Business Analyst Contracts in Northamptonshire

Business Analyst (BA)
East Midlands > Northamptonshire

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Northamptonshire is £358, 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 15 17 30
Rank change year-on-year +2 +13 -15
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 13 13 6
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Northamptonshire 8.78% 6.44% 2.48%
As % of the Job Titles category 9.56% 6.77% 2.70%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 12 4
10th Percentile £325 £356 £383
25th Percentile - £356 £394
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £358 £406 £413
Median % change year-on-year -11.82% -1.58% -8.08%
75th Percentile £395 £473 £503
90th Percentile £429 £497 £621
East Midlands median daily rate £390 £420 £463
% change year-on-year -7.14% -9.19% +2.78%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Northamptonshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Northamptonshire. 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 Northamptonshire with a recognized job title 136 192 222
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.89% 95.05% 91.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 113 144 173
10th Percentile £272 £282 £207
25th Percentile £358 £356 £300
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £428 £400
Median % change year-on-year -1.75% +6.88% -11.11%
75th Percentile £488 £538 £500
90th Percentile £575 £620 £572
East Midlands median daily rate £447 £400 £450
% change year-on-year +11.75% -11.11% +5.88%
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 18 10
10th Percentile £16.88 £10.90 £14.19
25th Percentile £21.56 £12.37 £17.82
Median hourly rate £32.25 £14.00 £19.02
Median % change year-on-year +130.36% -26.37% -17.33%
75th Percentile £45.06 £35.00 £26.33
90th Percentile £51.03 £57.88 £35.30
East Midlands median hourly rate £23.21 £17.50 £20.32
% change year-on-year +32.60% -13.88% +18.80%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Northamptonshire

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Northamptonshire

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Northamptonshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Northamptonshire over the 6 months to 2 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Northamptonshire

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Northamptonshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in Northamptonshire

Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Northamptonshire

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 Northamptonshire 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
Northampton 0 12 £358 -6.04% 9
Business Analyst
East Midlands

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

For the 6 months to 2 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 Northamptonshire region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (46.15%) Finance
1 6 (46.15%) Banking
2 5 (38.46%) Stakeholder Management
3 4 (30.77%) Data Analytics
3 4 (30.77%) Analytics
3 4 (30.77%) Business Case
4 3 (23.08%) Workshop Facilitation
4 3 (23.08%) Agile
4 3 (23.08%) Customer Experience
4 3 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
4 3 (23.08%) Data Analysis
5 2 (15.38%) Business Analysis
5 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 2 (15.38%) Change Management
5 2 (15.38%) CRM
5 2 (15.38%) Payment Gateway
5 2 (15.38%) User Stories
5 2 (15.38%) COREP
5 2 (15.38%) FINREP
5 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
5 2 (15.38%) Data Strategy
5 2 (15.38%) Digital Transformation Strategy
5 2 (15.38%) Feasibility Study
5 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
6 1 (7.69%) Problem-Solving
6 1 (7.69%) Data-Driven Decision Making
6 1 (7.69%) Business Process Analysis
6 1 (7.69%) Acceptance Criteria
6 1 (7.69%) Traceability Matrix
6 1 (7.69%) Influencing Skills

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Northamptonshire 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 (15.38%) Payment Gateway
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) Azure
1 1 (7.69%) Azure DevOps
1 1 (7.69%) SaaS
General
1 6 (46.15%) Banking
1 6 (46.15%) Finance
2 2 (15.38%) Social Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Influencing Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Legal
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (38.46%) Stakeholder Management
2 4 (30.77%) Analytics
2 4 (30.77%) Business Case
2 4 (30.77%) Data Analytics
3 3 (23.08%) Agile
3 3 (23.08%) Continuous Improvement
3 3 (23.08%) Customer Experience
3 3 (23.08%) Data Analysis
3 3 (23.08%) Workshop Facilitation
4 2 (15.38%) Business Analysis
4 2 (15.38%) Change Management
4 2 (15.38%) CRM
4 2 (15.38%) Data Strategy
4 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
4 2 (15.38%) Digital Transformation Strategy
4 2 (15.38%) Feasibility Study
4 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (15.38%) User Stories
5 1 (7.69%) Acceptance Criteria
5 1 (7.69%) Traceability Matrix
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (15.38%) COREP
1 2 (15.38%) FINREP
2 1 (7.69%) GRC
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft
1 1 (7.69%) Oracle