IT Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in the South West

IT Business Analyst (IT BA)
England > South West

The median IT Business Analyst (IT BA) daily rate in the South West is £394, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 22 September 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
22 Sep 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 116 140 150
Rank change year-on-year +24 +10 +12
Contract jobs requiring an IT Business Analyst 2 1 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in the South West 0.10% 0.038% 0.061%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.12% 0.042% 0.064%
Number of daily rates quoted 2 1 2
10th Percentile £358 - £390
25th Percentile £368 £463 £398
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £394 £475 £418
Median % change year-on-year -17.01% +13.77% +1.21%
75th Percentile £430 £488 £443
90th Percentile £446 - £455
England median daily rate £469 £523 £531
% change year-on-year -10.29% -1.65% -3.41%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
South West

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the South West. 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 West with a recognized job title 1,726 2,409 3,124
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 89.29% 92.48% 95.62%
Number of daily rates quoted 990 1,452 2,133
10th Percentile £222 £225 £300
25th Percentile £363 £413 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £515 £538
Median % change year-on-year -2.91% -4.19% +2.38%
75th Percentile £625 £623 £638
90th Percentile £715 £700 £713
England median daily rate £510 £525 £546
% change year-on-year -2.86% -3.85% -0.73%
Number of hourly rates quoted 216 249 283
10th Percentile £13.50 £14.41 £18.30
25th Percentile £18.13 £42.50 £42.63
Median hourly rate £25.15 £67.50 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -62.74% +12.50% +6.85%
75th Percentile £63.75 £72.50 £70.92
90th Percentile £68.00 £74.55 £83.40
England median hourly rate £25.15 £46.18 £45.00
% change year-on-year -45.54% +2.62% +73.08%

IT Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the South West

Job postings that featured IT Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in the South West.

Job vacancy trend for IT Business Analyst in the South West

IT Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

IT Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the South West

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

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

IT Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the South West

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing IT Business Analyst within the South West region over the 6 months to 22 September 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
Bristol - 1 £351 - 1
Somerset - 1 £438 -
IT Business Analyst
England

IT Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 17 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West

For the 6 months to 22 September 2025, IT 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 South West region featuring IT Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Retail
2 1 (50.00%) Logistics
2 1 (50.00%) Housing Management
2 1 (50.00%) Social Housing
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) Business Case
2 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
2 1 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (50.00%) Local Government
2 1 (50.00%) Use Case
2 1 (50.00%) System Testing
2 1 (50.00%) FMCG
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
2 1 (50.00%) NEC Housing
2 1 (50.00%) NEC
2 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing

IT Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in the South West 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (50.00%) NEC Housing
General
1 1 (50.00%) Local Government
1 1 (50.00%) Manufacturing
1 1 (50.00%) Retail
1 1 (50.00%) Social Housing
1 1 (50.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (50.00%) FMCG
1 1 (50.00%) Legacy Systems
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
2 1 (50.00%) Business Case
2 1 (50.00%) Housing Management
2 1 (50.00%) Logistics
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) System Testing
2 1 (50.00%) Use Case
2 1 (50.00%) User Stories
Vendors
1 1 (50.00%) NEC