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 18 August 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 212 230 196
Rank change year-on-year +18 -34 -47
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 986 686 1,148
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.92% 1.37% 1.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.25% 1.54% 1.71%
Number of salaries quoted 740 483 630
10th Percentile £36,250 £43,099 £36,250
25th Percentile £44,972 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £58,800
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +10.54% -2.00%
75th Percentile £70,000 £83,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £93,750 £105,000 £95,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £57,435 £47,500
% change year-on-year -12.95% +20.92% -5.00%

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 78,793 44,552 66,983
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.35% 89.17% 80.87%
Number of salaries quoted 54,339 25,245 43,003
10th Percentile £31,000 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £96,650 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -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 18 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 18 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 +25 892 £57,500 -11.54% 806
UK excluding London +13 545 £50,000 -12.95% 492
London -18 368 £70,000 -7.89% 429
Work from Home +25 365 £57,500 -11.54% 304
North of England +65 204 £50,000 -16.67% 115
Yorkshire +54 99 £60,000 +20.00% 37
Midlands +5 95 £52,500 -4.55% 87
South East -15 92 £52,500 -12.50% 129
West Midlands +6 77 £52,500 -4.55% 51
North West +4 72 £48,250 -19.58% 63
South West -53 62 £50,000 +2.26% 60
East of England 0 55 £50,000 - 47
North East -29 33 £41,500 +5.73% 16
Scotland -11 21 £45,000 -8.29% 35
East Midlands -16 18 £48,000 -18.64% 35
Wales -55 11 £52,835 +0.43% 9
Northern Ireland -81 8 £40,000 -40.74% 20

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 54 (5.48%) Confluence
2 30 (3.04%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.51%) ColdFusion
4 3 (0.30%) CMS
5 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.20%) WordPress
6 1 (0.10%) Appian
Applications
1 89 (9.03%) Microsoft Excel
2 57 (5.78%) Microsoft Office
3 53 (5.38%) MS Visio
4 24 (2.43%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 17 (1.72%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (0.61%) Trello
7 5 (0.51%) Moqups
8 3 (0.30%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (2.84%) NetSuite
2 14 (1.42%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.91%) Fidessa
4 5 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.30%) Exchequer
5 3 (0.30%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 3 (0.30%) Magento
5 3 (0.30%) Sage 50
5 3 (0.30%) Sage X3
5 3 (0.30%) Shopify
6 2 (0.20%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.20%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.20%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.20%) SAP PSCD
7 1 (0.10%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.10%) SAP BRIM
Cloud Services
1 102 (10.34%) Power Platform
2 100 (10.14%) Azure
3 45 (4.56%) Microsoft 365
4 42 (4.26%) SaaS
5 41 (4.16%) AWS
5 41 (4.16%) Azure DevOps
6 34 (3.45%) Power Automate
7 31 (3.14%) Dynamics 365
8 24 (2.43%) Lucidchart
9 20 (2.03%) Microsoft Copilot
10 17 (1.72%) PowerApps
11 14 (1.42%) Anthropic Claude
11 14 (1.42%) GCP
11 14 (1.42%) Zapier
12 11 (1.12%) Copilot Studio
13 10 (1.01%) iPaaS
14 8 (0.81%) Boomi
14 8 (0.81%) Figma
14 8 (0.81%) Workato
15 6 (0.61%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 9 (0.91%) Multicast
2 7 (0.71%) FIX Connectivity
3 1 (0.10%) DSL
3 1 (0.10%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (9.03%) Power BI
2 46 (4.67%) Tableau
3 32 (3.25%) Data Mining
4 20 (2.03%) Relational Database
5 17 (1.72%) SQL Server
6 13 (1.32%) Metadata
7 9 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 8 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (0.71%) RDBMS
10 6 (0.61%) DTS
11 3 (0.30%) Crystal Reports
11 3 (0.30%) MySQL
11 3 (0.30%) Spotfire
11 3 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.20%) Data Lake
12 2 (0.20%) GIS
12 2 (0.20%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.20%) Power Query
12 2 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
12 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 111 (11.26%) JIRA
2 5 (0.51%) Cypress.io
2 5 (0.51%) ERwin
2 5 (0.51%) Postman
2 5 (0.51%) Selenium
3 4 (0.41%) Claude Code
4 3 (0.30%) Git
4 3 (0.30%) Hudson
5 2 (0.20%) Balsamiq
5 2 (0.20%) LSMW
6 1 (0.10%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 396 (40.16%) Finance
2 379 (38.44%) Social Skills
3 322 (32.66%) Analytical Skills
4 115 (11.66%) Public Sector
5 104 (10.55%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 80 (8.11%) Law
7 51 (5.17%) Legal
7 51 (5.17%) Presentation Skills
8 47 (4.77%) Documentation Skills
9 46 (4.67%) Influencing Skills
10 45 (4.56%) Organisational Skills
11 33 (3.35%) Manufacturing
