IIBA Contract Job Trends in the North of England

International Institute of Business Analysis (IIBA)
England > North of England

The table below provides summary statistics for contract job vacancies advertised in the North of England with a requirement for IIBA qualifications. It includes a benchmarking guide to the contractor rates offered over the 6 months leading up to 3 May 2026, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
3 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 226 165 175
Rank change year-on-year -61 +10 +35
Contract jobs citing IIBA 4 4 5
As % of all contract jobs in the North of England 0.065% 0.12% 0.11%
As % of the Qualifications category 0.26% 0.37% 0.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 4 5
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £406 £405 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £410 £410
Median % change year-on-year +0.61% - -8.13%
75th Percentile £501 £415 £415
90th Percentile £550 - -
England median daily rate £492 £429 £410
% change year-on-year +14.82% +4.51% -13.68%

All Academic and Professional Certifications
North of England

IIBA falls under the Academic Qualifications and Professional Certifications category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications in the North of England.

Contract vacancies requiring academic qualifications or professional certifications 1,563 1,073 1,230
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England 25.49% 32.51% 26.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,051 651 679
10th Percentile £325 £230 £300
25th Percentile £400 £375 £415
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £490 £511
Median % change year-on-year -3.06% -4.11% -2.67%
75th Percentile £588 £575 £625
90th Percentile £675 £665 £725
England median daily rate £520 £525 £538
% change year-on-year -0.95% -2.33% -2.27%
Number of hourly rates quoted 127 51 167
10th Percentile £21.33 £17.44 £10.95
25th Percentile £25.66 £22.61 £13.03
Median hourly rate £52.78 £32.50 £16.06
Median % change year-on-year +62.38% +102.37% -59.85%
75th Percentile £69.72 £59.95 £38.43
90th Percentile £74.26 £80.59 £63.75
England median hourly rate £47.50 £43.00 £40.00
% change year-on-year +10.47% +7.50% -23.81%

IIBA
Job Vacancy Trend in the North of England

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing IIBA relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the North of England.

IIBA job vacancy trend in the North of England

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Daily Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing IIBA.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing IIBA

IIBA
Daily Rate Histogram in the North of England

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing IIBA in the North of England over the 6 months to 3 May 2026.

Daily rate histogram for IIBA in the North of England

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Hourly Rate Trend in the North of England

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing IIBA.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the North of England citing IIBA

IIBA
Contract Job Locations in the North of England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IIBA within the North of England region over the 6 months to 3 May 2026. 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
North West -39 2 £555 +35.37% 1
Yorkshire - 2 £413 - 2
IIBA
England

IIBA
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North of England 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 1 (25.00%) Dynamics CRM
General
1 4 (100.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Retail
Job Titles
1 3 (75.00%) Analyst
1 3 (75.00%) Business Analyst
2 1 (25.00%) Delivery Manager
2 1 (25.00%) Programme Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (100.00%) Business Analysis
2 3 (75.00%) Agile
2 3 (75.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 3 (75.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 2 (50.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 2 (50.00%) ERP
3 2 (50.00%) User Acceptance Testing
4 1 (25.00%) CRM
4 1 (25.00%) Cybersecurity
4 1 (25.00%) Data Modelling
4 1 (25.00%) ITIL
4 1 (25.00%) Kanban
4 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2
4 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
4 1 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 1 (25.00%) Scrum
4 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (25.00%) UML
4 1 (25.00%) Use Case
4 1 (25.00%) User Stories
Qualifications
1 3 (75.00%) Degree
2 1 (25.00%) CBAP
2 1 (25.00%) CISM
2 1 (25.00%) CISSP
2 1 (25.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (25.00%) PMP
2 1 (25.00%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Vendors
1 2 (50.00%) Workday
2 1 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (25.00%) Salesforce