Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Shropshire

Business Analyst (BA)
West Midlands > Shropshire

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Shropshire is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 November 2025.

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

6 months to
2 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 54 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 9 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Shropshire 3.33% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 3.70% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £453 - -
25th Percentile £456 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 - -
75th Percentile £488 - -
90th Percentile - - -
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £494 £475
% change year-on-year +1.27% +3.95% +5.56%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Shropshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Shropshire. 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 Shropshire with a recognized job title 243 102 50
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.00% 86.44% 98.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 168 77 29
10th Percentile £354 £209 £200
25th Percentile £429 £313 £313
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £469 £475
Median % change year-on-year +6.61% -1.26% -10.38%
75th Percentile £538 £519 £500
90th Percentile £559 £554 £576
West Midlands median daily rate £500 £500 £475
% change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 1 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £12.21 - -
Median hourly rate £18.68 £23.60 -
Median % change year-on-year -20.85% - -
75th Percentile £28.87 - -
90th Percentile £35.56 - -
West Midlands median hourly rate £25.15 £23.05 £22.29
% change year-on-year +9.11% +3.41% +25.79%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Shropshire

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 Shropshire.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Shropshire

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Shropshire

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

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

Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Shropshire

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 Shropshire region over the 6 months to 2 November 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
Telford - 8 £475 - 4
Market Drayton - 1 - -
Business Analyst
West Midlands

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Shropshire

For the 6 months to 2 November 2025, 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 Shropshire region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (55.56%) Agile
2 4 (44.44%) Data Migration
2 4 (44.44%) Migration
3 3 (33.33%) Confluence
3 3 (33.33%) Degree
3 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (22.22%) Business Analysis
4 2 (22.22%) Dynamics 365
4 2 (22.22%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (22.22%) ERP
4 2 (22.22%) Impact Analysis
4 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Copilot
4 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
4 2 (22.22%) Power Automate
4 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (22.22%) Systems Analysis
4 2 (22.22%) Test Scripting
4 2 (22.22%) User Acceptance Testing
4 2 (22.22%) Windows
5 1 (11.11%) Actionable Insight
5 1 (11.11%) AIX
5 1 (11.11%) Analytical Thinking
5 1 (11.11%) Budget Management
5 1 (11.11%) Budgeting and Forecasting
5 1 (11.11%) Business Strategy
5 1 (11.11%) CAPM
5 1 (11.11%) CBAP
5 1 (11.11%) COBOL
5 1 (11.11%) Compliance Audit
5 1 (11.11%) Conflict Management

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

Application Platforms
1 3 (33.33%) Confluence
2 1 (11.11%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (11.11%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 2 (22.22%) Dynamics NAV
Cloud Services
1 2 (22.22%) Dynamics 365
1 2 (22.22%) Microsoft Copilot
1 2 (22.22%) Power Automate
2 1 (11.11%) Lucidchart
2 1 (11.11%) Microsoft 365
Development Applications
1 1 (11.11%) JIRA
General
1 3 (33.33%) Finance
1 3 (33.33%) Public Sector
1 3 (33.33%) Social Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Documentation Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Influencing Skills
2 1 (11.11%) Presentation Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (22.22%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (11.11%) Onboarding
2 1 (11.11%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 2 (22.22%) Windows
2 1 (11.11%) AIX
2 1 (11.11%) Linux
2 1 (11.11%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (55.56%) Agile
2 4 (44.44%) Data Migration
2 4 (44.44%) Migration
3 3 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (22.22%) Business Analysis
4 2 (22.22%) ERP
4 2 (22.22%) Impact Analysis
4 2 (22.22%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (22.22%) Systems Analysis
4 2 (22.22%) Test Scripting
4 2 (22.22%) User Acceptance Testing
5 1 (11.11%) Budget Management
5 1 (11.11%) Business Strategy
5 1 (11.11%) Compliance Audit
5 1 (11.11%) Conflict Management
5 1 (11.11%) Cybersecurity
5 1 (11.11%) RBAC
5 1 (11.11%) Re-Platforming
5 1 (11.11%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (11.11%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 1 (11.11%) COBOL
1 1 (11.11%) Java
1 1 (11.11%) SQL
Qualifications
1 3 (33.33%) Degree
2 1 (11.11%) CAPM
2 1 (11.11%) CBAP
2 1 (11.11%) PMI Certification
2 1 (11.11%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (11.11%) Data Quality
1 1 (11.11%) ISO/IEC 27001
1 1 (11.11%) NIST
1 1 (11.11%) SOC 2
Vendors
1 1 (11.11%) Oracle