Back Office Business Analyst Contract Job Trends

Business Analyst - Back Office (Back Office BA)
UK

The median Business Analyst - Back Office (Back Office BA) daily rate in the UK is £600, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 July 2026.

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

6 months to
21 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 664 543 570
Rank change year-on-year -121 +27 +111
Contract jobs requiring a Back Office Business Analyst 1 9 1
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.002% 0.028% 0.002%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.002% 0.030% 0.003%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 7 0
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £600 £675 -
Median % change year-on-year -11.11% - -
UK excluding London median daily rate - £350 -

All Contract IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 with a recognized job title 48,798 29,864 38,453
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.56% 91.64% 93.04%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,431 18,992 24,873
10th Percentile £325 £285 £293
25th Percentile £420 £400 £410
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -1.87%
75th Percentile £625 £625 £638
90th Percentile £725 £735 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,294 1,429 2,439
10th Percentile £15.81 £13.75 £13.49
25th Percentile £21.25 £17.30 £18.00
Median hourly rate £44.10 £25.15 £40.00
Median % change year-on-year +75.33% -37.13% -6.98%
75th Percentile £67.84 £55.00 £64.25
90th Percentile £80.17 £73.75 £74.45
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £41.81
% change year-on-year +78.93% -39.85% +5.65%

Back Office Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Back Office Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

Back Office Business Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Back Office Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Back Office Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Back Office Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Back Office Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Back Office Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Back Office Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Back Office Business Analyst
Top 2 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Back Office Business Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 21 July 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
London -69 1 £600 -11.11% 1
England -96 1 £600 -11.11% 1

Back Office Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 9 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 21 July 2026, Back Office 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 featuring Back Office Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Stability
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation

Back Office Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Back Office
1 1 (100.00%) Documentation Skills
1 1 (100.00%) Finance
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 1 (100.00%) Data Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Migration
1 1 (100.00%) Operational Stability
1 1 (100.00%) Regulatory Compliance
1 1 (100.00%) Scenario Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Stakeholder Management
1 1 (100.00%) User Acceptance Testing
1 1 (100.00%) Validation