Business Analysis Jobs

Business Analysis
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Business Analysis skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Business Analysis over the 6 months to 1 June 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
1 Jun 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 209 156 180
Rank change year-on-year -53 +24 -12
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 1,461 2,189 4,017
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.39% 2.31% 2.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.66% 2.42% 2.48%
Number of salaries quoted 790 1,469 2,598
10th Percentile £34,204 £41,250 £37,643
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,750 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,969 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -8.38% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £73,182 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £85,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Business Analysis is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 87,829 90,354 161,874
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.68% 95.46% 95.93%
Number of salaries quoted 61,251 54,292 82,971
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,800 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.54% +1.33% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Business Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analysis in the UK

Business Analysis
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Analysis.

Salary trend for Business Analysis in the UK

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis over the 6 months to 1 June 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Analysis in the UK

Business Analysis
Top 18 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis 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 -38 1,285 £55,000 -8.33% 285
UK excluding London -26 1,037 £50,000 -9.09% 138
Work from Home -77 541 £55,000 -8.33% 146
London -58 378 £70,000 +7.69% 161
Midlands -20 210 £47,500 -9.52% 31
South East -44 204 £52,500 -8.70% 25
North of England -49 194 £52,500 -4.55% 33
East of England +90 164 £47,500 -5.00% 9
West Midlands -29 133 £47,500 -9.52% 19
South West -36 125 £49,000 -10.91% 21
North West -26 124 £47,500 -20.83% 17
Scotland -49 109 £44,347 -15.53% 13
East Midlands -6 77 £48,093 -8.39% 12
Yorkshire -35 50 £52,500 -1.42% 10
North East -7 20 £52,500 -12.50% 6
Wales -19 15 £49,000 +8.89% 4
Northern Ireland +17 12 £58,800 +23.79% 3
Isle of Man - 4 £54,000 -

