Business Analyst Contract Job Trends in the West Midlands

Business Analyst (BA)
England > West Midlands

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in the West Midlands is £475, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 25 December 2025.

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

6 months to
25 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 71 58 39
Rank change year-on-year -13 -19 +11
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 73 53 83
As % of all contract jobs in the West Midlands 3.19% 3.16% 4.58%
As % of the Job Titles category 3.60% 3.38% 4.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 47 51 66
10th Percentile £302 £400 £374
25th Percentile £439 £461 £413
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £475 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% +5.26% +5.56%
75th Percentile £528 £591 £550
90th Percentile £580 £638 £581
England median daily rate £500 £525 £525
% change year-on-year -4.76% - -
Number of hourly rates quoted 2 0 0
Median hourly rate £25.00 - -
England median hourly rate £32.75 £54.00 £67.56
% change year-on-year -39.36% -20.07% +103.19%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
West Midlands

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in the West Midlands. 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 West Midlands with a recognized job title 2,026 1,566 1,692
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 88.59% 93.33% 93.43%
Number of daily rates quoted 1,293 1,001 1,142
10th Percentile £260 £206 £220
25th Percentile £400 £381 £373
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 £500 £475
Median % change year-on-year - +5.26% -4.04%
75th Percentile £588 £600 £588
90th Percentile £683 £706 £688
England median daily rate £508 £525 £528
% change year-on-year -3.33% -0.47% -4.09%
Number of hourly rates quoted 87 61 64
10th Percentile £13.15 £13.95 £15.25
25th Percentile £14.38 £17.00 £17.44
Median hourly rate £25.00 £23.82 £22.50
Median % change year-on-year +4.95% +5.87% +26.98%
75th Percentile £30.00 £32.25 £35.25
90th Percentile £44.28 £50.00 £67.50
England median hourly rate £26.30 £35.50 £45.88
% change year-on-year -25.92% -22.62% +41.17%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in the West Midlands

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

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in the West Midlands

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in the West Midlands

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in the West Midlands over the 6 months to 25 December 2025.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in the West Midlands

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend in the West Midlands

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in the West Midlands

Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in the West Midlands

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 Midlands region over the 6 months to 25 December 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
Birmingham -12 23 £456 -8.75% 11
Warwickshire +2 19 £550 -12.00% 5
Shropshire - 19 £475 - 9
Coventry -16 3 £525 +23.53% 5
Worcestershire - 3 £475 - 8
Staffordshire 0 1 - - 4
Solihull -1 1 £268 -37.67%
Walsall - 1 £338 - 1
Business Analyst
England

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands

For the 6 months to 25 December 2025, 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 across the West Midlands region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 36 (49.32%) Stakeholder Management
2 28 (38.36%) Agile
3 25 (34.25%) Business Analysis
4 20 (27.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 19 (26.03%) Requirements Gathering
6 18 (24.66%) Confluence
6 18 (24.66%) JIRA
7 16 (21.92%) Problem-Solving
8 14 (19.18%) Migration
9 13 (17.81%) User Acceptance Testing
9 13 (17.81%) Workshop Facilitation
10 12 (16.44%) User Stories
11 11 (15.07%) Identity Access Management
11 11 (15.07%) Waterfall
12 10 (13.70%) GAP Analysis
12 10 (13.70%) Privileged Access Management
13 9 (12.33%) Acceptance Criteria
13 9 (12.33%) Business Process Modelling
14 8 (10.96%) AWS
14 8 (10.96%) Cybersecurity
14 8 (10.96%) DevOps
14 8 (10.96%) ERP
15 7 (9.59%) Analytics
15 7 (9.59%) Data Analysis
15 7 (9.59%) Degree
16 6 (8.22%) Continuous Improvement
16 6 (8.22%) Data Management
16 6 (8.22%) IIBA
16 6 (8.22%) Microsoft Excel
16 6 (8.22%) MS Visio

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in the West Midlands 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:

