Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Slough

Business Analyst (BA)
Berkshire > Slough

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Slough is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 7 November 2025.

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

 6 months to
7 Nov 2025		 Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 11 13
Rank change year-on-year -3 +2 -5
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 3 4 8
As % of all contract jobs in Slough 5.36% 5.41% 7.84%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.45% 5.80% 8.08%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 2 5
10th Percentile - £433 £605
25th Percentile - £463 -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £650
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% -19.23% +58.54%
75th Percentile - £588 -
90th Percentile - £618 -
Berkshire median daily rate £489 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -2.25% - +17.65%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Slough

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Slough. 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 Slough with a recognized job title 55 69 99
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 98.21% 93.24% 97.06%
Number of daily rates quoted 34 37 71
10th Percentile £163 £285 £305
25th Percentile £279 £398 £350
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £450 £410
Median % change year-on-year +2.78% +9.76% -3.53%
75th Percentile £541 £550 £588
90th Percentile £668 £665 £650
Berkshire median daily rate £508 £525 £500
% change year-on-year -3.33% +5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 9 2 2
10th Percentile £18.44 £18.81 £27.01
25th Percentile £18.87 £18.91 £31.02
Median hourly rate £20.79 £19.38 £38.61
Median % change year-on-year +7.30% -49.82% +83.85%
75th Percentile - £20.16 £46.33
90th Percentile - £20.44 £50.42
Berkshire median hourly rate £26.33 £61.28 £61.79
% change year-on-year -57.04% -0.83% +49.99%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Slough

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 Slough.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Slough

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Slough

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

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

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Slough

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

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

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Slough

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

1 2 (66.67%) Business Case
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) BPMN
2 1 (33.33%) Business Process Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Data Integration
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) MS Visio
2 1 (33.33%) PLM
2 1 (33.33%) SAP
2 1 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Identification
2 1 (33.33%) Target Operating Model
2 1 (33.33%) User Stories
2 1 (33.33%) Workflow
2 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation

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

Applications
1 1 (33.33%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 1 (33.33%) SAP S/4HANA
General
1 2 (66.67%) Local Government
2 1 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (33.33%) Finance
2 1 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (33.33%) Data Protection Act
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (66.67%) Business Case
1 2 (66.67%) Customer Service
1 2 (66.67%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 1 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
2 1 (33.33%) BPMN
2 1 (33.33%) Business Process Analysis
2 1 (33.33%) Continuous Improvement
2 1 (33.33%) Data Integration
2 1 (33.33%) Data Protection
2 1 (33.33%) PLM
2 1 (33.33%) Stakeholder Identification
2 1 (33.33%) Target Operating Model
2 1 (33.33%) User Stories
2 1 (33.33%) Workflow
2 1 (33.33%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 1 (33.33%) SAP
114 Business Analyst jobs in Slough