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 £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 17 October 2026.

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

6 months to
17 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 672 562 554
Rank change year-on-year -110 -8 +69
Contract jobs requiring a Retail Business Analyst 19 6 6
As % of all contract jobs in the UK 0.034% 0.018% 0.016%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.037% 0.020% 0.017%
Number of daily rates quoted 17 5 3
10th Percentile £410 £428 £425
25th Percentile £481 £450 £434
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £533 £460
Median % change year-on-year -6.10% +15.76% -5.64%
75th Percentile £538 £600 £482
90th Percentile £553 - £489
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £566 -
% change year-on-year -11.70% - -

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
17 Oct 2026		 Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Contract vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 50,792 30,277 34,849
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 91.89% 90.93% 93.00%
Number of daily rates quoted 29,802 19,116 21,016
10th Percentile £325 £280 £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 £625 £638
90th Percentile £737 £725 £738
UK excluding London median daily rate £500 £475 £492
% change year-on-year +5.26% -3.36% -1.70%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4,200 1,670 1,418
10th Percentile £14.25 £13.80 £15.02
25th Percentile £19.25 £17.30 £20.50
Median hourly rate £41.06 £25.15 £41.27
Median % change year-on-year +63.25% -39.05% -8.30%
75th Percentile £67.50 £50.00 £65.00
90th Percentile £80.00 £68.75 £73.83
UK excluding London median hourly rate £40.32 £24.62 £41.53
% change year-on-year +63.77% -40.72% -6.67%

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 17 October 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 9 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 17 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 -117 18 £500 -11.70% 6
London -83 13 £525 +2.44% 5
UK excluding London -108 6 £500 -11.70% 1
East Midlands - 4 £500 -
Midlands - 4 £500 -
Work from Home -66 2 £525 -12.50% 1
North West -45 1 £450 -25.00%
North of England -74 1 £450 -25.00%
Scotland - 1 £525 -

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

For the 6 months to 17 October 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.

RankSkillShareJob Ads
1Stakeholder Management63.2%12
2Requirements Gathering57.9%11
3Business Analysis47.4%9
4Agile36.8%7
5Inventory Management31.6%6
5Workshop Facilitation31.6%6
7E-Commerce21.1%4
7Supply Chain Management21.1%4
7Waterfall21.1%4
10Logistics15.8%3
10Oracle15.8%3
10PLM15.8%3
10SAP15.8%3
14Backlog Management10.5%2
14Business Process Analysis10.5%2
14Confluence10.5%2
14Continuous Improvement10.5%2
14Customer Experience10.5%2
14Data Mapping10.5%2
14Data Modelling10.5%2
14JIRA10.5%2
14Microsoft10.5%2
14Oracle Retail10.5%2
14Supply Chain Transformation10.5%2
14Target Operating Model10.5%2
14User Stories10.5%2
27ACCA5.3%1
27AI5.3%1
27Analytics5.3%1
27APQC5.3%1

Retail 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

RankJob TitleShareJob Ads
1Senior Business Analyst26.3%5
2Logistics Business Analyst10.5%2
3Agile Business Analyst5.3%1
3E-Commerce Business Analyst5.3%1
3Finance Business Analyst5.3%1
3SAP Financial Business Analyst5.3%1
3Senior Transformation Analyst5.3%1
3Supply Chain Business Analyst5.3%1
Retail Business Analyst jobs