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 2 July 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
2 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 208 232 216
Rank change year-on-year +24 -16 -60
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 926 661 1,344
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.96% 1.41% 1.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.30% 1.54% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 741 425 786
10th Percentile £35,000 £43,003 £34,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £53,750 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +18.18% -8.33%
75th Percentile £70,000 £87,500 £73,750
90th Percentile £86,250 £107,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -17.39% +15.00% -9.09%

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 71,035 42,845 86,740
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.51% 91.34% 82.14%
Number of salaries quoted 49,086 23,535 61,317
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,822 £29,750
25th Percentile £41,250 £38,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.09%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £53,500 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +7.00% - -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 2 July 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 2 July 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 +27 828 £55,000 -15.38% 512
UK excluding London +27 519 £47,500 -17.39% 395
London -8 329 £70,000 -12.50% 210
Work from Home +1 279 £57,500 -17.86% 199
North of England +72 219 £46,421 -18.52% 104
Yorkshire +59 110 £52,500 +27.92% 46
Midlands 0 84 £47,500 -17.39% 62
North West +12 79 £42,500 -27.66% 46
South East -23 72 £52,500 -8.70% 114
West Midlands -11 62 £47,500 -14.80% 34
South West -62 59 £45,711 -20.50% 43
East of England -1 40 £43,939 -30.26% 38
Scotland +4 32 £40,000 -33.33% 23
North East -23 30 £40,000 +1.91% 15
East Midlands -6 22 £48,000 -31.43% 29
Wales -36 11 £53,171 +1.06% 10
Northern Ireland -52 3 £40,000 -40.74% 9

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 38 (4.10%) Confluence
2 22 (2.38%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.54%) ColdFusion
4 3 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.22%) CMS
5 2 (0.22%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.22%) WordPress
6 1 (0.11%) Appian
6 1 (0.11%) Mendix
Applications
1 105 (11.34%) Microsoft Excel
2 47 (5.08%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (4.00%) MS Visio
4 18 (1.94%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (1.40%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
6 3 (0.32%) Trello
7 2 (0.22%) Chatbot
8 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 26 (2.81%) NetSuite
2 10 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.76%) Fidessa
4 5 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.32%) Exchequer
6 3 (0.32%) JDE EnterpriseOne
6 3 (0.32%) Sage 50
6 3 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.22%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.22%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 2 (0.22%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.22%) SAP PSCD
8 1 (0.11%) Loan IQ
8 1 (0.11%) Maximo
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle EBS
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
8 1 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 92 (9.94%) Power Platform
2 66 (7.13%) Azure
3 43 (4.64%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (3.56%) SaaS
5 30 (3.24%) Dynamics 365
6 26 (2.81%) Azure DevOps
7 24 (2.59%) AWS
8 22 (2.38%) Power Automate
9 20 (2.16%) Microsoft Copilot
10 16 (1.73%) PowerApps
11 11 (1.19%) Copilot Studio
12 10 (1.08%) GCP
13 9 (0.97%) Microsoft Purview
14 8 (0.86%) Google Drive
14 8 (0.86%) Lucidchart
15 7 (0.76%) Miro
15 7 (0.76%) OneDrive
15 7 (0.76%) PaaS
16 6 (0.65%) ChatGPT
16 6 (0.65%) Salesforce Service Cloud
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.76%) Multicast
2 4 (0.43%) FIX Connectivity
3 2 (0.22%) LAN
3 2 (0.22%) WAN
4 1 (0.11%) DSL
4 1 (0.11%) Intranet
4 1 (0.11%) Network Security
4 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 75 (8.10%) Power BI
1 75 (8.10%) Tableau
2 68 (7.34%) Data Mining
3 19 (2.05%) Relational Database
4 14 (1.51%) Metadata
5 12 (1.30%) SQL Server
6 7 (0.76%) RDBMS
7 6 (0.65%) Power Query
7 6 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 5 (0.54%) DTS
9 4 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.32%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.32%) GIS
10 3 (0.32%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.22%) Qlik Sense
11 2 (0.22%) SAP BW
12 1 (0.11%) Amazon Redshift
12 1 (0.11%) Neo4j
12 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database
12 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 72 (7.78%) JIRA
2 7 (0.76%) ERwin
3 1 (0.11%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.11%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 413 (44.60%) Finance
2 304 (32.83%) Analytical Skills
3 296 (31.97%) Social Skills
4 80 (8.64%) Public Sector
5 67 (7.24%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 66 (7.13%) Law
