Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Business Analyst (BA)
North West > Manchester

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Manchester is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 January 2026.

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

6 months to
29 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 52 48 37
Rank change year-on-year -4 -11 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 42 35 69
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 3.40% 3.37% 4.38%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.70% 3.58% 4.69%
Number of daily rates quoted 36 22 58
10th Percentile £319 £310 £356
25th Percentile £338 £361 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £443 £473
Median % change year-on-year -9.60% -6.35% +6.18%
75th Percentile £466 £513 £547
90th Percentile £500 £597 £588
North West median daily rate £400 £425 £475
% change year-on-year -5.88% -10.53% +4.11%

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 1,134 977 1,472
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.90% 94.12% 93.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 760 606 1,071
10th Percentile £310 £310 £313
25th Percentile £380 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £485
Median % change year-on-year - -7.22% -1.02%
75th Percentile £550 £550 £575
90th Percentile £638 £669 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +3.15%
Number of hourly rates quoted 90 33 72
10th Percentile £18.16 £15.93 £12.00
25th Percentile £21.30 £21.25 £13.50
Median hourly rate £30.75 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year -5.38% +44.44% -43.75%
75th Percentile £57.50 £33.75 £61.88
90th Percentile £70.00 £60.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £41.94 £29.52 £34.21
% change year-on-year +42.10% -13.72% +32.55%

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 29 January 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 29 January 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 (45.24%) Stakeholder Management
2 17 (40.48%) Agile
3 15 (35.71%) Business Analysis
3 15 (35.71%) Requirements Gathering
4 13 (30.95%) User Stories
5 11 (26.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 9 (21.43%) Kanban
7 8 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (19.05%) Scrum
8 7 (16.67%) Confluence
8 7 (16.67%) JIRA
9 6 (14.29%) Acceptance Criteria
9 6 (14.29%) Data Modelling
9 6 (14.29%) GAP Analysis
9 6 (14.29%) Microsoft
9 6 (14.29%) Service Design
9 6 (14.29%) User Experience
10 5 (11.90%) Roadmaps
10 5 (11.90%) SAP
11 4 (9.52%) Anti-Money Laundering
11 4 (9.52%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (9.52%) Business Case
11 4 (9.52%) Change Management
11 4 (9.52%) Data Governance
11 4 (9.52%) Decision-Making
11 4 (9.52%) Degree
11 4 (9.52%) Epics
11 4 (9.52%) KYC
11 4 (9.52%) MS Visio
11 4 (9.52%) User Acceptance Testing

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 7 (16.67%) Confluence
2 1 (2.38%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (9.52%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.38%) Chatbot
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.38%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (4.76%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.38%) SAP CO
2 1 (2.38%) SAP FI
2 1 (2.38%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 3 (7.14%) Azure
1 3 (7.14%) Azure DevOps
1 3 (7.14%) Figma
1 3 (7.14%) Miro
2 1 (2.38%) AWS
2 1 (2.38%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.76%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.38%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (2.38%) GIS
2 1 (2.38%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 7 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 23 (54.76%) Social Skills
2 11 (26.19%) Analytical Skills
3 7 (16.67%) Finance
3 7 (16.67%) Public Sector
4 6 (14.29%) Banking
5 2 (4.76%) Documentation Skills
5 2 (4.76%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (2.38%) Digital Health
6 1 (2.38%) Front Office
6 1 (2.38%) Legal
6 1 (2.38%) Local Government
6 1 (2.38%) Manufacturing
6 1 (2.38%) Marketing
6 1 (2.38%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.38%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.52%) Product Ownership
2 3 (7.14%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (7.14%) Onboarding
3 2 (4.76%) NHS
4 1 (2.38%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.38%) FMCG
4 1 (2.38%) Mobile App
4 1 (2.38%) Mobile Banking
4 1 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.38%) Windows
1 1 (2.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (45.24%) Stakeholder Management
2 17 (40.48%) Agile
3 15 (35.71%) Business Analysis
3 15 (35.71%) Requirements Gathering
4 13 (30.95%) User Stories
5 11 (26.19%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 9 (21.43%) Kanban
7 8 (19.05%) Problem-Solving
7 8 (19.05%) Scrum
8 6 (14.29%) Acceptance Criteria
8 6 (14.29%) Data Modelling
8 6 (14.29%) GAP Analysis
8 6 (14.29%) Service Design
8 6 (14.29%) User Experience
9 5 (11.90%) Roadmaps
10 4 (9.52%) Business Case
10 4 (9.52%) Decision-Making
10 4 (9.52%) Epics
10 4 (9.52%) KYC
10 4 (9.52%) Workshop Facilitation
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.76%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (9.52%) BPSS Clearance
1 4 (9.52%) Degree
2 2 (4.76%) SC Cleared
2 2 (4.76%) Security Cleared
3 1 (2.38%) IIBA
3 1 (2.38%) ISEB
3 1 (2.38%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.14%) GDPR
1 3 (7.14%) PSD2
2 2 (4.76%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 6 (14.29%) Microsoft
2 5 (11.90%) SAP
3 2 (4.76%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.38%) DocuSign
4 1 (2.38%) OpenText
4 1 (2.38%) Oracle
4 1 (2.38%) ServiceNow