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 23 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
23 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 205 158 176
Rank change year-on-year -47 +18 -8
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 1,451 2,263 3,895
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.44% 2.30% 2.38%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.70% 2.40% 2.48%
Number of salaries quoted 786 1,522 2,566
10th Percentile £34,750 £41,250 £37,505
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,750 £45,529
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,000 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -10.00% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £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 85,549 94,155 156,986
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.76% 95.59% 95.83%
Number of salaries quoted 60,063 55,401 82,663
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £61,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.84% +1.67% +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% +10.53%

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 23 May 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 23 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
Permanent
IT Job Ads
Median Salary
Past 6 Months
Median Salary
% Change
on Same Period
Last Year
Live
Jobs
England -37 1,257 £55,000 -8.33% 261
UK excluding London -23 1,030 £50,000 -9.09% 146
Work from Home -73 529 £55,000 -8.33% 132
London -66 376 £70,000 +7.69% 122
North of England -27 198 £52,500 -4.55% 40
South East -47 198 £52,500 -8.70% 26
Midlands -32 190 £47,500 -9.52% 30
East of England +86 163 £47,500 -11.63% 12
North West -25 127 £47,500 -20.83% 22
West Midlands -23 126 £47,500 -9.52% 21
Scotland -31 126 £44,347 -15.53% 9
South West -29 124 £49,000 -10.91% 26
East Midlands -6 63 £48,093 -8.39% 9
Yorkshire -20 49 £52,500 -4.34% 14
North East -1 22 £52,500 -12.50% 4
Wales -23 15 £49,000 +8.89% 1
Northern Ireland +19 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 (5.31%) Confluence
2 31 (2.14%) Apache
3 23 (1.59%) SharePoint
4 11 (0.76%) IIS
5 5 (0.34%) Apache Spark
5 5 (0.34%) BizTalk Server
5 5 (0.34%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.14%) Moodle
6 2 (0.14%) SAS
7 1 (0.069%) ArcGIS
7 1 (0.069%) CMS
7 1 (0.069%) Drupal
7 1 (0.069%) SharePoint 2013
7 1 (0.069%) WordPress
Applications
1 152 (10.48%) Microsoft Excel
2 94 (6.48%) Microsoft Office
3 61 (4.20%) MS Visio
4 55 (3.79%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 25 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (0.55%) Trello
7 5 (0.34%) Sketch
8 4 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.069%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 26 (1.79%) Salesforce CRM
2 18 (1.24%) Dynamics CRM
3 15 (1.03%) SAP S/4HANA
4 13 (0.90%) SAP CO
4 13 (0.90%) SAP FI
4 13 (0.90%) SAP FI/CO
5 12 (0.83%) iTrent
6 10 (0.69%) Infor SunSystems
7 7 (0.48%) BPCS
8 5 (0.34%) NEC Housing
9 4 (0.28%) SAP ERP
9 4 (0.28%) Workday HCM
10 3 (0.21%) Maximo
11 2 (0.14%) Endur
11 2 (0.14%) Magento
11 2 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
11 2 (0.14%) SAP GRC
11 2 (0.14%) SAP HR
11 2 (0.14%) SAP WM
11 2 (0.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 140 (9.65%) Azure
2 133 (9.17%) Power Platform
3 106 (7.31%) AWS
4 55 (3.79%) SaaS
5 49 (3.38%) Azure DevOps
6 38 (2.62%) Microsoft 365
7 26 (1.79%) PowerApps
8 24 (1.65%) Dynamics 365
8 24 (1.65%) Miro
9 19 (1.31%) GCP
9 19 (1.31%) Power Automate
10 15 (1.03%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 14 (0.96%) IBM Cloud
12 13 (0.90%) Serverless
13 12 (0.83%) AWS Lambda
13 12 (0.83%) PaaS
14 11 (0.76%) Amazon S3
