Business Analyst Contracts in London

Business Analyst (BA)
England > London

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in London is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 30 33 32
Rank change year-on-year +3 -1 +15
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 1,097 1,673 2,641
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 6.14% 6.16% 6.81%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.59% 6.46% 7.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 796 1,192 1,975
10th Percentile £413 £413 £400
25th Percentile £500 £475 £456
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £525
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £675 £650 £625
90th Percentile £775 £768 £706
England median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +8.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 7 5
10th Percentile £22.30 £29.80 £32.85
25th Percentile £23.88 £43.75 £35.25
Median hourly rate £28.00 £55.00 £52.50
Median % change year-on-year -49.09% +4.76% +23.53%
75th Percentile £52.25 £60.88 £63.75
90th Percentile £65.90 £63.75 £77.85
England median hourly rate £22.50 £58.00 £26.27
% change year-on-year -61.21% +120.78% -28.03%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in London. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of contract jobs in our overall sample.

Contract vacancies in London with a recognized job title 16,650 25,900 36,972
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.16% 95.31% 95.31%
Number of daily rates quoted 12,044 18,722 26,970
10th Percentile £325 £363 £375
25th Percentile £441 £463 £469
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £675 £700 £675
90th Percentile £788 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +10.53%
Number of hourly rates quoted 341 298 455
10th Percentile £16.02 £17.99 £16.50
25th Percentile £20.02 £22.63 £22.03
Median hourly rate £27.81 £36.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -22.75% +2.86% +12.90%
75th Percentile £43.75 £60.00 £49.25
90th Percentile £65.00 £76.78 £67.50
England median hourly rate £35.65 £45.00 £22.50
% change year-on-year -20.78% +100.00% +0.36%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Job postings that featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in London.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in London

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in London.

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in London

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in London over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in London

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in London.

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in London

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Analyst in London over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Analyst in London

Business Analyst
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 Analyst within the London region over the 6 months to 25 April 2024. 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 +4 179 £550 - 14
West London 0 8 £600 +32.23%
South London -3 8 £531 +1.19% 1
East London -3 5 £445 +18.67% 4
North London -2 1 £425 -12.82%
Business Analyst
England

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Business Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 399 (36.37%) Finance
2 291 (26.53%) Social Skills
3 287 (26.16%) Agile
4 216 (19.69%) Business Analysis
5 203 (18.51%) Banking
6 162 (14.77%) SQL
7 157 (14.31%) Stakeholder Management
8 156 (14.22%) Requirements Gathering
9 142 (12.94%) Analytical Skills
10 140 (12.76%) User Stories
11 110 (10.03%) Migration
12 99 (9.02%) Problem-Solving
13 98 (8.93%) Front Office
14 96 (8.75%) Degree
15 92 (8.39%) Project Management
16 91 (8.30%) Data Analysis
17 88 (8.02%) User Acceptance Testing
18 85 (7.75%) GAP Analysis
18 85 (7.75%) Workshop Facilitation
18 85 (7.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
19 82 (7.47%) Asset Management
20 81 (7.38%) Product Ownership
21 75 (6.84%) Change Management
22 69 (6.29%) Acceptance Criteria
23 67 (6.11%) Investment Banking
23 67 (6.11%) QA
24 66 (6.02%) Data Modelling
25 64 (5.83%) Business Intelligence
25 64 (5.83%) Scrum
25 64 (5.83%) Security Cleared