Application Platforms
1 18 (24.66%) Confluence
2 4 (5.48%) SAS
2 4 (5.48%) SharePoint
Applications
1 6 (8.22%) Microsoft Excel
1 6 (8.22%) MS Visio
2 4 (5.48%) Microsoft Office
3 3 (4.11%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Business Applications
1 2 (2.74%) Dynamics NAV
2 1 (1.37%) Aareon QL
2 1 (1.37%) Elite 3E
2 1 (1.37%) MIS ActiveH
2 1 (1.37%) NEC Housing
2 1 (1.37%) NetSuite
2 1 (1.37%) OPENHousing
2 1 (1.37%) Orchard Housing
2 1 (1.37%) SAP CRM
Cloud Services
1 8 (10.96%) AWS
2 5 (6.85%) Azure
3 4 (5.48%) Entra ID
3 4 (5.48%) GCP
4 3 (4.11%) Dynamics 365
4 3 (4.11%) Power Platform
5 2 (2.74%) Lucidchart
5 2 (2.74%) Microsoft 365
5 2 (2.74%) Microsoft Copilot
5 2 (2.74%) Power Automate
5 2 (2.74%) SaaS
6 1 (1.37%) Azure DevOps
6 1 (1.37%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 2 (2.74%) X.25
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (4.11%) Power BI
2 1 (1.37%) EDMS
Development Applications
1 18 (24.66%) JIRA
General
1 35 (47.95%) Social Skills
2 21 (28.77%) Analytical Skills
3 15 (20.55%) Finance
4 9 (12.33%) Public Sector
5 5 (6.85%) Legal
6 4 (5.48%) Documentation Skills
6 4 (5.48%) Law
7 3 (4.11%) Retail
8 2 (2.74%) Banking
8 2 (2.74%) Local Government
9 1 (1.37%) General Ledger
9 1 (1.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.37%) Influencing Skills
9 1 (1.37%) Police
9 1 (1.37%) Presentation Skills
9 1 (1.37%) Social Housing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 4 (5.48%) SailPoint
1 4 (5.48%) SAML
2 1 (1.37%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 8 (10.96%) Onboarding
2 5 (6.85%) Product Ownership
3 4 (5.48%) Legacy Systems
4 3 (4.11%) Data Structures
5 1 (1.37%) Data Protection Act
5 1 (1.37%) Enterprise Software
5 1 (1.37%) FMCG
5 1 (1.37%) Graphic Design
5 1 (1.37%) Legacy Applications
5 1 (1.37%) Management Information System
5 1 (1.37%) PMI
5 1 (1.37%) Self-Motivation
5 1 (1.37%) Video Editing
Operating Systems
1 2 (2.74%) Windows
2 1 (1.37%) AIX
2 1 (1.37%) Linux
2 1 (1.37%) Solaris
Processes & Methodologies
1 36 (49.32%) Stakeholder Management
2 28 (38.36%) Agile
3 25 (34.25%) Business Analysis
4 20 (27.40%) Stakeholder Engagement
5 19 (26.03%) Requirements Gathering
6 16 (21.92%) Problem-Solving
7 14 (19.18%) Migration
8 13 (17.81%) User Acceptance Testing
8 13 (17.81%) Workshop Facilitation
9 12 (16.44%) User Stories
10 11 (15.07%) Identity Access Management
10 11 (15.07%) Waterfall
11 10 (13.70%) GAP Analysis
11 10 (13.70%) Privileged Access Management
12 9 (12.33%) Acceptance Criteria
12 9 (12.33%) Business Process Modelling
13 8 (10.96%) Cybersecurity
13 8 (10.96%) DevOps
13 8 (10.96%) ERP
14 7 (9.59%) Data Analysis
Programming Languages
1 4 (5.48%) SQL
2 1 (1.37%) COBOL
2 1 (1.37%) Java
Qualifications
1 7 (9.59%) Degree
2 6 (8.22%) IIBA
2 6 (8.22%) SC Cleared
2 6 (8.22%) Security Cleared
3 1 (1.37%) AAT
3 1 (1.37%) ACCA
3 1 (1.37%) CAPM
3 1 (1.37%) CBAP
3 1 (1.37%) CIMA
3 1 (1.37%) PMI Certification
3 1 (1.37%) PMP
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 5 (6.85%) GDPR
2 3 (4.11%) NIST
3 1 (1.37%) Data Quality
3 1 (1.37%) ISO/IEC 27001
3 1 (1.37%) QA
3 1 (1.37%) SOC 2
System Software
1 4 (5.48%) Active Directory
Vendors
1 5 (6.85%) Pega
2 4 (5.48%) Microsoft
2 4 (5.48%) Okta
2 4 (5.48%) SAP
3 2 (2.74%) CyberArk
3 2 (2.74%) Oracle
4 1 (1.37%) Aareon
4 1 (1.37%) Capita
4 1 (1.37%) Civica
4 1 (1.37%) CODA
4 1 (1.37%) Genesys
4 1 (1.37%) NEC
4 1 (1.37%) Northgate
4 1 (1.37%) Oneserve
4 1 (1.37%) Orchard
4 1 (1.37%) Sage