Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Business Analyst (BA)
North West > Manchester

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Manchester is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 March 2026.

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

6 months to
2 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 57 54 36
Rank change year-on-year -3 -18 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 47 33 62
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 3.37% 3.24% 3.95%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.67% 3.47% 4.19%
Number of daily rates quoted 41 21 53
10th Percentile £333 £308 £357
25th Percentile £400 £358 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £400 £470
Median % change year-on-year +6.25% -14.89% +5.62%
75th Percentile £478 £488 £538
90th Percentile £500 £513 £575
North West median daily rate £400 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +0.06% -11.11% -

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 1,282 952 1,479
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.90% 93.33% 94.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 828 634 1,053
10th Percentile £313 £302 £300
25th Percentile £400 £396 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -5.26% -5.00%
75th Percentile £575 £575 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £455 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -4.21% -5.00% +2.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 113 34 85
10th Percentile £18.57 £15.00 £12.10
25th Percentile £22.63 £18.31 £13.50
Median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +44.44% -43.75%
75th Percentile £65.00 £36.19 £65.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £63.50 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £44.00 £31.51 £26.00
% change year-on-year +39.64% +21.19% -13.33%

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 2 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 2 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 (40.43%) Business Analysis
2 18 (38.30%) Stakeholder Management
3 15 (31.91%) Agile
3 15 (31.91%) Requirements Gathering
4 13 (27.66%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (23.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 10 (21.28%) MS Visio
6 10 (21.28%) User Stories
7 8 (17.02%) Acceptance Criteria
7 8 (17.02%) Migration
7 8 (17.02%) Workflow
7 8 (17.02%) Workshop Facilitation
8 7 (14.89%) CRM
8 7 (14.89%) Decision-Making
8 7 (14.89%) Degree
9 6 (12.77%) Confluence
9 6 (12.77%) Data Analysis
9 6 (12.77%) JIRA
9 6 (12.77%) Kanban
9 6 (12.77%) Microsoft
10 5 (10.64%) Actionable Insight
10 5 (10.64%) Data Modelling
10 5 (10.64%) Regulatory Change
10 5 (10.64%) SAP
10 5 (10.64%) Scrum
11 4 (8.51%) BPSS Clearance
11 4 (8.51%) Economics
11 4 (8.51%) GAP Analysis
11 4 (8.51%) Roadmaps
11 4 (8.51%) Service Design

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 (12.77%) Confluence
2 1 (2.13%) CMS
Applications
1 10 (21.28%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.13%) Chatbot
2 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.13%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.13%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.13%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (4.26%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.13%) SAP CO
2 1 (2.13%) SAP FI
2 1 (2.13%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.38%) Miro
2 1 (2.13%) AWS
2 1 (2.13%) Figma
2 1 (2.13%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.26%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.13%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (2.13%) GIS
2 1 (2.13%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 6 (12.77%) JIRA
General
1 24 (51.06%) Social Skills
2 12 (25.53%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (23.40%) Finance
4 8 (17.02%) Public Sector
5 6 (12.77%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (8.51%) Banking
7 1 (2.13%) Digital Health
7 1 (2.13%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.13%) Front Office
7 1 (2.13%) Legal
7 1 (2.13%) Local Government
7 1 (2.13%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.13%) Marketing
7 1 (2.13%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.13%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 5 (10.64%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (6.38%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (6.38%) Product Ownership
3 2 (4.26%) NHS
4 1 (2.13%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.13%) Windows
1 1 (2.13%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 19 (40.43%) Business Analysis
2 18 (38.30%) Stakeholder Management
3 15 (31.91%) Agile
3 15 (31.91%) Requirements Gathering
4 13 (27.66%) Problem-Solving
5 11 (23.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 10 (21.28%) User Stories
7 8 (17.02%) Acceptance Criteria
7 8 (17.02%) Migration
7 8 (17.02%) Workflow
7 8 (17.02%) Workshop Facilitation
8 7 (14.89%) CRM
8 7 (14.89%) Decision-Making
9 6 (12.77%) Data Analysis
9 6 (12.77%) Kanban
10 5 (10.64%) Actionable Insight
10 5 (10.64%) Data Modelling
10 5 (10.64%) Regulatory Change
10 5 (10.64%) Scrum
11 4 (8.51%) Roadmaps
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.26%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (14.89%) Degree
2 4 (8.51%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.13%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.26%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 6 (12.77%) Microsoft
2 5 (10.64%) SAP
3 2 (4.26%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.13%) DocuSign
4 1 (2.13%) OpenText
4 1 (2.13%) Oracle
4 1 (2.13%) ServiceNow