Business Analysis Job Trends

Business Analysis
UK

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs requiring Business Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 4 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 214 227 193
Rank change year-on-year +13 -34 -36
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 947 700 1,149
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.91% 1.41% 1.37%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.24% 1.58% 1.69%
Number of salaries quoted 734 466 627
10th Percentile £35,000 £42,925 £36,250
25th Percentile £43,326 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £57,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +14.04% -5.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £85,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £93,750 £106,250 £96,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £57,435 £48,000
% change year-on-year -12.95% +19.66% -4.00%

All Process & Methodology Skills
UK

Business Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 76,247 44,374 67,952
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.60% 89.45% 81.06%
Number of salaries quoted 52,515 25,244 44,456
10th Percentile £30,750 £28,500 £31,246
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £41,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,246 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £49,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +12.24% -2.00% -9.09%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Business Analysis relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised.

Business Analysis job vacancy trend in the UK

Business Analysis
Salary Trend

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Business Analysis.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in the UK citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis over the 6 months to 4 August 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Analysis in the UK

Business Analysis
Top 17 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 4 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
England +21 861 £55,000 -15.88% 549
UK excluding London +3 526 £50,000 -12.95% 439
London -13 354 £70,000 -9.68% 215
Work from Home +9 334 £57,500 -17.86% 245
North of England +62 209 £50,000 -16.67% 113
Yorkshire +52 101 £60,000 - 45
Midlands -6 90 £48,000 -12.73% 75
South East -23 86 £52,500 -12.50% 124
North West -4 74 £47,500 -20.83% 52
West Midlands -6 72 £52,500 -4.55% 48
South West -61 56 £50,000 - 39
East of England -4 49 £45,000 -11.33% 44
North East -20 34 £41,500 +5.73% 18
Scotland -7 25 £40,791 -16.87% 24
East Midlands -12 18 £43,750 -25.85% 27
Wales -48 7 £56,585 +7.56% 13
Northern Ireland -81 5 £40,000 -40.74% 16

