Business Analysis Specialist Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Business Analysis Specialist
North West > Manchester

The median Business Analysis Specialist daily rate in Manchester is £459, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 August 2026.

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

 6 months to
29 Aug 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 117 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analysis Specialist 3 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.15% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.16% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £424 - -
25th Percentile £436 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £459 - -
75th Percentile £464 - -
90th Percentile £465 - -
North West median daily rate £459 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Manchester

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Manchester. 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 Manchester with a recognized job title 1,834 937 1,151
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.79% 92.13% 96.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,077 594 729
10th Percentile £313 £300 £313
25th Percentile £404 £393 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year +8.11% -7.50% -
75th Percentile £600 £575 £600
90th Percentile £700 £650 £713
North West median daily rate £500 £450 £493
% change year-on-year +11.11% -8.72% -1.40%
Number of hourly rates quoted 191 78 46
10th Percentile £23.13 £13.00 £15.56
25th Percentile £30.00 £14.13 £21.25
Median hourly rate £60.00 £20.68 £34.00
Median % change year-on-year +190.17% -39.18% +74.36%
75th Percentile £73.88 £35.44 £60.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £72.88 £73.00
North West median hourly rate £45.56 £25.15 £35.00
% change year-on-year +81.13% -28.14% +14.20%

Business Analysis Specialist Skill Set
Top 6 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 29 August 2026, Business Analysis Specialist 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 Manchester region featuring Business Analysis Specialist in the job title.

1 3 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Migration
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (33.33%) Privileged Access Management
3 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared

Business Analysis Specialist Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester 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:

Miscellaneous
1 3 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 3 (100.00%) Migration
2 2 (66.67%) Cybersecurity
2 2 (66.67%) Identity Access Management
3 1 (33.33%) Privileged Access Management
Qualifications
1 1 (33.33%) Security Cleared
Business Analysis Specialist jobs