HR Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in London

Business Analyst - Human Resources (HR BA)
England > London

The median Business Analyst - Human Resources (HR BA) daily rate in London is £488, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 8 November 2025.

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

6 months to
8 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 365 373 426
Rank change year-on-year +8 +53 +149
Contract jobs requiring an HR Business Analyst 6 8 4
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.043% 0.051% 0.020%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.047% 0.054% 0.021%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 5 3
10th Percentile - £423 -
25th Percentile £481 £475 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £488 £550 £450
Median % change year-on-year -11.36% +22.22% -10.00%
75th Percentile £547 £600 £488
90th Percentile £579 £705 £495
England median daily rate £494 £525 £450
% change year-on-year -5.95% +16.67% -10.00%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 12,869 14,724 19,083
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 93.99% 93.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 8,538 9,507 13,876
10th Percentile £333 £338 £344
25th Percentile £425 £450 £455
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £545 £550 £575
Median % change year-on-year -0.92% -4.35% -
75th Percentile £663 £675 £688
90th Percentile £775 £788 £798
England median daily rate £510 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 232 153 219
10th Percentile £17.50 £17.25 £18.30
25th Percentile £21.75 £23.80 £21.75
Median hourly rate £26.68 £37.50 £38.75
Median % change year-on-year -28.87% -3.23% +19.23%
75th Percentile £47.50 £58.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £67.31 £80.75 £74.00
England median hourly rate £25.15 £40.00 £45.21
% change year-on-year -37.13% -11.52% +50.70%

HR Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

HR Business Analyst job vacancy trend in London

HR Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in London

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

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

HR Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing HR Business Analyst in London over the 6 months to 8 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for HR Business Analyst in London

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

For the 6 months to 8 November 2025, HR 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 HR Business Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Business Analysis
1 4 (66.67%) ERP
2 3 (50.00%) Analytics
2 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 3 (50.00%) SAP
2 3 (50.00%) SAP BW
2 3 (50.00%) SAP HR
2 3 (50.00%) SuccessFactors
3 2 (33.33%) BPMN
3 2 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Data Migration
3 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
3 2 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 2 (33.33%) Migration
3 2 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) QA
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (33.33%) Unit4 Business World
3 2 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
3 2 (33.33%) Workday
4 1 (16.67%) ACCA
4 1 (16.67%) Agile
4 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Business Process Modelling
4 1 (16.67%) Data Cleansing
4 1 (16.67%) Data Validation
4 1 (16.67%) Expense Management
4 1 (16.67%) iTrent

HR 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:

Applications
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft Excel
Business Applications
1 3 (50.00%) SAP HR
2 2 (33.33%) Unit4 Business World
3 1 (16.67%) iTrent
Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) SuccessFactors
2 1 (16.67%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (50.00%) SAP BW
2 1 (16.67%) Oracle Reports
2 1 (16.67%) Power BI
2 1 (16.67%) SAP HANA
General
1 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (16.67%) Local Government
3 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing
3 1 (16.67%) Public Sector
3 1 (16.67%) Retail
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Business Analysis
1 4 (66.67%) ERP
2 3 (50.00%) Analytics
3 2 (33.33%) BPMN
3 2 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Data Migration
3 2 (33.33%) Data Modelling
3 2 (33.33%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 2 (33.33%) Decision-Making
3 2 (33.33%) Migration
3 2 (33.33%) Process Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (33.33%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (16.67%) Data Cleansing
4 1 (16.67%) Data Validation
4 1 (16.67%) Logistics
4 1 (16.67%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (16.67%) Validation
4 1 (16.67%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 1 (16.67%) ACCA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) SAP
2 2 (33.33%) Workday
3 1 (16.67%) Oracle