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 13 October 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
13 Oct 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 223 217 203
Rank change year-on-year -6 -14 -71
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 1,010 706 945
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.85% 1.44% 1.32%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.16% 1.62% 1.61%
Number of salaries quoted 697 539 561
10th Percentile £39,818 £35,000 £36,250
25th Percentile £45,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £78,750 £77,500
90th Percentile £93,750 £95,000 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £50,000 £49,000
% change year-on-year - +2.04% -2.00%

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 86,825 43,614 58,687
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.38% 88.89% 82.21%
Number of salaries quoted 59,360 24,460 31,261
10th Percentile £31,250 £28,250 £32,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% -
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £95,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year +17.02% -10.48% -2.78%

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 13 October 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 13 October 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 -11 905 £55,000 -11.06% 877
UK excluding London -17 563 £50,000 - 501
Work from Home +35 376 £53,171 -14.93% 394
London -39 360 £70,000 -6.67% 453
North of England -14 180 £50,000 -4.76% 136
South East -4 120 £55,000 -4.35% 131
Midlands -14 91 £50,000 -9.09% 77
South West -28 79 £44,551 +4.21% 44
Yorkshire +7 75 £52,500 +31.25% 51
North West -38 75 £50,000 -16.67% 65
West Midlands -18 66 £53,500 -0.47% 51
East of England -3 52 £50,000 +5.26% 34
North East -48 30 £44,636 +11.59% 20
East Midlands -16 25 £47,750 -16.23% 26
Scotland -3 20 £52,000 +30.00% 30
Wales -61 18 £52,500 +4.54% 18
Northern Ireland -76 7 - - 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 73 (7.23%) Confluence
2 36 (3.56%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.50%) ColdFusion
4 4 (0.40%) CMS
5 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.20%) WordPress
6 1 (0.099%) Apache Airflow
6 1 (0.099%) Appian
6 1 (0.099%) Microsoft Exchange
6 1 (0.099%) Sitecore CMS
Applications
1 74 (7.33%) Microsoft Excel
2 66 (6.53%) Microsoft Office
3 65 (6.44%) MS Visio
4 34 (3.37%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 20 (1.98%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.69%) Moqups
7 6 (0.59%) Trello
8 3 (0.30%) Chatbot
9 2 (0.20%) Adobe Creative Suite
9 2 (0.20%) Adobe Illustrator
9 2 (0.20%) InDesign
9 2 (0.20%) Photoshop
10 1 (0.099%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 16 (1.58%) NetSuite
2 13 (1.29%) Dynamics CRM
3 10 (0.99%) SAP S/4HANA
4 9 (0.89%) Fidessa
5 4 (0.40%) Magento
5 4 (0.40%) SAP Business One
5 4 (0.40%) Shopify
6 3 (0.30%) Exchequer
6 3 (0.30%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 3 (0.30%) Sage 50
6 3 (0.30%) Sage X3
6 3 (0.30%) SAP CO
6 3 (0.30%) SAP FI
6 3 (0.30%) SAP FI/CO
7 2 (0.20%) Dynamics AX
7 2 (0.20%) iTrent
7 2 (0.20%) Oracle EBS
7 2 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.20%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 125 (12.38%) Power Platform
2 119 (11.78%) Azure
3 66 (6.53%) Azure DevOps
4 51 (5.05%) Microsoft 365
5 44 (4.36%) SaaS
6 42 (4.16%) Dynamics 365
7 41 (4.06%) AWS
