Business Analyst Contracts in London

Business Analyst (BA)
England > London

The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in London is £575 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

The first table below provides contractor rate benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
17 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 32 33 30
Rank change year-on-year +1 -3 +16
Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst 1,057 1,595 2,745
As % of all contract jobs advertised in London 6.05% 6.17% 7.12%
As % of the Job Titles category 6.47% 6.49% 7.47%
Number of daily rates quoted 767 1,138 2,054
10th Percentile £413 £413 £400
25th Percentile £500 £475 £460
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £575 £550 £540
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% +1.85% +8.00%
75th Percentile £675 £668 £638
90th Percentile £775 £775 £713
England median daily rate £550 £525 £500
% change year-on-year +4.76% +5.00% +5.82%
Number of hourly rates quoted 4 6 5
10th Percentile £22.83 £28.50 £32.85
25th Percentile £25.19 £39.38 £35.25
Median hourly rate £48.00 £56.50 £40.50
Median % change year-on-year -15.04% +39.51% -5.81%
75th Percentile £69.75 £62.31 £53.75
90th Percentile £72.90 £63.75 £73.85
England median hourly rate £22.50 £60.25 £26.14
% change year-on-year -62.66% +130.53% -28.40%

All Contract IT Job Vacancies
London

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies advertised in 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 London with a recognized job title 16,328 24,595 36,745
% of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title 93.43% 95.20% 95.30%
Number of daily rates quoted 11,803 17,870 26,915
10th Percentile £325 £363 £375
25th Percentile £445 £463 £470
Median daily rate (50th Percentile) £550 £575 £575
Median % change year-on-year -4.35% - +9.52%
75th Percentile £688 £700 £688
90th Percentile £800 £800 £775
England median daily rate £525 £550 £525
% change year-on-year -4.55% +4.76% +7.69%
Number of hourly rates quoted 318 283 439
10th Percentile £16.00 £18.00 £16.25
25th Percentile £20.07 £22.69 £23.12
Median hourly rate £27.50 £35.00 £35.00
Median % change year-on-year -21.43% - +10.62%
75th Percentile £46.05 £62.25 £49.80
90th Percentile £65.32 £80.00 £67.50
England median hourly rate £36.92 £44.77 £23.00
% change year-on-year -17.54% +94.63% +4.55%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in London

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in London

Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend in London

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

Daily rate trend for Business Analyst in London

Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram in London

Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Daily rate histogram for Business Analyst in London

Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend in London

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

Hourly rate trend for Business Analyst in London

Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram in London

Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Analyst in London over the 6 months to 17 May 2024.

Hourly rate histogram for Business Analyst in London

Business Analyst
Contract Job Locations in 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 London region over the 6 months to 17 May 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
Central London +5 173 £550 -2.22% 15
South London -4 8 £531 +1.19% 1
West London +3 7 £600 +33.33% 1
East London +2 7 £453 +20.67% 4
North London -1 1 £425 -12.82%
Business Analyst
England

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

For the 6 months to 17 May 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 London region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 383 (36.23%) Finance
2 291 (27.53%) Agile
3 285 (26.96%) Social Skills
4 216 (20.44%) Business Analysis
5 197 (18.64%) Banking
6 157 (14.85%) SQL
7 155 (14.66%) Stakeholder Management
8 150 (14.19%) Requirements Gathering
9 140 (13.25%) User Stories
10 138 (13.06%) Analytical Skills
11 110 (10.41%) Migration
12 100 (9.46%) Problem-Solving
13 99 (9.37%) Front Office
14 98 (9.27%) Degree
15 95 (8.99%) User Acceptance Testing
16 93 (8.80%) GAP Analysis
17 89 (8.42%) Data Analysis
18 86 (8.14%) Product Ownership
19 83 (7.85%) Asset Management
20 82 (7.76%) Workshop Facilitation
21 81 (7.66%) Project Management
22 79 (7.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
23 75 (7.10%) Acceptance Criteria
24 72 (6.81%) Azure
25 70 (6.62%) Investment Banking
26 67 (6.34%) Business Intelligence
27 65 (6.15%) Derivative
27 65 (6.15%) Change Management
27 65 (6.15%) QA
28 64 (6.05%) Public Sector

