MBA Contract Job Trends in London

Master of Business Administration (MBA)
England > London

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in London with a requirement for MBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
7 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 372 374 408
Rank change year-on-year +2 +34 +156
Contract jobs citing MBA 13 12 12
As % of all contract jobs in London 0.093% 0.076% 0.059%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.34% 0.30% 0.26%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 7 10
10th Percentile £241 £244 £94
25th Percentile £434 £431 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £548 £550 £568
Median % change year-on-year -0.45% -3.08% +3.18%
75th Percentile £679 £606 £609
90th Percentile £825 £655 £863
England median daily rate £548 £563 £559
% change year-on-year -2.67% +0.63% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 2 1
10th Percentile - £48.43 -
25th Percentile - £51.69 £56.25
Median hourly rate £65.00 £57.75 £57.50
Median % change year-on-year +12.55% +0.43% +4.55%
75th Percentile - £63.19 £58.75
90th Percentile - £66.08 -
England median hourly rate £65.00 £57.75 £57.50
% change year-on-year +12.55% +0.43% +4.55%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
London

MBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in London.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 3,821 3,975 4,665
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in London 27.47% 25.31% 23.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 2,624 2,534 3,182
10th Percentile £356 £350 £350
25th Percentile £440 £450 £450
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £539 £545 £550
Median % change year-on-year -1.07% -0.91% -4.35%
75th Percentile £660 £650 £675
90th Percentile £750 £763 £775
England median daily rate £525 £530 £550
% change year-on-year -0.94% -3.64% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 93 55 100
10th Percentile £19.40 £20.20 £18.99
25th Percentile - £31.44 £21.88
Median hourly rate £25.15 £41.91 £53.25
Median % change year-on-year -39.99% -21.30% +18.33%
75th Percentile £41.25 £64.13 £69.00
90th Percentile £65.00 £77.54 £86.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £52.35 £52.50
% change year-on-year -51.95% -0.30% +16.67%

MBA
Job Vacancy Trend in London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing MBA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in London.

MBA job vacancy trend in London

MBA
Daily Rate Trend in London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing MBA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing MBA

MBA
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing MBA in London over the 6 months to 7 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for MBA in London

MBA
Hourly Rate Trend in London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing MBA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in London citing MBA

MBA
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 MBA within the London region over the 6 months to 7 November 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
East London - 2 - -
Central London +8 1 - - 23
MBA
England

MBA
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 2 (15.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Endur
2 1 (7.69%) SAP Oil and Gas
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) SaaS
2 1 (7.69%) OpenShift
2 1 (7.69%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Essbase
1 1 (7.69%) Oracle Reports
1 1 (7.69%) Power BI
1 1 (7.69%) Tableau
General
1 6 (46.15%) Finance
2 5 (38.46%) Social Skills
3 4 (30.77%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (23.08%) Banking
5 2 (15.38%) Automotive
5 2 (15.38%) Back Office
5 2 (15.38%) Financial Institution
5 2 (15.38%) Legal
5 2 (15.38%) Retail
5 2 (15.38%) Telecoms
6 1 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (7.69%) Marketing
6 1 (7.69%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 4 (30.77%) Analyst
2 3 (23.08%) Business Analyst
2 3 (23.08%) Project Manager
3 2 (15.38%) Back Office Business Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Consultant
3 2 (15.38%) Endur Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Endur Business Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) OpenLink Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) OpenLink Business Analyst
3 2 (15.38%) Principal Business Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Category Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Financial Analyst
4 1 (7.69%) Functional Consultant
4 1 (7.69%) Procurement Consultant
4 1 (7.69%) Product Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Senior
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Senior Project Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Technical Manager
4 1 (7.69%) Technical Project Manager
Miscellaneous
1 3 (23.08%) PMI
2 2 (15.38%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (15.38%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (7.69%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (7.69%) Mobile App
3 1 (7.69%) Onboarding
3 1 (7.69%) Product Ownership
3 1 (7.69%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (38.46%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (30.77%) Computer Science
2 4 (30.77%) Cost-Benefit Analysis
2 4 (30.77%) Decision-Making
2 4 (30.77%) Project Delivery
2 4 (30.77%) Project Management
3 3 (23.08%) Agile
3 3 (23.08%) AI
3 3 (23.08%) Analytics
3 3 (23.08%) Budget Management
3 3 (23.08%) ERP
3 3 (23.08%) Logistics
3 3 (23.08%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (23.08%) Risk Management
3 3 (23.08%) Roadmaps
4 2 (15.38%) Change Management
4 2 (15.38%) CRM
4 2 (15.38%) Data Analysis
4 2 (15.38%) E-Commerce
4 2 (15.38%) Project Governance
Programming Languages
1 3 (23.08%) SQL
2 1 (7.69%) Python
Qualifications
1 13 (100.00%) Degree
1 13 (100.00%) Master's Degree
2 3 (23.08%) PMI Certification
2 3 (23.08%) PMP
3 1 (7.69%) CFA
3 1 (7.69%) PhD
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) QA
2 1 (7.69%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) OpenLink
1 3 (23.08%) SAP
2 2 (15.38%) Hitachi
2 2 (15.38%) ION Trading
3 1 (7.69%) Avaloq
3 1 (7.69%) Oracle