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 7 April 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 60 52 29
Rank change year-on-year -8 -23 +4
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 48 34 73
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 2.96% 3.60% 4.72%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.21% 3.83% 4.95%
Number of daily rates quoted 39 21 57
10th Percentile £337 £331 £363
25th Percentile £371 £350 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £400 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -15.79% +5.56%
75th Percentile £467 £513 £550
90th Percentile £500 £588 £600
North West median daily rate £400 £410 £475
% change year-on-year -2.44% -13.68% +2.70%
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 1,494 887 1,476
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.11% 93.96% 95.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 934 641 1,044
10th Percentile £313 £300 £306
25th Percentile £400 £390 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £460 £450 £495
Median % change year-on-year +2.22% -9.09% -1.00%
75th Percentile £575 £563 £575
90th Percentile £650 £675 £688
North West median daily rate £460 £470 £495
% change year-on-year -2.13% -5.05% -1.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 137 40 79
10th Percentile £19.41 £13.00 £12.00
25th Percentile £25.15 £15.68 £13.31
Median hourly rate £55.00 £32.00 £27.00
Median % change year-on-year +71.88% +18.52% -31.82%
75th Percentile £75.00 £60.00 £60.63
90th Percentile £85.00 £73.88 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £45.46 £30.95 £26.66
% change year-on-year +46.88% +16.09% -13.29%

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 7 April 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
Contract Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 7 April 2026. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Bolton - 1 - - 1
Business Analyst
North West

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

For the 6 months to 7 April 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 20 (41.67%) Agile
2 19 (39.58%) Business Analysis
3 17 (35.42%) Requirements Gathering
4 16 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 13 (27.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 13 (27.08%) User Stories
6 12 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
7 11 (22.92%) MS Visio
8 10 (20.83%) Acceptance Criteria
8 10 (20.83%) Confluence
8 10 (20.83%) JIRA
9 8 (16.67%) Migration
9 8 (16.67%) Workflow
10 7 (14.58%) Data Analysis
10 7 (14.58%) Degree
11 6 (12.50%) CRM
11 6 (12.50%) Data Modelling
11 6 (12.50%) Decision-Making
11 6 (12.50%) Kanban
11 6 (12.50%) Scrum
12 5 (10.42%) Actionable Insight
12 5 (10.42%) Microsoft
12 5 (10.42%) Regulatory Change
12 5 (10.42%) SAP
12 5 (10.42%) User Acceptance Testing
13 4 (8.33%) AI
13 4 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
13 4 (8.33%) Economics

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 (20.83%) Confluence
Applications
1 11 (22.92%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.08%) Chatbot
2 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 2 (4.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.08%) SAP MDG
2 1 (2.08%) SAP MDG-F
2 1 (2.08%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.25%) Miro
2 2 (4.17%) AWS
3 1 (2.08%) Azure
3 1 (2.08%) Figma
3 1 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
Communications & Networking
1 1 (2.08%) DNS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.17%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.08%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 10 (20.83%) JIRA
General
1 21 (43.75%) Social Skills
2 13 (27.08%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (22.92%) Finance
4 8 (16.67%) Public Sector
5 6 (12.50%) Banking
6 5 (10.42%) Influencing Skills
7 3 (6.25%) Documentation Skills
7 3 (6.25%) Retail
8 1 (2.08%) Automotive
8 1 (2.08%) Digital Health
8 1 (2.08%) Front Office
8 1 (2.08%) Local Government
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.08%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 6 (12.50%) Product Ownership
2 4 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
3 3 (6.25%) Data Protection Act
4 2 (4.17%) NHS
5 1 (2.08%) Enterprise Cloud
5 1 (2.08%) FMCG
5 1 (2.08%) Legacy Systems
5 1 (2.08%) Onboarding
5 1 (2.08%) Online Banking
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.08%) Windows
1 1 (2.08%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (41.67%) Agile
2 19 (39.58%) Business Analysis
3 17 (35.42%) Requirements Gathering
4 16 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 13 (27.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 13 (27.08%) User Stories
6 12 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
7 10 (20.83%) Acceptance Criteria
8 8 (16.67%) Migration
8 8 (16.67%) Workflow
9 7 (14.58%) Data Analysis
10 6 (12.50%) CRM
10 6 (12.50%) Data Modelling
10 6 (12.50%) Decision-Making
10 6 (12.50%) Kanban
10 6 (12.50%) Scrum
11 5 (10.42%) Actionable Insight
11 5 (10.42%) Regulatory Change
11 5 (10.42%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.17%) SQL
2 1 (2.08%) Korn
Qualifications
1 7 (14.58%) Degree
2 4 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.08%) CCNA
3 1 (2.08%) Cisco Certification
3 1 (2.08%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.17%) Accessibility
2 1 (2.08%) QA
Vendors
1 5 (10.42%) Microsoft
1 5 (10.42%) SAP
2 2 (4.17%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.08%) Infoblox
3 1 (2.08%) Oracle
3 1 (2.08%) ServiceNow