Business Analyst Contracts in West London

Business Analyst (BA)
London > West London

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in West London is £405, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 4 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
4 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 19 37 38
Rank change year-on-year +18 +1 -7
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 10 8 26
As % of all contract jobs advertised in West London 4.90% 2.21% 4.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 5.18% 2.33% 4.68%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 7 17
10th Percentile £373 £550 £400
25th Percentile £400 £556 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £405 £600 £450
Median % change year-on-year -32.58% +33.33% -4.76%
75th Percentile £510 £608 £500
90th Percentile £600 £624 £591
London median daily rate £575 £575 £550
% change year-on-year - +4.55% +4.76%
Number of hourly rates quoted 1 0 5
10th Percentile - - £34.20
25th Percentile £52.50 - £52.50
Median hourly rate £55.00 - £58.00
75th Percentile £57.50 - £63.75
90th Percentile - - -
London median hourly rate £55.00 £28.00 £55.00
% change year-on-year +96.43% -49.09% +23.60%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West London

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in West London. 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 West London with a recognized job title 193 343 555
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 94.61% 94.75% 97.20%
Number of daily rates quoted 130 248 402
10th Percentile £199 £197 £300
25th Percentile £302 £270 £430
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £400 £466 £550
Median % change year-on-year -14.21% -15.23% +10.00%
75th Percentile £475 £570 £638
90th Percentile £600 £641 £700
London median daily rate £550 £550 £575
% change year-on-year - -4.35% -
Number of hourly rates quoted 18 28 54
10th Percentile £19.93 £16.25 £25.38
25th Percentile £20.29 £17.81 £40.75
Median hourly rate £22.27 £30.16 £64.00
Median % change year-on-year -26.16% -52.88% +197.67%
75th Percentile £31.64 £40.69 £75.00
90th Percentile £53.65 £58.25 £88.50
London median hourly rate £34.65 £27.66 £35.25
% change year-on-year +25.29% -21.55% +0.71%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in West London

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in West London

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in West London

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

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in West London

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in West London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in West London over the 6 months to 4 May 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in West London

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in West London

3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst in West London.

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in West London

Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in West London

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the West London region over the 6 months to 4 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
Hounslow +14 5 £400 -27.27%
Business Analyst
London

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in West London

For the 6 months to 4 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 West London region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 6 (60.00%) Agile
1 6 (60.00%) Product Ownership
2 4 (40.00%) User Stories
2 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
3 3 (30.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (30.00%) Backlog Management
3 3 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (30.00%) Product Vision
3 3 (30.00%) Demand Management
3 3 (30.00%) Microsoft
3 3 (30.00%) Finance
3 3 (30.00%) Scrum
3 3 (30.00%) Data Analysis
4 2 (20.00%) Business Analysis
4 2 (20.00%) PLM
4 2 (20.00%) Validation
4 2 (20.00%) PMI Certification
4 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
4 2 (20.00%) Functional Testing
4 2 (20.00%) Non-Functional Testing
4 2 (20.00%) Data Analytics
4 2 (20.00%) Analytics
4 2 (20.00%) Data Architecture
4 2 (20.00%) Trend Analysis
4 2 (20.00%) Product Management
4 2 (20.00%) Confluence
4 2 (20.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (20.00%) Incident Management
4 2 (20.00%) Degree

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

Application Platforms
1 2 (20.00%) Confluence
Applications
1 2 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft Office
2 1 (10.00%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 1 (10.00%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 1 (10.00%) Dynamics 365
1 1 (10.00%) Miro
1 1 (10.00%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (10.00%) Power BI
General
1 4 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (30.00%) Finance
3 2 (20.00%) Aviation
4 1 (10.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 1 (10.00%) Manufacturing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (10.00%) JSON
1 1 (10.00%) XML
Miscellaneous
1 6 (60.00%) Product Ownership
2 1 (10.00%) FMCG
2 1 (10.00%) Legacy Systems
2 1 (10.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (10.00%) PMI
2 1 (10.00%) Smart Meter
Processes & Methodologies
1 6 (60.00%) Agile
2 4 (40.00%) User Stories
3 3 (30.00%) Backlog Management
3 3 (30.00%) Data Analysis
3 3 (30.00%) Decision-Making
3 3 (30.00%) Demand Management
3 3 (30.00%) Problem-Solving
3 3 (30.00%) Product Vision
3 3 (30.00%) Scrum
4 2 (20.00%) Analytics
4 2 (20.00%) Computer Science
4 2 (20.00%) Data Analytics
4 2 (20.00%) Data Architecture
4 2 (20.00%) Functional Testing
4 2 (20.00%) Incident Management
4 2 (20.00%) Kanban
4 2 (20.00%) Non-Functional Testing
4 2 (20.00%) PLM
4 2 (20.00%) Product Management
4 2 (20.00%) Trend Analysis
Qualifications
1 2 (20.00%) Degree
1 2 (20.00%) PMI Certification
2 1 (10.00%) CBAP
2 1 (10.00%) Computer Science Degree
2 1 (10.00%) CSPO
2 1 (10.00%) DV Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) PMP
2 1 (10.00%) SC Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) Security Cleared
2 1 (10.00%) Six Sigma Green Belt
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (10.00%) QA
Vendors
1 3 (30.00%) Microsoft
2 1 (10.00%) Concur
2 1 (10.00%) SAP
2 1 (10.00%) ServiceNow