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in London by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 30 (2.73%) Confluence
2 27 (2.46%) SharePoint
3 10 (0.91%) MTS
4 6 (0.55%) CMS
5 3 (0.27%) Apache
6 2 (0.18%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.091%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.091%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.091%) SAS
Applications
1 41 (3.74%) MS Visio
2 34 (3.10%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (2.01%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 18 (1.64%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.46%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.18%) Chatbot
6 2 (0.18%) Trello
7 1 (0.091%) Microsoft Project
Business Applications
1 48 (4.38%) Endur
2 28 (2.55%) Loan IQ
3 20 (1.82%) Aligne
4 14 (1.28%) Aladdin
5 10 (0.91%) EuroRunner
6 9 (0.82%) Dynamics CRM
6 9 (0.82%) ION MarketView
7 7 (0.64%) SAP S/4HANA
8 5 (0.46%) Shopify
9 4 (0.36%) Oracle Financials
10 3 (0.27%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
10 3 (0.27%) Salesforce CRM
11 2 (0.18%) ION Anvil
11 2 (0.18%) NetSuite
11 2 (0.18%) Oracle EBS R12
11 2 (0.18%) SAP ERP
12 1 (0.091%) Remedy AR System
12 1 (0.091%) Remedy ITSM
12 1 (0.091%) SAP LE
12 1 (0.091%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 57 (5.20%) Azure
2 51 (4.65%) Power Platform
3 49 (4.47%) AWS
4 22 (2.01%) SaaS
5 13 (1.19%) Azure DevOps
6 12 (1.09%) Dynamics 365
7 8 (0.73%) Microsoft 365
8 6 (0.55%) PaaS
9 5 (0.46%) Google Analytics
9 5 (0.46%) Lucidchart
10 4 (0.36%) BigCommerce
10 4 (0.36%) OCI
10 4 (0.36%) Serverless
11 3 (0.27%) Adobe Analytics
11 3 (0.27%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (0.27%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
12 2 (0.18%) GCP
12 2 (0.18%) IBM Blueworks
12 2 (0.18%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 2 (0.18%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 15 (1.37%) FIX Connectivity
2 3 (0.27%) Intranet
2 3 (0.27%) Radio Access Network
3 2 (0.18%) 4G
3 2 (0.18%) 5G
4 1 (0.091%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.091%) Firewall
4 1 (0.091%) LTE
4 1 (0.091%) MPLS
4 1 (0.091%) NAS
4 1 (0.091%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 46 (4.19%) Power BI
2 32 (2.92%) Data Warehouse
3 9 (0.82%) Relational Database
4 8 (0.73%) SQL Server
4 8 (0.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 7 (0.64%) Big Data
6 6 (0.55%) Data Lake
6 6 (0.55%) Tableau
7 5 (0.46%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 5 (0.46%) Geospatial Data
8 4 (0.36%) PostgreSQL
9 3 (0.27%) Data Mart
9 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Analysis Services
9 3 (0.27%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 2 (0.18%) Amazon Redshift
10 2 (0.18%) Apache Hive
10 2 (0.18%) Hadoop
10 2 (0.18%) Impala
10 2 (0.18%) Oracle Reports
10 2 (0.18%) Sqoop
Development Applications
1 43 (3.92%) JIRA
2 12 (1.09%) TeamCity
3 9 (0.82%) Postman
3 9 (0.82%) SoapUI
4 5 (0.46%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.091%) PyCharm
5 1 (0.091%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 399 (36.37%) Finance
2 291 (26.53%) Social Skills
3 203 (18.51%) Banking
4 142 (12.94%) Analytical Skills
5 98 (8.93%) Front Office
6 85 (7.75%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 67 (6.11%) Investment Banking
8 64 (5.83%) Public Sector
9 50 (4.56%) Presentation Skills
10 37 (3.37%) Back Office
11 29 (2.64%) Retail
12 26 (2.37%) Marketing
13 23 (2.10%) Influencing Skills
14 15 (1.37%) Financial Institution
14 15 (1.37%) Legal
15 12 (1.09%) Local Government
15 12 (1.09%) Organisational Skills
16 11 (1.00%) Manufacturing
17 9 (0.82%) Documentation Skills
17 9 (0.82%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (1.82%) FIX Protocol
2 19 (1.73%) XML
3 10 (0.91%) JSON
4 8 (0.73%) SOAP
5 5 (0.46%) Apache Camel
