Business Analyst Contracts in Northampton

Business Analyst (BA)
Northamptonshire > Northampton

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Northampton is £358, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 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
1 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 13 10 18
Rank change year-on-year -3 +8 -11
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 12 11 5
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northampton 9.76% 8.66% 3.70%
As % of the Job Titles category 10.71% 8.94% 4.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 10 3
10th Percentile £321 £356 £403
25th Percentile £358 £356 £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £358 £381 £425
Median % change year-on-year -6.04% -10.35% -5.29%
75th Percentile £367 £467 £569
90th Percentile £395 £504 £648
Northamptonshire median daily rate £358 £406 £413
% change year-on-year -11.82% -1.58% -8.08%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Northampton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northampton. 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 Northampton with a recognized job title 112 123 125
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.06% 96.85% 92.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 95 94 96
10th Percentile £266 £333 £200
25th Percentile £358 £356 £280
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £402 £448 £400
Median % change year-on-year -10.17% +11.88% -11.11%
75th Percentile £488 £573 £500
90th Percentile £560 £622 £575
Northamptonshire median daily rate £420 £433 £400
% change year-on-year -2.89% +8.13% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 6 2
10th Percentile - - £14.93
25th Percentile £13.75 - £15.55
Median hourly rate £14.50 £14.00 £16.90
Median % change year-on-year +3.57% -17.16% +24.13%
75th Percentile £15.25 - £18.57
90th Percentile - £35.75 £19.38
Northamptonshire median hourly rate £32.25 £14.00 £19.02
% change year-on-year +130.36% -26.37% -17.33%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Northampton

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northampton

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in Northampton.

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Northampton

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Northampton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Northampton over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Northampton

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northampton

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in Northampton.

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in Northampton

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northampton

For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Business 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 Northampton region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (50.00%) Banking
2 5 (41.67%) Finance
2 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 4 (33.33%) Analytics
3 4 (33.33%) Business Case
4 3 (25.00%) Customer Experience
4 3 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
4 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (25.00%) Agile
5 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis
5 2 (16.67%) Business Analysis
5 2 (16.67%) Change Management
5 2 (16.67%) CRM
5 2 (16.67%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (16.67%) User Stories
5 2 (16.67%) COREP
5 2 (16.67%) FINREP
5 2 (16.67%) Feasibility Study
5 2 (16.67%) Data Strategy
5 2 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Strategy
5 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
6 1 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
6 1 (8.33%) Regulatory Change
6 1 (8.33%) Conflict Resolution
6 1 (8.33%) GRC
6 1 (8.33%) Stakeholder Map
6 1 (8.33%) Acceptance Criteria
6 1 (8.33%) Traceability Matrix

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northampton 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 2 (16.67%) Payment Gateway
General
1 6 (50.00%) Banking
2 5 (41.67%) Finance
3 2 (16.67%) Social Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Influencing Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (33.33%) Analytics
2 4 (33.33%) Business Case
2 4 (33.33%) Data Analytics
3 3 (25.00%) Agile
3 3 (25.00%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (25.00%) Customer Experience
3 3 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
4 2 (16.67%) Business Analysis
4 2 (16.67%) Change Management
4 2 (16.67%) CRM
4 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis
4 2 (16.67%) Data Strategy
4 2 (16.67%) Digital Transformation Strategy
4 2 (16.67%) Feasibility Study
4 2 (16.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (16.67%) User Stories
5 1 (8.33%) Acceptance Criteria
5 1 (8.33%) Decision-Making
5 1 (8.33%) Traceability Matrix
Programming Languages
1 1 (8.33%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (16.67%) COREP
1 2 (16.67%) FINREP
2 1 (8.33%) GRC
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) Microsoft