Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in Swindon

Business Analyst (BA)
Wiltshire > Swindon

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Swindon is £413, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 15 October 2025.

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

6 months to
15 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 12 17 20
Rank change year-on-year +5 +3 +2
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 10 3 6
As % of all contract jobs in Swindon 10.10% 2.48% 3.87%
As % of the Job Titles category 11.36% 3.03% 4.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 5 3 3
10th Percentile £378 £372 £393
25th Percentile £400 £386 £438
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £413 £420 £525
Median % change year-on-year -1.79% -20.00% +23.53%
75th Percentile £460 £430 £556
90th Percentile £525 - £568
Wiltshire median daily rate £440 £420 £550
% change year-on-year +4.76% -23.64% +12.82%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Swindon

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Swindon. 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 Swindon with a recognized job title 88 99 150
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.89% 81.82% 96.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 49 68 106
10th Percentile £220 £180 £288
25th Percentile £363 £350 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £450 £556
Median % change year-on-year +16.67% -19.10% +11.25%
75th Percentile £590 £509 £629
90th Percentile £660 £608 £688
Wiltshire median daily rate £563 £538 £550
% change year-on-year +4.55% -2.18% +0.46%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Swindon

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 Swindon.

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Swindon

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in Swindon

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

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

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Swindon

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Swindon over the 6 months to 15 October 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Swindon

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in Swindon

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Swindon.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Swindon

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon

For the 6 months to 15 October 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 Swindon region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (60.00%) Agile
2 5 (50.00%) Salesforce
3 4 (40.00%) Legacy Systems
3 4 (40.00%) Banking
3 4 (40.00%) Business Analysis
3 4 (40.00%) Digital Wallet
4 2 (20.00%) SDLC
4 2 (20.00%) Degree
4 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
4 2 (20.00%) User Stories
4 2 (20.00%) ServiceNow
4 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
4 2 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
4 2 (20.00%) Data Governance
4 2 (20.00%) Apple Pay
4 2 (20.00%) Google Pay
4 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
4 2 (20.00%) Apple
4 2 (20.00%) Google
4 2 (20.00%) Biotechnology
4 2 (20.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (20.00%) Data Management
4 2 (20.00%) Oracle
4 2 (20.00%) SAP
5 1 (10.00%) Data Warehouse
5 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
5 1 (10.00%) Finance
5 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
5 1 (10.00%) Military
5 1 (10.00%) User Acceptance Testing

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Swindon 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 (10.00%) Confluence
Cloud Services
1 2 (20.00%) Apple Pay
1 2 (20.00%) Google Pay
2 1 (10.00%) Azure
2 1 (10.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Data Warehouse
1 1 (10.00%) Power BI
Development Applications
1 1 (10.00%) JIRA
General
1 4 (40.00%) Banking
2 2 (20.00%) Public Sector
3 1 (10.00%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (10.00%) Finance
3 1 (10.00%) Military
3 1 (10.00%) Social Housing
3 1 (10.00%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (40.00%) Digital Wallet
1 4 (40.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (10.00%) IoT
2 1 (10.00%) Smart Home
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Agile
2 4 (40.00%) Business Analysis
3 2 (20.00%) Biotechnology
3 2 (20.00%) Computer Science
3 2 (20.00%) Data Governance
3 2 (20.00%) Data Management
3 2 (20.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
3 2 (20.00%) SDLC
3 2 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
3 2 (20.00%) User Stories
4 1 (10.00%) AI
4 1 (10.00%) Business Intelligence
4 1 (10.00%) Data Analysis
4 1 (10.00%) Data Architecture
4 1 (10.00%) Data Science
4 1 (10.00%) Predictive Modelling
4 1 (10.00%) Requirements Gathering
4 1 (10.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 1 (10.00%) Strategic Roadmap
4 1 (10.00%) User Acceptance Testing
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) Degree
2 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
Vendors
1 5 (50.00%) Salesforce
2 2 (20.00%) Apple
2 2 (20.00%) Google
2 2 (20.00%) Microsoft
2 2 (20.00%) Oracle
2 2 (20.00%) SAP
2 2 (20.00%) ServiceNow