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 5 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
5 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 192 186 204
Rank change year-on-year -6 +18 -45
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 973 737 1,394
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.07% 1.72% 1.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.44% 1.85% 1.70%
Number of salaries quoted 760 444 819
10th Percentile £31,800 £43,107 £34,817
25th Percentile £35,000 £50,967 £43,356
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £61,763 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -19.04% +12.30% -8.33%
75th Percentile £65,473 £85,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £52,500 £50,500
% change year-on-year -23.81% +3.96% -8.18%

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 67,799 39,928 81,978
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 74.55% 92.95% 85.54%
Number of salaries quoted 42,318 22,681 59,568
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,625 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £39,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £59,450 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -0.92% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £51,250 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -2.38% +5.00% -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 5 May 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 5 May 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 +10 869 £51,731 -17.23% 489
UK excluding London -5 572 £40,000 -23.81% 393
London +20 322 £65,625 -17.97% 167
North of England +64 264 £40,000 -27.27% 120
Work from Home -13 233 £62,500 -7.41% 132
Yorkshire +44 128 £45,497 -36.80% 54
Midlands +7 102 £42,272 -28.96% 58
North West +3 96 £40,000 -27.27% 48
West Midlands +8 79 £44,543 -19.01% 37
South East -54 66 £50,000 -1.90% 89
South West -58 51 £40,000 -25.58% 44
North East +1 40 £40,000 -8.57% 20
Scotland -23 39 £40,000 -30.43% 25
East of England -62 34 £45,000 -11.71% 40
East Midlands -31 23 £40,000 -38.46% 21
Wales -20 14 £56,585 -8.36% 14
Northern Ireland -37 3 £40,000 -33.33% 10

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 29 (2.98%) Confluence
2 19 (1.95%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.10%) IIS
4 1 (0.10%) Mendix
4 1 (0.10%) SAS
Applications
1 159 (16.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (3.19%) MS Visio
3 30 (3.08%) Microsoft Office
4 9 (0.92%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.10%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 16 (1.64%) NetSuite
2 11 (1.13%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.51%) Fidessa
3 5 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.41%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.31%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.21%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.21%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.21%) SAP PSCD
7 1 (0.10%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.10%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.10%) Loan IQ
7 1 (0.10%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.10%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.10%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 1 (0.10%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.10%) SAP BRIM
7 1 (0.10%) SAP FI
Cloud Services
1 86 (8.84%) Power Platform
2 60 (6.17%) Azure
3 44 (4.52%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (3.19%) SaaS
5 28 (2.88%) Dynamics 365
6 23 (2.36%) AWS
7 20 (2.06%) Cloud Computing
8 19 (1.95%) Azure DevOps
8 19 (1.95%) PaaS
9 17 (1.75%) Microsoft Copilot
9 17 (1.75%) Power Automate
10 16 (1.64%) ChatGPT
11 14 (1.44%) PowerApps
12 11 (1.13%) Microsoft Purview
13 10 (1.03%) Azure Data Factory
13 10 (1.03%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 10 (1.03%) Entra ID
13 10 (1.03%) GCP
13 10 (1.03%) Miro
14 9 (0.92%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.51%) Multicast
2 2 (0.21%) FIX Connectivity
2 2 (0.21%) LAN
2 2 (0.21%) Network Security
2 2 (0.21%) WAN
3 1 (0.10%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.10%) DHCP
3 1 (0.10%) DNS
3 1 (0.10%) Firewall
3 1 (0.10%) RFID
3 1 (0.10%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.10%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 140 (14.39%) Tableau
2 132 (13.57%) Data Mining
3 68 (6.99%) Power BI
4 20 (2.06%) Big Data
5 12 (1.23%) Metadata
5 12 (1.23%) Relational Database
6 9 (0.92%) Data Lake
7 8 (0.82%) SQL Server
8 7 (0.72%) Power Query
8 7 (0.72%) RDBMS
9 5 (0.51%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.41%) Data Warehouse
10 4 (0.41%) Qlik Sense
11 3 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.31%) GIS
11 3 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 2 (0.21%) SAP BW
13 1 (0.10%) Neo4j
13 1 (0.10%) Oracle Database
13 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 46 (4.73%) JIRA
2 7 (0.72%) ERwin
3 1 (0.10%) Balsamiq
3 1 (0.10%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 515 (52.93%) Finance
2 338 (34.74%) Analytical Skills
3 296 (30.42%) Social Skills
4 66 (6.78%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 66 (6.78%) Public Sector
