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 17 November 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
17 Nov 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 185 202 142
Rank change year-on-year +17 -60 -10
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 777 888 1,233
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.48% 1.32% 2.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.73% 1.58% 2.49%
Number of salaries quoted 596 541 928
10th Percentile £29,250 £36,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £61,513
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% -2.46% +3.82%
75th Percentile £76,563 £77,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £97,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% - -4.76%

All Process and 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 45,000 56,139 49,550
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 85.91% 83.40% 93.81%
Number of salaries quoted 27,163 29,129 38,015
10th Percentile £28,250 £34,112 £32,500
25th Percentile £35,625 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £79,750 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £97,500 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.64% +4.76% -

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 17 November 2025.

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 17 November 2025. 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 +14 709 £60,000 - 941
UK excluding London +24 411 £40,000 -20.00% 798
London +50 319 £75,000 +3.45% 283
Work from Home +20 220 £62,500 - 198
North of England +47 176 £41,250 -8.33% 208
North West +66 102 £55,000 - 112
South East +27 76 £56,250 +27.12% 185
Yorkshire +42 57 £40,000 -20.00% 66
South West +13 48 £40,000 -23.81% 77
Midlands -30 48 £40,000 -25.54% 161
West Midlands +20 40 £40,000 -23.81% 103
Scotland -3 29 £40,000 -1.23% 52
East of England +17 23 £40,000 -36.00% 72
North East -29 17 £40,000 +6.67% 33
East Midlands -57 8 £50,195 -33.07% 58
Northern Ireland +10 7 £67,500 +13.04% 15
Wales +9 5 £42,500 -10.53% 34

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 47 (6.05%) Confluence
2 17 (2.19%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.26%) CMS
3 2 (0.26%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.13%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.13%) IIS
4 1 (0.13%) SAS
Applications
1 141 (18.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (4.12%) Microsoft Office
3 26 (3.35%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 24 (3.09%) MS Visio
5 8 (1.03%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.90%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.39%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 9 (1.16%) SAP S/4HANA
2 8 (1.03%) Dynamics CRM
2 8 (1.03%) SAP WM
3 5 (0.64%) Maximo
3 5 (0.64%) Unit4 Business World
4 4 (0.51%) Aladdin
4 4 (0.51%) Elite 3E
4 4 (0.51%) Sage X3
5 3 (0.39%) Adaptiv
5 3 (0.39%) Endur
5 3 (0.39%) Fidessa
5 3 (0.39%) thinkFolio
6 2 (0.26%) Bloomberg AIM
6 2 (0.26%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.26%) iTrent
6 2 (0.26%) NetSuite
6 2 (0.26%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.13%) OpenText VIM for SAP
7 1 (0.13%) SAP GRC
7 1 (0.13%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 59 (7.59%) Power Platform
2 53 (6.82%) Azure
3 27 (3.47%) Azure DevOps
3 27 (3.47%) Microsoft 365
4 24 (3.09%) Salesforce Service Cloud
5 23 (2.96%) SaaS
6 18 (2.32%) AWS
