Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA)
UK > Scotland
The median Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA) daily rate in Scotland is £432, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 29 August 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 29 Aug 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 106 | 108 | 130 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +2 | +22 | +13 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Business Analyst | 9 | 7 | 20 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in Scotland | 0.56% | 0.38% | 0.79% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.61% | 0.40% | 0.84% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 4 | 7 | 18 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £443 | £399 |
| 25th Percentile | £430 | £463 | £410 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £432 | £475 | £430 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -9.11% | +10.47% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £444 | £500 | £435 |
| 90th Percentile | £459 | - | £488 |
| UK median daily rate | £531 | £568 | £600 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.39% | -5.42% | +14.29% |
All DemandTrendContract IT Job Vacancies
Scotland
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Scotland. 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 Scotland with a recognized job title | 1,471 | 1,734 | 2,378 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 90.80% | 93.98% | 94.14% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 801 | 1,063 | 1,558 |
| 10th Percentile | £222 | £193 | £235 |
| 25th Percentile | £355 | £340 | £400 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £450 | £450 | £475 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -5.26% | +1.17% |
| 75th Percentile | £530 | £550 | £550 |
| 90th Percentile | £588 | £654 | £631 |
| UK median daily rate | £500 | £525 | £535 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -1.87% | -1.83% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 66 | 70 | 61 |
| 10th Percentile | £16.02 | £12.30 | £12.13 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.30 | £14.73 | £13.16 |
| Median hourly rate | £19.99 | £17.00 | £17.72 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +17.56% | -4.06% | -5.87% |
| 75th Percentile | £26.21 | £24.18 | £53.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £60.63 | £55.25 | £62.50 |
| UK median hourly rate | £25.15 | £43.00 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -41.51% | +1.18% | +63.46% |
Senior Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Scotland
Job postings that featured Senior Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Scotland.
Senior Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Senior Business Analyst job vacancies in Scotland.
Senior Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Scotland
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Senior Business Analyst job vacancies in Scotland.
Senior Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Scotland
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Business Analyst within the Scotland region over the 6 months to 29 August 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 |
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| Edinburgh | - | 5 | £430 | - | 3 |
| Glasgow | -20 | 3 | £434 | -8.74% | 1 |
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Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland
For the 6 months to 29 August 2025, Senior 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 Scotland region featuring Senior Business Analyst in the job title.
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Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Scotland 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: