Business Data Analyst Job Trends

Business Data Analyst
UK

The median Business Data Analyst salary in the UK is £52,500 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 24 September 2026.

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

6 months to
24 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 797 654 765
Rank change year-on-year -143 +111 -33
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Data Analyst 13 6 18
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.011% 0.012% 0.024%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.012% 0.014% 0.025%
Number of salaries quoted 7 5 17
10th Percentile £36,400 £65,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,125 £72,500 £56,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £82,500 £65,000
Median % change year-on-year -36.36% +26.92% -3.70%
75th Percentile £57,500 £100,000 £70,000
90th Percentile £63,000 - £71,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 - £37,500
% change year-on-year - - -6.83%

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 108,916 44,178 72,902
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.10% 89.68% 95.28%
Number of salaries quoted 74,482 25,948 42,900
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,250 £30,250
25th Percentile £40,552 £36,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,250 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +7.73% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £92,769
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -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 24 September 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Data Analyst in the UK

Business Data Analyst
Top 12 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 24 September 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 -115 13 £52,500 -36.36% 20
UK excluding London - 10 £50,000 - 13
North of England - 5 £40,000 - 3
Yorkshire - 4 £40,000 - 2
Work from Home -43 3 £53,750 -46.25% 9
London -58 3 £65,000 -21.21% 12
South West - 2 £53,750 -
Midlands - 2 £43,500 -
East Midlands - 1 £32,000 -
North West - 1 - - 1
South East - 1 £47,500 - 5
West Midlands - 1 £55,000 -

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

For the 6 months to 24 September 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 8 (61.54%) Business Intelligence
2 7 (53.85%) Power BI
2 7 (53.85%) Power Platform
3 6 (46.15%) SQL
4 4 (30.77%) Data Quality
4 4 (30.77%) Python
5 3 (23.08%) CRM
5 3 (23.08%) Dashboard Development
5 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Excel
5 3 (23.08%) SaaS
5 3 (23.08%) Validation
6 2 (15.38%) Actionable Insight
6 2 (15.38%) AI
6 2 (15.38%) Analytics
6 2 (15.38%) Asset Management
6 2 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
6 2 (15.38%) Data Extraction
6 2 (15.38%) Data Modelling
6 2 (15.38%) Data Validation
6 2 (15.38%) Data Warehouse
6 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
6 2 (15.38%) ETL
6 2 (15.38%) GDPR
6 2 (15.38%) Machine Learning
6 2 (15.38%) Power Automate
6 2 (15.38%) Process Improvement
6 2 (15.38%) QA
6 2 (15.38%) Requirements Gathering
6 2 (15.38%) Root Cause Analysis
6 2 (15.38%) Visualisation

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:

Application Platforms
1 1 (7.69%) Apache Spark
Applications
1 3 (23.08%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 7 (53.85%) Power Platform
2 3 (23.08%) SaaS
3 2 (15.38%) Power Automate
4 1 (7.69%) AWS
4 1 (7.69%) n8n
4 1 (7.69%) Snowflake
4 1 (7.69%) Zapier
Database & Business Intelligence
1 7 (53.85%) Power BI
2 2 (15.38%) Data Warehouse
3 1 (7.69%) Big Data
3 1 (7.69%) Power Query
3 1 (7.69%) Tableau
General
1 4 (30.77%) Finance
2 2 (15.38%) Analytical Skills
2 2 (15.38%) Manufacturing
3 1 (7.69%) Advertising
3 1 (7.69%) Automotive
3 1 (7.69%) Banking
3 1 (7.69%) Documentation Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Law
3 1 (7.69%) Organisational Skills
3 1 (7.69%) Retail
3 1 (7.69%) Social Skills
Miscellaneous
1 1 (7.69%) Product Ownership
1 1 (7.69%) Reference Data
Processes & Methodologies
1 8 (61.54%) Business Intelligence
2 3 (23.08%) CRM
2 3 (23.08%) Dashboard Development
2 3 (23.08%) Validation
3 2 (15.38%) Actionable Insight
3 2 (15.38%) AI
3 2 (15.38%) Analytics
3 2 (15.38%) Asset Management
3 2 (15.38%) Continuous Improvement
3 2 (15.38%) Data Extraction
3 2 (15.38%) Data Modelling
3 2 (15.38%) Data Validation
3 2 (15.38%) Decision-Making
3 2 (15.38%) ETL
3 2 (15.38%) Machine Learning
3 2 (15.38%) Process Improvement
3 2 (15.38%) Requirements Gathering
3 2 (15.38%) Root Cause Analysis
3 2 (15.38%) Visualisation
3 2 (15.38%) Workflow
Programming Languages
1 6 (46.15%) SQL
2 4 (30.77%) Python
3 1 (7.69%) PowerShell
3 1 (7.69%) R
3 1 (7.69%) VBA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (30.77%) Data Quality
2 2 (15.38%) GDPR
2 2 (15.38%) QA
3 1 (7.69%) Actionable Recommendations
Vendors
1 1 (7.69%) Databricks
1 1 (7.69%) HubSpot
1 1 (7.69%) Microsoft
1 1 (7.69%) Xero