Business System Analyst
UK
The median Business System Analyst daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 1 May 2025.
The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.
| 6 months to 1 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 495 | 520 | 617 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +25 | +97 | +97 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Business Systems Analyst | 25 | 62 | 101 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.085% | 0.14% | 0.17% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.092% | 0.15% | 0.18% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17 | 28 | 89 |
| 10th Percentile | £365 | £371 | £382 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £434 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £550 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -4.55% | +15.79% |
| 75th Percentile | £663 | £576 | £603 |
| 90th Percentile | £743 | £654 | £775 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £425 | £500 | £463 |
| % change year-on-year | -15.00% | +8.11% | +2.78% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 10th Percentile | £28.80 | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £29.26 | £52.50 | £61.25 |
| Median hourly rate | £30.26 | £53.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -42.91% | -15.20% | - |
| 75th Percentile | £31.02 | £53.50 | £63.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £31.32 | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £30.26 | - | - |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
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 | 27,084 | 40,415 | 56,464 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.52% | 92.78% | 94.61% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,692 | 26,309 | 39,470 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £275 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £515 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -1.90% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £492 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.46% | -1.60% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,035 | 2,664 | 1,570 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.07 | £12.86 | £14.29 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.50 | £16.30 | £19.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £29.00 | £36.42 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -20.37% | -19.07% | +91.49% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £60.75 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.50 | £75.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £28.00 | £39.55 | £42.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -29.20% | -6.94% | +117.95% |
Business Systems Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Business Systems Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Business Systems Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Systems Analyst.
Business Systems Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Systems Analyst over the 6 months to 1 May 2025.
Business Systems Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Systems Analyst.
Business Systems Analyst
Top 15 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Systems Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 1 May 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 |
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| England | +34 | 22 | £525 | - | 45 |
| UK excluding London | +64 | 13 | £425 | -15.00% | 35 |
| London | +16 | 12 | £525 | -12.50% | 19 |
| Work from Home | +10 | 9 | £500 | -4.76% | 31 |
| North of England | - | 4 | £375 | - | 4 |
| North West | - | 3 | £375 | - | 2 |
| South East | +47 | 2 | £400 | -20.00% | 15 |
| Midlands | +19 | 2 | £575 | +27.78% | 5 |
| Scotland | +13 | 2 | £300 | -42.86% | 4 |
| East of England | +27 | 1 | £700 | +33.33% | 6 |
| West Midlands | +12 | 1 | £575 | +27.78% | 2 |
| East Midlands | +9 | 1 | - | - | 3 |
| Yorkshire | - | 1 | - | - | 2 |
| South West | - | 1 | £675 | - | |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | - | - |
Business Systems Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 1 May 2025, Business Systems Analyst contract job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all contract job ads featuring Business Systems Analyst in the job title.
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Business Systems Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category
The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories: