Financial Services Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Business Analyst - Financial Services (Financial Services BA)
UK > UK excluding London

The median Business Analyst - Financial Services (Financial Services BA) daily rate in the UK excluding London is £580, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 September 2026.

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

6 months to
1 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 463 363 373
Rank change year-on-year -100 +10 +32
Contract jobs requiring a Financial Services Business Analyst 6 10 2
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.022% 0.065% 0.011%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.024% 0.072% 0.012%
Number of daily rates quoted 6 5 2
10th Percentile £430 £318 £368
25th Percentile £501 £333 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £580 £360 £400
Median % change year-on-year +61.11% -10.00% -25.58%
75th Percentile - £394 £425
90th Percentile - £428 £433
UK median daily rate £550 £417 £500
% change year-on-year +31.82% -16.55% -4.31%

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK excluding London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the UK excluding London. 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 the UK excluding London with a recognized job title 25,315 13,807 16,648
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.60% 90.07% 92.40%
Number of daily rates quoted 14,182 8,451 9,916
10th Percentile £303 £213 £220
25th Percentile £413 £361 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £475 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
75th Percentile £600 £575 £600
90th Percentile £688 £650 £685
UK median daily rate £525 £500 £525
% change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,098 1,252 1,562
10th Percentile £14.56 £13.38 £14.05
25th Percentile £20.31 £16.30 £18.50
Median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.95
Median % change year-on-year +68.99% -42.78% +11.13%
75th Percentile £68.00 £54.00 £66.00
90th Percentile £78.75 £72.50 £75.00
UK median hourly rate £42.50 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +68.99% -41.51% +1.18%

Financial Services Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Financial Services Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised in the UK excluding London.

Financial Services Business Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Financial Services Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Services Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Financial Services Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Financial Services Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the UK excluding London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Financial Services Business Analyst in the UK excluding London over the 6 months to 1 September 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Financial Services Business Analyst in the UK excluding London

Financial Services Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Financial Services Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Financial Services Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK excluding London

Financial Services Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the UK excluding London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Financial Services Business Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 1 September 2026. 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
North of England -69 5 £580 +65.12%
North West -53 4 £580 +65.12%
East Midlands -15 1 £475 +35.71% 1
Yorkshire -39 1 £395 -
Midlands -55 1 £475 +35.71% 1
Financial Services Business Analyst
UK

Financial Services Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 15 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 1 September 2026, Financial Services 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 UK excluding London region featuring Financial Services Business Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft
2 4 (66.67%) CRM
2 4 (66.67%) Customer Journey Map
2 4 (66.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 4 (66.67%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (66.67%) Journey Map
2 4 (66.67%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (66.67%) User Stories
3 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
4 2 (33.33%) Customer Experience
5 1 (16.67%) A/B Testing
5 1 (16.67%) Business Process Modelling
5 1 (16.67%) Canary Deployment
5 1 (16.67%) Data Flow Diagram
5 1 (16.67%) Knowledge Transfer

Financial Services Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London 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 4 (66.67%) Dynamics CRM
General
1 6 (100.00%) Finance
2 3 (50.00%) Banking
3 2 (33.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (66.67%) Mobile App
2 1 (16.67%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 4 (66.67%) CRM
1 4 (66.67%) Customer Journey Map
1 4 (66.67%) Digital Transformation Programme
1 4 (66.67%) Journey Map
1 4 (66.67%) Requirements Gathering
1 4 (66.67%) User Stories
2 3 (50.00%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (33.33%) Customer Experience
4 1 (16.67%) A/B Testing
4 1 (16.67%) Business Process Modelling
4 1 (16.67%) Canary Deployment
4 1 (16.67%) Data Flow Diagram
4 1 (16.67%) Knowledge Transfer
Vendors
1 5 (83.33%) Microsoft