Business IT Analyst Contracts in the North West

Business IT Analyst
England > North West

The median Business IT Analyst daily rate in the North West is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 May 2025.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 118 138 160
Rank change year-on-year +20 +22 +6
Contract jobs requiring a Business IT Analyst 7 1 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the North West 0.36% 0.036% 0.19%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.38% 0.039% 0.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 0 4
10th Percentile £413 - £392
25th Percentile £450 - £399
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - £420
Median % change year-on-year - - +5.00%
75th Percentile £506 - £442
90th Percentile £513 - £450
England median daily rate £500 £538 £513
% change year-on-year -6.98% +4.88% -

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 1,823 2,591 3,016
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.63% 94.42% 94.87%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,204 1,690 2,161
10th Percentile £263 £283 £300
25th Percentile £380 £390 £405
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £493 £500
Median % change year-on-year -3.65% -1.40% +5.26%
75th Percentile £563 £585 £588
90th Percentile £652 £675 £675
England median daily rate £525 £525 £550
% change year-on-year - -4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 110 265 131
10th Percentile £13.00 £11.07 £14.25
25th Percentile £17.44 £13.50 £20.00
Median hourly rate £29.52 £26.39 £30.54
Median % change year-on-year +11.84% -13.59% +50.37%
75th Percentile £59.57 £46.18 £47.25
90th Percentile £83.59 £67.25 £65.00
England median hourly rate £30.78 £36.02 £44.77
% change year-on-year -14.55% -19.53% +98.96%

Business IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the North West

Job postings that featured Business IT Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the North West.

Job vacancy trend for Business IT Analyst in the North West

Business IT Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business IT Analyst in the North West.

Daily rate trend for Business IT Analyst in the North West

Business IT Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in the North West

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business IT Analyst in the North West.

Hourly rate trend for Business IT Analyst in the North West

Business IT 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 Business IT Analyst within the North West region over the 6 months to 2 May 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
Merseyside +2 3 £500 -
Cheshire - 3 £500 -
Manchester - 1 £425 - 1
Business IT Analyst
England

Business IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 23 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, Business IT Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads across the North West region featuring Business IT Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (42.86%) Pharmaceutical
3 3 (42.86%) GAP Analysis
3 3 (42.86%) SAP
3 3 (42.86%) Business Transformation
3 3 (42.86%) User Stories
3 3 (42.86%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (42.86%) Demand Forecasting
3 3 (42.86%) Agile
4 2 (28.57%) Entra ID
4 2 (28.57%) Single Sign-On
4 2 (28.57%) Planning and Forecasting
4 2 (28.57%) Varonis
4 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
4 2 (28.57%) Ariba
5 1 (14.29%) Process Management
5 1 (14.29%) Degree
5 1 (14.29%) JIRA
5 1 (14.29%) Business Process Improvement
5 1 (14.29%) Process Improvement
5 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
5 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills

Business IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the North West by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Business Applications
1 3 (42.86%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 2 (28.57%) Entra ID
Development Applications
1 1 (14.29%) JIRA
General
1 6 (85.71%) Social Skills
2 3 (42.86%) Pharmaceutical
3 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
2 3 (42.86%) Agile
2 3 (42.86%) Business Transformation
2 3 (42.86%) Demand Forecasting
2 3 (42.86%) GAP Analysis
2 3 (42.86%) User Stories
3 2 (28.57%) Planning and Forecasting
4 1 (14.29%) Business Process Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) Process Improvement
4 1 (14.29%) Process Management
4 1 (14.29%) Workshop Facilitation
Qualifications
1 1 (14.29%) Degree
Systems Management
1 2 (28.57%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) SAP
2 2 (28.57%) Ariba
2 2 (28.57%) Microsoft
2 2 (28.57%) Varonis