Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Business Analyst (BA)
North West > Manchester

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Manchester is £420, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 24 March 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 45 33
Rank change year-on-year -15 -12 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 45 34 72
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 2.92% 3.56% 4.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.19% 3.78% 4.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 22 57
10th Percentile £348 £333 £359
25th Percentile £381 £358 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £413 £475
Median % change year-on-year +1.82% -13.16% +5.56%
75th Percentile £469 £513 £550
90th Percentile £500 £583 £596
North West median daily rate £400 £410 £470
% change year-on-year -2.44% -12.77% -1.05%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £71.25 £67.50 -
Median hourly rate £72.50 £70.00 -
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% - -
75th Percentile £73.75 £72.50 -
90th Percentile - - -
North West median hourly rate £67.94 £31.52 -
% change year-on-year +115.53% - -

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 1,410 900 1,509
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.62% 94.14% 95.39%
Number of daily rates quoted 882 636 1,073
10th Percentile £313 £300 £306
25th Percentile £400 £383 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £455 £450 £493
Median % change year-on-year +1.11% -8.63% -1.50%
75th Percentile £575 £557 £575
90th Percentile £643 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £456 £467 £500
% change year-on-year -2.25% -6.65% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 128 40 86
10th Percentile £18.57 £13.00 £12.12
25th Percentile £22.68 £16.20 £13.36
Median hourly rate £52.94 £32.50 £28.50
Median % change year-on-year +62.88% +14.04% -28.75%
75th Percentile £70.00 £60.00 £62.19
90th Percentile £78.75 £72.63 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £45.00 £31.51 £26.39
% change year-on-year +42.81% +19.40% -14.19%

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 24 March 2026.

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 24 March 2026, 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 (42.22%) Agile
1 19 (42.22%) Business Analysis
2 16 (35.56%) Requirements Gathering
2 16 (35.56%) Stakeholder Management
3 12 (26.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 12 (26.67%) User Stories
4 11 (24.44%) MS Visio
4 11 (24.44%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (24.44%) Workshop Facilitation
5 10 (22.22%) Confluence
5 10 (22.22%) JIRA
6 9 (20.00%) Acceptance Criteria
7 8 (17.78%) Migration
7 8 (17.78%) Workflow
8 6 (13.33%) CRM
8 6 (13.33%) Data Analysis
8 6 (13.33%) Data Modelling
8 6 (13.33%) Degree
8 6 (13.33%) Kanban
8 6 (13.33%) Scrum
9 5 (11.11%) Actionable Insight
9 5 (11.11%) Decision-Making
9 5 (11.11%) Microsoft
9 5 (11.11%) Regulatory Change
9 5 (11.11%) SAP
9 5 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing
10 4 (8.89%) AI
10 4 (8.89%) Collaborative Working
10 4 (8.89%) Economics
10 4 (8.89%) Translating Business Requirements

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 10 (22.22%) Confluence
Applications
1 11 (24.44%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.22%) Chatbot
2 1 (2.22%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (4.44%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.22%) SAP MDG
2 1 (2.22%) SAP MDG-F
2 1 (2.22%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.67%) Miro
2 2 (4.44%) AWS
3 1 (2.22%) Azure
3 1 (2.22%) Figma
3 1 (2.22%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.22%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.44%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.22%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 10 (22.22%) JIRA
General
1 21 (46.67%) Social Skills
2 11 (24.44%) Analytical Skills
2 11 (24.44%) Finance
3 7 (15.56%) Public Sector
4 5 (11.11%) Banking
4 5 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
5 3 (6.67%) Documentation Skills
5 3 (6.67%) Retail
6 1 (2.22%) Automotive
6 1 (2.22%) Digital Health
6 1 (2.22%) Front Office
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.22%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 5 (11.11%) Product Ownership
2 4 (8.89%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (6.67%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (4.44%) NHS
5 1 (2.22%) Enterprise Cloud
5 1 (2.22%) FMCG
5 1 (2.22%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.22%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.22%) Online Banking
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.22%) Windows
1 1 (2.22%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (42.22%) Agile
1 19 (42.22%) Business Analysis
2 16 (35.56%) Requirements Gathering
2 16 (35.56%) Stakeholder Management
3 12 (26.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 12 (26.67%) User Stories
4 11 (24.44%) Problem-Solving
4 11 (24.44%) Workshop Facilitation
5 9 (20.00%) Acceptance Criteria
6 8 (17.78%) Migration
6 8 (17.78%) Workflow
7 6 (13.33%) CRM
7 6 (13.33%) Data Analysis
7 6 (13.33%) Data Modelling
7 6 (13.33%) Kanban
7 6 (13.33%) Scrum
8 5 (11.11%) Actionable Insight
8 5 (11.11%) Decision-Making
8 5 (11.11%) Regulatory Change
8 5 (11.11%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.44%) SQL
2 1 (2.22%) Korn
Qualifications
1 6 (13.33%) Degree
2 3 (6.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.22%) CCNA
3 1 (2.22%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (2.22%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.44%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.22%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (11.11%) Microsoft
1 5 (11.11%) SAP
2 2 (4.44%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.22%) Infoblox
3 1 (2.22%) Oracle
3 1 (2.22%) ServiceNow