Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in South Wales

Business Analyst (BA)
Wales > South Wales

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in South Wales is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 January 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 21 37 24
Rank change year-on-year +16 -13 +9
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 19 4 19
As % of all contract jobs in South Wales 5.81% 1.30% 5.64%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.21% 1.46% 5.96%
Number of daily rates quoted 19 3 16
10th Percentile £366 £407 £291
25th Percentile £403 £407 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £415 £425
Median % change year-on-year -0.60% -2.35% -5.56%
75th Percentile £466 £439 £491
90th Percentile £488 £450 £581
Wales median daily rate £425 £415 £425
% change year-on-year +2.41% -2.35% -5.56%

All Contract IT Job Roles
South Wales

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in South Wales. 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 South Wales with a recognized job title 306 274 319
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.58% 88.96% 94.66%
Number of daily rates quoted 196 174 244
10th Percentile £193 £173 £160
25th Percentile £290 £213 £220
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £425 £413
Median % change year-on-year -2.94% +3.03% -12.23%
75th Percentile £525 £550 £550
90th Percentile £638 £692 £638
Wales median daily rate £413 £425 £388
% change year-on-year -2.94% +9.68% -15.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 33 28 21
10th Percentile £13.16 £18.64 £13.33
25th Percentile £15.00 £20.12 £21.34
Median hourly rate £18.18 £25.27 £32.50
Median % change year-on-year -28.06% -22.25% +97.63%
75th Percentile £22.00 £31.56 £53.75
90th Percentile £33.00 £41.25 £55.25
Wales median hourly rate £18.75 £24.59 £32.50
% change year-on-year -23.75% -24.34% +113.68%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in South Wales

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 South Wales.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in South Wales

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in South Wales

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in South Wales

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in South Wales over the 6 months to 13 January 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in South Wales

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in South Wales

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

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in South Wales

Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in South Wales

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 South Wales region over the 6 months to 13 January 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
Cardiff +11 17 £413 -5.71% 2
Newport +3 2 £419 +1.21% 3
Business Analyst
Wales

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

For the 6 months to 13 January 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 South Wales region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (31.58%) Business Analysis
1 6 (31.58%) Business Case
2 5 (26.32%) Agile
2 5 (26.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 4 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (21.05%) Regulatory Compliance
3 4 (21.05%) Requirements Gathering
3 4 (21.05%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (15.79%) Customer Experience
4 3 (15.79%) Data Modelling
4 3 (15.79%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (15.79%) Microsoft
4 3 (15.79%) Workshop Facilitation
5 2 (10.53%) Acceptance Criteria
5 2 (10.53%) Critical Thinking
5 2 (10.53%) Data Migration
5 2 (10.53%) ERP
5 2 (10.53%) Impact Analysis
5 2 (10.53%) Migration
5 2 (10.53%) Scrum
5 2 (10.53%) Service Design
5 2 (10.53%) User Stories
5 2 (10.53%) Waterfall
6 1 (5.26%) Active Listening
6 1 (5.26%) Analytical Thinking
6 1 (5.26%) Azure
6 1 (5.26%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (5.26%) Conflict Resolution
6 1 (5.26%) Confluence
6 1 (5.26%) CRM

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in South Wales 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 (5.26%) Confluence
Business Applications
1 1 (5.26%) Dynamics CRM
Cloud Services
1 3 (15.79%) Dynamics 365
2 1 (5.26%) Azure
2 1 (5.26%) Azure DevOps
Development Applications
1 1 (5.26%) JIRA
General
1 11 (57.89%) Social Skills
2 8 (42.11%) Finance
3 7 (36.84%) Analytical Skills
4 3 (15.79%) Public Sector
5 1 (5.26%) Documentation Skills
5 1 (5.26%) Influencing Skills
5 1 (5.26%) Welsh Language
Miscellaneous
1 1 (5.26%) Analytical Mindset
1 1 (5.26%) Management Information System
1 1 (5.26%) NHS
1 1 (5.26%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (31.58%) Business Analysis
1 6 (31.58%) Business Case
2 5 (26.32%) Agile
2 5 (26.32%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 4 (21.05%) Problem-Solving
3 4 (21.05%) Regulatory Compliance
3 4 (21.05%) Requirements Gathering
3 4 (21.05%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (15.79%) Customer Experience
4 3 (15.79%) Data Modelling
4 3 (15.79%) Workshop Facilitation
5 2 (10.53%) Acceptance Criteria
5 2 (10.53%) Critical Thinking
5 2 (10.53%) Data Migration
5 2 (10.53%) ERP
5 2 (10.53%) Migration
5 2 (10.53%) Scrum
5 2 (10.53%) Service Design
5 2 (10.53%) User Stories
5 2 (10.53%) Waterfall
Qualifications
1 1 (5.26%) Degree
1 1 (5.26%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 3 (15.79%) Microsoft