Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Business Analyst (BA)
North West > Manchester

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Manchester is £423, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 February 2026.

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

6 months to
23 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 54 54 40
Rank change year-on-year 0 -14 -3
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 48 31 64
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 3.51% 3.06% 4.08%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.81% 3.27% 4.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 42 20 54
10th Percentile £333 £298 £356
25th Percentile £386 £356 £391
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £423 £413 £465
Median % change year-on-year +2.42% -11.29% +5.98%
75th Percentile £477 £494 £528
90th Percentile £500 £518 £575
North West median daily rate £401 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +0.31% -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 1,261 948 1,478
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.11% 93.49% 94.14%
Number of daily rates quoted 821 621 1,056
10th Percentile £313 £300 £306
25th Percentile £400 £390 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £450 £478
Median % change year-on-year - -5.76% -4.50%
75th Percentile £572 £575 £575
90th Percentile £638 £675 £663
North West median daily rate £455 £473 £500
% change year-on-year -3.70% -5.50% +2.56%
Number of hourly rates quoted 110 33 85
10th Percentile £18.54 £15.18 £12.10
25th Percentile £22.53 £19.25 £13.50
Median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +38.46% +44.44% -43.04%
75th Percentile £63.69 £33.75 £63.75
90th Percentile £78.75 £60.00 £73.75
North West median hourly rate £42.69 £30.95 £26.39
% change year-on-year +37.92% +17.28% -9.93%

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 23 February 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 23 February 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%) Business Analysis
2 18 (37.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 16 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
4 15 (31.25%) Agile
5 13 (27.08%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 10 (20.83%) User Stories
8 9 (18.75%) MS Visio
9 8 (16.67%) Decision-Making
10 7 (14.58%) Acceptance Criteria
10 7 (14.58%) Data Modelling
10 7 (14.58%) Degree
10 7 (14.58%) Microsoft
10 7 (14.58%) Migration
10 7 (14.58%) Workflow
10 7 (14.58%) Workshop Facilitation
11 6 (12.50%) Confluence
11 6 (12.50%) CRM
11 6 (12.50%) JIRA
11 6 (12.50%) Kanban
12 5 (10.42%) Data Analysis
12 5 (10.42%) SAP
12 5 (10.42%) Scrum
13 4 (8.33%) Actionable Insight
13 4 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
13 4 (8.33%) Business Case
13 4 (8.33%) Change Management
13 4 (8.33%) Data Governance
13 4 (8.33%) GAP Analysis
13 4 (8.33%) Regulatory Change

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 (12.50%) Confluence
2 1 (2.08%) CMS
Applications
1 9 (18.75%) MS Visio
2 1 (2.08%) Chatbot
2 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (2.08%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (2.08%) Trello
Business Applications
1 2 (4.17%) Dynamics CRM
2 1 (2.08%) SAP CO
2 1 (2.08%) SAP FI
2 1 (2.08%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 3 (6.25%) Miro
2 1 (2.08%) AWS
2 1 (2.08%) Figma
2 1 (2.08%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (4.17%) Data Warehouse
2 1 (2.08%) Geospatial Data
2 1 (2.08%) GIS
2 1 (2.08%) Oracle Database
Development Applications
1 6 (12.50%) JIRA
General
1 24 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 13 (27.08%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (22.92%) Finance
4 8 (16.67%) Public Sector
5 5 (10.42%) Influencing Skills
6 4 (8.33%) Banking
7 1 (2.08%) Digital Health
7 1 (2.08%) Documentation Skills
7 1 (2.08%) Front Office
7 1 (2.08%) Legal
7 1 (2.08%) Local Government
7 1 (2.08%) Manufacturing
7 1 (2.08%) Marketing
7 1 (2.08%) Retail
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.08%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 4 (8.33%) Self-Motivation
2 3 (6.25%) Data Protection Act
2 3 (6.25%) Product Ownership
3 2 (4.17%) NHS
4 1 (2.08%) Data Structures
4 1 (2.08%) FMCG
Operating Systems
1 1 (2.08%) Windows
1 1 (2.08%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 20 (41.67%) Business Analysis
2 18 (37.50%) Stakeholder Management
3 16 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
4 15 (31.25%) Agile
5 13 (27.08%) Problem-Solving
6 12 (25.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 10 (20.83%) User Stories
8 8 (16.67%) Decision-Making
9 7 (14.58%) Acceptance Criteria
9 7 (14.58%) Data Modelling
9 7 (14.58%) Migration
9 7 (14.58%) Workflow
9 7 (14.58%) Workshop Facilitation
10 6 (12.50%) CRM
10 6 (12.50%) Kanban
11 5 (10.42%) Data Analysis
11 5 (10.42%) Scrum
12 4 (8.33%) Change Management
12 4 (8.33%) GAP Analysis
12 4 (8.33%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 2 (4.17%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (14.58%) Degree
2 4 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (2.08%) IIBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (4.17%) Accessibility
Vendors
1 7 (14.58%) Microsoft
2 5 (10.42%) SAP
3 2 (4.17%) Salesforce
4 1 (2.08%) DocuSign
4 1 (2.08%) OpenText
4 1 (2.08%) Oracle
4 1 (2.08%) ServiceNow