Business Analysis
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 77 (5.27%) Confluence
2 35 (2.40%) Apache
3 28 (1.92%) SharePoint
4 11 (0.75%) IIS
5 6 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.34%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.34%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.14%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.14%) Moodle
7 2 (0.14%) SAS
8 1 (0.068%) CMS
8 1 (0.068%) Drupal
8 1 (0.068%) SharePoint 2013
8 1 (0.068%) WordPress
Applications
1 155 (10.61%) Microsoft Excel
2 96 (6.57%) Microsoft Office
3 60 (4.11%) MS Visio
4 55 (3.76%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 24 (1.64%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (0.55%) Trello
7 5 (0.34%) Sketch
8 4 (0.27%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.068%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 24 (1.64%) Salesforce CRM
2 19 (1.30%) Dynamics CRM
3 15 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
4 13 (0.89%) iTrent
5 12 (0.82%) SAP CO
5 12 (0.82%) SAP FI
5 12 (0.82%) SAP FI/CO
6 10 (0.68%) Infor SunSystems
7 7 (0.48%) BPCS
8 5 (0.34%) Maximo
8 5 (0.34%) NEC Housing
9 4 (0.27%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.27%) Workday HCM
10 2 (0.14%) Endur
10 2 (0.14%) Magento
10 2 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
10 2 (0.14%) SAP GRC
10 2 (0.14%) SAP HR
10 2 (0.14%) SAP WM
10 2 (0.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 147 (10.06%) Power Platform
2 142 (9.72%) Azure
3 108 (7.39%) AWS
4 56 (3.83%) SaaS
5 47 (3.22%) Azure DevOps
6 38 (2.60%) Microsoft 365
7 26 (1.78%) PowerApps
8 25 (1.71%) Dynamics 365
8 25 (1.71%) Miro
9 19 (1.30%) GCP
9 19 (1.30%) Power Automate
10 14 (0.96%) IBM Cloud
11 13 (0.89%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 13 (0.89%) Serverless
12 12 (0.82%) AWS Lambda
12 12 (0.82%) dbt
12 12 (0.82%) PaaS
13 11 (0.75%) Amazon S3
13 11 (0.75%) Amazon SQS
13 11 (0.75%) AWS Step Functions
Communications & Networking
1 22 (1.51%) Firewall
2 21 (1.44%) Wireless
3 14 (0.96%) HTTP
3 14 (0.96%) LAN
3 14 (0.96%) WAN
4 12 (0.82%) BGP
4 12 (0.82%) OSPF
4 12 (0.82%) VLAN
5 10 (0.68%) DNS
6 9 (0.62%) TCP/IP
6 9 (0.62%) VoIP
7 7 (0.48%) EIGRP
7 7 (0.48%) HSRP
7 7 (0.48%) MPLS
7 7 (0.48%) Network Security
7 7 (0.48%) SD-WAN
7 7 (0.48%) Spanning Tree
7 7 (0.48%) VRRP
7 7 (0.48%) Wireshark
7 7 (0.48%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 130 (8.90%) Power BI
2 59 (4.04%) Tableau
3 49 (3.35%) Data Warehouse
4 36 (2.46%) SQL Server
5 26 (1.78%) Relational Database
6 25 (1.71%) Big Data
6 25 (1.71%) Data Lake
6 25 (1.71%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 24 (1.64%) SQL Server Integration Services
8 21 (1.44%) BusinessObjects
9 19 (1.30%) NoSQL
10 12 (0.82%) Apache Arrow
10 12 (0.82%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
10 12 (0.82%) Dremio
11 11 (0.75%) Azure SQL Database
12 8 (0.55%) Metadata
12 8 (0.55%) MySQL
13 7 (0.48%) Data Mining
13 7 (0.48%) Oracle Reports
13 7 (0.48%) Qlik Sense
Development Applications
1 142 (9.72%) JIRA
2 13 (0.89%) Git
3 12 (0.82%) Visual Studio
4 10 (0.68%) Jenkins
5 7 (0.48%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
6 4 (0.27%) Postman
7 3 (0.21%) Cucumber
7 3 (0.21%) JUnit
8 2 (0.14%) Android Studio
8 2 (0.14%) Balsamiq
8 2 (0.14%) Hudson
8 2 (0.14%) Rational DOORS
8 2 (0.14%) SoapUI
9 1 (0.068%) Bugzilla
9 1 (0.068%) Cypress.io
9 1 (0.068%) JMeter
9 1 (0.068%) NeoLoad
9 1 (0.068%) SpecFlow
9 1 (0.068%) Team Foundation Server
9 1 (0.068%) Visual Studio Team System
General
1 427 (29.23%) Social Skills
2 423 (28.95%) Finance
3 403 (27.58%) Analytical Skills
4 217 (14.85%) Retail
5 162 (11.09%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 142 (9.72%) Legal
7 132 (9.03%) Law
8 129 (8.83%) Presentation Skills
9 123 (8.42%) Banking
10 94 (6.43%) Marketing
11 77 (5.27%) Public Sector
12 76 (5.20%) Investment Banking
13 47 (3.22%) Influencing Skills
14 46 (3.15%) Front Office
15 31 (2.12%) Pharmaceutical
16 28 (1.92%) Documentation Skills
16 28 (1.92%) Organisational Skills
17 26 (1.78%) Local Government
18 24 (1.64%) Games
19 22 (1.51%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 821 (56.19%) Analyst
2 650 (44.49%) Business Analyst
3 178 (12.18%) Senior
4 97 (6.64%) Project Manager
5 93 (6.37%) Lead
6 91 (6.23%) Senior Analyst
7 80 (5.48%) Principal Business Analyst
7 80 (5.48%) Senior Business Analyst
8 63 (4.31%) Developer
9 62 (4.24%) Architect
10 59 (4.04%) Consultant
11 53 (3.63%) Lead Business Analyst
12 46 (3.15%) Systems Analyst
13 42 (2.87%) Senior Manager
14 37 (2.53%) IT Analyst
15 36 (2.46%) IT Manager
15 36 (2.46%) Technical Analyst
