Business Analysis Contract Job Trends in the Thames Valley

Business Analysis
South East > Thames Valley

The table below provides summary statistics and contractor rates for jobs advertised in the Thames Valley requiring Business Analysis skills. It covers contract job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 16 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
16 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 94 100 83
Rank change year-on-year +6 -17 0
Contract jobs citing Business Analysis 33 22 58
As % of all contract jobs in the Thames Valley 1.59% 1.10% 2.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.81% 1.23% 2.55%
Number of daily rates quoted 23 16 44
10th Percentile £403 £428 £386
25th Percentile £421 £450 £459
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £523
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -4.31% +10.00%
75th Percentile £555 £516 £589
90th Percentile £631 £545 £676
South East median daily rate £500 £500 £520
% change year-on-year - -3.85% +9.36%

All Process and Methodology Skills
Thames Valley

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 the Thames Valley.

Contract vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,826 1,786 2,271
As % of all contract IT jobs advertised in the Thames Valley 87.70% 88.94% 91.72%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,191 1,046 1,459
10th Percentile £268 £293 £213
25th Percentile £400 £409 £396
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £525 £500
Median % change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -
75th Percentile £588 £638 £613
90th Percentile £650 £688 £688
South East median daily rate £500 £515 £523
% change year-on-year -2.91% -1.44% +1.95%
Number of hourly rates quoted 138 54 104
10th Percentile £15.01 £18.92 £18.95
25th Percentile £17.63 £29.75 £25.00
Median hourly rate £25.15 £56.75 £49.87
Median % change year-on-year -55.68% +13.80% +137.45%
75th Percentile £57.25 £63.00 £64.63
90th Percentile £89.63 £69.03 £74.37
South East median hourly rate £22.27 £50.00 £53.94
% change year-on-year -55.47% -7.31% +43.85%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in the Thames Valley

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

Business Analysis job vacancy trend in the Thames Valley

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Business Analysis.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Daily Rate Histogram in the Thames Valley

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis in the Thames Valley over the 6 months to 16 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analysis in the Thames Valley

Business Analysis
Hourly Rate Trend in the Thames Valley

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Business Analysis.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for jobs in the Thames Valley citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Contract Job Locations in the Thames Valley

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the Thames Valley region over the 6 months to 16 December 2025. The 'Rank Change' column provides an indication of the change in demand within each location based on the same 6 month period last year.

Location Rank Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Matching
Contract
IT Job Ads
Median
Daily Rate
Past 6 Months
Median Daily Rate
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
Berkshire -11 20 £500 - 14
Buckinghamshire - 11 £450 - 9
Oxfordshire - 2 £481 - 7
Business Analysis
South East

Business Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the Thames Valley 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 3 (9.09%) Confluence
2 1 (3.03%) SharePoint
Applications
1 2 (6.06%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (3.03%) MS Visio
Business Applications
1 4 (12.12%) NetSuite
2 1 (3.03%) Oracle EBS R12
2 1 (3.03%) Oracle Receivables
2 1 (3.03%) SAP WM
Cloud Services
1 4 (12.12%) Azure
2 3 (9.09%) AWS
2 3 (9.09%) Azure DevOps
2 3 (9.09%) SaaS
3 1 (3.03%) Slack
Communications & Networking
1 1 (3.03%) Broadband
1 1 (3.03%) Network Security
1 1 (3.03%) SD-WAN
1 1 (3.03%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (3.03%) SQL Server
Development Applications
1 5 (15.15%) JIRA
2 1 (3.03%) Visual Studio
General
1 17 (51.52%) Social Skills
2 7 (21.21%) Finance
3 6 (18.18%) Marketing
4 4 (12.12%) Documentation Skills
4 4 (12.12%) Manufacturing
5 3 (9.09%) Analytical Skills
5 3 (9.09%) Billing
5 3 (9.09%) Retail
5 3 (9.09%) Telecoms
6 2 (6.06%) Automotive
6 2 (6.06%) Legal
6 2 (6.06%) Presentation Skills
7 1 (3.03%) General Ledger
7 1 (3.03%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 1 (3.03%) Influencing Skills
7 1 (3.03%) Organisational Skills
7 1 (3.03%) Public Sector
Job Titles
1 25 (75.76%) Analyst
1 25 (75.76%) Business Analyst
2 6 (18.18%) Senior
3 5 (15.15%) Finance Business Analyst
3 5 (15.15%) Financial Analyst
3 5 (15.15%) Senior Analyst
3 5 (15.15%) Senior Business Analyst
4 2 (6.06%) Cybersecurity Analyst
4 2 (6.06%) Digital Analyst
4 2 (6.06%) Digital Business Analyst
4 2 (6.06%) Operations Analyst
4 2 (6.06%) Operations Business Analyst
4 2 (6.06%) Project Manager
4 2 (6.06%) Security Analyst
4 2 (6.06%) Senior Operations Analyst
4 2 (6.06%) Technical Analyst
4 2 (6.06%) Technical Business Analyst
4 2 (6.06%) Transformation Analyst
5 1 (3.03%) Fibre Analyst
5 1 (3.03%) Service Transition Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 3 (9.09%) ADO
2 1 (3.03%) RESTful
Miscellaneous
1 4 (12.12%) Mobile App
2 3 (9.09%) Cloud Native
3 2 (6.06%) Data Protection Act
3 2 (6.06%) Operational Technology
3 2 (6.06%) Self-Motivation
4 1 (3.03%) Data Structures
4 1 (3.03%) Legacy Systems
4 1 (3.03%) Management Information System
4 1 (3.03%) Smart Meter
4 1 (3.03%) Sports Betting
Operating Systems
1 1 (3.03%) Windows
Processes & Methodologies
1 14 (42.42%) Agile
2 9 (27.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
2 9 (27.27%) Workshop Facilitation
3 8 (24.24%) Requirements Gathering
3 8 (24.24%) User Acceptance Testing
4 7 (21.21%) CRM
4 7 (21.21%) Stakeholder Management
4 7 (21.21%) User Stories
5 6 (18.18%) User Experience
6 5 (15.15%) Acceptance Criteria
6 5 (15.15%) Functional Testing
7 4 (12.12%) Business Process Mapping
7 4 (12.12%) Change Management
7 4 (12.12%) Digital Marketing
7 4 (12.12%) Epics
7 4 (12.12%) GAP Analysis
7 4 (12.12%) Project Management
7 4 (12.12%) Waterfall
8 3 (9.09%) Cybersecurity
8 3 (9.09%) DevOps
Programming Languages
1 1 (3.03%) C#
Qualifications
1 3 (9.09%) Security Cleared
2 2 (6.06%) Degree
2 2 (6.06%) SC Cleared
3 1 (3.03%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 2 (6.06%) PMO
2 1 (3.03%) Actionable Recommendations
2 1 (3.03%) GRC
2 1 (3.03%) ISO/IEC 27001
2 1 (3.03%) NIST
System Software
1 1 (3.03%) Virtual Desktop
Vendors
1 5 (15.15%) Oracle
1 5 (15.15%) SAP
2 3 (9.09%) Microsoft
2 3 (9.09%) MuleSoft
2 3 (9.09%) Salesforce
3 1 (3.03%) BT
3 1 (3.03%) Citrix
3 1 (3.03%) Fortinet
3 1 (3.03%) Openreach
3 1 (3.03%) Planon
3 1 (3.03%) ServiceNow
3 1 (3.03%) TIBCO
3 1 (3.03%) webMethods