Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA)
UK
The median Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA) daily rate in the UK is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 12 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 12 May 2025 |
Same period 2024 | Same period 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 425 | 414 | 428 |
| Rank change year-on-year | -11 | +14 | +31 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Senior Business Analyst | 101 | 177 | 283 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.35% | 0.41% | 0.49% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.37% | 0.44% | 0.52% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 73 | 124 | 206 |
| 10th Percentile | £409 | £409 | £425 |
| 25th Percentile | £432 | £488 | £470 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £500 | £575 | £553 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -13.04% | +4.07% | +5.24% |
| 75th Percentile | £575 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £695 | £675 | £745 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £466 | £518 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -10.06% | +3.62% | +4.71% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10th Percentile | - | - | £58.65 |
| 25th Percentile | - | - | £59.63 |
| Median hourly rate | - | £50.00 | £62.50 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | -20.00% | -27.75% |
| 75th Percentile | - | - | £63.75 |
| 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 | 27,042 | 39,900 | 54,705 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.44% | 92.78% | 94.63% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 17,611 | 25,963 | 38,196 |
| 10th Percentile | £300 | £280 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £406 | £410 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £513 | £525 | £540 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.38% | -2.78% | +2.86% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £638 | £650 |
| 90th Percentile | £738 | £750 | £750 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £475 | £490 | £500 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.06% | -2.00% | +5.26% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 1,049 | 2,673 | 1,532 |
| 10th Percentile | £14.00 | £12.86 | £14.25 |
| 25th Percentile | £18.22 | £16.30 | £19.06 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.60 | £37.50 | £45.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -23.73% | -16.67% | +88.21% |
| 75th Percentile | £62.50 | £61.30 | £65.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £75.00 | £72.90 | £76.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £27.50 | £40.00 | £42.43 |
| % change year-on-year | -31.25% | -5.73% | +112.16% |
Senior Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Senior Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Senior Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Senior Business Analyst.
Senior Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Senior Business Analyst over the 6 months to 12 May 2025.
Senior Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Senior Business Analyst.
Senior Business Analyst
Top 13 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Senior Business Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 12 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 | -9 | 80 | £520 | -9.57% | 134 |
| London | -22 | 55 | £525 | -12.50% | 86 |
| UK excluding London | +39 | 39 | £466 | -10.06% | 73 |
| Work from Home | +13 | 32 | £475 | -19.15% | 69 |
| Scotland | +23 | 17 | £425 | - | 6 |
| North of England | +16 | 11 | £475 | -9.52% | 17 |
| North West | +10 | 8 | £510 | -5.03% | 7 |
| West Midlands | +23 | 4 | £500 | -9.09% | 6 |
| Midlands | +18 | 4 | £500 | -9.09% | 7 |
| South East | +35 | 3 | £545 | +9.00% | 27 |
| Yorkshire | +14 | 3 | £400 | -23.81% | 7 |
| South West | +40 | 2 | £673 | +12.08% | 7 |
| East of England | +14 | 2 | £463 | -5.13% | 6 |
Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 12 May 2025, Senior 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 Senior Business Analyst in the job title.
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Senior 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:
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