Retail Business Analyst Contract Job Trends

Business Analyst - Retail (Retail BA)
UK

The median Business Analyst - Retail (Retail BA) daily rate in the UK is £510, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 July 2026.

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

6 months to
25 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 650 540 571
Rank change year-on-year -110 +31 +72
Contract jobs requiring a Retail Business Analyst 13 14 9
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.025% 0.043% 0.022%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.027% 0.047% 0.024%
Number of daily rates quoted 12 11 6
10th Percentile £466 £410 £420
25th Percentile £500 - £452
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £450 £475
Median % change year-on-year +13.33% -5.26% -2.56%
75th Percentile £538 £522 £494
90th Percentile - £600 £516
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £463 £525
% change year-on-year +8.11% -11.90% -

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 49,051 29,963 37,757
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 92.59% 91.58% 93.07%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,625 19,061 24,462
10th Percentile £328 £285 £300
25th Percentile £420 £400 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% -4.76% -2.05%
75th Percentile £625 £623 £638
90th Percentile £725 £725 £750
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £500
% change year-on-year +5.26% -5.00% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 3,310 1,445 2,320
10th Percentile £15.75 £13.71 £13.69
25th Percentile £21.25 £17.30 £18.24
Median hourly rate £42.85 £25.15 £41.50
Median % change year-on-year +70.39% -39.40% -5.26%
75th Percentile £67.88 £55.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £81.00 £73.75 £74.59
UK excluding London median hourly rate £45.00 £25.15 £43.00
% change year-on-year +78.93% -41.51% +8.04%

Retail Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Retail Business Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Retail Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend

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

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

Retail Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Retail Business Analyst over the 6 months to 25 July 2026.

Daily rate histogram for Retail Business Analyst in the UK

Retail Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend

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

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

Retail Business Analyst
Top 8 Contract Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Retail Business Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 25 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
England -114 11 £500 +9.59% 1
London -66 6 £525 +16.67% 1
UK excluding London -91 6 £500 +8.11%
East Midlands -13 4 £500 +21.95%
Midlands -52 4 £500 +21.95%
Work from Home -65 3 £525 -12.50% 1
South East -71 1 £525 -2.33%
Scotland - 1 £525 -

Retail Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities

For the 6 months to 25 July 2026, Retail 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 Retail Business Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (53.85%) Requirements Gathering
1 7 (53.85%) Stakeholder Management
2 6 (46.15%) Business Analysis
3 5 (38.46%) Agile
3 5 (38.46%) Inventory Management
4 4 (30.77%) Supply Chain Management
4 4 (30.77%) Waterfall
4 4 (30.77%) Workshop Facilitation
5 3 (23.08%) E-Commerce
5 3 (23.08%) Logistics
5 3 (23.08%) SAP
6 2 (15.38%) Customer Experience
6 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
6 2 (15.38%) Supply Chain Transformation
6 2 (15.38%) Target Operating Model
7 1 (7.69%) ACCA
7 1 (7.69%) Acceptance Criteria
7 1 (7.69%) AI
7 1 (7.69%) Analytics
7 1 (7.69%) Azure
7 1 (7.69%) BPMN
7 1 (7.69%) Business Intelligence
7 1 (7.69%) Business Strategy
7 1 (7.69%) CIMA
7 1 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (7.69%) Content Management
7 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (7.69%) Customer Service
7 1 (7.69%) Data Modelling
7 1 (7.69%) Dynamics 365

Retail 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (7.69%) SAP S/4HANA
Cloud Services
1 1 (7.69%) Azure
1 1 (7.69%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (7.69%) Power Automate
1 1 (7.69%) Power Platform
1 1 (7.69%) PowerApps
1 1 (7.69%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (7.69%) Power BI
General
1 13 (100.00%) Retail
2 4 (30.77%) Influencing Skills
3 2 (15.38%) Finance
4 1 (7.69%) Banking
4 1 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (7.69%) Retail Banking
4 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 4 (30.77%) FMCG
2 2 (15.38%) Legacy Systems
2 2 (15.38%) Mainframe
3 1 (7.69%) AI Agents
3 1 (7.69%) EPoS
3 1 (7.69%) Low-Code
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (53.85%) Requirements Gathering
1 7 (53.85%) Stakeholder Management
2 6 (46.15%) Business Analysis
3 5 (38.46%) Agile
3 5 (38.46%) Inventory Management
4 4 (30.77%) Supply Chain Management
4 4 (30.77%) Waterfall
4 4 (30.77%) Workshop Facilitation
5 3 (23.08%) E-Commerce
5 3 (23.08%) Logistics
6 2 (15.38%) Customer Experience
6 2 (15.38%) Supply Chain Transformation
6 2 (15.38%) Target Operating Model
7 1 (7.69%) Acceptance Criteria
7 1 (7.69%) Collaborative Working
7 1 (7.69%) Continuous Improvement
7 1 (7.69%) Customer Service
7 1 (7.69%) Integration Patterns
7 1 (7.69%) Prototyping
7 1 (7.69%) Swim Lanes
Programming Languages
1 1 (7.69%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (7.69%) ACCA
1 1 (7.69%) CIMA
Vendors
1 3 (23.08%) SAP
2 2 (15.38%) Microsoft
3 1 (7.69%) Oracle
3 1 (7.69%) Salesforce