Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Milton Keynes

Business Analyst (BA)
Buckinghamshire > Milton Keynes

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Milton Keynes is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 December 2025.

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

6 months to
1 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 29 42 30
Rank change year-on-year +13 -12 +35
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 17 3 28
As % of all contract jobs in Milton Keynes 5.54% 1.05% 5.28%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.78% 1.09% 5.57%
Number of daily rates quoted 11 1 25
10th Percentile £363 - £390
25th Percentile £378 - £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £450 £460
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% -2.17% +8.23%
75th Percentile £432 - £488
90th Percentile £638 - £523
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £416 £525 £475
% change year-on-year -20.71% +10.53% +5.56%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Milton Keynes

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Milton Keynes. 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 Milton Keynes with a recognized job title 294 275 503
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 95.77% 96.49% 94.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 210 196 388
10th Percentile £212 £248 £262
25th Percentile £363 £363 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £538 £560 £600
90th Percentile £635 £653 £700
Buckinghamshire median daily rate £450 £475 £500
% change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 15 8 14
10th Percentile £15.92 £14.25 £13.16
25th Percentile £23.81 £17.68 £13.27
Median hourly rate £29.61 £21.25 £20.25
Median % change year-on-year +39.34% +4.94% +12.50%
75th Percentile £32.81 £36.19 £23.97
90th Percentile £36.00 £37.12 £28.20
Buckinghamshire median hourly rate £25.08 £18.70 £20.25
% change year-on-year +34.09% -7.65% +26.56%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Milton Keynes

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 Milton Keynes.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Milton Keynes

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Milton Keynes

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Milton Keynes over the 6 months to 1 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Milton Keynes

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Milton Keynes

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Milton Keynes

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes

For the 6 months to 1 December 2025, 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 Milton Keynes region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 8 (47.06%) Agile
1 8 (47.06%) Business Analysis
1 8 (47.06%) User Stories
2 5 (29.41%) Salesforce
2 5 (29.41%) Waterfall
3 4 (23.53%) Figma
3 4 (23.53%) Functional Testing
3 4 (23.53%) NetSuite
3 4 (23.53%) Oracle
3 4 (23.53%) QA
3 4 (23.53%) Requirements Gathering
3 4 (23.53%) SAP
3 4 (23.53%) Visualisation
3 4 (23.53%) Wireframes
4 3 (17.65%) Business Process Mapping
4 3 (17.65%) Data Analysis
4 3 (17.65%) Data Categorisation
4 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (17.65%) Risk Assessment
4 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (17.65%) User Acceptance Testing
4 3 (17.65%) Vulnerability Management
4 3 (17.65%) Workshop Facilitation
5 2 (11.76%) Acceptance Criteria
5 2 (11.76%) ERP
5 2 (11.76%) GAP Analysis
5 2 (11.76%) Impact Assessments
5 2 (11.76%) PMO
5 2 (11.76%) Project Planning
5 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Milton Keynes 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 4 (23.53%) NetSuite
Cloud Services
1 4 (23.53%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 1 (5.88%) Wireless
General
1 8 (47.06%) Finance
1 8 (47.06%) Social Skills
2 4 (23.53%) Manufacturing
3 2 (11.76%) Documentation Skills
3 2 (11.76%) Marketing
3 2 (11.76%) Presentation Skills
3 2 (11.76%) Public Sector
4 1 (5.88%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (5.88%) Banking
4 1 (5.88%) Legal
4 1 (5.88%) Telecoms
Miscellaneous
1 4 (23.53%) Product Ownership
2 1 (5.88%) Data Structures
2 1 (5.88%) Self-Motivation
2 1 (5.88%) Sports Betting
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (47.06%) Agile
1 8 (47.06%) Business Analysis
1 8 (47.06%) User Stories
2 5 (29.41%) Waterfall
3 4 (23.53%) Functional Testing
3 4 (23.53%) Requirements Gathering
3 4 (23.53%) Visualisation
3 4 (23.53%) Wireframes
4 3 (17.65%) Business Process Mapping
4 3 (17.65%) Data Analysis
4 3 (17.65%) Data Categorisation
4 3 (17.65%) Problem-Solving
4 3 (17.65%) Risk Assessment
4 3 (17.65%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 3 (17.65%) User Acceptance Testing
4 3 (17.65%) Vulnerability Management
4 3 (17.65%) Workshop Facilitation
5 2 (11.76%) ERP
5 2 (11.76%) Project Planning
5 2 (11.76%) Workflow
Qualifications
1 2 (11.76%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (23.53%) QA
2 2 (11.76%) PMO
Vendors
1 5 (29.41%) Salesforce
2 4 (23.53%) Oracle
2 4 (23.53%) SAP
3 2 (11.76%) TIBCO
3 2 (11.76%) webMethods
4 1 (5.88%) BT
4 1 (5.88%) Openreach