14 11 (0.76%) Amazon SQS
14 11 (0.76%) AWS Step Functions
15 9 (0.62%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 22 (1.52%) Firewall
2 21 (1.45%) Wireless
3 14 (0.96%) HTTP
3 14 (0.96%) LAN
3 14 (0.96%) WAN
4 12 (0.83%) BGP
4 12 (0.83%) OSPF
4 12 (0.83%) VLAN
5 10 (0.69%) 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
1 117 (8.06%) Power BI
2 50 (3.45%) Tableau
3 45 (3.10%) Data Warehouse
4 35 (2.41%) SQL Server
5 26 (1.79%) Relational Database
6 24 (1.65%) SQL Server Integration Services
7 23 (1.59%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 21 (1.45%) BusinessObjects
9 19 (1.31%) Big Data
9 19 (1.31%) Data Lake
9 19 (1.31%) NoSQL
10 10 (0.69%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 9 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
12 8 (0.55%) Metadata
12 8 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
13 7 (0.48%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
13 7 (0.48%) Data Mining
13 7 (0.48%) Qlik Sense
13 7 (0.48%) Semantic Layer
14 6 (0.41%) Snowflake Schema
Development Applications
1 142 (9.79%) JIRA
2 13 (0.90%) Git
2 13 (0.90%) Visual Studio
3 10 (0.69%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.55%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (0.28%) Postman
6 3 (0.21%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.21%) JUnit
7 2 (0.14%) Android Studio
7 2 (0.14%) Balsamiq
7 2 (0.14%) Hudson
7 2 (0.14%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.14%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.069%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.069%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.069%) JMeter
8 1 (0.069%) NeoLoad
8 1 (0.069%) Selenium
8 1 (0.069%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.069%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 439 (30.25%) Social Skills
2 419 (28.88%) Finance
3 397 (27.36%) Analytical Skills
4 197 (13.58%) Retail
5 163 (11.23%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 145 (9.99%) Presentation Skills
7 135 (9.30%) Law
8 121 (8.34%) Legal
9 119 (8.20%) Banking
10 95 (6.55%) Public Sector
11 91 (6.27%) Marketing
12 70 (4.82%) Investment Banking
13 49 (3.38%) Influencing Skills
14 40 (2.76%) Front Office
15 30 (2.07%) Documentation Skills
16 29 (2.00%) Organisational Skills
17 27 (1.86%) Pharmaceutical
18 26 (1.79%) Local Government
19 24 (1.65%) Games
20 22 (1.52%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 817 (56.31%) Analyst
2 653 (45.00%) Business Analyst
3 184 (12.68%) Senior
4 98 (6.75%) Project Manager
4 98 (6.75%) Senior Analyst
5 86 (5.93%) Senior Business Analyst
6 80 (5.51%) Principal Business Analyst
7 79 (5.44%) Lead
8 63 (4.34%) Developer
9 60 (4.14%) Architect
10 57 (3.93%) Consultant
11 44 (3.03%) Systems Analyst
12 41 (2.83%) Senior Manager
13 38 (2.62%) IT Analyst
13 38 (2.62%) Lead Business Analyst
14 36 (2.48%) IT Manager
14 36 (2.48%) Technical Analyst
14 36 (2.48%) Technical Business Analyst
15 34 (2.34%) Business Manager
16 33 (2.27%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (3.86%) .NET
2 32 (2.21%) React
3 29 (2.00%) Web Services
4 24 (1.65%) EDI
5 22 (1.52%) .NET Framework
6 21 (1.45%) Apache NiFi
7 20 (1.38%) ASP.NET
8 19 (1.31%) JSON
9 18 (1.24%) XML
10 17 (1.17%) SOAP
11 16 (1.10%) Keras
11 16 (1.10%) NumPy
11 16 (1.10%) REST
11 16 (1.10%) TensorFlow
12 13 (0.90%) .NET Core
13 11 (0.76%) Unity DI Container
14 10 (0.69%) CSS
15 9 (0.62%) BAPI
15 9 (0.62%) HTML
15 9 (0.62%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 88 (6.06%) Product Ownership
2 84 (5.79%) Management Information System
3 48 (3.31%) Self-Motivation
4 41 (2.83%) Cloud Native
5 37 (2.55%) Algorithms
6 34 (2.34%) Data Structures
7 31 (2.14%) Derivative
