Lead Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Northampton

Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA)
Northamptonshire > Northampton

The median Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA) daily rate in Northampton is £393, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 March 2026.

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

 6 months to
11 Mar 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 42 22 -
Rank change year-on-year -20 - -
Contract jobs requiring a Lead Business Analyst 1 1 0
As % of all contract jobs in Northampton 0.43% 0.93% -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.47% 1.04% -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 1 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £393 £470 -
Median % change year-on-year -16.38% - -
Northamptonshire median daily rate £393 £470 -
% change year-on-year -16.38% - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
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 214 96 93
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.85% 88.89% 98.94%
Number of daily rates quoted 179 77 72
10th Percentile £311 £309 £328
25th Percentile £363 £356 £363
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £438 £391 £445
Median % change year-on-year +11.89% -12.13% +11.25%
75th Percentile £489 £475 £500
90th Percentile £575 £537 £567
Northamptonshire median daily rate £447 £400 £445
% change year-on-year +11.75% -10.11% +16.72%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 7
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £13.75 -
Median hourly rate - £14.50 £14.00
Median % change year-on-year - +3.57% -27.39%
75th Percentile - £15.25 £19.59
90th Percentile - - £38.11
Northamptonshire median hourly rate £25.50 £14.50 £17.50
% change year-on-year +75.86% -17.14% -6.67%

Lead Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northampton

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

Lead Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Northampton

Lead Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Northampton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Business Analyst job vacancies in Northampton.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Lead Business Analyst job vacancies in Northampton

Lead Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 20 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton

For the 6 months to 11 March 2026, Lead 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 Northampton region featuring Lead Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Lineage
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) KYC
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) QA
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Change
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow

Lead Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Northampton 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
1 1 (100.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 1 (100.00%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Anti-Money Laundering
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Case Management
1 1 (100.00%) Data Lineage
1 1 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) Due Diligence
1 1 (100.00%) Enterprise Modelling
1 1 (100.00%) KYC
1 1 (100.00%) Mentoring
1 1 (100.00%) Process Improvement
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Change
1 1 (100.00%) Risk Assessment
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) Strategic Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Supplier Management
1 1 (100.00%) Test Strategy
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) Workflow
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) QA
Lead Business Analyst jobs