Business Analysis Contract Job Trends in Southampton

Business Analysis
Hampshire > Southampton

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in Southampton requiring Business Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 9 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 14 19 19
Rank change year-on-year +5 0 +12
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 8 2 9
As % of all contract jobs in Southampton 5.03% 1.34% 4.79%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 5.93% 1.94% 5.59%
Number of daily rates quoted 8 2 8
10th Percentile £354 - £459
25th Percentile £475 £563 £538
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £575 £600
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% -4.09% +30.33%
75th Percentile £525 £588 £626
90th Percentile £529 - £670
Hampshire median daily rate £500 £530 £540
% change year-on-year -5.70% -1.81% -1.82%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Southampton

Business Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Southampton.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 135 103 161
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton 84.91% 69.13% 85.64%
Number of daily rates quoted 79 68 122
10th Percentile £170 £200 £254
25th Percentile £231 £350 £428
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £416 £525
Median % change year-on-year +20.12% -20.71% +2.44%
75th Percentile £559 £588 £614
90th Percentile £708 £641 £650
Hampshire median daily rate £525 £551 £536
% change year-on-year -4.63% +2.66% +2.14%
Number of hourly rates quoted 10 0 6
10th Percentile £22.50 - £24.13
25th Percentile £26.25 - £27.00
Median hourly rate £44.25 - £29.75
Median % change year-on-year - - +63.82%
75th Percentile £72.63 - £34.31
90th Percentile £78.85 - £36.63
Hampshire median hourly rate £20.71 £65.85 £52.50
% change year-on-year -68.55% +25.43% +16.67%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Southampton

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings citing Business Analysis relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in Southampton.

Business Analysis job vacancy trend in Southampton

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Business Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in Southampton

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis in Southampton over the 6 months to 9 November 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analysis in Southampton

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in Southampton

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Business Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in Southampton citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Southampton 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:

Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (12.50%) NoSQL
General
1 4 (50.00%) Finance
1 4 (50.00%) Telecoms
2 1 (12.50%) Analytical Skills
2 1 (12.50%) Marketing
2 1 (12.50%) Retail
2 1 (12.50%) Social Skills
Job Titles
1 6 (75.00%) Analyst
1 6 (75.00%) Business Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Business Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Business Project Manager
2 2 (25.00%) Cash Management Business Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Infrastructure Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Infrastructure Business Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Project Analyst
2 2 (25.00%) Project Manager
3 1 (12.50%) Architect
3 1 (12.50%) C++ Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Cash Management Project Manager
3 1 (12.50%) CRM Architect
3 1 (12.50%) CRM Solutions Architect
3 1 (12.50%) Developer
3 1 (12.50%) Senior
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Business Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Senior Infrastructure Analyst
3 1 (12.50%) Solutions Architect
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Hybrid Cloud
2 1 (12.50%) Marketing Technology
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (62.50%) Project Management
1 5 (62.50%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 4 (50.00%) Business Enablement
2 4 (50.00%) Emotional Intelligence
2 4 (50.00%) Record to Report
2 4 (50.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 3 (37.50%) Process Improvement
4 2 (25.00%) Agile
4 2 (25.00%) Cash Management
4 2 (25.00%) CI/CD
4 2 (25.00%) Microservices
4 2 (25.00%) Project Delivery
4 2 (25.00%) Test Automation
5 1 (12.50%) Impact Analysis
5 1 (12.50%) Multithreaded Programming
5 1 (12.50%) Multithreading
5 1 (12.50%) Performance Optimisation
5 1 (12.50%) Problem-Solving
5 1 (12.50%) Requirements Gathering
5 1 (12.50%) Zachman Framework
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) C++
1 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (12.50%) Salesforce
1 1 (12.50%) Salesforce Marketing Cloud