Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Stoke-on-Trent

Business Analyst (BA)
Staffordshire > Stoke-on-Trent

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Stoke-on-Trent is £301, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 February 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Feb 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 5 - 12
Rank change year-on-year - - -1
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 1 0 1
As % of all contract jobs in Stoke-on-Trent 4.00% - 2.22%
As % of the Job Titles category 4.00% - 2.56%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £300 - £406
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £301 - £413
Median % change year-on-year - - +3.13%
75th Percentile £301 - £419
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median daily rate £301 £475 £375
% change year-on-year -36.74% +26.67% -11.76%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Stoke-on-Trent

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent. 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 Stoke-on-Trent with a recognized job title 25 20 39
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 90.91% 86.67%
Number of daily rates quoted 13 12 36
10th Percentile £204 £200 £325
25th Percentile £272 £317 £334
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £338 £400 £450
Median % change year-on-year -15.63% -11.11% +22.03%
75th Percentile £394 £405 £541
90th Percentile £419 £479 £575
Staffordshire median daily rate £344 £388 £444
% change year-on-year -11.29% -12.68% +10.94%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 1 1
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile £19.50 - -
Median hourly rate £20.00 £24.22 £10.93
Median % change year-on-year -17.42% +121.59% -
75th Percentile £20.50 - -
90th Percentile - - -
Staffordshire median hourly rate £20.00 £19.12 £23.00
% change year-on-year +4.60% -16.87% -1.41%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

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 Stoke-on-Trent.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Stoke-on-Trent

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Stoke-on-Trent

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 2 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent

For the 6 months to 12 February 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 Stoke-on-Trent region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Pega
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Stoke-on-Trent 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Public Sector
Qualifications
1 1 (100.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) Pega