusinessObjects
7 2 (0.43%) Data Lake
7 2 (0.43%) Electronic Patient Records
7 2 (0.43%) SQL Server
8 1 (0.22%) Amazon QuickSight
8 1 (0.22%) Looker
8 1 (0.22%) Parquet
Development Applications
1 57 (12.36%) JIRA
2 2 (0.43%) Git
2 2 (0.43%) Moq
2 2 (0.43%) Postman
3 1 (0.22%) Balsamiq
3 1 (0.22%) Bitbucket
3 1 (0.22%) Cucumber
3 1 (0.22%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.22%) Gemini Tracker
3 1 (0.22%) IBM UrbanCode
3 1 (0.22%) Mocha
3 1 (0.22%) MSTest
3 1 (0.22%) REST Assured
3 1 (0.22%) SonarQube
3 1 (0.22%) tSQLt
3 1 (0.22%) WinAutomation
General
1 215 (46.64%) Finance
2 197 (42.73%) Social Skills
3 107 (23.21%) Analytical Skills
4 101 (21.91%) Banking
5 45 (9.76%) Front Office
6 35 (7.59%) Documentation Skills
7 34 (7.38%) Public Sector
8 33 (7.16%) Investment Banking
8 33 (7.16%) Legal
9 29 (6.29%) Presentation Skills
10 22 (4.77%) Retail
11 21 (4.56%) Organisational Skills
12 17 (3.69%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (3.25%) Financial Institution
14 12 (2.60%) Marketing
15 6 (1.30%) Back Office
15 6 (1.30%) Manufacturing
16 5 (1.08%) Pharmaceutical
16 5 (1.08%) Telecoms
17 4 (0.87%) Private Banking
Job Titles
1 325 (70.50%) Analyst
2 299 (64.86%) Business Analyst
3 61 (13.23%) Senior
4 48 (10.41%) Senior Analyst
5 42 (9.11%) Senior Business Analyst
6 23 (4.99%) Consultant
7 22 (4.77%) Technical Business Analyst
8 21 (4.56%) Technical Analyst
9 20 (4.34%) Banking Analyst
9 20 (4.34%) Data Business Analyst
10 19 (4.12%) Banking Business Analyst
10 19 (4.12%) Lead
11 17 (3.69%) Project Manager
12 16 (3.47%) Data Analyst
13 14 (3.04%) Risk Business Analyst
14 13 (2.82%) Developer
14 13 (2.82%) Risk Analyst
14 13 (2.82%) Transformation Analyst
15 11 (2.39%) Insurance Business Analyst
16 10 (2.17%) Product Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.74%) Pandas
2 6 (1.30%) VML
3 5 (1.08%) .NET
3 5 (1.08%) ADO
3 5 (1.08%) Middleware
3 5 (1.08%) NumPy
4 4 (0.87%) JSON
4 4 (0.87%) Oracle Fusion
4 4 (0.87%) REST
4 4 (0.87%) SailPoint
5 3 (0.65%) CSS
5 3 (0.65%) Django
5 3 (0.65%) HTML
5 3 (0.65%) XML
6 2 (0.43%) OAuth
6 2 (0.43%) Web Services
7 1 (0.22%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.22%) Kafka
7 1 (0.22%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.22%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 52 (11.28%) Product Ownership
2 21 (4.56%) Fixed Income
3 18 (3.90%) Data Protection Act
4 16 (3.47%) Data Structures
4 16 (3.47%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 15 (3.25%) Derivative
6 14 (3.04%) Onboarding
7 13 (2.82%) Analytical Mindset
8 10 (2.17%) Reinsurance
9 9 (1.95%) CMDB
9 9 (1.95%) Credit Risk
9 9 (1.95%) Legacy Systems
9 9 (1.95%) Management Information System
9 9 (1.95%) Market Risk
10 7 (1.52%) AI Agents
10 7 (1.52%) Virtual Team
11 6 (1.30%) Tandem
12 5 (1.08%) Reference Data
13 4 (0.87%) NHS
14 3 (0.65%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 1 (0.22%) Android
1 1 (0.22%) Apple iOS
