Business Analyst Contracts in Hertfordshire

Business Analyst (BA)
East of England > Hertfordshire

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in Hertfordshire is £525, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 31 October 2024.

The table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
31 Oct 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 40 68 50
Rank change year-on-year +28 -18 -19
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 8 9 30
As % of all contract jobs advertised in Hertfordshire 1.66% 1.20% 3.55%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.77% 1.29% 3.91%
Number of daily rates quoted 7 5 13
10th Percentile £448 £430 £405
25th Percentile £472 £475 £425
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £525 £500 £500
Median % change year-on-year +5.00% - +9.89%
75th Percentile £563 £525 £650
90th Percentile £593 £581 -
East of England median daily rate £513 £450 £488
% change year-on-year +13.89% -7.69% +14.71%
Number of hourly rates quoted 0 1 0
Median hourly rate - £67.56 -
East of England median hourly rate £50.00 £67.56 -
% change year-on-year -25.99% - -

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
Hertfordshire

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies in Hertfordshire. 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 Hertfordshire with a recognized job title 451 700 767
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.57% 93.21% 90.77%
Number of daily rates quoted 196 398 478
10th Percentile £263 £263 £225
25th Percentile £331 £400 £400
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £458 £500 £525
Median % change year-on-year -8.35% -4.72% +16.61%
75th Percentile £575 £675 £650
90th Percentile £625 £739 £738
East of England median daily rate £450 £500 £500
% change year-on-year -10.00% - +17.65%
Number of hourly rates quoted 107 150 128
10th Percentile £15.34 £17.75 £16.11
25th Percentile £36.70 £42.31 £35.00
Median hourly rate £60.00 £65.00 £60.00
Median % change year-on-year -7.69% +8.33% +147.42%
75th Percentile £66.00 £70.00 £65.82
90th Percentile £74.25 £90.00 £70.75
East of England median hourly rate £47.50 £43.15 £19.81
% change year-on-year +10.08% +117.82% +41.50%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Hertfordshire

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in Hertfordshire

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in Hertfordshire

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Hertfordshire over the 6 months to 31 October 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in Hertfordshire

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in Hertfordshire

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in Hertfordshire

Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in Hertfordshire

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 Hertfordshire region over the 6 months to 31 October 2024. 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
Hatfield - 3 £575 -
Hemel Hempstead - 2 £500 -
Stevenage +8 1 - - 1
Watford +8 1 £531 +17.89%
Business Analyst
East of England

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

For the 6 months to 31 October 2024, 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 Hertfordshire region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 3 (37.50%) User Acceptance Testing
1 3 (37.50%) User Stories
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Onboarding
2 2 (25.00%) Workday
2 2 (25.00%) Traceability Matrix
2 2 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
2 2 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (25.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 2 (25.00%) Retail
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Change Management
2 2 (25.00%) Business Analysis
3 1 (12.50%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (12.50%) CMDB
3 1 (12.50%) Use Case
3 1 (12.50%) Finance
3 1 (12.50%) Service Management
3 1 (12.50%) SQL
3 1 (12.50%) ITIL
3 1 (12.50%) MS Visio
3 1 (12.50%) Data Modelling
3 1 (12.50%) B2C
3 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
3 1 (12.50%) Remedy
3 1 (12.50%) Translating Business Requirements
3 1 (12.50%) Data Management
3 1 (12.50%) Information Management
3 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow
3 1 (12.50%) Test Scripting

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

Applications
1 1 (12.50%) MS Visio
General
1 3 (37.50%) Social Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (25.00%) Retail
3 1 (12.50%) Finance
Miscellaneous
1 2 (25.00%) Onboarding
2 1 (12.50%) CMDB
Processes & Methodologies
1 3 (37.50%) User Acceptance Testing
1 3 (37.50%) User Stories
2 2 (25.00%) Business Analysis
2 2 (25.00%) Change Management
2 2 (25.00%) Requirements Gathering
2 2 (25.00%) Requirements Workshops
2 2 (25.00%) Traceability Matrix
2 2 (25.00%) Workshop Facilitation
3 1 (12.50%) Analytics
3 1 (12.50%) Change Control
3 1 (12.50%) Data Management
3 1 (12.50%) Data Modelling
3 1 (12.50%) Information Management
3 1 (12.50%) ITIL
3 1 (12.50%) Order Management
3 1 (12.50%) Process Improvement
3 1 (12.50%) Product Information Management
3 1 (12.50%) Requirements Analysis
3 1 (12.50%) Test Scripting
3 1 (12.50%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 1 (12.50%) SQL
Qualifications
1 1 (12.50%) SC Cleared
1 1 (12.50%) Security Cleared
Systems Management
1 1 (12.50%) SCCM
Vendors
1 2 (25.00%) Workday
2 1 (12.50%) Microsoft
2 1 (12.50%) Remedy
2 1 (12.50%) ServiceNow