Business Analyst - Payments (Payments BA)
UK
The median Business Analyst - Payments (Payments BA) daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 June 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 25 Jun 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 503 | 560 | 679 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +57 | +119 | +136 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Payments Business Analyst | 27 | 32 | 10 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.089% | 0.073% | 0.018% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.097% | 0.079% | 0.019% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 16 | 24 | 10 |
| 10th Percentile | £316 | £466 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £425 | £496 | £525 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £650 | £600 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.08% | +8.33% | +6.67% |
| 75th Percentile | £700 | £700 | £706 |
| 90th Percentile | £713 | - | £719 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £403 | £415 | £563 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.01% | -26.22% | +25.00% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | - |
| 25th Percentile | £86.25 | - | - |
| Median hourly rate | £87.50 | - | - |
| 75th Percentile | £88.75 | - | - |
| 90th Percentile | - | - | - |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | - | - | - |
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 | 27,810 | 40,484 | 52,424 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.17% | 92.93% | 94.42% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,834 | 26,012 | 36,485 |
| 10th Percentile | £288 | £281 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £402 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £525 | £538 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -4.76% | -2.33% | +1.42% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £493 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.65% | -1.40% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,203 | 2,914 | 1,505 |
| 10th Percentile | £13.78 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £17.39 | £16.38 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £27.13 | £37.50 | £43.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -27.67% | -12.79% | +68.63% |
| 75th Percentile | £56.25 | £62.50 | £65.00 |
| 90th Percentile | £73.75 | £74.00 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £25.15 | £40.00 | £40.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -37.13% | - | +100.00% |
Payments Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Payments Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Payments Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Payments Business Analyst.
Payments Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Payments Business Analyst over the 6 months to 25 June 2025.
Payments Business Analyst
Top 12 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Payments Business Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 25 June 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 | +72 | 23 | £500 | -28.57% | 5 |
| London | +38 | 14 | £675 | -3.57% | 4 |
| UK excluding London | +57 | 12 | £403 | -3.01% | 1 |
| Work from Home | +37 | 9 | £500 | -23.08% | 1 |
| Scotland | +7 | 4 | £475 | -3.06% | |
| North of England | - | 3 | £447 | - | 1 |
| South East | +48 | 2 | £398 | +16.91% | |
| Yorkshire | - | 2 | £465 | - | |
| East Midlands | - | 2 | £316 | - | |
| Midlands | - | 2 | £316 | - | |
| South West | +49 | 1 | - | - | |
| North West | - | 1 | £358 | - | 1 |
Payments Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 25 June 2025, Payments Business 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 Payments Business Analyst in the job title.
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Payments Business 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: