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 4 January 2026.

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

6 months to
4 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 46 34
Rank change year-on-year -8 -12 +5
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 42 36 73
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 3.57% 3.42% 4.71%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.89% 3.65% 5.03%
Number of daily rates quoted 37 21 65
10th Percentile £320 £350 £356
25th Percentile £338 £388 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £425 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.88% -10.53% +11.76%
75th Percentile £475 £513 £550
90th Percentile £535 £600 £588
North West median daily rate £400 £428 £475
% change year-on-year -6.43% -10.00% +5.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £66.50 -
North West median hourly rate £63.37 £29.32 -
% change year-on-year +116.11% - -

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 1,079 987 1,451
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.67% 93.64% 93.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 717 590 1,059
10th Percentile £311 £313 £306
25th Percentile £381 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £463 £500
Median % change year-on-year -2.70% -7.50% -
75th Percentile £575 £565 £585
90th Percentile £638 £670 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +3.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 85 36 63
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.95 £12.90
25th Percentile £19.75 £20.75 £16.93
Median hourly rate £27.50 £32.00 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year -14.06% +60.00% -49.37%
75th Percentile £57.50 £33.75 £60.00
90th Percentile £63.50 £62.50 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £34.50 £24.50 £35.25
% change year-on-year +40.82% -30.50% +56.67%

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 4 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 4 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 18 (42.86%) Stakeholder Management
2 17 (40.48%) Business Analysis
2 17 (40.48%) Requirements Gathering
3 16 (38.10%) Agile
4 13 (30.95%) User Stories
5 9 (21.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 8 (19.05%) Kanban
7 7 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
7 7 (16.67%) JIRA
7 7 (16.67%) Microsoft
7 7 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (16.67%) Scrum
8 6 (14.29%) Acceptance Criteria
8 6 (14.29%) Confluence
8 6 (14.29%) Decision-Making
8 6 (14.29%) Service Design
8 6 (14.29%) User Experience
9 5 (11.90%) Business Case
9 5 (11.90%) Roadmaps
9 5 (11.90%) SAP
9 5 (11.90%) Workflow
9 5 (11.90%) Workshop Facilitation
10 4 (9.52%) Analytics
10 4 (9.52%) Anti-Money Laundering
10 4 (9.52%) Azure
10 4 (9.52%) Azure DevOps
10 4 (9.52%) Change Management
10 4 (9.52%) CRM
10 4 (9.52%) Data Governance
10 4 (9.52%) Data Modelling

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 (14.29%) Confluence
2 1 (2.38%) CMS
Applications
1 4 (9.52%) MS Visio
2 2 (4.76%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (2.38%) Chatbot
3 1 (2.38%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (2.38%) Microsoft PowerPoint
3 1 (2.38%) Trello
Business Applications
1 3 (7.14%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.38%) SAP CO
2 1 (2.38%) SAP FI
2 1 (2.38%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 4 (9.52%) Azure
1 4 (9.52%) Azure DevOps
2 3 (7.14%) Figma
3 2 (4.76%) Miro
4 1 (2.38%) AWS
4 1 (2.38%) Dynamics 365
4 1 (2.38%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (2.38%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (2.38%) Geospatial Data
1 1 (2.38%) GIS
1 1 (2.38%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 7 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 23 (54.76%) Social Skills
2 10 (23.81%) Analytical Skills
3 9 (21.43%) Public Sector
4 7 (16.67%) Finance
5 5 (11.90%) Banking
6 3 (7.14%) Influencing Skills
7 2 (4.76%) Documentation Skills
7 2 (4.76%) Retail
8 1 (2.38%) Digital Health
8 1 (2.38%) Front Office
8 1 (2.38%) Legal
8 1 (2.38%) Local Government
8 1 (2.38%) Manufacturing
8 1 (2.38%) Marketing
8 1 (2.38%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (9.52%) Onboarding
1 4 (9.52%) Product Ownership
2 2 (4.76%) Data Protection Act
2 2 (4.76%) NHS
3 1 (2.38%) Data Centre
3 1 (2.38%) Data Structures
3 1 (2.38%) FMCG
3 1 (2.38%) Mobile App
3 1 (2.38%) Mobile Banking
3 1 (2.38%) Security Operations Centre
3 1 (2.38%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.38%) Windows
1 1 (2.38%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (42.86%) Stakeholder Management
2 17 (40.48%) Business Analysis
2 17 (40.48%) Requirements Gathering
3 16 (38.10%) Agile
4 13 (30.95%) User Stories
5 9 (21.43%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 8 (19.05%) Kanban
7 7 (16.67%) GAP Analysis
7 7 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
7 7 (16.67%) Scrum
8 6 (14.29%) Acceptance Criteria
8 6 (14.29%) Decision-Making
8 6 (14.29%) Service Design
8 6 (14.29%) User Experience
9 5 (11.90%) Business Case
9 5 (11.90%) Roadmaps
9 5 (11.90%) Workflow
9 5 (11.90%) Workshop Facilitation
10 4 (9.52%) Epics
10 4 (9.52%) Impact Assessments
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.38%) SQL
Qualifications
1 4 (9.52%) Degree
2 3 (7.14%) BPSS Clearance
3 2 (4.76%) SC Cleared
3 2 (4.76%) Security Cleared
4 1 (2.38%) IIBA
4 1 (2.38%) ISEB
4 1 (2.38%) SAFe Agilist
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (7.14%) GDPR
1 3 (7.14%) PSD2
2 2 (4.76%) Accessibility
3 1 (2.38%) NIST
Vendors
1 7 (16.67%) 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
4 1 (2.38%) Virgin Media