7 15 (1.93%) Miro
8 14 (1.80%) Power Automate
9 13 (1.67%) Dynamics 365
10 8 (1.03%) Cloud Computing
10 8 (1.03%) PaaS
10 8 (1.03%) PowerApps
11 7 (0.90%) Figma
12 6 (0.77%) GCP
13 4 (0.51%) GitHub
13 4 (0.51%) Google Workspace
13 4 (0.51%) Lucidchart
13 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Copilot
14 3 (0.39%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.64%) Wi-Fi
2 4 (0.51%) HTTP
2 4 (0.51%) Unified Communications
3 3 (0.39%) FIX Connectivity
3 3 (0.39%) Multicast
4 2 (0.26%) 4G
4 2 (0.26%) LAN
4 2 (0.26%) WAN
5 1 (0.13%) Intranet
5 1 (0.13%) RFID
5 1 (0.13%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 95 (12.23%) Tableau
2 88 (11.33%) Data Mining
3 49 (6.31%) Power BI
4 19 (2.45%) SQL Server
5 14 (1.80%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.03%) Big Data
7 5 (0.64%) BusinessObjects
7 5 (0.64%) Metadata
7 5 (0.64%) MS Access
7 5 (0.64%) SAP HANA
7 5 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.51%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.51%) Power Query
8 4 (0.51%) Relational Database
8 4 (0.51%) SQL Server Integration Services
9 3 (0.39%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.39%) GIS
9 3 (0.39%) Qlik Sense
10 2 (0.26%) SQL Server Analysis Services
11 1 (0.13%) DynamoDB
Development Applications
1 68 (8.75%) JIRA
2 4 (0.51%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (0.39%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.13%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.13%) Git
4 1 (0.13%) GitLab
4 1 (0.13%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.13%) Maven
4 1 (0.13%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.13%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.13%) Visual Studio
General
1 400 (51.48%) Finance
2 282 (36.29%) Social Skills
3 246 (31.66%) Analytical Skills
4 78 (10.04%) Marketing
5 73 (9.40%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 58 (7.46%) Banking
7 50 (6.44%) Legal
8 35 (4.50%) Manufacturing
8 35 (4.50%) Public Sector
9 34 (4.38%) Retail
10 27 (3.47%) Law
11 25 (3.22%) Documentation Skills
11 25 (3.22%) Organisational Skills
12 19 (2.45%) Influencing Skills
13 15 (1.93%) Billing
13 15 (1.93%) Financial Institution
14 14 (1.80%) Back Office
15 12 (1.54%) Presentation Skills
16 9 (1.16%) Advertising
17 8 (1.03%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 467 (60.10%) Analyst
2 348 (44.79%) Business Analyst
3 158 (20.33%) Trainee
4 147 (18.92%) Trainee Analyst
5 100 (12.87%) Senior
6 94 (12.10%) Data Analyst
7 74 (9.52%) Trainee Data Analyst
8 73 (9.40%) Trainee Business Analyst
9 63 (8.11%) Lead
10 54 (6.95%) Senior Analyst
11 52 (6.69%) Senior Business Analyst
12 46 (5.92%) Project Manager
13 43 (5.53%) Lead Business Analyst
14 39 (5.02%) Architect
15 37 (4.76%) Developer
16 28 (3.60%) Financial Analyst
17 27 (3.47%) IT Manager
18 26 (3.35%) Consultant
18 26 (3.35%) Product Owner
19 24 (3.09%) IT Project Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 10 (1.29%) React
2 9 (1.16%) .NET
3 6 (0.77%) Middleware
4 5 (0.64%) FIX Protocol
4 5 (0.64%) SAP Fiori
4 5 (0.64%) SAPUI5
4 5 (0.64%) XML
5 4 (0.51%) Web Services
6 3 (0.39%) Gherkin
6 3 (0.39%) HTML
7 2 (0.26%) CSS
7 2 (0.26%) REST
7 2 (0.26%) RESTful
7 2 (0.26%) Spring
7 2 (0.26%) Spring Boot
8 1 (0.13%) .NET Framework
8 1 (0.13%) Apache CXF
8 1 (0.13%) FreeMarker
8 1 (0.13%) JSON
8 1 (0.13%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 71 (9.14%) Product Ownership
