Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Oxford

Business Analyst (BA)
Oxfordshire > Oxford

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Oxford is £515, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 February 2026.

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

6 months to
7 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 8 - 11
Rank change year-on-year - - +10
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 3 0 4
As % of all contract jobs in Oxford 5.88% - 4.49%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.25% - 4.76%
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 3
10th Percentile £502 - -
25th Percentile £504 - £475
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 - £500
Median % change year-on-year - - +11.11%
75th Percentile £530 - £525
90th Percentile £535 - -
Oxfordshire median daily rate £520 £513 £475
% change year-on-year +1.46% +7.89% +5.56%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Oxford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Oxford. 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 Oxford with a recognized job title 48 27 84
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.12% 100.00% 94.38%
Number of daily rates quoted 31 16 63
10th Percentile £210 £363 £154
25th Percentile £344 £500 £250
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £450 £550 £400
Median % change year-on-year -18.18% +37.50% -11.11%
75th Percentile £538 £653 £525
90th Percentile £638 £700 £658
Oxfordshire median daily rate £448 £500 £400
% change year-on-year -10.50% +25.00% -11.11%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 3 6
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - £23.50 -
Median hourly rate £25.15 £25.00 £13.00
Median % change year-on-year +0.60% +92.31% -48.00%
75th Percentile £26.95 £37.00 £14.86
90th Percentile £28.03 £43.30 £20.74
Oxfordshire median hourly rate £21.09 £35.00 £19.50
% change year-on-year -39.74% +79.49% -25.00%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Oxford

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 Oxford.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Oxford

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Oxford

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Oxford

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Oxford

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Oxford

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 13 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford

For the 6 months to 7 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 Oxford region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (66.67%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (33.33%) Ariba
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) GRC
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (33.33%) NIST
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Oxford 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 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
1 1 (33.33%) Finance
1 1 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Workshop Facilitation
2 1 (33.33%) Collaborative Working
2 1 (33.33%) Cyber Resilience
2 1 (33.33%) Cybersecurity
2 1 (33.33%) Identity Access Management
2 1 (33.33%) Process Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Risk Management
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (33.33%) GRC
1 1 (33.33%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (33.33%) NIST
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) Ariba
1 1 (33.33%) SAP