8 27 (1.86%) Taxonomies
9 22 (1.52%) Mobile App
9 22 (1.52%) Onboarding
10 21 (1.45%) Hybrid Cloud
11 20 (1.38%) Virtual Team
12 17 (1.17%) Hedge funds
13 15 (1.03%) Reinsurance
14 14 (0.96%) Blockchain
14 14 (0.96%) FMCG
15 13 (0.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
15 13 (0.90%) Legacy Systems
16 11 (0.76%) Analytical Mindset
16 11 (0.76%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 18 (1.24%) Windows
2 12 (0.83%) Android
3 10 (0.69%) 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 (35.98%) Agile
2 463 (31.91%) Problem-Solving
3 319 (21.98%) Project Management
4 259 (17.85%) Decision-Making
5 252 (17.37%) Requirements Gathering
6 250 (17.23%) Change Management
7 239 (16.47%) Coaching
8 213 (14.68%) Stakeholder Management
9 193 (13.30%) Analytics
10 164 (11.30%) User Stories
11 152 (10.48%) Business Intelligence
12 147 (10.13%) Data Analysis
13 143 (9.86%) Roadmaps
14 140 (9.65%) Continuous Improvement
15 137 (9.44%) Workshop Facilitation
16 134 (9.24%) Business Case
16 134 (9.24%) Scrum
17 118 (8.13%) Data Modelling
18 116 (7.99%) SDLC
19 113 (7.79%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 183 (12.61%) SQL
2 129 (8.89%) Python
3 35 (2.41%) JavaScript
4 32 (2.21%) T-SQL
5 30 (2.07%) C#
6 25 (1.72%) Java
7 17 (1.17%) PowerShell
7 17 (1.17%) TypeScript
8 16 (1.10%) MATLAB
9 13 (0.90%) R
9 13 (0.90%) VBA
10 10 (0.69%) VB
11 8 (0.55%) PL/SQL
12 7 (0.48%) RPG
12 7 (0.48%) RPG IV
13 5 (0.34%) GLSL
14 4 (0.28%) C++
14 4 (0.28%) Go
15 3 (0.21%) Perl
15 3 (0.21%) Ruby
Qualifications
1 356 (24.53%) Degree
2 145 (9.99%) Security Cleared
3 86 (5.93%) SC Cleared
4 50 (3.45%) Master's Degree
5 36 (2.48%) Computer Science Degree
6 32 (2.21%) DV Cleared
7 27 (1.86%) PMI Certification
8 25 (1.72%) PMP
9 19 (1.31%) DBS Check
10 18 (1.24%) MBA
11 17 (1.17%) CISM
11 17 (1.17%) CISSP
12 16 (1.10%) GIAC
12 16 (1.10%) IIBA
12 16 (1.10%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 14 (0.96%) Cisco Certification
14 12 (0.83%) BPSS Clearance
14 12 (0.83%) CCIE
15 11 (0.76%) CBAP
16 10 (0.69%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 95 (6.55%) QA
2 37 (2.55%) PMO
3 22 (1.52%) Data Quality
4 20 (1.38%) GDPR
5 18 (1.24%) Accessibility
6 17 (1.17%) COBIT
7 15 (1.03%) SLA
8 8 (0.55%) NIST
9 6 (0.41%) Web Application Security Consortium
10 5 (0.34%) SEPA
10 5 (0.34%) TARGET2
11 4 (0.28%) EMIR
11 4 (0.28%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 4 (0.28%) MiFID
11 4 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.21%) ISO 20022
13 2 (0.14%) Actionable Recommendations
13 2 (0.14%) Cyber Essentials
13 2 (0.14%) HIPAA
13 2 (0.14%) JSP 440
System Software
1 7 (0.48%) Firmware
2 5 (0.34%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.34%) Docker
3 4 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 15 (1.03%) Ansible
2 10 (0.69%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.41%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
4 5 (0.34%) Graphite
4 5 (0.34%) SCCM
5 4 (0.28%) Microsoft Intune
6 3 (0.21%) Terraform
7 2 (0.14%) Kibana
7 2 (0.14%) Nagios
7 2 (0.14%) Netcool
7 2 (0.14%) RSA Archer
7 2 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
7 2 (0.14%) ZABBIX
8 1 (0.069%) MIIS
8 1 (0.069%) Progress Chef
8 1 (0.069%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 204 (14.06%) Microsoft
2 56 (3.86%) SAP
3 51 (3.51%) Salesforce
4 31 (2.14%) Databricks
5 28 (1.93%) IBM
6 27 (1.86%) Oracle
7 17 (1.17%) Google
8 16 (1.10%) Cisco
8 16 (1.10%) Sage
9 11 (0.76%) Workday
10 10 (0.69%) Alibaba
10 10 (0.69%) Infor
11 9 (0.62%) VMware
12 8 (0.55%) Bloomberg
13 7 (0.48%) Ekahau
14 6 (0.41%) MicroStrategy
14 6 (0.41%) ServiceNow
15 5 (0.34%) Atlassian
15 5 (0.34%) Northgate
15 5 (0.34%) Splunk