Hybrid/Remote NHS Business Analyst Contract Job Trends

Business Analyst - NHS
UK > Work from Home

The median Business Analyst - NHS daily rate for remote/hybrid work is £500, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 6 May 2026.

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

6 months to
6 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 336 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Contract jobs requiring an NHS Business Analyst 5 0 0
As % of all contract jobs with remote/hybrid work options 0.041% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 0.044% - -
Number of daily rates quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile £460 - -
25th Percentile £475 - -
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £500 - -
75th Percentile £538 - -
90th Percentile £560 - -
UK median daily rate £450 £415 £276
% change year-on-year +8.43% +50.23% -25.08%

All Contract IT Job Roles
Work from Home

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies with remote/hybrid work options. 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 Work from Home with a recognized job title 11,368 9,279 14,168
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.39% 93.83% 93.51%
Number of daily rates quoted 7,286 6,351 9,497
10th Percentile £350 £338 £325
25th Percentile £419 £413 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £510 £525 £525
Median % change year-on-year -2.86% - -2.33%
75th Percentile £613 £638 £638
90th Percentile £725 £774 £750
UK median daily rate £505 £514 £525
% change year-on-year -1.75% -2.10% -2.78%
Number of hourly rates quoted 540 227 575
10th Percentile £17.50 £14.00 £14.33
25th Percentile £27.94 £17.95 £23.29
Median hourly rate £57.50 £35.25 £43.00
Median % change year-on-year +63.12% -18.02% -20.37%
75th Percentile £70.00 £66.75 £62.75
90th Percentile £82.25 £75.00 £75.25
UK median hourly rate £44.00 £29.00 £36.50
% change year-on-year +51.72% -20.55% -18.89%

NHS Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend for Remote/Hybrid Roles

Historical trend showing the proportion of contract IT job postings featuring 'NHS Business Analyst' in the job title and offering remote or hybrid work options relative to all contract IT jobs advertised.

NHS Business Analyst job vacancy trend for remote/hybrid roles

NHS Business Analyst
Daily Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid NHS Business Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor daily rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid NHS Business Analyst job vacancies

NHS Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Trend for Remote/Hybrid Jobs

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid NHS Business Analyst job vacancies.

Contractor hourly rate distribution trend for remote/hybrid NHS Business Analyst job vacancies

NHS Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs

For the 6 months to 6 May 2026, NHS 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 jobs with hybrid/remote work options featuring NHS Business Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (60.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (40.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) Business Case
2 2 (40.00%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (40.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 2 (40.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (40.00%) Robotic Process Automation
2 2 (40.00%) SAP
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (20.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) Backlog Management
3 1 (20.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Business Continuity
3 1 (20.00%) CheckPoint
3 1 (20.00%) Data Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Data Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (20.00%) Data Quality
3 1 (20.00%) Databricks
3 1 (20.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (20.00%) Electronic Patient Records
3 1 (20.00%) GAP Analysis
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft
3 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
3 1 (20.00%) Performance Metrics
3 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering

NHS Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Remote/Hybrid Jobs 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:

Applications
1 1 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (20.00%) Electronic Patient Records
General
1 3 (60.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (40.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Documentation Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Electronics
2 2 (40.00%) Finance
2 2 (40.00%) Manufacturing
2 2 (40.00%) Marketing
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
2 2 (40.00%) Telecoms
3 1 (20.00%) Digital Healthcare
Miscellaneous
1 5 (100.00%) NHS
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (60.00%) Business Intelligence
2 2 (40.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) Business Case
2 2 (40.00%) Digital Marketing
2 2 (40.00%) Digital Transformation Programme
2 2 (40.00%) Programme Management
2 2 (40.00%) Robotic Process Automation
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (20.00%) Acceptance Criteria
3 1 (20.00%) Actionable Insight
3 1 (20.00%) Analytics
3 1 (20.00%) Backlog Management
3 1 (20.00%) Business Continuity
3 1 (20.00%) Data Engineering
3 1 (20.00%) Data Governance
3 1 (20.00%) Data-Driven Decision Making
3 1 (20.00%) Decision-Making
3 1 (20.00%) Requirements Gathering
3 1 (20.00%) Stakeholder Engagement
Programming Languages
1 1 (20.00%) SQL
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (20.00%) Data Quality
1 1 (20.00%) SNOMED CT
Vendors
1 2 (40.00%) SAP
2 1 (20.00%) CheckPoint
2 1 (20.00%) Databricks
2 1 (20.00%) Microsoft