Business Analyst Contracts in Wakefield

Business Analyst (BA)
West Yorkshire > Wakefield

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Wakefield is £463, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 2 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
2 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 2 - 13
Rank change year-on-year - - -1
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 1 0 2
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Wakefield 50.00% - 2.60%
As % of the Job Titles category 50.00% - 2.74%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 0 2
10th Percentile - - £418
25th Percentile £431 - £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 - £450
Median % change year-on-year - - +13.92%
75th Percentile £494 - £475
90th Percentile - - £483
West Yorkshire median daily rate £450 £480 £513
% change year-on-year -6.25% -6.34% +5.13%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Wakefield

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Wakefield. 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 Wakefield with a recognized job title 2 66 73
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 100.00% 94.29% 94.81%
Number of daily rates quoted 1 13 11
10th Percentile - £127 £183
25th Percentile £431 £163 £213
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £463 £320 £230
Median % change year-on-year +44.53% +39.13% -38.67%
75th Percentile £494 £380 £385
90th Percentile - £466 £438
West Yorkshire median daily rate £475 £498 £525
% change year-on-year -4.52% -5.24% +6.60%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 3 0
Median hourly rate - £13.50 -
West Yorkshire median hourly rate £24.82 £14.34 £32.50
% change year-on-year +73.14% -55.89% +92.88%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Wakefield

Job postings that featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Wakefield.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Wakefield

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Wakefield

3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in Wakefield.

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Wakefield

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 5 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield

For the 6 months to 2 May 2025, 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 across the Wakefield region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 1 (100.00%) ERP
1 1 (100.00%) JD Edwards
1 1 (100.00%) Sage
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Wakefield 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:

General
1 1 (100.00%) Law
1 1 (100.00%) Manufacturing
Processes & Methodologies
1 1 (100.00%) ERP
Vendors
1 1 (100.00%) JD Edwards
1 1 (100.00%) Sage