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in 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 31 (2.93%) Confluence
2 26 (2.46%) SharePoint
3 10 (0.95%) MTS
4 5 (0.47%) CMS
5 4 (0.38%) Apache
6 2 (0.19%) Apache Spark
6 2 (0.19%) Microsoft Exchange
7 1 (0.095%) Adobe Experience Manager
7 1 (0.095%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.095%) SAS
Applications
1 37 (3.50%) MS Visio
2 35 (3.31%) Microsoft Excel
3 22 (2.08%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 19 (1.80%) Microsoft Office
5 5 (0.47%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.28%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.19%) Trello
8 1 (0.095%) Microsoft Project
8 1 (0.095%) SPSS
Business Applications
1 41 (3.88%) Endur
2 23 (2.18%) Loan IQ
3 20 (1.89%) Aligne
4 14 (1.32%) Aladdin
5 10 (0.95%) EuroRunner
6 9 (0.85%) ION MarketView
7 7 (0.66%) Dynamics CRM
7 7 (0.66%) SAP S/4HANA
8 4 (0.38%) Oracle Financials
8 4 (0.38%) Shopify
9 3 (0.28%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
9 3 (0.28%) Salesforce CRM
10 2 (0.19%) ION Anvil
10 2 (0.19%) NetSuite
10 2 (0.19%) Oracle EBS R12
10 2 (0.19%) SAP ERP
10 2 (0.19%) Workday HCM
11 1 (0.095%) Oracle General Ledger
11 1 (0.095%) SAP LE
11 1 (0.095%) thinkFolio
Cloud Services
1 72 (6.81%) Azure
2 54 (5.11%) AWS
2 54 (5.11%) Power Platform
3 24 (2.27%) SaaS
4 16 (1.51%) Azure DevOps
5 11 (1.04%) Dynamics 365
6 8 (0.76%) Miro
7 7 (0.66%) Microsoft 365
8 6 (0.57%) Google Analytics
8 6 (0.57%) PaaS
9 5 (0.47%) Lucidchart
10 4 (0.38%) BigCommerce
10 4 (0.38%) OCI
10 4 (0.38%) Serverless
11 3 (0.28%) Adobe Analytics
11 3 (0.28%) Cloud Computing
11 3 (0.28%) Salesforce Commerce Cloud
11 3 (0.28%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 2 (0.19%) SAP Commerce Cloud
12 2 (0.19%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 14 (1.32%) FIX Connectivity
2 3 (0.28%) Intranet
2 3 (0.28%) NAS
2 3 (0.28%) Radio Access Network
3 2 (0.19%) 4G
3 2 (0.19%) 5G
3 2 (0.19%) Firewall
4 1 (0.095%) Ethernet
4 1 (0.095%) Internet
4 1 (0.095%) LTE
4 1 (0.095%) MPLS
4 1 (0.095%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 50 (4.73%) Power BI
2 26 (2.46%) Data Warehouse
3 11 (1.04%) Tableau
4 9 (0.85%) SQL Server Integration Services
5 8 (0.76%) Relational Database
6 7 (0.66%) Big Data
6 7 (0.66%) Data Lake
6 7 (0.66%) NoSQL
6 7 (0.66%) SAP HANA
6 7 (0.66%) SQL Server
7 5 (0.47%) BusinessObjects Business Intelligence
7 5 (0.47%) Geospatial Data
8 3 (0.28%) Data Mart
8 3 (0.28%) PostgreSQL
8 3 (0.28%) SQL Server Analysis Services
8 3 (0.28%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 2 (0.19%) Apache Hive
9 2 (0.19%) Data Mining
9 2 (0.19%) Hadoop
9 2 (0.19%) Oracle Reports
Development Applications
1 49 (4.64%) JIRA
2 11 (1.04%) TeamCity
3 8 (0.76%) Postman
3 8 (0.76%) SoapUI
4 5 (0.47%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.095%) PyCharm
5 1 (0.095%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 383 (36.23%) Finance
2 285 (26.96%) Social Skills
3 197 (18.64%) Banking
4 138 (13.06%) Analytical Skills
5 99 (9.37%) Front Office
6 79 (7.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 70 (6.62%) Investment Banking
8 64 (6.05%) Public Sector
9 51 (4.82%) Presentation Skills
10 43 (4.07%) Back Office
11 28 (2.65%) Retail
12 26 (2.46%) Marketing
13 24 (2.27%) Influencing Skills
14 15 (1.42%) Legal
15 13 (1.23%) Financial Institution
16 11 (1.04%) Local Government
16 11 (1.04%) Organisational Skills
17 10 (0.95%) Documentation Skills
17 10 (0.95%) Manufacturing
17 10 (0.95%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 18 (1.70%) FIX Protocol
1 18 (1.70%) XML
2 8 (0.76%) JSON
3 7 (0.66%) SAP PI
3 7 (0.66%) SOAP
4 4 (0.38%) SailPoint
