Business IT Analyst Contract Job Trends in the South East

Business IT Analyst
England > South East

The median Business IT Analyst daily rate in the South East is £530, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 April 2026.

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

6 months to
15 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 198 152 193
Rank change year-on-year -46 +41 +23
Contract jobs requiring a Business IT Analyst 7 3 15
As % of all contract jobs in the South East 0.12% 0.10% 0.27%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.13% 0.11% 0.29%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 3 15
10th Percentile £478 £476 £428
25th Percentile £488 £497 £463
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £530 £538 £500
Median % change year-on-year -1.40% +7.50% +7.53%
75th Percentile £569 £544 £538
90th Percentile £603 - £548
England median daily rate £515 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +3.00% -4.76% -

All Contract IT Job Roles
South East

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South East. 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 the South East with a recognized job title 5,207 2,755 5,172
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.03% 92.29% 92.49%
Number of daily rates quoted 3,251 1,816 3,111
10th Percentile £300 £247 £213
25th Percentile £413 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £515 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +3.00% - -
75th Percentile £613 £600 £613
90th Percentile £706 £675 £688
England median daily rate £508 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -3.33% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 484 155 472
10th Percentile £15.50 £14.24 £12.78
25th Percentile £20.95 £20.57 £18.32
Median hourly rate £49.00 £32.50 £47.50
Median % change year-on-year +50.77% -31.58% +5.56%
75th Percentile £81.29 £63.75 £62.47
90th Percentile £88.00 £75.30 £76.86
England median hourly rate £45.00 £32.50 £34.21
% change year-on-year +38.46% -5.00% -21.90%

Business IT Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South East

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Business IT Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the South East.

Business IT Analyst job vacancy trend in the South East

Business IT Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business IT Analyst job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business IT Analyst job vacancies in the South East

Business IT Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the South East

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business IT Analyst in the South East over the 6 months to 15 April 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Business IT Analyst in the South East

Business IT Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the South East

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business IT Analyst job vacancies in the South East.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business IT Analyst job vacancies in the South East

Business IT Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the South East

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business IT Analyst within the South East region over the 6 months to 15 April 2026. 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
Surrey -7 4 £540 +13.68%
Kent - 2 £500 -
Hampshire -25 1 £600 +11.63%
Business IT Analyst
England

Business IT Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East

For the 6 months to 15 April 2026, Business IT 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 South East region featuring Business IT Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (85.71%) Business Analysis
2 5 (71.43%) JIRA
3 4 (57.14%) Agile
3 4 (57.14%) Project Delivery
3 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (42.86%) Business Process Modelling
4 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
4 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
4 3 (42.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 3 (42.86%) Migration
4 3 (42.86%) MS Visio
4 3 (42.86%) Project Management
4 3 (42.86%) Requirements Gathering
4 3 (42.86%) Requirements Management
4 3 (42.86%) Swim Lanes
4 3 (42.86%) Validation
4 3 (42.86%) Waterfall
4 3 (42.86%) Wireframes
5 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
5 2 (28.57%) Defect Management
5 2 (28.57%) Logistics
5 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
5 2 (28.57%) Service Management
5 2 (28.57%) Strategic Planning
6 1 (14.29%) AWS
6 1 (14.29%) Azure
6 1 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (14.29%) Business Case
6 1 (14.29%) Business Continuity
6 1 (14.29%) Business Process Mapping

Business IT Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the South East 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 1 (14.29%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft PowerPoint
1 3 (42.86%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (14.29%) AWS
1 1 (14.29%) Azure
1 1 (14.29%) Azure DevOps
Communications & Networking
1 1 (14.29%) SONET
Development Applications
1 5 (71.43%) JIRA
General
1 2 (28.57%) Documentation Skills
1 2 (28.57%) Telecoms
2 1 (14.29%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (14.29%) Back Office
2 1 (14.29%) Banking
2 1 (14.29%) Finance
2 1 (14.29%) Retail Banking
2 1 (14.29%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 2 (28.57%) Renewable Energy
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (85.71%) Business Analysis
2 4 (57.14%) Agile
2 4 (57.14%) Project Delivery
2 4 (57.14%) Stakeholder Management
3 3 (42.86%) Business Process Modelling
3 3 (42.86%) Migration
3 3 (42.86%) Project Management
3 3 (42.86%) Requirements Gathering
3 3 (42.86%) Requirements Management
3 3 (42.86%) Swim Lanes
3 3 (42.86%) Validation
3 3 (42.86%) Waterfall
3 3 (42.86%) Wireframes
4 2 (28.57%) Collaborative Working
4 2 (28.57%) Defect Management
4 2 (28.57%) Logistics
4 2 (28.57%) Problem-Solving
4 2 (28.57%) Service Management
4 2 (28.57%) Strategic Planning
5 1 (14.29%) Sprint Planning
Vendors
1 3 (42.86%) Microsoft
2 1 (14.29%) Salesforce