One-off
Survey and CRM Data Merge
Manager · Data Analyst
Warehousing operator · 11–50 employees
€59–€69 / hour
About €260–€640 in total
- about 7 h in total
- Hybrid · Dublin
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
Side work for Business Analysts · Updated November 4, 2026
Side work for Business Analysts
Business Analyst is one of the titles we hear most. These are the part-time roles where your experience carries over, what they pay per hour, and the tasks open now. About five hours a week, next to your main job.
3roles that fit a business analyst
2,265open tasks in those roles
$75/hrtypical US rate, Business Analyst
5 ha week is enough
By Thomas Reilly, Director, Data & Analytics · Edited by Helena Voss · Published
Side work as a business analyst: what to know
Business analysts are brought in when a project is about to start and nobody has written down what it should do. Part-time tasks include current-state process maps, requirement documents, user stories with acceptance criteria and vendor comparisons. They are well defined, which makes them easy to fit around a full-time job.
Companies value an analyst who can interview busy people quickly and write plainly. Mention the methods you use, such as process mapping notation or a backlog tool, and give one example of a requirement document you produced. Workshops are the hardest part to schedule; propose recorded walkthroughs and written questions instead of long live sessions.
In our data: 2,265 open tasks across the 3 roles that fit a business analyst, 59% of them remote. The typical senior rate for Business Analyst is $75 in the US, £40 in the UK, CA$65 in Canada and €45 in Germany an hour, before the company's 15% fee. The other roles that fit are Data Analyst, Process Documentation Specialist. Most of these tasks are sized for 4 to 10 hours a week. Rates come from official wage statistics aged to October 2026; see the full table by country.
Where a business analyst's experience fits
The best match is first. Each role page shows the rate by country and level.
1,095 open tasksBusiness Analyst
Turns a business problem into requirements, process maps and acceptance criteria.
1,031 open tasksData AnalystAnswers business questions with queries, analyses and a short written conclusion.
139 open tasksProcess Documentation SpecialistRecords how work is done and turns it into SOPs and checklists people follow.
Open now for a business analyst
Tasks in the roles above, newest first, each with the hourly rate.
One-off
Spreadsheet to Database Migration (SQL)
Specialist · Data Analyst
Series C E-commerce platform for outdoor gear · 201–500 employees
€42–€54 / hour
About €290–€670 in total
- about 10 h in total
- Hybrid · Magdeburg
- Starts within 7 days
- Top 25% for the role
One-off
Vendor Selection Scorecard (Excel)
Manager · Business Analyst
Series C games studio making multiplayer shooters · 201–500 employees
$97–$124 / hour
About $660–$1,550 in total
- about 10 h in total
- Hybrid · Charlotte
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
One-off
Ad Hoc Analysis Request
Manager · Data Analyst
Mobile games company · 5,000+ employees
$137–$154 / hour
About $440–$1,160 in total
- about 6 h in total
- Hybrid · Bozeman
- Starts next week
- Top 25% for the role
Regular
Weekly Business Review Data · Fintech
Senior · Data Analyst
Growth-stage payments company for mid-market companies · 501–1,000 employees
$118–$141 / hour
About $2,500 a month at 5 h a week
- 3–6 h a week
- On-site · Washington, D.C.
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
One-off
Customer Segmentation Analysis
Specialist · Data Analyst
Boutique law firm advising tech companies · 501–1,000 employees
€43–€52 / hour
About €380–€760 in total
- about 12 h in total
- Remote · Denmark
- Starts within 2 weeks
- Top 25% for the role
Before you take side work
Three checks that take ten minutes.
- Read the outside-work, conflict-of-interest and confidentiality clauses in your employment contract. If it asks for consent, ask in writing.
- Do not take tasks from a direct competitor of your employer.
- Use your own equipment and your own time. Read the guide
Questions about pay, fees and privacy
The same rules apply to every task, so they live on two pages: Pricing explains the 15% fee, prepayment and when you are paid; How it works covers matching, what a company sees and side work next to a job.