Business Data Analyst Job Trends in England

Business Data Analyst
UK > England

The median Business Data Analyst salary in England is £47,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 August 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 716 649 740
Rank change year-on-year -67 +91 +1
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Data Analyst 12 9 20
As % of all permanent jobs in England 0.013% 0.021% 0.028%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.014% 0.023% 0.029%
Number of salaries quoted 5 8 19
10th Percentile £34,600 £47,850 £36,250
25th Percentile £40,000 £50,438 £46,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% -7.69% -3.70%
75th Percentile £60,000 £83,125 £70,000
90th Percentile £64,500 £100,000 -
UK median annual salary £47,500 £60,000 £65,000
% change year-on-year -20.83% -7.69% +1.96%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
England

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in England. 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 England with a recognized job title 88,622 39,653 68,873
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.09% 90.63% 94.92%
Number of salaries quoted 62,192 23,887 46,875
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,500 £30,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £75,754 £75,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £95,000 £92,500
UK median annual salary £56,000 £55,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +1.82% - -8.33%

Business Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in England

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Business Data Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in England.

Business Data Analyst job vacancy trend in England

Business Data Analyst
Salary Trend in England

Salary distribution trend for Business Data Analyst job vacancies in England.

Salary distribution trend for Business Data Analyst job vacancies in England

Business Data Analyst
Salary Histogram in England

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Data Analyst in England over the 6 months to 14 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Data Analyst in England

Business Data Analyst
Job Locations in England

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Data Analyst within the England region over the 6 months to 14 August 2026. 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
London -50 5 £65,000 -13.33%
Yorkshire - 4 £40,000 - 1
North of England - 4 £40,000 - 1
Midlands -25 2 £43,500 -20.91% 1
West Midlands -25 1 £55,000 -
South East -30 1 £47,500 -9.52%
East Midlands - 1 £32,000 - 1
Business Data Analyst
UK

Business Data Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England

For the 6 months to 14 August 2026, Business Data Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the England region featuring Business Data Analyst in the job title.

1 8 (66.67%) SQL
2 5 (41.67%) Business Intelligence
3 4 (33.33%) ETL
3 4 (33.33%) Power BI
3 4 (33.33%) Power Platform
3 4 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
3 4 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
4 3 (25.00%) Data Quality
5 2 (16.67%) Dashboard Development
5 2 (16.67%) Data Modelling
5 2 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
5 2 (16.67%) Decision-Making
5 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
5 2 (16.67%) Python
5 2 (16.67%) Validation
6 1 (8.33%) Actionable Insight
6 1 (8.33%) Agile
6 1 (8.33%) Analytics
6 1 (8.33%) Anti-Money Laundering
6 1 (8.33%) Asset Management
6 1 (8.33%) AWS
6 1 (8.33%) Business Case
6 1 (8.33%) Business Strategy
6 1 (8.33%) Continuous Improvement
6 1 (8.33%) CRM
6 1 (8.33%) Data Analysis
6 1 (8.33%) Data Cleansing
6 1 (8.33%) Data Engineering
6 1 (8.33%) Data Mapping
6 1 (8.33%) Data Transformation

Business Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in England by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

Applications
1 2 (16.67%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 4 (33.33%) Power Platform
2 1 (8.33%) AWS
Database & Business Intelligence
1 4 (33.33%) Power BI
2 2 (16.67%) Data Warehouse
General
1 4 (33.33%) Finance
2 2 (16.67%) Manufacturing
3 1 (8.33%) Advertising
3 1 (8.33%) Analytical Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Automotive
3 1 (8.33%) Banking
3 1 (8.33%) Law
3 1 (8.33%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (8.33%) Retail
3 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (8.33%) Product Ownership
1 1 (8.33%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (41.67%) Business Intelligence
2 4 (33.33%) ETL
2 4 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
2 4 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
3 2 (16.67%) Dashboard Development
3 2 (16.67%) Data Modelling
3 2 (16.67%) Decision-Making
3 2 (16.67%) Validation
4 1 (8.33%) Agile
4 1 (8.33%) Anti-Money Laundering
4 1 (8.33%) Asset Management
4 1 (8.33%) CRM
4 1 (8.33%) Data Analysis
4 1 (8.33%) Data Cleansing
4 1 (8.33%) Data Engineering
4 1 (8.33%) Data Validation
4 1 (8.33%) Investment Management
4 1 (8.33%) KYC
4 1 (8.33%) Scrum
4 1 (8.33%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 8 (66.67%) SQL
2 2 (16.67%) Python
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (25.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (8.33%) GDPR
2 1 (8.33%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) HubSpot
1 1 (8.33%) Xero