Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in North London

Business Analyst (BA)
London > North London

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in North London is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 6 11 5
Rank change year-on-year +5 -6 +1
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 1 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in North London 4.00% 6.90% 11.11%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.76% 7.41% 11.11%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 2 3
10th Percentile - - £440
25th Percentile - - £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £550 £500
Median % change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +8.11%
75th Percentile - - £538
90th Percentile - - £560
London median daily rate £525 £563 £575
% change year-on-year -6.67% -2.17% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
North London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in North London. 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 North London with a recognized job title 21 27 27
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 84.00% 93.10% 100.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 19 22
10th Percentile £420 £241 £182
25th Percentile £500 £248 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £285 £348
Median % change year-on-year +110.53% -17.99% -22.78%
75th Percentile £663 £436 £519
90th Percentile £700 £550 £665
London median daily rate £525 £550 £560
% change year-on-year -4.55% -1.79% -3.45%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 0 1
Median hourly rate - - £60.00
London median hourly rate £32.48 £35.00 £32.50
% change year-on-year -7.21% +7.69% -7.14%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in North London

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 North London.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in North London

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in North London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in North London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in North London

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in North London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in North London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in North London

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 14 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North London

For the 6 months to 13 January 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 North London region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Target Operating Model
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North London 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Insight
1 1 (100.00%) AI
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Case
1 1 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Customer-Centricity
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Decision-Making
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Target Operating Model
1 1 (100.00%) Technology Transformation
1 1 (100.00%) User Research
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Actionable Recommendations