Business Data Analyst Contract Job Trends in Manchester

Business Data Analyst
North West > Manchester

The median Business Data Analyst daily rate in Manchester is £400, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 November 2025.

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

6 months to
4 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 87 - 103
Rank change year-on-year - - +28
Contract jobs requiring a Business Data Analyst 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Manchester 0.093% - 0.062%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.10% - 0.066%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - £315
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 - £330
Median % change year-on-year - - -30.53%
75th Percentile - - £345
90th Percentile - - -
North West median daily rate £425 - £330
% change year-on-year - - -30.53%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 989 1,086 1,510
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.91% 93.70% 92.92%
Number of daily rates quoted 640 625 1,111
10th Percentile £300 £314 £276
25th Percentile £387 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £580 £575 £582
90th Percentile £675 £675 £675
North West median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 84 37 64
10th Percentile £14.85 £15.79 £15.01
25th Percentile £19.02 £22.00 £16.71
Median hourly rate £22.41 £32.50 £19.50
Median % change year-on-year -31.05% +66.67% -2.82%
75th Percentile £31.40 £60.00 £46.88
90th Percentile £60.00 £72.70 £65.88
North West median hourly rate £29.00 £32.50 £34.08
% change year-on-year -10.77% -4.64% +56.47%

Business Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Business Data Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Business Data Analyst job vacancy trend in Manchester

Business Data Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Manchester

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Data Analyst job vacancies in Manchester.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Data Analyst job vacancies in Manchester

Business Data 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 Data Analyst within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 4 November 2025. 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
Salford - 1 £400 -
Stockport - 1 £400 -
Business Data Analyst
North West

Business Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 4 November 2025, Business Data 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 Data Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
1 1 (100.00%) Veeam
1 1 (100.00%) VMware

Business Data 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:

Cloud Services
1 1 (100.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (100.00%) Power BI
General
1 1 (100.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Business Intelligence
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Data Quality
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Microsoft
1 1 (100.00%) Veeam
1 1 (100.00%) VMware