Business Analyst Contract Job Trends
Business Analyst (BA)
UK
The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 21 October 2026.
The table below compares current contractor rates and summary statistics with the previous two years.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 61 | 43 | 49 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -18 | +6 | -13 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst | 2,093 | 1,656 | 1,430 |
| As % of all contract jobs in the UK | 3.80% | 4.95% | 3.86% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.13% | 5.45% | 4.15% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,389 | 1,162 | 1,052 |
| 10th Percentile | £362 | £350 | £363 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £406 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £500 | £520 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -3.85% | -0.95% |
| 75th Percentile | £588 | £613 | £615 |
| 90th Percentile | £656 | £725 | £725 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £470 | £450 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | +4.44% | - | -5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 31 | 13 | 12 |
| 10th Percentile | £27.30 | £25.36 | £20.69 |
| 25th Percentile | £35.94 | £27.21 | £38.21 |
| Median hourly rate | £66.90 | £32.89 | £58.25 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +103.41% | -43.54% | +9.39% |
| 75th Percentile | £90.00 | £51.80 | £75.94 |
| 90th Percentile | £104.00 | £88.25 | £80.55 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £70.00 | £40.00 | £34.80 |
| % change year-on-year | +75.00% | +14.96% | -42.01% |
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.
| 6 months to 21 Oct 2026 |
Same period 2025 | Same period 2024 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title | 50,636 | 30,412 | 34,439 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 91.85% | 90.89% | 92.95% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 29,773 | 19,217 | 20,765 |
| 10th Percentile | £325 | £278 | £300 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £402 | £413 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £500 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +5.00% | -4.76% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £623 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £725 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £500 | £475 | £490 |
| % change year-on-year | +5.26% | -3.06% | -2.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 4,181 | 1,679 | 1,379 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.25 | £13.80 | £15.02 |
| 25th Percentile | £19.33 | £17.30 | £20.30 |
| Median hourly rate | £41.56 | £25.15 | £40.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | +65.23% | -37.13% | -10.11% |
| 75th Percentile | £67.50 | £50.00 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £80.00 | £68.75 | £73.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £41.06 | £24.42 | £40.33 |
| % change year-on-year | +68.12% | -39.44% | -8.14% |
Business Analyst Job Vacancy Trend
Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.
Business Analyst Daily Rate Trend
Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK.
Business Analyst Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst over the 6 months to 21 October 2026.
Business Analyst Hourly Rate Trend
Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in the UK.
Business Analyst Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Analyst over the 6 months to 21 October 2026.
Business Analyst Top 18 Contract Job Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 21 October 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England | -20 | 1,764 | £500 | - | 187 |
| London | -16 | 1,017 | £525 | -4.55% | 61 |
| UK excluding London | -9 | 867 | £470 | +4.44% | 170 |
| Work from Home | -12 | 635 | £500 | - | 112 |
| North of England | -22 | 250 | £450 | +9.09% | 40 |
| South East | -3 | 186 | £500 | +3.36% | 48 |
| Midlands | -14 | 160 | £450 | +13.92% | 25 |
| West Midlands | +11 | 125 | £449 | -10.25% | 17 |
| North West | -15 | 121 | £438 | +2.70% | 21 |
| Scotland | 0 | 103 | £465 | +9.41% | 9 |
| Yorkshire | -25 | 96 | £463 | +13.92% | 10 |
| South West | +7 | 94 | £488 | +5.51% | 22 |
| East of England | -13 | 36 | £463 | +2.72% | 6 |
| North East | -23 | 34 | £525 | +31.09% | 9 |
| East Midlands | -32 | 34 | £460 | +28.49% | 8 |
| Wales | 0 | 31 | £448 | +2.29% | 12 |
| Northern Ireland | +7 | 17 | £388 | -26.19% | 7 |
| Channel Islands | - | 2 | £550 | - | 1 |
Business Analyst Skill Set Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities
For the 6 months to 21 October 2026, 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 Business Analyst in the job title.
| Rank | Skill | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stakeholder Management | 41.4% | 866 |
| 2 | Business Analysis | 38.7% | 811 |
| 3 | Requirements Gathering | 36.0% | 754 |
| 4 | Agile | 33.4% | 700 |
| 5 | Workshop Facilitation | 32.1% | 671 |
| 6 | User Stories | 28.0% | 586 |
| 7 | Stakeholder Engagement | 20.5% | 429 |
| 8 | User Acceptance Testing | 19.4% | 407 |
| 9 | Acceptance Criteria | 18.1% | 379 |
| 10 | Problem-Solving | 13.4% | 281 |
| 11 | SQL | 12.5% | 261 |
| 12 | Process Improvement | 12.3% | 258 |
| 13 | Validation | 11.7% | 244 |
| 14 | Data Analysis | 11.6% | 243 |
| 14 | JIRA | 11.6% | 243 |
| 16 | AI | 10.8% | 227 |
| 17 | Migration | 10.7% | 224 |
| 18 | Decision-Making | 9.8% | 206 |
| 18 | Microsoft | 9.8% | 206 |
| 20 | Data Modelling | 9.2% | 193 |
| 20 | Security Cleared | 9.2% | 193 |
| 22 | Requirements Workshops | 8.8% | 184 |
| 23 | Degree | 8.5% | 178 |
| 24 | Confluence | 8.4% | 175 |
| 25 | Translating Business Requirements | 8.1% | 170 |
| 26 | GAP Analysis | 7.9% | 166 |
| 27 | Scrum | 7.9% | 165 |
| 28 | Azure | 7.8% | 164 |
| 29 | Impact Assessments | 7.8% | 163 |
| 30 | Project Delivery | 7.5% | 157 |
Business Analyst Skill Set Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities by Category
The table below expands on the one above by listing co-occurrences one category at a time. It covers the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences in each category.
Job Titles
| Rank | Job Title | Share | Job Ads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Analyst | 96.6% | 2,021 |
| 2 | Senior Business Analyst | 13.1% | 275 |
| 3 | Senior Analyst | 12.7% | 265 |
| 4 | Technical Business Analyst | 8.9% | 187 |
| 5 | Data Business Analyst | 8.8% | 184 |
| 6 | Technical Analyst | 8.3% | 173 |
| 7 | Finance Business Analyst | 6.9% | 145 |
| 8 | Financial Analyst | 6.8% | 143 |
| 9 | Data Analyst | 5.5% | 115 |
| 10 | Transformation Analyst | 2.8% | 59 |
| 11 | SC Cleared Business Analyst | 2.8% | 58 |
| 12 | Salesforce Business Analyst | 2.7% | 56 |
| 13 | Salesforce Analyst | 2.6% | 55 |
| 13 | SAP Business Analyst | 2.6% | 55 |
| 15 | Lead Business Analyst | 2.5% | 53 |
| 16 | Project Analyst | 2.5% | 52 |
| 16 | SAP Analyst | 2.5% | 52 |
| 18 | Business IT Analyst | 2.3% | 48 |
| 19 | Insurance Business Analyst | 2.2% | 45 |
| 20 | Digital Business Analyst | 2.1% | 43 |