Business Analyst Contracts in Merseyside

Business Analyst (BA)
North West > Merseyside

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Merseyside is £425, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 18 28 38
Rank change year-on-year +10 +10 -6
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 11 5 9
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Merseyside 6.55% 2.19% 2.63%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.88% 2.30% 2.73%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 4 9
10th Percentile £385 £424 £224
25th Percentile £406 £441 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £425 £450 £450
Median % change year-on-year -5.56% - -14.29%
75th Percentile £506 £466 £530
90th Percentile £513 £494 £580
North West median daily rate £425 £475 £456
% change year-on-year -10.53% +4.11% +1.39%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 0
Median hourly rate £34.11 - -
North West median hourly rate £31.52 - £27.98

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Merseyside

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Merseyside. 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 Merseyside with a recognized job title 160 217 330
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.24% 95.18% 96.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 107 117 242
10th Percentile £143 £151 £236
25th Percentile £203 £230 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £400 £475
Median % change year-on-year - -15.79% +10.47%
75th Percentile £538 £494 £550
90th Percentile £630 £588 £686
North West median daily rate £475 £493 £500
% change year-on-year -3.65% -1.40% +5.26%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 32 13
10th Percentile £13.28 - -
25th Percentile - £15.50 £10.09
Median hourly rate £17.44 £19.97 £16.37
Median % change year-on-year -12.65% +21.96% +9.13%
75th Percentile £20.00 £34.80 £18.75
90th Percentile £25.22 £43.09 £23.75
North West median hourly rate £29.23 £26.53 £30.54
% change year-on-year +10.20% -13.15% +50.37%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Merseyside

Job postings that featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Merseyside.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Merseyside

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Merseyside

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in Merseyside.

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Merseyside

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Merseyside

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Merseyside over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Merseyside

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Merseyside

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in Merseyside.

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in Merseyside

Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Merseyside

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 Merseyside region over the 6 months to 1 May 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
Liverpool +12 9 £500 +11.11% 6
Business Analyst
North West

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Business Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the Merseyside region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (54.55%) Business Analysis
2 5 (45.45%) Social Skills
3 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (27.27%) Acceptance Criteria
3 3 (27.27%) Workshop Facilitation
3 3 (27.27%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (27.27%) Process Improvement
3 3 (27.27%) ERP
3 3 (27.27%) Finance
3 3 (27.27%) Validation
3 3 (27.27%) Migration
4 2 (18.18%) Process Management
4 2 (18.18%) GAP Analysis
4 2 (18.18%) Data Analysis
4 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
4 2 (18.18%) Varonis
4 2 (18.18%) Project Planning
4 2 (18.18%) Business Process Improvement
4 2 (18.18%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (18.18%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (18.18%) Entra ID
4 2 (18.18%) Scenario Testing
4 2 (18.18%) Conflict Resolution
5 1 (9.09%) Customer Experience
5 1 (9.09%) CRM
5 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Analysis
5 1 (9.09%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (9.09%) Actionable Recommendations
5 1 (9.09%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (9.09%) Collaborative Working

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Merseyside by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 1 (9.09%) Unit4 Business World
Cloud Services
1 2 (18.18%) Entra ID
General
1 5 (45.45%) Social Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (27.27%) Finance
3 1 (9.09%) Local Government
3 1 (9.09%) Military
3 1 (9.09%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (54.55%) Business Analysis
2 3 (27.27%) Acceptance Criteria
2 3 (27.27%) ERP
2 3 (27.27%) Migration
2 3 (27.27%) Process Improvement
2 3 (27.27%) Requirements Gathering
2 3 (27.27%) Validation
2 3 (27.27%) Workshop Facilitation
3 2 (18.18%) Business Process Improvement
3 2 (18.18%) Conflict Resolution
3 2 (18.18%) Data Analysis
3 2 (18.18%) GAP Analysis
3 2 (18.18%) Process Management
3 2 (18.18%) Project Planning
3 2 (18.18%) Scenario Testing
3 2 (18.18%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (9.09%) Business Process Mapping
4 1 (9.09%) Coaching
4 1 (9.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 1 (9.09%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (9.09%) Degree
1 1 (9.09%) SC Cleared
1 1 (9.09%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (9.09%) Actionable Recommendations
Systems Management
1 2 (18.18%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 2 (18.18%) Microsoft
1 2 (18.18%) Varonis