Functional Analyst Jobs

Functional Analyst
UK

The median Functional Analyst salary in the UK is £55,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

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

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 821 903 1222
Rank change year-on-year +82 +319 -341
Permanent jobs requiring a Functional Analyst 86 44 39
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.082% 0.046% 0.023%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.086% 0.051% 0.024%
Number of salaries quoted 49 34 25
10th Percentile £42,050 £40,750 £24,000
25th Percentile £43,750 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year - +4.76% +5.00%
75th Percentile £60,000 £60,000 £85,000
90th Percentile £74,000 £69,250 -
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £44,000
% change year-on-year - +25.00% -12.00%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent 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 permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in the UK with a recognized job title 99,552 86,380 162,088
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.85% 91.27% 96.05%
Number of salaries quoted 70,786 55,655 84,889
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.50% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £70,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,500 £50,244
% change year-on-year -6.54% +6.48% +5.78%

Functional Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Functional Analyst in the UK

Functional Analyst
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Functional Analyst.

Salary trend for Functional Analyst in the UK

Functional Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Functional Analyst over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Functional Analyst in the UK

Functional Analyst
Top 16 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Functional Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 1 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England +58 64 £55,000 - 5
UK excluding London +6 59 £55,000 - 2
Work from Home +55 26 £62,500 +12.61% 1
South East +11 22 £70,000 +27.27%
North of England +42 15 £46,500 -19.13%
Yorkshire +70 9 £46,500 -16.59%
London +105 8 £62,500 +4.17% 2
Midlands -10 7 £60,000 +23.08%
East of England +4 6 £53,000 +6.00%
North West -2 6 £23,800 -58.61%
West Midlands -11 6 £60,000 +41.18%
South West -25 5 £52,500 -4.55% 2
Northern Ireland - 2 £60,000 -
East Midlands -19 1 £60,000 +23.08%
Scotland -65 1 £60,000 +9.09%
Wales - 1 £60,000 -

Functional Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities

For the 6 months to 1 June 2024, Functional Analyst 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 permanent job ads featuring Functional Analyst in the job title.

1 42 (48.84%) Finance
2 29 (33.72%) SAP
3 27 (31.40%) CRM
4 23 (26.74%) ERP
5 20 (23.26%) Agile
5 20 (23.26%) Problem-Solving
6 17 (19.77%) Social Skills
7 16 (18.60%) Continuous Delivery
7 16 (18.60%) SAP CO
7 16 (18.60%) SAP FI/CO
7 16 (18.60%) SAP FI
8 14 (16.28%) Business Analysis
8 14 (16.28%) Continuous Improvement
9 13 (15.12%) Validation
9 13 (15.12%) Salesforce
9 13 (15.12%) Workflow
9 13 (15.12%) Business Strategy
10 12 (13.95%) Requirements Gathering
10 12 (13.95%) CI/CD
10 12 (13.95%) Microsoft
10 12 (13.95%) Salesforce Service Cloud
10 12 (13.95%) Sprint Retrospective
10 12 (13.95%) Sprint Review
10 12 (13.95%) Dashboard Development
10 12 (13.95%) Salesforce CRM
10 12 (13.95%) Analytical Skills
10 12 (13.95%) Continuous Integration
11 11 (12.79%) GAP Analysis
12 10 (11.63%) ITIL
12 10 (11.63%) Problem Management

Functional 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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (1.16%) Oracle Workflow
Applications
1 4 (4.65%) Microsoft Office
Business Applications
1 16 (18.60%) SAP CO
1 16 (18.60%) SAP FI
1 16 (18.60%) SAP FI/CO
2 12 (13.95%) Salesforce CRM
3 6 (6.98%) Dynamics CRM
4 4 (4.65%) Oracle EBS
5 3 (3.49%) Oracle Financials
6 2 (2.33%) Magento
6 2 (2.33%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (1.16%) Dynamics NAV
7 1 (1.16%) Oracle Cash Management
7 1 (1.16%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (1.16%) Oracle E-Business Tax
7 1 (1.16%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (1.16%) Oracle Internet Expenses
7 1 (1.16%) Oracle iProcurement
7 1 (1.16%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (1.16%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (1.16%) SAP CRM
7 1 (1.16%) SAP Retail
Cloud Services
1 12 (13.95%) Salesforce Service Cloud
2 5 (5.81%) Dynamics 365
2 5 (5.81%) Power Platform
3 1 (1.16%) Miro
3 1 (1.16%) Oracle Service Cloud
3 1 (1.16%) SaaS
3 1 (1.16%) SAP Commerce Cloud
3 1 (1.16%) SuccessFactors
Communications & Networking
1 4 (4.65%) Wireless
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (1.16%) Power BI
1 1 (1.16%) SAP HANA
Development Applications
1 1 (1.16%) Toad
General
1 42 (48.84%) Finance
2 17 (19.77%) Social Skills
3 12 (13.95%) Analytical Skills
4 9 (10.47%) Legal
5 5 (5.81%) Retail
6 4 (4.65%) Manufacturing
6 4 (4.65%) Organisational Skills
7 3 (3.49%) Presentation Skills
7 3 (3.49%) Public Sector
8 2 (2.33%) Law
9 1 (1.16%) Banking
9 1 (1.16%) General Ledger
9 1 (1.16%) Inclusion and Diversity
9 1 (1.16%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 5 (5.81%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 9 (10.47%) Management Information System
2 8 (9.30%) Renewable Energy
2 8 (9.30%) Self-Motivation
3 4 (4.65%) CCTV
3 4 (4.65%) Low-Code
3 4 (4.65%) NHS
4 2 (2.33%) FMCG
5 1 (1.16%) Onboarding
Processes & Methodologies
1 27 (31.40%) CRM
2 23 (26.74%) ERP
3 20 (23.26%) Agile
3 20 (23.26%) Problem-Solving
4 16 (18.60%) Continuous Delivery
5 14 (16.28%) Business Analysis
5 14 (16.28%) Continuous Improvement
6 13 (15.12%) Business Strategy
6 13 (15.12%) Validation
6 13 (15.12%) Workflow
7 12 (13.95%) CI/CD
7 12 (13.95%) Continuous Integration
7 12 (13.95%) Dashboard Development
7 12 (13.95%) Requirements Gathering
7 12 (13.95%) Sprint Retrospective
7 12 (13.95%) Sprint Review
8 11 (12.79%) GAP Analysis
9 10 (11.63%) ITIL
9 10 (11.63%) Problem Management
10 9 (10.47%) Process Improvement
Programming Languages
1 4 (4.65%) C#
2 2 (2.33%) SQL
3 1 (1.16%) PL/SQL
3 1 (1.16%) T-SQL
Qualifications
1 5 (5.81%) Security Cleared
2 4 (4.65%) SC Cleared
3 3 (3.49%) Degree
4 2 (2.33%) Microsoft Certification
5 1 (1.16%) BPSS Clearance
5 1 (1.16%) Computer Science Degree
5 1 (1.16%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (1.16%) SLA
Vendors
1 29 (33.72%) SAP
2 13 (15.12%) Salesforce
3 12 (13.95%) Microsoft
4 9 (10.47%) BT
5 8 (9.30%) IFS
5 8 (9.30%) Oracle