Business Data Analyst Job Trends

Business Data Analyst
UK

The median Business Data Analyst salary in the UK is £57,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 April 2026.

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

6 months to
13 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 691 624 842
Rank change year-on-year -67 +218 +112
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Data Analyst 12 11 34
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.014% 0.027% 0.037%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.015% 0.030% 0.039%
Number of salaries quoted 9 10 31
10th Percentile £45,000 £38,125 £52,500
25th Percentile £50,000 £40,250 £55,625
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £49,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +17.35% -18.33% +38.90%
75th Percentile £65,000 £56,563 £70,000
90th Percentile £67,000 £78,125 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £57,500 £43,500 £53,067
% change year-on-year +32.18% -18.03% +36.07%

All Permanent IT Job Roles
UK

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides 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 78,459 36,925 87,815
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 92.52% 89.59% 94.53%
Number of salaries quoted 50,370 23,318 65,715
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £28,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £38,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +11.11% -10.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £78,750 £71,250
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% -4.76%

Business Data Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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.

Business Data Analyst job vacancy trend in the UK

Business Data Analyst
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for Business Data Analyst job vacancies in the UK.

Salary distribution trend for Business Data Analyst job vacancies in the UK

Business Data Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Data Analyst over the 6 months to 13 April 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Data Analyst in the UK

Business Data Analyst
Top 9 Job Locations

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 UK over the 6 months to 13 April 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
England -66 12 £57,500 +17.35% 18
London -2 7 £55,000 -26.67% 5
UK excluding London -88 5 £57,500 +32.18% 16
West Midlands -8 3 £55,000 - 3
Midlands -39 3 £55,000 - 9
Work from Home -4 1 £57,500 +9.52% 7
South East -35 1 £57,500 +22.34% 5
North East - 1 £60,000 - 1
North of England - 1 £60,000 - 1

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

For the 6 months to 13 April 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 featuring Business Data Analyst in the job title.

1 9 (75.00%) SQL
2 7 (58.33%) Analytics
3 6 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
3 6 (50.00%) Power BI
3 6 (50.00%) Power Platform
4 5 (41.67%) Data Modelling
4 5 (41.67%) Decision-Making
4 5 (41.67%) ETL
4 5 (41.67%) Requirements Gathering
4 5 (41.67%) Tableau
5 4 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
5 4 (33.33%) Python
5 4 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
6 3 (25.00%) Data Quality
6 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
7 2 (16.67%) Agile
7 2 (16.67%) Business Forecasting
7 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis
7 2 (16.67%) Data Pipeline
7 2 (16.67%) Logistics
7 2 (16.67%) Statistical Modelling
8 1 (8.33%) Alteryx
8 1 (8.33%) Analytical Modelling
8 1 (8.33%) Anti-Money Laundering
8 1 (8.33%) AWS
8 1 (8.33%) Azure
8 1 (8.33%) Business Analytics
8 1 (8.33%) Business Continuity
8 1 (8.33%) Cisco
8 1 (8.33%) Computer Science

Business Data Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities 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 1 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 6 (50.00%) Power Platform
2 1 (8.33%) AWS
2 1 (8.33%) Azure
2 1 (8.33%) GCP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 6 (50.00%) Power BI
2 5 (41.67%) Tableau
3 1 (8.33%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (8.33%) KNIME
3 1 (8.33%) Metadata
3 1 (8.33%) QlikView
Development Applications
1 1 (8.33%) Git
General
1 4 (33.33%) Analytical Skills
2 3 (25.00%) Marketing
3 2 (16.67%) Finance
3 2 (16.67%) Spanish Language
4 1 (8.33%) Electronics
4 1 (8.33%) Manufacturing
4 1 (8.33%) Pharmaceutical
4 1 (8.33%) Public Sector
4 1 (8.33%) Social Skills
4 1 (8.33%) Telecoms
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (58.33%) Analytics
2 6 (50.00%) Business Intelligence
3 5 (41.67%) Data Modelling
3 5 (41.67%) Decision-Making
3 5 (41.67%) ETL
3 5 (41.67%) Requirements Gathering
4 4 (33.33%) Actionable Insight
4 4 (33.33%) Stakeholder Management
5 3 (25.00%) Problem-Solving
6 2 (16.67%) Agile
6 2 (16.67%) Business Forecasting
6 2 (16.67%) Data Analysis
6 2 (16.67%) Data Pipeline
6 2 (16.67%) Logistics
6 2 (16.67%) Statistical Modelling
7 1 (8.33%) Computer Science
7 1 (8.33%) Data Cleansing
7 1 (8.33%) Data Validation
7 1 (8.33%) Digital Marketing
7 1 (8.33%) Incident Management
Programming Languages
1 9 (75.00%) SQL
2 4 (33.33%) Python
3 1 (8.33%) R
Qualifications
1 1 (8.33%) Computer Science Degree
1 1 (8.33%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (25.00%) Data Quality
2 1 (8.33%) QA
Vendors
1 1 (8.33%) Alteryx
1 1 (8.33%) Cisco
1 1 (8.33%) Foundry
1 1 (8.33%) Palantir
1 1 (8.33%) Salesforce
1 1 (8.33%) SAP