Business Analysis
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 45 (4.75%) Confluence
2 28 (2.96%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.53%) ColdFusion
4 3 (0.32%) CMS
5 2 (0.21%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.21%) WordPress
6 1 (0.11%) Appian
6 1 (0.11%) Mendix
Applications
1 95 (10.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 52 (5.49%) Microsoft Office
3 44 (4.65%) MS Visio
4 23 (2.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.58%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (0.63%) Trello
7 3 (0.32%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.32%) Moqups
7 3 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 28 (2.96%) NetSuite
2 11 (1.16%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.74%) Fidessa
4 4 (0.42%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.32%) Exchequer
5 3 (0.32%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 3 (0.32%) Magento
5 3 (0.32%) Sage 50
5 3 (0.32%) Sage X3
5 3 (0.32%) Shopify
6 2 (0.21%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.21%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.21%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.21%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.21%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.21%) SAP PSCD
7 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.11%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 100 (10.56%) Power Platform
2 82 (8.66%) Azure
3 47 (4.96%) Microsoft 365
4 38 (4.01%) SaaS
5 35 (3.70%) Azure DevOps
6 30 (3.17%) AWS
6 30 (3.17%) Power Automate
7 26 (2.75%) Dynamics 365
8 20 (2.11%) Microsoft Copilot
9 19 (2.01%) Lucidchart
10 17 (1.80%) PowerApps
11 12 (1.27%) Copilot Studio
12 11 (1.16%) GCP
13 10 (1.06%) Zapier
14 9 (0.95%) Anthropic Claude
15 8 (0.84%) iPaaS
16 7 (0.74%) Google Drive
16 7 (0.74%) Microsoft Purview
16 7 (0.74%) OneDrive
17 6 (0.63%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.74%) Multicast
2 5 (0.53%) FIX Connectivity
3 1 (0.11%) DSL
3 1 (0.11%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 84 (8.87%) Power BI
2 53 (5.60%) Tableau
3 43 (4.54%) Data Mining
4 20 (2.11%) Relational Database
5 14 (1.48%) Metadata
5 14 (1.48%) SQL Server
6 8 (0.84%) RDBMS
7 7 (0.74%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 6 (0.63%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (0.63%) DTS
9 3 (0.32%) Power Query
10 2 (0.21%) Crystal Reports
10 2 (0.21%) GIS
10 2 (0.21%) MySQL
10 2 (0.21%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.21%) Qlik Sense
10 2 (0.21%) SAP BW
10 2 (0.21%) Spotfire
10 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.11%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 94 (9.93%) JIRA
2 7 (0.74%) ERwin
3 3 (0.32%) Claude Code
3 3 (0.32%) Cypress.io
3 3 (0.32%) Postman
3 3 (0.32%) Selenium
4 2 (0.21%) Git
4 2 (0.21%) Hudson
4 2 (0.21%) LSMW
5 1 (0.11%) Balsamiq
5 1 (0.11%) Eclipse
5 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 389 (41.08%) Finance
2 350 (36.96%) Social Skills
3 314 (33.16%) Analytical Skills
4 96 (10.14%) Public Sector
5 83 (8.76%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 79 (8.34%) Law
7 51 (5.39%) Legal
8 47 (4.96%) Presentation Skills
9 42 (4.44%) Documentation Skills
10 40 (4.22%) Influencing Skills
11 36 (3.80%) Organisational Skills
12 29 (3.06%) Manufacturing
13 28 (2.96%) Retail
14 24 (2.53%) Banking
15 20 (2.11%) Legal Technology
16 19 (2.01%) Local Government
16 19 (2.01%) Marketing
17 17 (1.80%) Spanish Language
18 16 (1.69%) Financial Institution
19 14 (1.48%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 619 (65.36%) Analyst
2 497 (52.48%) Business Analyst
3 161 (17.00%) Senior
4 133 (14.04%) Senior Analyst
5 123 (12.99%) Senior Business Analyst
6 76 (8.03%) Trainee
6 76 (8.03%) Trainee Analyst
7 59 (6.23%) Data Analyst
8 54 (5.70%) Lead
9 43 (4.54%) Trainee Data Analyst
10 42 (4.44%) Consultant
11 37 (3.91%) Project Manager
12 33 (3.48%) Trainee Business Analyst
13 29 (3.06%) Technical Analyst
14 28 (2.96%) Business Manager
14 28 (2.96%) Systems Analyst
15 27 (2.85%) Technical Business Analyst
16 24 (2.53%) IT Analyst
16 24 (2.53%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
17 23 (2.43%) Lead Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.53%) FIX Protocol
