Telecoms Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in the UK excluding London

Business Analyst - Telecommunications (Telecoms BA)
UK > UK excluding London

The median Business Analyst - Telecommunications (Telecoms BA) daily rate in the UK excluding London is £700, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 January 2026.

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

6 months to
12 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 390 344 400
Rank change year-on-year -46 +56 +78
Contract jobs requiring a Telecoms Business Analyst 1 2 3
As % of all contract jobs in the UK excluding London 0.006% 0.015% 0.015%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.006% 0.016% 0.016%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £428
25th Percentile £675 - £431
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £700 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - +16.13%
75th Percentile £725 - £469
90th Percentile - - £473
UK median daily rate £600 £465 £450
% change year-on-year +29.03% +3.33% +5.88%

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 16,248 12,697 18,238
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 90.50% 92.21% 93.41%
Number of daily rates quoted 9,963 7,524 11,727
10th Percentile £213 £213 £213
25th Percentile £375 £363 £375
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £479 £500
Median % change year-on-year -0.73% -4.30% -
75th Percentile £575 £588 £600
90th Percentile £675 £675 £688
UK median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -4.55%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1,642 689 1,388
10th Percentile £14.00 £15.22 £14.00
25th Percentile £17.69 £20.26 £17.75
Median hourly rate £25.15 £30.88 £45.00
Median % change year-on-year -18.54% -31.39% +66.65%
75th Percentile £60.00 £63.75 £65.00
90th Percentile £70.00 £72.02 £76.25
UK median hourly rate £26.50 £32.50 £42.50
% change year-on-year -18.46% -23.53% +28.79%

Telecoms Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the UK excluding London

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

Telecoms Business Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK excluding London

Telecoms Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Telecoms Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the UK excluding London

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

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

Telecoms 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 Telecoms Business Analyst within the UK excluding London region over the 6 months to 12 January 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
South East -17 1 £700 - 1
Telecoms Business Analyst
UK

Telecoms Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 18 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the UK excluding London

For the 6 months to 12 January 2026, Telecoms 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 Telecoms Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) BT
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Process Mapping
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Openreach
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation

Telecoms 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:

Communications & Networking
1 1 (100.00%) Wireless
General
1 1 (100.00%) Social Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Acceptance Criteria
1 1 (100.00%) Agile
1 1 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Business Process Mapping
1 1 (100.00%) GAP Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Impact Assessments
1 1 (100.00%) Project Planning
1 1 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
1 1 (100.00%) System Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) User Experience
1 1 (100.00%) User Stories
1 1 (100.00%) Workshop Facilitation
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) BT
1 1 (100.00%) Openreach