Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Business Analyst (BA)
North West > Manchester

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Manchester is £426, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 November 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 47 48 33
Rank change year-on-year +1 -15 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 44 35 81
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 3.99% 2.94% 5.02%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.36% 3.13% 5.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 40 25 68
10th Percentile £325 £320 £379
25th Percentile £363 £371 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £426 £425 £485
Median % change year-on-year +0.24% -12.37% +14.12%
75th Percentile £500 £513 £555
90th Percentile £578 £586 £596
North West median daily rate £440 £425 £500
% change year-on-year +3.53% -15.00% +11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £66.50 -
North West median hourly rate £63.37 £46.81 -
% change year-on-year +35.37% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 1,009 1,117 1,502
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.48% 93.87% 93.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 654 645 1,106
10th Percentile £300 £313 £283
25th Percentile £385 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £580 £575 £582
90th Percentile £675 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 80 40 65
10th Percentile £16.14 £15.87 £15.11
25th Percentile £19.02 £21.81 £17.11
Median hourly rate £22.32 £32.50 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.34% +66.67% -2.50%
75th Percentile £31.40 £51.06 £46.88
90th Percentile £55.94 £65.48 £65.75
North West median hourly rate £29.60 £32.50 £31.50
% change year-on-year -8.92% +3.17% +57.50%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

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

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Manchester

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Manchester

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Manchester over the 6 months to 13 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Manchester

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Manchester

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

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

For the 6 months to 13 November 2025, 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 Manchester region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 19 (43.18%) Stakeholder Management
2 18 (40.91%) Agile
2 18 (40.91%) Requirements Gathering
3 13 (29.55%) Business Analysis
4 11 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 11 (25.00%) User Stories
5 8 (18.18%) Microsoft
6 7 (15.91%) Acceptance Criteria
6 7 (15.91%) Decision-Making
6 7 (15.91%) GAP Analysis
6 7 (15.91%) JIRA
7 6 (13.64%) Confluence
7 6 (13.64%) Kanban
7 6 (13.64%) Scrum
7 6 (13.64%) Service Design
7 6 (13.64%) Workshop Facilitation
8 5 (11.36%) Azure
8 5 (11.36%) Azure DevOps
8 5 (11.36%) Business Case
8 5 (11.36%) DevOps
8 5 (11.36%) Journey Map
8 5 (11.36%) Migration
8 5 (11.36%) Problem-Solving
8 5 (11.36%) Project Management
8 5 (11.36%) Roadmaps
8 5 (11.36%) User Experience
9 4 (9.09%) Analytics
9 4 (9.09%) Anti-Money Laundering
9 4 (9.09%) Customer Journey Map
9 4 (9.09%) Degree

Business Analyst 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (13.64%) Confluence
2 1 (2.27%) CMS
2 1 (2.27%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Excel
1 2 (4.55%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.27%) Chatbot
2 1 (2.27%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.27%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (4.55%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.27%) SAP CO
2 1 (2.27%) SAP FI
2 1 (2.27%) SAP FI/CO
2 1 (2.27%) SAP Payroll
Cloud Services
1 5 (11.36%) Azure
1 5 (11.36%) Azure DevOps
2 3 (6.82%) Figma
3 2 (4.55%) AWS
3 2 (4.55%) Miro
4 1 (2.27%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (2.27%) Google Docs
4 1 (2.27%) Google Sheets
4 1 (2.27%) Google Workspace
4 1 (2.27%) iPaaS
4 1 (2.27%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.27%) ATM
1 1 (2.27%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.27%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (2.27%) GIS
1 1 (2.27%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 7 (15.91%) JIRA
General
1 24 (54.55%) Social Skills
2 14 (31.82%) Finance
3 11 (25.00%) Banking
4 10 (22.73%) Analytical Skills
5 7 (15.91%) Public Sector
6 4 (9.09%) Retail
7 3 (6.82%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (6.82%) Influencing Skills
8 2 (4.55%) Presentation Skills
8 2 (4.55%) Retail Banking
9 1 (2.27%) Corporate Banking
9 1 (2.27%) Digital Health
9 1 (2.27%) Games
9 1 (2.27%) Investment Banking
9 1 (2.27%) Legal
9 1 (2.27%) Local Government
9 1 (2.27%) Manufacturing
9 1 (2.27%) Marketing
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.09%) Onboarding
2 3 (6.82%) Product Ownership
3 1 (2.27%) Analytical Mindset
3 1 (2.27%) Credit Risk
3 1 (2.27%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.27%) Data Protection Act
3 1 (2.27%) Data Structures
3 1 (2.27%) EPoS
3 1 (2.27%) FMCG
3 1 (2.27%) Legacy Systems
3 1 (2.27%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.27%) Mobile Banking
3 1 (2.27%) NHS
3 1 (2.27%) Renewable Energy
3 1 (2.27%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (2.27%) Self-Motivation
3 1 (2.27%) Taxonomies
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.27%) Windows
1 1 (2.27%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (43.18%) Stakeholder Management
2 18 (40.91%) Agile
2 18 (40.91%) Requirements Gathering
3 13 (29.55%) Business Analysis
4 11 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 11 (25.00%) User Stories
5 7 (15.91%) Acceptance Criteria
5 7 (15.91%) Decision-Making
5 7 (15.91%) GAP Analysis
6 6 (13.64%) Kanban
6 6 (13.64%) Scrum
6 6 (13.64%) Service Design
6 6 (13.64%) Workshop Facilitation
7 5 (11.36%) Business Case
7 5 (11.36%) DevOps
7 5 (11.36%) Journey Map
7 5 (11.36%) Migration
7 5 (11.36%) Problem-Solving
7 5 (11.36%) Project Management
7 5 (11.36%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.27%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (9.09%) Degree
2 3 (6.82%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (4.55%) SC Cleared
3 2 (4.55%) Security Cleared
4 1 (2.27%) ISEB
4 1 (2.27%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (6.82%) GDPR
1 3 (6.82%) PSD2
2 1 (2.27%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.27%) NIST
Vendors
1 8 (18.18%) Microsoft
2 3 (6.82%) SAP
3 1 (2.27%) DocuSign
3 1 (2.27%) Google
3 1 (2.27%) MuleSoft
3 1 (2.27%) OpenText
3 1 (2.27%) Oracle
3 1 (2.27%) ServiceNow
3 1 (2.27%) Virgin Media