5 5 (0.46%) SailPoint
6 4 (0.36%) ADO
6 4 (0.36%) VML
6 4 (0.36%) Web Services
7 3 (0.27%) Oracle Fusion
8 2 (0.18%) .NET
9 1 (0.091%) .NET Framework
9 1 (0.091%) FIXML
9 1 (0.091%) FpML
9 1 (0.091%) Kafka
9 1 (0.091%) Middleware
9 1 (0.091%) OAuth
9 1 (0.091%) OAuth2
9 1 (0.091%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 81 (7.38%) Product Ownership
2 60 (5.47%) Derivative
3 55 (5.01%) Fixed Income
4 47 (4.28%) Equities
5 46 (4.19%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 32 (2.92%) Hedge funds
7 26 (2.37%) Reinsurance
8 25 (2.28%) Onboarding
9 22 (2.01%) SWIFT Messaging Network
10 19 (1.73%) Market Risk
11 17 (1.55%) Renewable Energy
12 16 (1.46%) Management Information System
13 13 (1.19%) Mobile App
13 13 (1.19%) Solar Panel
14 12 (1.09%) Greenfield Project
15 10 (0.91%) Analytical Mindset
16 9 (0.82%) Data Protection Act
17 7 (0.64%) PMI
18 6 (0.55%) Credit Risk
18 6 (0.55%) IoT
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.37%) Unix
1 15 (1.37%) Windows
2 7 (0.64%) Linux
3 5 (0.46%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.36%) Windows 10
5 2 (0.18%) VMS
6 1 (0.091%) Android
6 1 (0.091%) Mac OS
6 1 (0.091%) Windows Server
6 1 (0.091%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 287 (26.16%) Agile
2 216 (19.69%) Business Analysis
3 157 (14.31%) Stakeholder Management
4 156 (14.22%) Requirements Gathering
5 140 (12.76%) User Stories
6 110 (10.03%) Migration
7 99 (9.02%) Problem-Solving
8 92 (8.39%) Project Management
9 91 (8.30%) Data Analysis
10 88 (8.02%) User Acceptance Testing
11 85 (7.75%) GAP Analysis
11 85 (7.75%) Workshop Facilitation
12 82 (7.47%) Asset Management
13 75 (6.84%) Change Management
14 69 (6.29%) Acceptance Criteria
15 66 (6.02%) Data Modelling
16 64 (5.83%) Business Intelligence
16 64 (5.83%) Scrum
17 57 (5.20%) Data Migration
18 54 (4.92%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 162 (14.77%) SQL
2 32 (2.92%) Python
3 17 (1.55%) Java
4 5 (0.46%) JavaScript
4 5 (0.46%) PL/SQL
4 5 (0.46%) VBA
4 5 (0.46%) XPath
4 5 (0.46%) XQuery
5 2 (0.18%) C#
6 1 (0.091%) Groovy
6 1 (0.091%) R
Qualifications
1 96 (8.75%) Degree
2 64 (5.83%) Security Cleared
3 56 (5.10%) SC Cleared
4 18 (1.64%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (0.73%) CBAP
6 7 (0.64%) PMI Certification
7 5 (0.46%) Computer Science Degree
7 5 (0.46%) Master's Degree
8 4 (0.36%) IIBA
9 3 (0.27%) ACCA
9 3 (0.27%) CIMA
9 3 (0.27%) Numerate Degree
10 2 (0.18%) CCA
10 2 (0.18%) DBS Check
10 2 (0.18%) Microsoft Certification
11 1 (0.091%) CSPO
11 1 (0.091%) DV Cleared
11 1 (0.091%) Oracle Certification
11 1 (0.091%) Six Sigma Black Belt
11 1 (0.091%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 67 (6.11%) QA
2 40 (3.65%) Data Quality
3 34 (3.10%) EMIR
4 33 (3.01%) MiFID
5 16 (1.46%) Dodd-Frank
5 16 (1.46%) SEPA
6 9 (0.82%) PMO
7 7 (0.64%) GDPR
8 5 (0.46%) Actionable Recommendations
9 4 (0.36%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 3 (0.27%) Accessibility
10 3 (0.27%) Basel III
10 3 (0.27%) IFRS
10 3 (0.27%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.18%) Basel II
11 2 (0.18%) IFRS 17
11 2 (0.18%) IFRS 9
11 2 (0.18%) ISO 8583
11 2 (0.18%) PCI DSS
11 2 (0.18%) SLA
System Software
1 3 (0.27%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.18%) Docker
2 2 (0.18%) HDFS
2 2 (0.18%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 2 (0.18%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.091%) SCCM
Vendors
1 46 (4.19%) Microsoft
2 40 (3.65%) Bloomberg
3 39 (3.56%) SAP
4 33 (3.01%) Oracle
5 25 (2.28%) Salesforce
6 17 (1.55%) ION Trading
7 16 (1.46%) OpenLink
8 15 (1.37%) ServiceNow
9 14 (1.28%) MarketAxess
9 14 (1.28%) Tradeweb
10 11 (1.00%) BISAM
11 9 (0.82%) Refinitiv
12 8 (0.73%) Murex
13 7 (0.64%) Adobe
13 7 (0.64%) Guidewire
13 7 (0.64%) IBM
14 6 (0.55%) Calypso
14 6 (0.55%) Google
14 6 (0.55%) Pega
15 5 (0.46%) Workday