Finance Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in London

Business Analyst - Finance (Finance BA)
England > London

The median Business Analyst - Finance (Finance BA) daily rate in London is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 30 December 2025.

The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
30 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 329 308 331
Rank change year-on-year -21 +23 +45
Contract jobs requiring a Finance Business Analyst 52 56 69
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.36% 0.38% 0.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.39% 0.41% 0.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 48 47
10th Percentile £363 £430 £350
25th Percentile £438 £500 £500
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £550 £550
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -
75th Percentile £650 £684 £638
90th Percentile £750 £850 £725
England median daily rate £558 £550 £550
% change year-on-year +1.36% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
Median hourly rate £65.00 £30.59 -
Median % change year-on-year +112.49% - -
England median hourly rate £25.00 £30.59 -
% change year-on-year -18.27% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies 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 13,277 13,736 17,143
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.40% 93.47% 93.48%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,799 8,871 12,375
10th Percentile £350 £334 £325
25th Percentile £425 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £550 £560
Median % change year-on-year -3.64% -1.79% -3.45%
75th Percentile £650 £675 £675
90th Percentile £750 £794 £788
England median daily rate £505 £525 £528
% change year-on-year -3.81% -0.47% -4.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 225 149 219
10th Percentile £17.50 £19.58 £17.00
25th Percentile £23.00 £23.80 £21.50
Median hourly rate £30.50 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -12.86% - +2.94%
75th Percentile £58.75 £55.00 £58.38
90th Percentile £76.58 £80.75 £72.10
England median hourly rate £27.00 £35.00 £45.21
% change year-on-year -22.86% -22.58% +37.00%

Finance Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Finance Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

Finance Business Analyst job vacancy trend in London

Finance Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Finance Business Analyst job vacancies in London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Finance Business Analyst job vacancies in London

Finance Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Finance Business Analyst in London over the 6 months to 30 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Finance Business Analyst in London

Finance Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Finance Business Analyst job vacancies in London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Finance Business Analyst job vacancies in London

Finance 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 Finance Business Analyst within the London region over the 6 months to 30 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 -3 7 £483 -5.85% 4
West London -14 3 £513 -
South London - 1 - - 1
Finance Business Analyst
England

Finance Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in London

For the 6 months to 30 December 2025, Finance Business Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the London region featuring Finance Business Analyst in the job title.

1 15 (28.85%) Agile
2 14 (26.92%) Business Analysis
3 11 (21.15%) Power Platform
3 11 (21.15%) SQL
4 10 (19.23%) Microsoft
4 10 (19.23%) User Acceptance Testing
5 9 (17.31%) Change Management
6 8 (15.38%) AI
6 8 (15.38%) ERP
6 8 (15.38%) Requirements Gathering
6 8 (15.38%) Workshop Facilitation
7 7 (13.46%) Data Analysis
7 7 (13.46%) Stakeholder Management
8 6 (11.54%) Decision-Making
8 6 (11.54%) Oracle
8 6 (11.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 5 (9.62%) Acceptance Criteria
9 5 (9.62%) Business Intelligence
9 5 (9.62%) Degree
9 5 (9.62%) Dynamics 365
9 5 (9.62%) Microsoft Excel
9 5 (9.62%) Process Improvement
9 5 (9.62%) Project Delivery
9 5 (9.62%) Roadmaps
9 5 (9.62%) Target Operating Model
9 5 (9.62%) User Stories
10 4 (7.69%) Commercialisation
10 4 (7.69%) CRM
10 4 (7.69%) Data Governance
10 4 (7.69%) Migration

Finance Business Analyst Skill Set
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 1 (1.92%) Confluence
1 1 (1.92%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 5 (9.62%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (5.77%) MS Visio
3 2 (3.85%) Microsoft Office
4 1 (1.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (3.85%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (1.92%) HFM
2 1 (1.92%) Oracle ERP
2 1 (1.92%) Oracle FAH
2 1 (1.92%) Oracle General Ledger
2 1 (1.92%) Oracle Payables
2 1 (1.92%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
2 1 (1.92%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
2 1 (1.92%) SAP R/3
2 1 (1.92%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 11 (21.15%) Power Platform
2 5 (9.62%) Dynamics 365
3 1 (1.92%) AWS
3 1 (1.92%) Microsoft 365
3 1 (1.92%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (7.69%) Power BI
2 2 (3.85%) Star Schema
2 2 (3.85%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 1 (1.92%) JIRA
General
1 52 (100.00%) Finance
2 20 (38.46%) Social Skills
3 12 (23.08%) Banking
4 9 (17.31%) Analytical Skills
5 5 (9.62%) Documentation Skills
5 5 (9.62%) Organisational Skills
6 3 (5.77%) General Ledger
6 3 (5.77%) Presentation Skills
7 2 (3.85%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (3.85%) Local Government
7 2 (3.85%) Public Sector
8 1 (1.92%) Automotive
8 1 (1.92%) Financial Institution
8 1 (1.92%) Investment Banking
8 1 (1.92%) Legal
8 1 (1.92%) Private Banking
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.92%) Oracle Fusion
1 1 (1.92%) XML
1 1 (1.92%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 4 (7.69%) Management Information System
1 4 (7.69%) Product Ownership
2 3 (5.77%) Analytical Mindset
2 3 (5.77%) Reinsurance
3 2 (3.85%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (1.92%) AI Agents
4 1 (1.92%) Credit Risk
4 1 (1.92%) Data Protection Act
4 1 (1.92%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
4 1 (1.92%) Onboarding
4 1 (1.92%) PMI
4 1 (1.92%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (28.85%) Agile
2 14 (26.92%) Business Analysis
3 10 (19.23%) User Acceptance Testing
4 9 (17.31%) Change Management
5 8 (15.38%) AI
5 8 (15.38%) ERP
5 8 (15.38%) Requirements Gathering
5 8 (15.38%) Workshop Facilitation
6 7 (13.46%) Data Analysis
6 7 (13.46%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (11.54%) Decision-Making
7 6 (11.54%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 5 (9.62%) Acceptance Criteria
8 5 (9.62%) Business Intelligence
8 5 (9.62%) Process Improvement
8 5 (9.62%) Project Delivery
8 5 (9.62%) Roadmaps
8 5 (9.62%) Target Operating Model
8 5 (9.62%) User Stories
9 4 (7.69%) CRM
Programming Languages
1 11 (21.15%) SQL
2 2 (3.85%) Python
Qualifications
1 5 (9.62%) Degree
2 3 (5.77%) ACCA
2 3 (5.77%) CIMA
3 2 (3.85%) Security Cleared
4 1 (1.92%) APMP
4 1 (1.92%) CBAP
4 1 (1.92%) Master's Degree
4 1 (1.92%) Microsoft Certification
4 1 (1.92%) PMI Certification
4 1 (1.92%) PMP
4 1 (1.92%) Six Sigma Green Belt
4 1 (1.92%) Six Sigma Yellow Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (5.77%) Data Quality
2 2 (3.85%) IFRS
2 2 (3.85%) QA
3 1 (1.92%) Actionable Recommendations
3 1 (1.92%) GAAP
3 1 (1.92%) IFRS 9
3 1 (1.92%) PMO
Vendors
1 10 (19.23%) Microsoft
2 6 (11.54%) Oracle
3 3 (5.77%) SAP
4 2 (3.85%) Murex
5 1 (1.92%) Avaloq
5 1 (1.92%) Hyperion
5 1 (1.92%) NEC
5 1 (1.92%) Tagetik