8 33 (3.27%) Power Automate
9 27 (2.67%) Microsoft Copilot
10 25 (2.48%) Lucidchart
11 17 (1.68%) Anthropic Claude
12 13 (1.29%) Microsoft Purview
12 13 (1.29%) PowerApps
12 13 (1.29%) Zapier
13 11 (1.09%) Copilot Studio
14 10 (0.99%) Figma
15 8 (0.79%) Boomi
15 8 (0.79%) GCP
15 8 (0.79%) iPaaS
15 8 (0.79%) Workato
Communications & Networking
1 9 (0.89%) Multicast
2 7 (0.69%) FIX Connectivity
3 4 (0.40%) Internet
4 1 (0.099%) 5G
4 1 (0.099%) DSL
4 1 (0.099%) Intranet
4 1 (0.099%) LAN
4 1 (0.099%) Unified Communications
4 1 (0.099%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 107 (10.59%) Power BI
2 26 (2.57%) Relational Database
3 18 (1.78%) Tableau
4 17 (1.68%) SQL Server
5 14 (1.39%) Metadata
6 8 (0.79%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 7 (0.69%) Data Warehouse
8 5 (0.50%) DTS
9 3 (0.30%) Amazon Athena
9 3 (0.30%) Crystal Reports
9 3 (0.30%) Data Lake
9 3 (0.30%) DynamoDB
9 3 (0.30%) MySQL
9 3 (0.30%) RDBMS
9 3 (0.30%) Spotfire
9 3 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 2 (0.20%) BigQuery
10 2 (0.20%) Data Mining
10 2 (0.20%) Looker
10 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 138 (13.66%) JIRA
2 8 (0.79%) Claude Code
2 8 (0.79%) Cypress.io
2 8 (0.79%) Selenium
3 7 (0.69%) Postman
4 3 (0.30%) Artifactory
4 3 (0.30%) Git
4 3 (0.30%) GitLab
4 3 (0.30%) Hudson
4 3 (0.30%) Jenkins
5 2 (0.20%) Balsamiq
5 2 (0.20%) LSMW
6 1 (0.099%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.099%) JIRA Agile
6 1 (0.099%) Rational DOORS
General
1 417 (41.29%) Social Skills
2 374 (37.03%) Finance
3 317 (31.39%) Analytical Skills
4 136 (13.47%) Public Sector
5 98 (9.70%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 71 (7.03%) Law
7 62 (6.14%) Documentation Skills
8 57 (5.64%) Organisational Skills
9 56 (5.54%) Legal
10 54 (5.35%) Influencing Skills
11 48 (4.75%) Presentation Skills
12 42 (4.16%) Manufacturing
13 39 (3.86%) Retail
14 32 (3.17%) Banking
15 25 (2.48%) Local Government
15 25 (2.48%) Marketing
16 21 (2.08%) Aerospace
16 21 (2.08%) Legal Technology
17 17 (1.68%) Front Office
18 14 (1.39%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 620 (61.39%) Analyst
2 522 (51.68%) Business Analyst
3 171 (16.93%) Senior
4 128 (12.67%) Senior Analyst
5 121 (11.98%) Senior Business Analyst
6 67 (6.63%) Lead
7 60 (5.94%) Consultant
8 45 (4.46%) Technical Analyst
9 43 (4.26%) Technical Business Analyst
10 35 (3.47%) Business Manager
11 32 (3.17%) Applications Support
11 32 (3.17%) Project Manager
12 31 (3.07%) Lead Business Analyst
13 29 (2.87%) Data Analyst
13 29 (2.87%) Product Manager
14 26 (2.57%) Business IT Analyst
14 26 (2.57%) IT Analyst
14 26 (2.57%) Systems Analyst
15 25 (2.48%) IT Business Analyst
15 25 (2.48%) Support Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 20 (1.98%) FIX Protocol
1 20 (1.98%) REST
2 17 (1.68%) .NET
3 12 (1.19%) Playwright
4 11 (1.09%) Gherkin
5 10 (0.99%) SOAP
6 8 (0.79%) XML
7 6 (0.59%) LangChain
8 5 (0.50%) CrewAI
8 5 (0.50%) LlamaIndex
9 4 (0.40%) Lightning Web Components
9 4 (0.40%) Middleware
9 4 (0.40%) Oracle Fusion
9 4 (0.40%) RESTful
9 4 (0.40%) Terraform
10 3 (0.30%) .NET Core
10 3 (0.30%) EDI
10 3 (0.30%) Elastic Stack
10 3 (0.30%) JSON
10 3 (0.30%) PySpark
Miscellaneous
1 115 (11.39%) Product Ownership
2 55 (5.45%) Management Information System
3 28 (2.77%) Low-Code
4 25 (2.48%) Onboarding
5 24 (2.38%) AI Agents
6 21 (2.08%) Data Structures
7 20 (1.98%) Analytical Mindset
7 20 (1.98%) Derivative
