Business Analyst (BA)
UK
The median Business Analyst (BA) daily rate in the UK is £525 according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 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 2 May 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 42 | 42 | 36 |
| Rank change year-on-year | 0 | -6 | +18 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Business Analyst | 1,884 | 3,081 | 5,325 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 4.34% | 5.19% | 6.00% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 4.68% | 5.48% | 6.29% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 1,307 | 2,253 | 3,974 |
| 10th Percentile | £379 | £400 | £375 |
| 25th Percentile | £445 | £443 | £420 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £525 | £500 |
| Median % change year-on-year | - | +5.00% | +8.70% |
| 75th Percentile | £625 | £600 | £580 |
| 90th Percentile | £725 | £700 | £656 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £460 | £475 | £450 |
| % change year-on-year | -3.16% | +5.56% | +5.88% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 9 | 15 | 14 |
| 10th Percentile | - | £20.95 | £18.65 |
| 25th Percentile | £20.77 | £31.49 | £22.40 |
| Median hourly rate | £28.00 | £58.00 | £29.39 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -51.72% | +97.38% | -19.03% |
| 75th Percentile | £50.00 | £64.38 | £50.63 |
| 90th Percentile | £71.00 | £68.00 | £60.75 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £20.77 | £63.75 | £22.40 |
| % change year-on-year | -67.42% | +184.60% | -4.31% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all contract IT job vacancies. 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 UK with a recognized job title | 40,269 | 56,187 | 84,691 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.75% | 94.62% | 95.47% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,215 | 39,262 | 59,481 |
| 10th Percentile | £276 | £313 | £313 |
| 25th Percentile | £409 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +10.53% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £735 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £490 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.00% | +5.26% | +11.76% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,672 | 1,567 | 2,094 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.28 | £12.50 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.38 | £15.50 |
| Median hourly rate | £36.42 | £45.00 | £23.14 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -19.07% | +94.45% | +2.04% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.25 | £65.75 | £48.75 |
| 90th Percentile | £72.50 | £75.75 | £63.25 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £39.55 | £42.50 | £19.50 |
| % change year-on-year | -6.94% | +117.95% | +2.63% |
Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst.
Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.
Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Business Analyst.
Business Analyst
Hourly Rate Histogram
Hourly rate distribution of jobs citing Business Analyst over the 6 months to 2 May 2024.
Business Analyst
Top 17 Contract Locations
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 UK over the 6 months to 2 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 |
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| England | -3 | 1,610 | £550 | +4.76% | 345 |
| London | +4 | 1,099 | £575 | +4.55% | 171 |
| Work from Home | +6 | 802 | £550 | +10.00% | 150 |
| UK excluding London | -20 | 588 | £460 | -3.16% | 184 |
| North of England | -7 | 196 | £475 | -5.00% | 67 |
| South East | -24 | 117 | £475 | - | 32 |
| Scotland | +9 | 104 | £450 | +5.63% | 7 |
| North West | -11 | 104 | £475 | +1.06% | 36 |
| Yorkshire | -8 | 78 | £475 | -5.00% | 25 |
| Midlands | -29 | 77 | £433 | -8.95% | 35 |
| East of England | -4 | 47 | £425 | -12.82% | 16 |
| West Midlands | -39 | 46 | £450 | -5.26% | 21 |
| South West | -34 | 37 | £519 | -1.19% | 18 |
| East Midlands | +11 | 29 | £415 | -10.27% | 14 |
| North East | +18 | 13 | £475 | -5.00% | 6 |
| Wales | +4 | 9 | £420 | -11.58% | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | -1 | 4 | £368 | -10.91% | 9 |
Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 2 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 featuring Business Analyst in the job title.
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Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities 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:
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