IT Business Analyst Contracts in Macclesfield

IT Business Analyst (IT BA)
Cheshire > Macclesfield

The median IT Business Analyst (IT BA) daily rate in Macclesfield is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 - 14
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an IT Business Analyst 3 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Macclesfield 6.12% - 4.35%
As % of the Job Titles category 7.14% - 4.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £425
75th Percentile - - £438
90th Percentile - - -
Cheshire median daily rate £500 - £438

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Macclesfield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Macclesfield. 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 Macclesfield with a recognized job title 42 97 44
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 85.71% 96.04% 95.65%
Number of daily rates quoted 38 66 30
10th Percentile £439 £405 £302
25th Percentile £500 £463 £409
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £538 £519 £450
Median % change year-on-year +3.61% +15.28% +15.38%
75th Percentile £595 £550 £484
90th Percentile £700 £585 £505
Cheshire median daily rate £456 £475 £475
% change year-on-year -4.00% - +9.20%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 7 2
10th Percentile - £16.69 £14.30
25th Percentile - £17.26 £14.38
Median hourly rate - £17.72 £15.25
Median % change year-on-year - +16.20% -73.48%
75th Percentile - - £16.38
90th Percentile - £17.74 £16.60
Cheshire median hourly rate £47.50 £20.11 £29.26
% change year-on-year +136.20% -31.27% +19.43%

IT Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Macclesfield

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

Job vacancy trend for IT Business Analyst in Macclesfield

IT Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Macclesfield

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

Daily rate trend for IT Business Analyst in Macclesfield

IT Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 14 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Macclesfield

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, IT 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 Macclesfield region featuring IT Business Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 3 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) SAP
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 3 (100.00%) User Stories
1 3 (100.00%) Demand Forecasting
1 3 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (66.67%) Planning and Forecasting
2 2 (66.67%) Ariba
3 1 (33.33%) Degree
3 1 (33.33%) JIRA

IT Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Macclesfield 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:

Business Applications
1 3 (100.00%) SAP S/4HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (33.33%) JIRA
General
1 3 (100.00%) Pharmaceutical
1 3 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Agile
1 3 (100.00%) Business Transformation
1 3 (100.00%) Demand Forecasting
1 3 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 3 (100.00%) User Stories
2 2 (66.67%) Planning and Forecasting
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Degree
Vendors
1 3 (100.00%) SAP
2 2 (66.67%) Ariba