8 19 (1.88%) Self-Motivation
9 18 (1.78%) Fixed Income
10 13 (1.29%) Blog
10 13 (1.29%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 12 (1.19%) PMI
12 11 (1.09%) NHS
13 10 (0.99%) Enterprise Software
13 10 (0.99%) Greenfield Project
14 9 (0.89%) Distributed Architecture
14 9 (0.89%) Distributed Computing
14 9 (0.89%) Equities
14 9 (0.89%) Eurex
Operating Systems
1 26 (2.57%) Linux
2 18 (1.78%) Windows
3 3 (0.30%) Unix
4 2 (0.20%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 443 (43.86%) Agile
2 337 (33.37%) Stakeholder Management
3 316 (31.29%) Problem-Solving
4 308 (30.50%) Requirements Gathering
5 242 (23.96%) Workshop Facilitation
6 225 (22.28%) User Stories
7 221 (21.88%) AI
8 218 (21.58%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 216 (21.39%) Process Improvement
10 210 (20.79%) Continuous Improvement
11 162 (16.04%) Decision-Making
12 161 (15.94%) Project Management
13 152 (15.05%) Project Delivery
14 131 (12.97%) Scrum
15 127 (12.57%) Business Intelligence
16 126 (12.48%) Acceptance Criteria
16 126 (12.48%) User Acceptance Testing
17 120 (11.88%) Coaching
18 118 (11.68%) Change Management
19 104 (10.30%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 157 (15.54%) SQL
2 45 (4.46%) Python
3 25 (2.48%) JavaScript
4 23 (2.28%) Java
5 21 (2.08%) C++
6 16 (1.58%) C#
7 9 (0.89%) TypeScript
8 5 (0.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 5 (0.50%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.40%) PowerShell
10 3 (0.30%) Bash
10 3 (0.30%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.20%) Ada
12 1 (0.099%) PL/SQL
12 1 (0.099%) R
12 1 (0.099%) RPG
12 1 (0.099%) SOQL
12 1 (0.099%) SOSL
12 1 (0.099%) VBA
Qualifications
1 171 (16.93%) Degree
2 108 (10.69%) Security Cleared
3 84 (8.32%) SC Cleared
4 28 (2.77%) Computer Science Degree
5 24 (2.38%) ACCA
5 24 (2.38%) IIBA
5 24 (2.38%) PMI Certification
6 23 (2.28%) CIMA
7 17 (1.68%) CBAP
8 15 (1.49%) BPSS Clearance
8 15 (1.49%) PMP
9 13 (1.29%) DV Cleared
10 12 (1.19%) DBS Check
11 8 (0.79%) Microsoft Certification
12 6 (0.59%) CFA
12 6 (0.59%) ISEB
12 6 (0.59%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 5 (0.50%) Master's Degree
13 5 (0.50%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 4 (0.40%) Postgraduate
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 65 (6.44%) QA
2 60 (5.94%) Data Quality
3 25 (2.48%) PMO
4 18 (1.78%) Accessibility
4 18 (1.78%) GDPR
5 14 (1.39%) ISO/IEC 27001
6 7 (0.69%) GAAP
7 4 (0.40%) COBIT
7 4 (0.40%) NIST
8 3 (0.30%) GRC
8 3 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 3 (0.30%) NCSC
9 2 (0.20%) Actionable Recommendations
9 2 (0.20%) Good Clinical Practice
9 2 (0.20%) ISO 13485
9 2 (0.20%) SOC 2
9 2 (0.20%) SOC 3
10 1 (0.099%) GxP
10 1 (0.099%) MiFID
10 1 (0.099%) WCAG
System Software
1 3 (0.30%) Docker
2 2 (0.20%) Active Directory
3 1 (0.099%) IAG
Systems Management
1 4 (0.40%) Kubernetes
2 3 (0.30%) Grafana
2 3 (0.30%) Prometheus
2 3 (0.30%) Single Sign-On
3 1 (0.099%) Kibana
3 1 (0.099%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 176 (17.43%) Microsoft
2 39 (3.86%) SAP
3 38 (3.76%) Salesforce
4 25 (2.48%) ServiceNow
5 24 (2.38%) Oracle
6 21 (2.08%) YouTube
7 19 (1.88%) Google
8 15 (1.49%) JD Edwards
9 14 (1.39%) Workday
10 10 (0.99%) Sage
11 9 (0.89%) Bloomberg
11 9 (0.89%) CQG
11 9 (0.89%) FIS
11 9 (0.89%) Intapp
11 9 (0.89%) ION Trading
11 9 (0.89%) Patsystems
11 9 (0.89%) Reuters
11 9 (0.89%) SunGard
11 9 (0.89%) Trayport
12 8 (0.79%) DocuSign