7 43 (4.64%) Presentation Skills
8 42 (4.54%) Legal
9 34 (3.67%) Documentation Skills
10 29 (3.13%) Retail
11 28 (3.02%) Influencing Skills
12 23 (2.48%) Manufacturing
12 23 (2.48%) Organisational Skills
13 17 (1.84%) Banking
13 17 (1.84%) Marketing
13 17 (1.84%) Spanish Language
14 16 (1.73%) Legal Technology
15 15 (1.62%) Financial Institution
16 11 (1.19%) Billing
17 10 (1.08%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 637 (68.79%) Analyst
2 511 (55.18%) Business Analyst
3 138 (14.90%) Senior
4 127 (13.71%) Trainee
4 127 (13.71%) Trainee Analyst
5 118 (12.74%) Senior Analyst
6 110 (11.88%) Senior Business Analyst
7 79 (8.53%) Data Analyst
8 68 (7.34%) Trainee Data Analyst
9 59 (6.37%) Trainee Business Analyst
10 43 (4.64%) Consultant
10 43 (4.64%) Lead
11 35 (3.78%) Project Manager
12 31 (3.35%) Business Manager
13 29 (3.13%) Insurance Business Analyst
13 29 (3.13%) Technical Analyst
13 29 (3.13%) Technical Business Analyst
14 25 (2.70%) Systems Analyst
15 23 (2.48%) IT Analyst
16 21 (2.27%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.73%) FIX Protocol
2 15 (1.62%) JSON
2 15 (1.62%) XML
3 9 (0.97%) FpML
4 8 (0.86%) Gherkin
5 7 (0.76%) .NET
5 7 (0.76%) Middleware
5 7 (0.76%) XML Schema
6 6 (0.65%) EDI
6 6 (0.65%) REST
7 5 (0.54%) SOAP
8 3 (0.32%) Oracle Fusion
9 2 (0.22%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.22%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.22%) SAP Fiori
9 2 (0.22%) WinForms
9 2 (0.22%) XML Messaging
10 1 (0.11%) PySpark
10 1 (0.11%) React
10 1 (0.11%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 90 (9.72%) Product Ownership
2 44 (4.75%) Management Information System
3 29 (3.13%) Data Structures
4 22 (2.38%) Analytical Mindset
5 17 (1.84%) Legacy Systems
6 15 (1.62%) Self-Motivation
7 14 (1.51%) Low-Code
8 13 (1.40%) AI Agents
8 13 (1.40%) Fixed Income
8 13 (1.40%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 13 (1.40%) IoT
8 13 (1.40%) Onboarding
9 11 (1.19%) Blog
9 11 (1.19%) Derivative
10 10 (1.08%) PropTech
11 9 (0.97%) Cloud Native
12 8 (0.86%) e-Learning
12 8 (0.86%) Greenfield Project
12 8 (0.86%) OTC Derivatives
13 7 (0.76%) Equities
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.05%) Windows
2 14 (1.51%) Linux
3 3 (0.32%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.22%) Android
4 2 (0.22%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 330 (35.64%) Agile
2 223 (24.08%) Project Management
3 208 (22.46%) Problem-Solving
4 198 (21.38%) Requirements Gathering
5 186 (20.09%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 169 (18.25%) User Stories
7 159 (17.17%) Stakeholder Management
8 144 (15.55%) Workshop Facilitation
9 134 (14.47%) Analytics
9 134 (14.47%) Process Improvement
10 130 (14.04%) Decision-Making
11 124 (13.39%) Data Analysis
12 122 (13.17%) Continuous Improvement
13 105 (11.34%) AI
14 93 (10.04%) Project Delivery
15 89 (9.61%) Business Intelligence
16 85 (9.18%) Acceptance Criteria
17 84 (9.07%) Scrum
18 83 (8.96%) User Acceptance Testing
19 82 (8.86%) Data Analytics
Programming Languages
1 183 (19.76%) SQL
2 91 (9.83%) Python
3 9 (0.97%) C#
4 8 (0.86%) JavaScript
5 6 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 5 (0.54%) Java
7 4 (0.43%) T-SQL
8 3 (0.32%) C++
9 2 (0.22%) Ada
9 2 (0.22%) VB.NET
9 2 (0.22%) X++
10 1 (0.11%) R
10 1 (0.11%) RPG
10 1 (0.11%) SOQL
10 1 (0.11%) SOSL
10 1 (0.11%) TypeScript
Qualifications
1 140 (15.12%) Degree
2 57 (6.16%) Security Cleared
3 47 (5.08%) SC Cleared
4 40 (4.32%) ACCA
5 37 (4.00%) CIMA
6 26 (2.81%) Computer Science Degree
7 23 (2.48%) PMI Certification
8 22 (2.38%) IIBA
9 21 (2.27%) PMP
10 15 (1.62%) DBS Check
11 12 (1.30%) CBAP
12 9 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
13 7 (0.76%) Microsoft Certification
14 5 (0.54%) CIPD
14 5 (0.54%) DV Cleared
14 5 (0.54%) ISEB
14 5 (0.54%) Master's Degree
15 4 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 3 (0.32%) CFA
16 3 (0.32%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (3.35%) Data Quality
2 30 (3.24%) QA
3 24 (2.59%) PMO
4 17 (1.84%) GAAP
4 17 (1.84%) GDPR
5 14 (1.51%) Accessibility
6 8 (0.86%) MiFID
7 7 (0.76%) Actionable Recommendations
7 7 (0.76%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 5 (0.54%) ISO 20022
9 4 (0.43%) GRC
10 2 (0.22%) NIST
10 2 (0.22%) SEPA
10 2 (0.22%) SLA
10 2 (0.22%) TARGET2
10 2 (0.22%) WCAG
11 1 (0.11%) COBIT
11 1 (0.11%) COSO
11 1 (0.11%) FATCA
11 1 (0.11%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 8 (0.86%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.11%) IAG
Systems Management
1 3 (0.32%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.22%) Terraform
3 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.11%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 198 (21.38%) Microsoft
2 34 (3.67%) Salesforce
3 19 (2.05%) SAP
4 16 (1.73%) Oracle
5 15 (1.62%) Google
6 13 (1.40%) Intapp
7 12 (1.30%) ServiceNow
8 11 (1.19%) JD Edwards
9 10 (1.08%) Atlassian
10 8 (0.86%) Sparx
11 7 (0.76%) Bloomberg
11 7 (0.76%) CQG
11 7 (0.76%) ION Trading
11 7 (0.76%) Patsystems
11 7 (0.76%) Reuters
11 7 (0.76%) Trayport
12 6 (0.65%) Aderant
12 6 (0.65%) IBM
12 6 (0.65%) TOWER Software
13 5 (0.54%) HubSpot