Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Swansea

Business Analyst (BA)
West Wales > Swansea

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Swansea is £444, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 December 2025.

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

6 months to
31 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 9 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 2 0 0
As % of all contract jobs in Swansea 5.88% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 7.69% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 2 0 0
10th Percentile £416 - -
25th Percentile £420 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £444 - -
75th Percentile £470 - -
90th Percentile £477 - -
West Wales median daily rate £444 - -

All Contract IT Job Roles
Swansea

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Swansea. 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 Swansea with a recognized job title 26 31 19
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 76.47% 100.00% 95.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 28 15
10th Percentile - £125 £174
25th Percentile £206 £186 £180
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £500 £325
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% +53.85% -31.58%
75th Percentile £513 £539 £416
90th Percentile £638 £558 £490
West Wales median daily rate £463 £500 £325
% change year-on-year -7.50% +53.85% -31.58%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3 2 0
10th Percentile £16.65 £17.20 -
25th Percentile £17.06 £17.88 -
Median hourly rate £18.50 £20.00 -
Median % change year-on-year -7.50% - -
75th Percentile £19.38 £22.38 -
90th Percentile £19.45 £23.20 -
West Wales median hourly rate £13.85 £20.00 -
% change year-on-year -30.78% - -

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Swansea

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 Swansea.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Swansea

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Swansea

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

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

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 11 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea

For the 6 months to 31 December 2025, 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 Swansea region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
2 1 (50.00%) Agile
2 1 (50.00%) Confluence
2 1 (50.00%) Gherkin
2 1 (50.00%) JIRA
2 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) Scrum
2 1 (50.00%) SFIA
2 1 (50.00%) Wireframes

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swansea 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 (50.00%) Confluence
Development Applications
1 1 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 1 (50.00%) Public Sector
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (50.00%) Gherkin
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (50.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (50.00%) Agile
1 1 (50.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (50.00%) Scrum
1 1 (50.00%) SFIA
1 1 (50.00%) Wireframes
Qualifications
1 2 (100.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (50.00%) SC Cleared