11 33 (3.35%) Retail
12 25 (2.54%) Banking
13 23 (2.33%) Local Government
14 21 (2.13%) Legal Technology
14 21 (2.13%) Marketing
15 19 (1.93%) Spanish Language
16 15 (1.52%) Financial Institution
16 15 (1.52%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 629 (63.79%) Analyst
2 511 (51.83%) Business Analyst
3 172 (17.44%) Senior
4 140 (14.20%) Senior Analyst
5 130 (13.18%) Senior Business Analyst
6 67 (6.80%) Lead
7 52 (5.27%) Data Analyst
7 52 (5.27%) Trainee
7 52 (5.27%) Trainee Analyst
8 41 (4.16%) Consultant
9 38 (3.85%) Project Manager
10 32 (3.25%) Trainee Data Analyst
11 31 (3.14%) Business Manager
12 30 (3.04%) Lead Business Analyst
12 30 (3.04%) Systems Analyst
12 30 (3.04%) Technical Analyst
13 28 (2.84%) Technical Business Analyst
14 26 (2.64%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
15 24 (2.43%) IT Analyst
16 23 (2.33%) Business IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.43%) FIX Protocol
2 17 (1.72%) REST
3 12 (1.22%) .NET
4 11 (1.12%) SOAP
4 11 (1.12%) XML
5 10 (1.01%) JSON
6 9 (0.91%) Gherkin
7 7 (0.71%) FpML
8 5 (0.51%) XML Schema
9 4 (0.41%) CrewAI
9 4 (0.41%) LangChain
9 4 (0.41%) Lightning Web Components
9 4 (0.41%) LlamaIndex
10 3 (0.30%) .NET Core
10 3 (0.30%) Middleware
10 3 (0.30%) Oracle Fusion
10 3 (0.30%) Playwright
10 3 (0.30%) WinForms
11 2 (0.20%) RESTful
11 2 (0.20%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 108 (10.95%) Product Ownership
2 52 (5.27%) Management Information System
3 30 (3.04%) Analytical Mindset
4 28 (2.84%) Data Structures
5 21 (2.13%) AI Agents
5 21 (2.13%) Derivative
5 21 (2.13%) Low-Code
6 18 (1.83%) Fixed Income
7 17 (1.72%) Onboarding
8 16 (1.62%) Self-Motivation
9 13 (1.32%) Blog
9 13 (1.32%) IoT
9 13 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
10 12 (1.22%) Enterprise Software
10 12 (1.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 11 (1.12%) Cloud Native
12 10 (1.01%) Greenfield Project
12 10 (1.01%) PropTech
13 9 (0.91%) Distributed Architecture
13 9 (0.91%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.33%) Linux
2 19 (1.93%) Windows
3 3 (0.30%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 409 (41.48%) Agile
2 267 (27.08%) Problem-Solving
3 250 (25.35%) Requirements Gathering
4 244 (24.75%) Stakeholder Management
5 209 (21.20%) User Stories
6 195 (19.78%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 194 (19.68%) Workshop Facilitation
8 190 (19.27%) Project Management
9 179 (18.15%) Continuous Improvement
10 177 (17.95%) Process Improvement
11 165 (16.73%) AI
12 143 (14.50%) Decision-Making
13 141 (14.30%) Project Delivery
14 119 (12.07%) Scrum
15 111 (11.26%) Acceptance Criteria
15 111 (11.26%) User Acceptance Testing
16 110 (11.16%) Business Intelligence
17 109 (11.05%) Waterfall
18 105 (10.65%) Coaching
19 103 (10.45%) Analytics
Programming Languages
1 163 (16.53%) SQL
2 67 (6.80%) Python
3 17 (1.72%) C++
4 15 (1.52%) JavaScript
5 14 (1.42%) Java
6 13 (1.32%) C#
7 6 (0.61%) TypeScript
8 5 (0.51%) T-SQL
9 4 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
10 3 (0.30%) VB.NET
11 2 (0.20%) Ada
12 1 (0.10%) R
12 1 (0.10%) RPG
12 1 (0.10%) SOQL
12 1 (0.10%) SOSL
12 1 (0.10%) VBA
Qualifications
1 157 (15.92%) Degree
2 100 (10.14%) Security Cleared
3 81 (8.22%) SC Cleared
4 34 (3.45%) ACCA
5 33 (3.35%) CIMA
5 33 (3.35%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (2.23%) IIBA
6 22 (2.23%) PMI Certification
7 17 (1.72%) PMP
8 16 (1.62%) CBAP
9 14 (1.42%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (0.61%) ISEB
12 5 (0.51%) CFA
12 5 (0.51%) CIPD
12 5 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.30%) CISA
13 3 (0.30%) CISM
13 3 (0.30%) CISSP
13 3 (0.30%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 42 (4.26%) QA
2 41 (4.16%) Data Quality
3 28 (2.84%) PMO
4 17 (1.72%) Accessibility
4 17 (1.72%) GAAP
5 15 (1.52%) GDPR
6 11 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.41%) COBIT
7 4 (0.41%) MiFID
7 4 (0.41%) NIST
8 3 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.30%) GRC
8 3 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 3 (0.30%) NCSC
9 2 (0.20%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.20%) SLA
10 1 (0.10%) COSO
10 1 (0.10%) IFRS
10 1 (0.10%) NIST 800
10 1 (0.10%) WCAG
System Software
1 3 (0.30%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.10%) IAG
Systems Management
1 2 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.10%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.10%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.10%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 1 (0.10%) Terraform
Vendors
1 180 (18.26%) Microsoft
2 41 (4.16%) Salesforce
3 33 (3.35%) SAP
4 20 (2.03%) Oracle
5 19 (1.93%) Google
5 19 (1.93%) ServiceNow
6 15 (1.52%) JD Edwards
7 13 (1.32%) Atlassian
7 13 (1.32%) Intapp
8 11 (1.12%) Workday
9 9 (0.91%) Bloomberg
9 9 (0.91%) CQG
9 9 (0.91%) FIS
9 9 (0.91%) ION Trading
9 9 (0.91%) Patsystems
9 9 (0.91%) Reuters
9 9 (0.91%) SunGard
9 9 (0.91%) Trayport
10 8 (0.81%) MuleSoft
10 8 (0.81%) RedGate