Banking Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in the North West

Business Analyst - Banking (Banking BA)
England > North West

The median Business Analyst - Banking (Banking BA) daily rate in the North West is £334, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 26 December 2025.

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

6 months to
26 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 137 115 136
Rank change year-on-year -22 +21 -
Contract jobs requiring a Banking Business Analyst 6 1 1
As % of all contract jobs in the North West 0.24% 0.046% 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.26% 0.050% 0.040%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 0 1
10th Percentile £319 - -
25th Percentile £327 - £525
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £334 - £550
75th Percentile £347 - £575
90th Percentile £414 - -
England median daily rate £475 £525 £625
% change year-on-year -9.52% -16.00% +15.74%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
North West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the North West. 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 North West with a recognized job title 2,322 2,001 2,480
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.45% 92.77% 92.78%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,506 1,135 1,707
10th Percentile £213 £250 £306
25th Percentile £358 £380 £411
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year -5.26% -5.00% +2.56%
75th Percentile £575 £570 £600
90th Percentile £650 £656 £681
England median daily rate £507 £525 £528
% change year-on-year -3.43% -0.57% -4.00%
Number of hourly rates quoted 213 111 182
10th Percentile £17.30 £15.36 £15.75
25th Percentile £21.46 £17.72 £17.72
Median hourly rate £31.50 £27.13 £35.25
Median % change year-on-year +16.13% -23.05% +67.46%
75th Percentile £56.69 £46.18 £46.91
90th Percentile £69.41 £67.50 £64.88
England median hourly rate £27.00 £35.00 £45.00
% change year-on-year -22.86% -22.22% +38.46%

Banking Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

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

Banking Business Analyst job vacancy trend in the North West

Banking Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the North West

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Banking Business Analyst job vacancies in the North West.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Banking Business Analyst job vacancies in the North West

Banking Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the North West

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Banking Business Analyst in the North West over the 6 months to 26 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Banking Business Analyst in the North West

Banking Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the North West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Banking Business Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 26 December 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
Manchester -10 3 £338 -
Cheshire - 3 £331 - 2
Banking Business Analyst
England

Banking Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 26 December 2025, Banking 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 West region featuring Banking Business Analyst in the job title.

1 4 (66.67%) Agile
1 4 (66.67%) Confluence
1 4 (66.67%) JIRA
1 4 (66.67%) User Stories
2 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 3 (50.00%) Feasibility Study
2 3 (50.00%) Microsoft
3 2 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
3 2 (33.33%) Anti-Money Laundering
3 2 (33.33%) Azure
3 2 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
3 2 (33.33%) BPMN
3 2 (33.33%) Business Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) Business Case
3 2 (33.33%) Business Process Modelling
3 2 (33.33%) Change Management
3 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) Data Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) DevOps
3 2 (33.33%) Digital Banking
3 2 (33.33%) Epics
3 2 (33.33%) Figma
3 2 (33.33%) Fintech
3 2 (33.33%) GAP Analysis
3 2 (33.33%) GDPR
3 2 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
3 2 (33.33%) Kanban
3 2 (33.33%) KYC
3 2 (33.33%) Master's Degree
3 2 (33.33%) MBA

Banking Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the North West 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:

Application Platforms
1 4 (66.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (33.33%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 2 (33.33%) Azure
1 2 (33.33%) Azure DevOps
1 2 (33.33%) Figma
Development Applications
1 4 (66.67%) JIRA
General
1 6 (100.00%) Banking
2 5 (83.33%) Social Skills
3 2 (33.33%) Finance
3 2 (33.33%) Retail
4 1 (16.67%) Analytical Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (33.33%) Onboarding
1 2 (33.33%) Product Ownership
2 1 (16.67%) Mobile App
2 1 (16.67%) Mobile Banking
2 1 (16.67%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) Agile
1 4 (66.67%) User Stories
2 3 (50.00%) Feasibility Study
3 2 (33.33%) Acceptance Criteria
3 2 (33.33%) Anti-Money Laundering
3 2 (33.33%) Business Case
3 2 (33.33%) Business Process Modelling
3 2 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (33.33%) DevOps
3 2 (33.33%) Digital Banking
3 2 (33.33%) Epics
3 2 (33.33%) Fintech
3 2 (33.33%) Impact Assessments
3 2 (33.33%) KYC
3 2 (33.33%) Product Backlog
3 2 (33.33%) Scaled Agile Framework
3 2 (33.33%) Sprint Planning
3 2 (33.33%) Traceability Matrix
3 2 (33.33%) Translating Business Requirements
3 2 (33.33%) User Experience
Programming Languages
1 2 (33.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (50.00%) Degree
2 2 (33.33%) Master's Degree
2 2 (33.33%) MBA
3 1 (16.67%) BC Cleared
3 1 (16.67%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (16.67%) ISEB
3 1 (16.67%) SAFe Agilist
3 1 (16.67%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (33.33%) GDPR
1 2 (33.33%) PSD2
Vendors
1 3 (50.00%) Microsoft