Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Stafford

Business Analyst (BA)
Staffordshire > Stafford

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Stafford is £375, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 13 March 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 4 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 1 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Stafford 11.11% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 12.50% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £338 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £375 - -
75th Percentile £413 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median daily rate £338 £475 £338
% change year-on-year -28.89% +40.74% -20.59%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Stafford

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stafford. 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 Stafford with a recognized job title 8 10 15
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.89% 90.91% 93.75%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 2 5
10th Percentile £243 £168 -
25th Percentile £338 £195 £200
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £420 £244 £300
Median % change year-on-year +72.31% -18.75% -40.00%
75th Percentile £575 £295 £350
90th Percentile £590 £324 £395
Staffordshire median daily rate £363 £375 £400
% change year-on-year -3.33% -6.25% -3.03%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 5 9
10th Percentile - £16.46 -
25th Percentile - £16.75 £23.00
Median hourly rate - £20.24 £27.25
Median % change year-on-year - -25.72% -26.60%
75th Percentile - - £43.75
90th Percentile - £30.45 £51.25
Staffordshire median hourly rate £20.00 £18.00 £25.96
% change year-on-year +11.11% -30.65% +11.25%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Stafford

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 Stafford.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Stafford

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Stafford

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

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

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 7 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stafford

For the 6 months to 13 March 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 Stafford region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP
1 1 (100.00%) SAP HR
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

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

Business Applications
1 1 (100.00%) SAP HR
General
1 1 (100.00%) Local Government
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) End-to-End Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Waterfall
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Oracle
1 1 (100.00%) SAP