2 12 (1.27%) JSON
2 12 (1.27%) REST
2 12 (1.27%) XML
3 10 (1.06%) .NET
4 9 (0.95%) FpML
5 8 (0.84%) Gherkin
5 8 (0.84%) SOAP
6 7 (0.74%) XML Schema
7 4 (0.42%) EDI
7 4 (0.42%) Lightning Web Components
8 3 (0.32%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.32%) CrewAI
8 3 (0.32%) LangChain
8 3 (0.32%) LlamaIndex
8 3 (0.32%) Middleware
8 3 (0.32%) Oracle Fusion
8 3 (0.32%) WinForms
9 2 (0.21%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.21%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 98 (10.35%) Product Ownership
2 50 (5.28%) Management Information System
3 30 (3.17%) Analytical Mindset
4 29 (3.06%) Data Structures
5 20 (2.11%) Low-Code
6 19 (2.01%) Derivative
7 17 (1.80%) Fixed Income
8 16 (1.69%) AI Agents
9 14 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
10 13 (1.37%) Blog
10 13 (1.37%) IoT
10 13 (1.37%) Legacy Systems
11 12 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (1.27%) Onboarding
12 11 (1.16%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 10 (1.06%) PropTech
14 9 (0.95%) Cloud Native
14 9 (0.95%) Greenfield Project
15 8 (0.84%) e-Learning
16 7 (0.74%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 21 (2.22%) Linux
2 20 (2.11%) Windows
3 3 (0.32%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.21%) Android
4 2 (0.21%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 368 (38.86%) Agile
2 237 (25.03%) Problem-Solving
3 231 (24.39%) Requirements Gathering
4 208 (21.96%) Stakeholder Management
5 197 (20.80%) Project Management
6 195 (20.59%) User Stories
7 190 (20.06%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 172 (18.16%) Workshop Facilitation
9 165 (17.42%) Continuous Improvement
10 160 (16.90%) Process Improvement
11 140 (14.78%) Decision-Making
12 135 (14.26%) AI
13 126 (13.31%) Project Delivery
14 108 (11.40%) Analytics
15 102 (10.77%) Data Analysis
15 102 (10.77%) Scrum
16 101 (10.67%) User Acceptance Testing
17 100 (10.56%) Business Intelligence
18 99 (10.45%) Acceptance Criteria
19 96 (10.14%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 160 (16.90%) SQL
2 75 (7.92%) Python
3 14 (1.48%) C++
4 12 (1.27%) C#
4 12 (1.27%) JavaScript
5 8 (0.84%) Java
6 5 (0.53%) T-SQL
7 4 (0.42%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 4 (0.42%) TypeScript
8 3 (0.32%) VB.NET
9 2 (0.21%) Ada
10 1 (0.11%) R
10 1 (0.11%) RPG
10 1 (0.11%) SOQL
10 1 (0.11%) SOSL
10 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 146 (15.42%) Degree
2 81 (8.55%) Security Cleared
3 67 (7.07%) SC Cleared
4 35 (3.70%) ACCA
5 34 (3.59%) CIMA
6 29 (3.06%) Computer Science Degree
7 26 (2.75%) PMI Certification
8 22 (2.32%) PMP
9 19 (2.01%) IIBA
10 15 (1.58%) CBAP
11 14 (1.48%) DBS Check
12 9 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
13 7 (0.74%) ISEB
14 5 (0.53%) CIPD
14 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
15 4 (0.42%) CFA
15 4 (0.42%) Master's Degree
16 3 (0.32%) CSPO
16 3 (0.32%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 3 (0.32%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (3.80%) Data Quality
2 34 (3.59%) QA
3 30 (3.17%) PMO
4 19 (2.01%) GDPR
5 17 (1.80%) GAAP
6 16 (1.69%) Accessibility
7 9 (0.95%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.53%) MiFID
9 4 (0.42%) Actionable Recommendations
10 3 (0.32%) COBIT
10 3 (0.32%) GRC
10 3 (0.32%) ISO 20022
11 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27005
11 2 (0.21%) NCSC
11 2 (0.21%) NIST
11 2 (0.21%) SLA
12 1 (0.11%) COSO
12 1 (0.11%) GxP
12 1 (0.11%) SEPA
12 1 (0.11%) TARGET2
System Software
1 6 (0.63%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.11%) IAG
Systems Management
1 3 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.21%) Terraform
3 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.11%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 182 (19.22%) Microsoft
2 40 (4.22%) Salesforce
3 30 (3.17%) SAP
4 18 (1.90%) Oracle
4 18 (1.90%) ServiceNow
5 17 (1.80%) Google
6 13 (1.37%) Intapp
6 13 (1.37%) JD Edwards
7 11 (1.16%) Atlassian
8 9 (0.95%) FIS
8 9 (0.95%) SunGard
9 7 (0.74%) Bloomberg
9 7 (0.74%) CQG
9 7 (0.74%) ION Trading
9 7 (0.74%) Patsystems
9 7 (0.74%) Reuters
9 7 (0.74%) Sparx
9 7 (0.74%) Trayport
10 6 (0.63%) Sage
10 6 (0.63%) TOWER Software