2 41 (5.28%) Management Information System
3 26 (3.35%) Analytical Mindset
4 20 (2.57%) Onboarding
5 19 (2.45%) Reinsurance
5 19 (2.45%) Self-Motivation
6 17 (2.19%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 16 (2.06%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 14 (1.80%) Fixed Income
9 10 (1.29%) Digital Media
10 9 (1.16%) Derivative
10 9 (1.16%) IoT
10 9 (1.16%) Social Media
11 7 (0.90%) OTC Derivatives
12 6 (0.77%) Market Risk
12 6 (0.77%) PMI
12 6 (0.77%) Wiki
13 5 (0.64%) AI Agents
13 5 (0.64%) Augmented Reality
13 5 (0.64%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 7 (0.90%) Windows
2 3 (0.39%) Linux
Processes & Methodologies
1 299 (38.48%) Agile
2 286 (36.81%) Project Management
3 191 (24.58%) Problem-Solving
4 160 (20.59%) Change Management
5 156 (20.08%) Data Analysis
6 138 (17.76%) Stakeholder Management
7 135 (17.37%) Requirements Gathering
8 131 (16.86%) Process Improvement
9 129 (16.60%) Analytics
9 129 (16.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 112 (14.41%) Continuous Improvement
11 109 (14.03%) Roadmaps
12 108 (13.90%) Data Analytics
13 103 (13.26%) User Stories
14 95 (12.23%) Project Delivery
15 92 (11.84%) AI
16 90 (11.58%) Decision-Making
17 77 (9.91%) Workshop Facilitation
18 73 (9.40%) ERP
18 73 (9.40%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 159 (20.46%) SQL
2 111 (14.29%) Python
3 13 (1.67%) C#
4 6 (0.77%) JavaScript
5 5 (0.64%) PL/SQL
5 5 (0.64%) VBA
6 4 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 4 (0.51%) Java
7 3 (0.39%) PowerShell
8 2 (0.26%) Ada
8 2 (0.26%) Bash
8 2 (0.26%) C++
8 2 (0.26%) R
9 1 (0.13%) ABAP
9 1 (0.13%) PHP
9 1 (0.13%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.13%) VB
Qualifications
1 207 (26.64%) Degree
2 37 (4.76%) DBS Check
3 36 (4.63%) PMI Certification
4 33 (4.25%) Master's Degree
5 31 (3.99%) PMP
6 26 (3.35%) Security Cleared
7 19 (2.45%) CIMA
8 18 (2.32%) SC Cleared
9 14 (1.80%) ACCA
9 14 (1.80%) Computer Science Degree
10 13 (1.67%) CBAP
11 9 (1.16%) CFA
11 9 (1.16%) DV Cleared
12 8 (1.03%) HND
13 6 (0.77%) IIBA
14 5 (0.64%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 4 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
15 4 (0.51%) ISTQB
15 4 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
15 4 (0.51%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 46 (5.92%) QA
2 33 (4.25%) Data Quality
3 17 (2.19%) SEPA
4 15 (1.93%) MiFID
5 14 (1.80%) GDPR
6 13 (1.67%) ISO 20022
7 12 (1.54%) Accessibility
8 11 (1.42%) PMO
8 11 (1.42%) TARGET2
9 8 (1.03%) Sarbanes-Oxley
10 5 (0.64%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.39%) EMIR
12 2 (0.26%) COBIT
12 2 (0.26%) GRC
12 2 (0.26%) GxP
12 2 (0.26%) IFRS
12 2 (0.26%) Solvency II
12 2 (0.26%) UCITS
13 1 (0.13%) GAAP
13 1 (0.13%) P3O
System Software
1 1 (0.13%) Active Directory
1 1 (0.13%) Docker
1 1 (0.13%) Firmware
1 1 (0.13%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 1 (0.13%) Kubernetes
1 1 (0.13%) SCCM
1 1 (0.13%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 171 (22.01%) Microsoft
2 45 (5.79%) Salesforce
3 28 (3.60%) SAP
4 13 (1.67%) Oracle
5 11 (1.42%) Atlassian
6 10 (1.29%) Anaplan
7 9 (1.16%) GoldenSource
7 9 (1.16%) ServiceNow
8 8 (1.03%) Guidewire
9 7 (0.90%) Adobe
10 6 (0.77%) Civica
10 6 (0.77%) Google
10 6 (0.77%) Murex
11 5 (0.64%) Bloomberg
12 4 (0.51%) Calypso
12 4 (0.51%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.51%) iManage
12 4 (0.51%) ION Trading
12 4 (0.51%) Sage
13 3 (0.39%) Workday