15 36 (2.46%) Technical Business Analyst
16 34 (2.33%) Business Manager
16 34 (2.33%) Financial Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (3.83%) .NET
2 32 (2.19%) React
3 29 (1.98%) Web Services
4 24 (1.64%) EDI
5 22 (1.51%) .NET Framework
6 20 (1.37%) ASP.NET
7 19 (1.30%) Apache NiFi
7 19 (1.30%) JSON
8 18 (1.23%) XML
9 17 (1.16%) SOAP
10 16 (1.10%) Keras
10 16 (1.10%) NumPy
10 16 (1.10%) REST
10 16 (1.10%) TensorFlow
11 13 (0.89%) .NET Core
12 11 (0.75%) Unity DI Container
13 10 (0.68%) CSS
14 9 (0.62%) BAPI
14 9 (0.62%) HTML
14 9 (0.62%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 92 (6.30%) Product Ownership
2 85 (5.82%) Management Information System
3 48 (3.29%) Self-Motivation
4 39 (2.67%) Cloud Native
5 37 (2.53%) Algorithms
5 37 (2.53%) Derivative
6 34 (2.33%) Data Structures
7 24 (1.64%) Taxonomies
8 23 (1.57%) Hedge funds
9 22 (1.51%) Mobile App
9 22 (1.51%) Onboarding
10 21 (1.44%) Hybrid Cloud
10 21 (1.44%) Virtual Team
11 19 (1.30%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 15 (1.03%) Reinsurance
13 14 (0.96%) Blockchain
13 14 (0.96%) Fixed Income
13 14 (0.96%) FMCG
14 13 (0.89%) Legacy Systems
14 13 (0.89%) NHS
Operating Systems
1 18 (1.23%) Windows
2 13 (0.89%) Android
3 11 (0.75%) Apple iOS
4 8 (0.55%) Linux
5 7 (0.48%) Unix
6 3 (0.21%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.14%) AIX
7 2 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 522 (35.73%) Agile
2 464 (31.76%) Problem-Solving
3 321 (21.97%) Project Management
4 262 (17.93%) Coaching
5 256 (17.52%) Decision-Making
6 251 (17.18%) Change Management
7 248 (16.97%) Requirements Gathering
8 198 (13.55%) Analytics
9 196 (13.42%) Stakeholder Management
10 163 (11.16%) User Stories
11 158 (10.81%) Business Intelligence
12 147 (10.06%) Data Analysis
13 144 (9.86%) Roadmaps
14 137 (9.38%) Continuous Improvement
14 137 (9.38%) SDLC
15 135 (9.24%) Workshop Facilitation
16 131 (8.97%) Scrum
17 125 (8.56%) ITIL
18 122 (8.35%) Business Case
19 120 (8.21%) GAP Analysis
Programming Languages
1 194 (13.28%) SQL
2 132 (9.03%) Python
3 35 (2.40%) JavaScript
4 31 (2.12%) T-SQL
5 30 (2.05%) C#
6 25 (1.71%) Java
7 17 (1.16%) PowerShell
7 17 (1.16%) TypeScript
8 16 (1.10%) MATLAB
9 12 (0.82%) R
9 12 (0.82%) VBA
10 10 (0.68%) VB
11 7 (0.48%) PL/SQL
11 7 (0.48%) RPG
11 7 (0.48%) RPG IV
12 5 (0.34%) GLSL
13 4 (0.27%) C++
13 4 (0.27%) Go
14 3 (0.21%) Perl
14 3 (0.21%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 381 (26.08%) Degree
2 146 (9.99%) Security Cleared
3 87 (5.95%) SC Cleared
4 50 (3.42%) Master's Degree
5 38 (2.60%) Computer Science Degree
6 33 (2.26%) DV Cleared
7 26 (1.78%) PMI Certification
8 24 (1.64%) PMP
9 19 (1.30%) DBS Check
10 18 (1.23%) MBA
11 17 (1.16%) CISM
11 17 (1.16%) CISSP
11 17 (1.16%) IIBA
12 16 (1.10%) GIAC
13 15 (1.03%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
14 14 (0.96%) BPSS Clearance
14 14 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
15 12 (0.82%) CBAP
15 12 (0.82%) CCIE
16 10 (0.68%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 118 (8.08%) QA
2 38 (2.60%) PMO
3 21 (1.44%) GDPR
4 20 (1.37%) Data Quality
5 18 (1.23%) Accessibility
6 17 (1.16%) COBIT
7 15 (1.03%) SLA
8 8 (0.55%) NIST
9 6 (0.41%) Web Application Security Consortium
10 5 (0.34%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 5 (0.34%) SEPA
10 5 (0.34%) TARGET2
11 4 (0.27%) EMIR
11 4 (0.27%) MiFID
11 4 (0.27%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
12 3 (0.21%) ISO 20022
13 2 (0.14%) GRC
13 2 (0.14%) JSP 440
13 2 (0.14%) NIST 800
System Software
1 7 (0.48%) Firmware
2 6 (0.41%) Active Directory
3 5 (0.34%) Docker
4 4 (0.27%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 15 (1.03%) Ansible
2 10 (0.68%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.41%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 6 (0.41%) SCCM
4 5 (0.34%) Graphite
4 5 (0.34%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.21%) Terraform
6 2 (0.14%) Kibana
6 2 (0.14%) Nagios
6 2 (0.14%) Netcool
6 2 (0.14%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.14%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.068%) MIIS
7 1 (0.068%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.068%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 206 (14.10%) Microsoft
2 54 (3.70%) SAP
3 48 (3.29%) Salesforce
4 29 (1.98%) Databricks
4 29 (1.98%) IBM
5 26 (1.78%) Oracle
6 17 (1.16%) Google
7 16 (1.10%) Cisco
7 16 (1.10%) Sage
8 11 (0.75%) Workday
9 10 (0.68%) Alibaba
9 10 (0.68%) Infor
10 9 (0.62%) VMware
11 8 (0.55%) Bloomberg
12 7 (0.48%) Ekahau
13 6 (0.41%) ServiceNow
14 5 (0.34%) Facebook
14 5 (0.34%) MicroStrategy
14 5 (0.34%) NEC
14 5 (0.34%) Splunk