Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA)
UK
The median Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA) daily rate in the UK is £606, according to job vacancies posted in the 6 months leading up to 11 June 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 11 Jun 2024 |
Same period 2023 | Same period 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | 563 | 626 | 773 |
| Rank change year-on-year | +63 | +147 | -82 |
| Contract jobs requiring a Lead Business Analyst | 31 | 71 | 92 |
| As % of all contract jobs advertised in the UK | 0.071% | 0.13% | 0.11% |
| As % of the Job Titles category | 0.076% | 0.14% | 0.11% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26 | 58 | 70 |
| 10th Percentile | £513 | £463 | £450 |
| 25th Percentile | £545 | £513 | £500 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £606 | £650 | £575 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -6.73% | +13.04% | +14.71% |
| 75th Percentile | £688 | £700 | £625 |
| 90th Percentile | £950 | £747 | £804 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £575 | £525 | £530 |
| % change year-on-year | +9.52% | -0.94% | +29.27% |
All Contract IT Job Vacancies
UK
For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 | 40,533 | 52,506 | 83,140 |
| % of contract IT jobs with a recognized job title | 92.89% | 94.52% | 95.35% |
| Number of daily rates quoted | 26,086 | 36,648 | 58,637 |
| 10th Percentile | £280 | £313 | £318 |
| 25th Percentile | £407 | £425 | £425 |
| Median daily rate (50th Percentile) | £525 | £540 | £525 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -2.78% | +2.86% | +6.06% |
| 75th Percentile | £638 | £650 | £638 |
| 90th Percentile | £750 | £750 | £738 |
| UK excluding London median daily rate | £488 | £500 | £475 |
| % change year-on-year | -2.50% | +5.26% | +8.57% |
| Number of hourly rates quoted | 2,938 | 1,481 | 1,935 |
| 10th Percentile | £12.86 | £14.25 | £12.75 |
| 25th Percentile | £16.30 | £19.18 | £15.90 |
| Median hourly rate | £37.50 | £45.00 | £25.00 |
| Median % change year-on-year | -16.67% | +80.00% | +16.28% |
| 75th Percentile | £61.71 | £65.75 | £49.92 |
| 90th Percentile | £74.00 | £76.50 | £65.00 |
| UK excluding London median hourly rate | £40.00 | £42.00 | £20.00 |
| % change year-on-year | -4.76% | +110.00% | +7.82% |
Lead Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend
Job postings that featured Lead Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.
Lead Business Analyst
Contractor Daily Rate Trend
3-month moving average daily rate quoted in jobs citing Lead Business Analyst.
Lead Business Analyst
Daily Rate Histogram
Daily rate distribution for jobs citing Lead Business Analyst over the 6 months to 11 June 2024.
Lead Business Analyst
Contractor Hourly Rate Trend
3-month moving average hourly rates quoted in jobs citing Lead Business Analyst.
Lead Business Analyst
Top 11 Contract Locations
The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median contractor rates quoted in IT jobs citing Lead Business Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 11 June 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 | +61 | 26 | £606 | -6.73% | 16 |
| London | +60 | 17 | £638 | -8.93% | 7 |
| Work from Home | +79 | 15 | £675 | -3.57% | 8 |
| UK excluding London | +31 | 10 | £575 | +9.52% | 10 |
| South East | +19 | 4 | £600 | +22.36% | 1 |
| Scotland | +37 | 2 | £488 | +2.63% | 2 |
| North of England | +25 | 2 | £475 | -15.56% | |
| North West | +14 | 2 | £475 | +2.70% | |
| East Midlands | +9 | 1 | £550 | - | 4 |
| Midlands | +8 | 1 | £550 | +4.76% | 4 |
| East of England | - | 1 | £575 | - |
Lead Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities
For the 6 months to 11 June 2024, Lead 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 Lead Business Analyst in the job title.
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Lead 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: