Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in North Yorkshire

Business Analyst (BA)
Yorkshire > North Yorkshire

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in North Yorkshire is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 10 February 2026.

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

6 months to
10 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 17 17 26
Rank change year-on-year 0 +9 -8
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 4 1 2
As % of all contract jobs in North Yorkshire 3.45% 1.33% 1.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.88% 1.47% 1.33%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 2
10th Percentile - - £492
25th Percentile £475 £513 £501
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £520
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +0.96% +9.47%
75th Percentile £525 £538 £536
90th Percentile - - £545
Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £450 £490
% change year-on-year +5.56% -8.16% -2.00%

All Contract IT Job Roles
North Yorkshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in North Yorkshire. 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 Yorkshire with a recognized job title 103 68 150
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.79% 90.67% 90.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 64 29 107
10th Percentile £156 £204 £144
25th Percentile £321 £275 £195
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £466 £400 £380
Median % change year-on-year +16.56% +5.26% -6.46%
75th Percentile £619 £550 £485
90th Percentile £725 £638 £582
Yorkshire median daily rate £488 £450 £463
% change year-on-year +8.33% -2.70% -11.06%
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 5 10
10th Percentile £15.00 £12.65 £11.27
25th Percentile £31.86 £16.25 £11.48
Median hourly rate £46.50 £17.50 £15.95
Median % change year-on-year +165.71% +9.70% -20.73%
75th Percentile £55.00 £18.75 £18.75
90th Percentile £57.25 - £22.00
Yorkshire median hourly rate £27.50 £24.18 £14.41
% change year-on-year +13.73% +67.86% -34.52%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in North Yorkshire

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 Yorkshire.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in North Yorkshire

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in North Yorkshire

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

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

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in North Yorkshire

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

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

Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in North Yorkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the North Yorkshire region over the 6 months to 10 February 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
York - 2 - - 2
Business Analyst
Yorkshire

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 24 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Yorkshire

For the 6 months to 10 February 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 Yorkshire region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Automated Trading
2 1 (25.00%) Confluence
2 1 (25.00%) Electronic Trading
2 1 (25.00%) JIRA
2 1 (25.00%) Kanban
2 1 (25.00%) Market Making
2 1 (25.00%) MarketAxess
2 1 (25.00%) Order Management
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) QA
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Salesforce
2 1 (25.00%) Scrum
2 1 (25.00%) Sprint Planning
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) Tradeweb
2 1 (25.00%) User Stories

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in North Yorkshire 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 1 (25.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (25.00%) JIRA
General
1 3 (75.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (25.00%) Finance
2 1 (25.00%) Front Office
Miscellaneous
1 1 (25.00%) Fixed Income
1 1 (25.00%) Product Ownership
1 1 (25.00%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (50.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (50.00%) Process Improvement
1 2 (50.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 2 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (25.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (25.00%) Agile
2 1 (25.00%) Analytical Thinking
2 1 (25.00%) Automated Trading
2 1 (25.00%) Electronic Trading
2 1 (25.00%) Kanban
2 1 (25.00%) Market Making
2 1 (25.00%) Order Management
2 1 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
2 1 (25.00%) Roadmaps
2 1 (25.00%) Scrum
2 1 (25.00%) Sprint Planning
2 1 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 1 (25.00%) User Stories
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (25.00%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (25.00%) MarketAxess
1 1 (25.00%) Salesforce
1 1 (25.00%) Tradeweb