4 4 (0.38%) VML
4 4 (0.38%) Web Services
5 3 (0.28%) .NET
5 3 (0.28%) ADO
5 3 (0.28%) Oracle Fusion
6 2 (0.19%) Apache Camel
6 2 (0.19%) React
7 1 (0.095%) AngularJS
7 1 (0.095%) FpML
7 1 (0.095%) Kafka
7 1 (0.095%) Middleware
7 1 (0.095%) OAuth
7 1 (0.095%) OAuth2
7 1 (0.095%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 86 (8.14%) Product Ownership
2 65 (6.15%) Derivative
3 57 (5.39%) Fixed Income
4 51 (4.82%) Equities
4 51 (4.82%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 36 (3.41%) Hedge funds
6 27 (2.55%) Onboarding
6 27 (2.55%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 23 (2.18%) Reinsurance
8 19 (1.80%) Management Information System
9 18 (1.70%) Renewable Energy
10 16 (1.51%) Market Risk
11 14 (1.32%) Mobile App
11 14 (1.32%) Solar Panel
12 11 (1.04%) Greenfield Project
13 10 (0.95%) Data Protection Act
14 9 (0.85%) Analytical Mindset
15 6 (0.57%) Credit Risk
15 6 (0.57%) IoT
15 6 (0.57%) Self-Motivation
Operating Systems
1 15 (1.42%) Windows
2 14 (1.32%) Unix
3 6 (0.57%) Apple iOS
4 4 (0.38%) Linux
4 4 (0.38%) Windows 10
5 3 (0.28%) Windows Server
6 2 (0.19%) Android
6 2 (0.19%) VMS
7 1 (0.095%) Mac OS
7 1 (0.095%) Windows Server 2012
Processes & Methodologies
1 291 (27.53%) Agile
2 216 (20.44%) Business Analysis
3 155 (14.66%) Stakeholder Management
4 150 (14.19%) Requirements Gathering
5 140 (13.25%) User Stories
6 110 (10.41%) Migration
7 100 (9.46%) Problem-Solving
8 95 (8.99%) User Acceptance Testing
9 93 (8.80%) GAP Analysis
10 89 (8.42%) Data Analysis
11 83 (7.85%) Asset Management
12 82 (7.76%) Workshop Facilitation
13 81 (7.66%) Project Management
14 75 (7.10%) Acceptance Criteria
15 67 (6.34%) Business Intelligence
16 65 (6.15%) Change Management
17 63 (5.96%) Data Modelling
18 60 (5.68%) Scrum
19 58 (5.49%) Process Improvement
19 58 (5.49%) Use Case
Programming Languages
1 157 (14.85%) SQL
2 38 (3.60%) Python
3 15 (1.42%) Java
4 5 (0.47%) JavaScript
4 5 (0.47%) PL/SQL
4 5 (0.47%) XPath
4 5 (0.47%) XQuery
5 4 (0.38%) VBA
6 3 (0.28%) C#
7 1 (0.095%) Groovy
7 1 (0.095%) R
Qualifications
1 98 (9.27%) Degree
2 59 (5.58%) Security Cleared
3 53 (5.01%) SC Cleared
4 19 (1.80%) BPSS Clearance
5 8 (0.76%) CBAP
5 8 (0.76%) Master's Degree
6 7 (0.66%) Computer Science Degree
7 4 (0.38%) ACCA
7 4 (0.38%) CIMA
7 4 (0.38%) IIBA
7 4 (0.38%) Microsoft Certification
8 3 (0.28%) Numerate Degree
9 2 (0.19%) CCA
9 2 (0.19%) DBS Check
9 2 (0.19%) MBA
9 2 (0.19%) MCSA
9 2 (0.19%) MCSD
9 2 (0.19%) PMI Certification
10 1 (0.095%) Oracle Certification
10 1 (0.095%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (6.15%) QA
2 37 (3.50%) Data Quality
3 34 (3.22%) EMIR
4 33 (3.12%) MiFID
5 14 (1.32%) Dodd-Frank
5 14 (1.32%) SEPA
6 11 (1.04%) PCI DSS
7 9 (0.85%) GDPR
7 9 (0.85%) PMO
8 8 (0.76%) ISO 20022
9 6 (0.57%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 5 (0.47%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.28%) Accessibility
11 3 (0.28%) Basel III
11 3 (0.28%) NIST
12 2 (0.19%) SLA
13 1 (0.095%) Basel II
13 1 (0.095%) GAAP
13 1 (0.095%) Good Clinical Practice
13 1 (0.095%) GxP
System Software
1 5 (0.47%) Active Directory
2 2 (0.19%) Docker
2 2 (0.19%) HDFS
2 2 (0.19%) Virtual Servers
Systems Management
1 2 (0.19%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.095%) SCCM
Vendors
1 47 (4.45%) Microsoft
2 42 (3.97%) SAP
3 40 (3.78%) Bloomberg
4 30 (2.84%) Oracle
5 26 (2.46%) Salesforce
6 17 (1.61%) ServiceNow
7 16 (1.51%) ION Trading
8 14 (1.32%) OpenLink
9 13 (1.23%) MarketAxess
9 13 (1.23%) Tradeweb
10 12 (1.14%) BISAM
11 10 (0.95%) Guidewire
11 10 (0.95%) Murex
12 9 (0.85%) Refinitiv
13 7 (0.66%) Adobe
13 7 (0.66%) CyberSource
13 7 (0.66%) Google
14 6 (0.57%) Calypso
14 6 (0.57%) Workday
15 5 (0.47%) Databricks