Business Systems Analyst Contract Job Trends in the Midlands

Business System Analyst
England > Midlands

The median Business System Analyst daily rate in the Midlands is £506, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 23 October 2025.

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

6 months to
23 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 154 129 136
Rank change year-on-year -25 +7 +63
Contract jobs requiring a Business Systems Analyst 6 3 8
As % of all contract jobs in the Midlands 0.21% 0.11% 0.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.23% 0.12% 0.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 4 3 8
10th Percentile - £383 £397
25th Percentile £475 £384 £420
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £506 £425 £463
Median % change year-on-year +19.12% -8.11% -7.50%
75th Percentile £536 £450 £675
90th Percentile £544 £458 £679
England median daily rate £600 £579 £565
% change year-on-year +3.67% +2.43% -1.74%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the Midlands. 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 the Midlands with a recognized job title 2,560 2,474 2,692
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.60% 92.80% 94.42%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,687 1,542 1,876
10th Percentile £227 £231 £213
25th Percentile £360 £363 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £469 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -6.20% +5.26% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £588
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
England median daily rate £510 £525 £540
% change year-on-year -2.86% -2.78% -1.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 176 99 118
10th Percentile £13.62 £12.58 £13.78
25th Percentile £17.45 £15.00 £16.57
Median hourly rate £25.00 £22.50 £20.00
Median % change year-on-year +11.11% +12.50% +13.90%
75th Percentile £30.47 £32.91 £33.64
90th Percentile £50.00 £50.00 £67.50
England median hourly rate £25.15 £42.50 £45.94
% change year-on-year -40.82% -7.49% +58.63%

Business Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the Midlands

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

Business Systems Analyst job vacancy trend in the Midlands

Business Systems Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Systems Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Systems Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands

Business Systems Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Systems Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Systems Analyst job vacancies in the Midlands

Business Systems Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the Midlands

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Systems Analyst within the Midlands region over the 6 months to 23 October 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
West Midlands -12 5 £506 +19.12% 4
East Midlands -8 1 - - 2
Business Systems Analyst
England

Business Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands

For the 6 months to 23 October 2025, Business Systems 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 Midlands region featuring Business Systems Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (50.00%) Azure
1 3 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (33.33%) Agile
2 2 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) Business Process Mapping
2 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) Defect Management
2 2 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (33.33%) Dynamics NAV
2 2 (33.33%) ERP
2 2 (33.33%) iPaaS
2 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 2 (33.33%) Middleware
2 2 (33.33%) Power Automate
2 2 (33.33%) Power BI
2 2 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Software Testing
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (33.33%) Test Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (16.67%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (16.67%) BeyondTrust
3 1 (16.67%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) CyberArk
3 1 (16.67%) Degree
3 1 (16.67%) DevOps
3 1 (16.67%) Elite 3E
3 1 (16.67%) Identity Access Management

Business Systems Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Midlands 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:

Business Applications
1 2 (33.33%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (16.67%) Elite 3E
2 1 (16.67%) Teamcenter
Cloud Services
1 3 (50.00%) Azure
2 2 (33.33%) Dynamics 365
2 2 (33.33%) iPaaS
2 2 (33.33%) Power Automate
2 2 (33.33%) Power Platform
3 1 (16.67%) Azure DevOps
3 1 (16.67%) SaaS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (33.33%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (16.67%) JIRA
General
1 4 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 3 (50.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Manufacturing
3 2 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (16.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (16.67%) Law
4 1 (16.67%) Legal
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (33.33%) Middleware
Miscellaneous
1 1 (16.67%) Legacy Applications
1 1 (16.67%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (16.67%) Manufacturing Execution System
1 1 (16.67%) Onboarding
1 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (50.00%) Project Management
2 2 (33.33%) Agile
2 2 (33.33%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (33.33%) Business Process Mapping
2 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 2 (33.33%) Defect Management
2 2 (33.33%) ERP
2 2 (33.33%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (33.33%) Software Testing
2 2 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (33.33%) Test Planning
3 1 (16.67%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (16.67%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (16.67%) Creative Thinking
3 1 (16.67%) Privileged Access Management
3 1 (16.67%) Process Improvement
3 1 (16.67%) Project Delivery
3 1 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (16.67%) User Experience
3 1 (16.67%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 1 (16.67%) Degree
Vendors
1 2 (33.33%) Microsoft
2 1 (16.67%) BeyondTrust
2 1 (16.67%) CyberArk