1 1 (0.22%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 182 (39.48%) Agile
2 168 (36.44%) Stakeholder Management
3 125 (27.11%) Requirements Gathering
4 108 (23.43%) User Stories
5 102 (22.13%) User Acceptance Testing
6 98 (21.26%) Workshop Facilitation
7 95 (20.61%) Problem-Solving
8 78 (16.92%) Acceptance Criteria
9 76 (16.49%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 75 (16.27%) AI
11 67 (14.53%) Project Management
12 66 (14.32%) Validation
13 57 (12.36%) Data Modelling
14 56 (12.15%) Migration
15 55 (11.93%) Analytics
15 55 (11.93%) Decision-Making
15 55 (11.93%) Project Delivery
16 53 (11.50%) Use Case
17 50 (10.85%) Data Analysis
18 47 (10.20%) Continuous Improvement
Programming Languages
1 80 (17.35%) SQL
2 38 (8.24%) Python
3 7 (1.52%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 6 (1.30%) VBA
5 4 (0.87%) Java
6 3 (0.65%) C#
6 3 (0.65%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.65%) Korn
6 3 (0.65%) PL/SQL
6 3 (0.65%) R
7 1 (0.22%) C++
7 1 (0.22%) SOQL
7 1 (0.22%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 57 (12.36%) Security Cleared
2 49 (10.63%) SC Cleared
3 43 (9.33%) Degree
4 15 (3.25%) IIBA
5 11 (2.39%) CBAP
6 8 (1.74%) BPSS Clearance
7 7 (1.52%) ISTQB
8 6 (1.30%) PMI Certification
9 5 (1.08%) CSPO
10 4 (0.87%) Azure Certification
10 4 (0.87%) FFIEC
10 4 (0.87%) PMP
11 3 (0.65%) ISEB
11 3 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
12 2 (0.43%) Cisco Certification
12 2 (0.43%) DV Cleared
12 2 (0.43%) ISTQB Foundation Certification
12 2 (0.43%) Master's Degree
13 1 (0.22%) (ISC)2 CCSP
13 1 (0.22%) Numerate Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 37 (8.03%) Data Quality
2 24 (5.21%) QA
3 12 (2.60%) PMO
4 11 (2.39%) GDPR
5 10 (2.17%) NIST
6 9 (1.95%) Accessibility
6 9 (1.95%) GRC
6 9 (1.95%) ISO 20022
7 8 (1.74%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 6 (1.30%) EMIR
9 5 (1.08%) COBIT
10 4 (0.87%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.65%) GxP
11 3 (0.65%) MiFID
11 3 (0.65%) SLA
11 3 (0.65%) Solvency II
12 2 (0.43%) Basel III
12 2 (0.43%) ISO 15022
12 2 (0.43%) SEPA
12 2 (0.43%) SOC 2
System Software
1 5 (1.08%) Virtual Machines
2 2 (0.43%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.43%) Docker
3 1 (0.22%) RACF
3 1 (0.22%) Tivoli Workload Scheduler
3 1 (0.22%) Virtual Desktop
Systems Management
1 5 (1.08%) SCCM
2 3 (0.65%) Terraform
3 2 (0.43%) Control-M
4 1 (0.22%) logstash
4 1 (0.22%) Microsoft Intune
4 1 (0.22%) RSA Archer
4 1 (0.22%) Tivoli
Vendors
1 60 (13.02%) Microsoft
2 25 (5.42%) Salesforce
3 17 (3.69%) ServiceNow
4 15 (3.25%) Murex
5 14 (3.04%) Oracle
5 14 (3.04%) SAP
6 12 (2.60%) Databricks
7 7 (1.52%) Bloomberg
8 5 (1.08%) Workday
9 4 (0.87%) Avaloq
9 4 (0.87%) OpenLink
10 3 (0.65%) BT
10 3 (0.65%) Calypso
10 3 (0.65%) LexisNexis
10 3 (0.65%) Pega
10 3 (0.65%) PeopleSoft
10 3 (0.65%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud
11 2 (0.43%) CyberArk
11 2 (0.43%) FIS
11 2 (0.43%) HubSpot