5 57 (5.86%) Law
6 51 (5.24%) Marketing
7 45 (4.62%) Legal
8 37 (3.80%) Banking
9 27 (2.77%) Presentation Skills
10 25 (2.57%) Documentation Skills
11 23 (2.36%) Influencing Skills
12 21 (2.16%) Retail
13 20 (2.06%) Organisational Skills
14 17 (1.75%) Manufacturing
15 15 (1.54%) Financial Institution
16 12 (1.23%) Billing
17 11 (1.13%) Spanish Language
18 6 (0.62%) Back Office
18 6 (0.62%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 696 (71.53%) Analyst
2 513 (52.72%) Business Analyst
3 253 (26.00%) Trainee
4 251 (25.80%) Trainee Analyst
5 141 (14.49%) Data Analyst
6 130 (13.36%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 121 (12.44%) Trainee Business Analyst
8 116 (11.92%) Senior
9 94 (9.66%) Senior Analyst
10 85 (8.74%) Senior Business Analyst
11 41 (4.21%) Lead
12 34 (3.49%) Project Manager
13 30 (3.08%) Insurance Business Analyst
14 29 (2.98%) Consultant
15 24 (2.47%) Systems Analyst
16 22 (2.26%) Architect
16 22 (2.26%) Business Manager
17 21 (2.16%) Technical Analyst
17 21 (2.16%) Technical Business Analyst
18 20 (2.06%) Lecturer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.54%) JSON
1 15 (1.54%) XML
2 12 (1.23%) FIX Protocol
3 9 (0.92%) FpML
4 7 (0.72%) XML Schema
5 6 (0.62%) Middleware
5 6 (0.62%) REST
6 5 (0.51%) .NET
6 5 (0.51%) EDI
6 5 (0.51%) SOAP
7 3 (0.31%) OpenAPI
7 3 (0.31%) React
7 3 (0.31%) Swagger
8 2 (0.21%) AngularJS
8 2 (0.21%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.21%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.21%) Web Services
8 2 (0.21%) XML Messaging
9 1 (0.10%) ADO
9 1 (0.10%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 91 (9.35%) Product Ownership
2 37 (3.80%) Management Information System
3 33 (3.39%) IoT
4 29 (2.98%) Analytical Mindset
5 23 (2.36%) Legacy Systems
6 21 (2.16%) Data Structures
7 17 (1.75%) Onboarding
8 16 (1.64%) AI Agents
8 16 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (1.64%) Self-Motivation
9 14 (1.44%) Low-Code
10 13 (1.34%) Fixed Income
11 12 (1.23%) Derivative
12 10 (1.03%) Cloud Native
12 10 (1.03%) Enterprise Cloud
12 10 (1.03%) OTC Derivatives
12 10 (1.03%) PMI
12 10 (1.03%) PropTech
12 10 (1.03%) Virtual Team
13 9 (0.92%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 18 (1.85%) Windows
2 5 (0.51%) Linux
3 4 (0.41%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.31%) Android
4 3 (0.31%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 325 (33.40%) Agile
2 314 (32.27%) Project Management
3 228 (23.43%) Problem-Solving
4 199 (20.45%) Analytics
5 187 (19.22%) Data Analysis
6 156 (16.03%) Requirements Gathering
7 152 (15.62%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 146 (15.01%) Data Analytics
9 144 (14.80%) Change Management
10 141 (14.49%) User Stories
11 125 (12.85%) Decision-Making
12 123 (12.64%) Stakeholder Management
13 116 (11.92%) Workshop Facilitation
14 102 (10.48%) Process Improvement
15 94 (9.66%) Continuous Improvement
16 93 (9.56%) Roadmaps
17 92 (9.46%) AI
18 88 (9.04%) Business Intelligence
19 79 (8.12%) Project Delivery
19 79 (8.12%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 215 (22.10%) SQL
2 151 (15.52%) Python
3 5 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 5 (0.51%) Java
4 4 (0.41%) C#
5 2 (0.21%) T-SQL
5 2 (0.21%) X++
6 1 (0.10%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.10%) R
6 1 (0.10%) VBA
Qualifications
1 219 (22.51%) Degree
2 58 (5.96%) Security Cleared
3 38 (3.91%) SC Cleared
4 35 (3.60%) IIBA
5 33 (3.39%) PMI Certification
6 31 (3.19%) Master's Degree
7 30 (3.08%) ACCA
7 30 (3.08%) CIMA
8 24 (2.47%) PMP
9 20 (2.06%) Computer Science Degree
9 20 (2.06%) HND
10 15 (1.54%) DBS Check
11 13 (1.34%) CBAP
12 9 (0.92%) DV Cleared
13 7 (0.72%) ISEB
14 6 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
15 5 (0.51%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (0.51%) CIPD
16 4 (0.41%) PRINCE2 Certification
17 3 (0.31%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 36 (3.70%) QA
2 26 (2.67%) Data Quality
3 22 (2.26%) Accessibility
4 20 (2.06%) PMO
5 13 (1.34%) GAAP
5 13 (1.34%) GDPR
6 12 (1.23%) MiFID
7 9 (0.92%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (0.62%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.31%) GRC
10 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.21%) NIST
10 2 (0.21%) SEPA
10 2 (0.21%) SLA
10 2 (0.21%) TARGET2
11 1 (0.10%) COBIT
11 1 (0.10%) EMIR
11 1 (0.10%) FATCA
11 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.10%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (1.34%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.10%) IAG
Systems Management
1 7 (0.72%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.10%) Control-M
2 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.10%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.10%) Terraform
Vendors
1 259 (26.62%) Microsoft
2 28 (2.88%) Salesforce
3 22 (2.26%) SAP
4 12 (1.23%) Oracle
5 10 (1.03%) Anaplan
5 10 (1.03%) Atlassian
5 10 (1.03%) Google
5 10 (1.03%) Intapp
5 10 (1.03%) ServiceNow
6 8 (0.82%) Alteryx
6 8 (0.82%) Sparx
7 5 (0.51%) Bloomberg
7 5 (0.51%) CQG
7 5 (0.51%) HubSpot
7 5 (0.51%) IBM
7 5 (0.51%) ION Trading
7 5 (0.51%) Patsystems
7 5 (0.51%) Reuters
7 5 (0.51%) Trayport
8 4 (0.41%) Databricks