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 25 June 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
25 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 206 233 219
Rank change year-on-year +27 -14 -62
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 929 659 1,357
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.98% 1.45% 1.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.33% 1.58% 1.54%
Number of salaries quoted 747 418 794
10th Percentile £34,500 £43,051 £34,400
25th Percentile £40,375 £52,813 £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 £67,500 £87,500 £73,665
90th Percentile £84,358 £107,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £58,280 £50,000
% change year-on-year -18.50% +16.56% -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 69,638 41,796 87,970
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.33% 92.22% 82.12%
Number of salaries quoted 48,019 22,539 62,354
10th Percentile £30,000 £28,750 £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% -9.54%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,679 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +5.36% - -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 25 June 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 25 June 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 +26 831 £55,000 -15.38% 351
UK excluding London +32 530 £47,500 -18.50% 312
London -15 326 £66,250 -17.19% 122
Work from Home +8 272 £60,000 -9.96% 112
North of England +84 223 £45,497 -18.39% 79
Yorkshire +63 110 £52,473 +27.85% 36
Midlands +10 88 £47,500 -20.17% 55
North West +12 80 £42,500 -26.08% 31
South East -22 73 £52,500 -10.64% 89
West Midlands 0 65 £47,500 -15.93% 26
South West -57 59 £48,211 -19.65% 33
East of England +2 39 £45,000 -28.57% 35
Scotland -2 34 £40,000 -33.33% 15
North East -15 33 £40,000 +1.91% 14
East Midlands -18 23 £48,000 -26.15% 29
Wales -37 12 £53,171 +1.06% 8
Northern Ireland -43 3 £40,000 -40.74% 6

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 39 (4.20%) Confluence
2 19 (2.05%) 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
1 109 (11.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 44 (4.74%) Microsoft Office
3 37 (3.98%) MS Visio
4 16 (1.72%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 14 (1.51%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.22%) Chatbot
7 2 (0.22%) Trello
8 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 25 (2.69%) NetSuite
2 9 (0.97%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.97%) Fidessa
3 5 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.32%) Exchequer
5 3 (0.32%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 3 (0.32%) Sage 50
5 3 (0.32%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.22%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.22%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 2 (0.22%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.22%) SAP PSCD
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 1 (0.11%) SAP BRIM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.11%) SAP Hybris
7 1 (0.11%) Workday HCM
Cloud Services
1 89 (9.58%) Power Platform
2 67 (7.21%) Azure
3 41 (4.41%) Microsoft 365
4 35 (3.77%) SaaS
5 30 (3.23%) Dynamics 365
6 26 (2.80%) AWS
7 23 (2.48%) Azure DevOps
8 20 (2.15%) Power Automate
9 18 (1.94%) Microsoft Copilot
10 16 (1.72%) PowerApps
11 10 (1.08%) GCP
12 9 (0.97%) Copilot Studio
13 8 (0.86%) Google Drive
13 8 (0.86%) Lucidchart
13 8 (0.86%) Microsoft Purview
13 8 (0.86%) PaaS
14 7 (0.75%) ChatGPT
14 7 (0.75%) Miro
14 7 (0.75%) OneDrive
15 6 (0.65%) Azure Synapse Analytics
Communications & Networking
1 9 (0.97%) 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 80 (8.61%) Tableau
2 74 (7.97%) Data Mining
3 72 (7.75%) Power BI
4 18 (1.94%) Relational Database
5 13 (1.40%) Metadata
5 13 (1.40%) SQL Server
6 7 (0.75%) RDBMS
7 6 (0.65%) Power Query
7 6 (0.65%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.43%) Data Lake
8 4 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
9 3 (0.32%) DTS
9 3 (0.32%) GIS
9 3 (0.32%) NoSQL
10 2 (0.22%) Qlik Sense
10 2 (0.22%) SAP BW
11 1 (0.11%) Amazon RDS
11 1 (0.11%) Amazon Redshift
11 1 (0.11%) Neo4j
11 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 70 (7.53%) JIRA
2 7 (0.75%) ERwin
3 1 (0.11%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.11%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 424 (45.64%) Finance
2 305 (32.83%) Analytical Skills
3 284 (30.57%) Social Skills
4 77 (8.29%) Public Sector
5 66 (7.10%) Law
6 65 (7.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 44 (4.74%) Legal
8 38 (4.09%) Presentation Skills
9 33 (3.55%) Documentation Skills
10 29 (3.12%) Retail
11 27 (2.91%) Influencing Skills
12 24 (2.58%) Organisational Skills
13 20 (2.15%) Manufacturing
14 19 (2.05%) Spanish Language
15 17 (1.83%) Marketing
16 16 (1.72%) Legal Technology
17 15 (1.61%) Banking
17 15 (1.61%) Financial Institution
18 11 (1.18%) Billing
19 9 (0.97%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 649 (69.86%) Analyst
2 520 (55.97%) Business Analyst
3 142 (15.29%) Trainee
3 142 (15.29%) Trainee Analyst
4 135 (14.53%) Senior
5 117 (12.59%) Senior Analyst
6 108 (11.63%) Senior Business Analyst
7 85 (9.15%) Data Analyst
8 74 (7.97%) Trainee Data Analyst
9 68 (7.32%) Trainee Business Analyst
10 43 (4.63%) Lead
11 41 (4.41%) Consultant
12 34 (3.66%) Project Manager
13 33 (3.55%) Business Manager
14 30 (3.23%) Insurance Business Analyst
15 28 (3.01%) Technical Analyst
15 28 (3.01%) Technical Business Analyst
16 25 (2.69%) Systems Analyst
17 22 (2.37%) IT Analyst
18 20 (2.15%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.72%) FIX Protocol
1 16 (1.72%) JSON
1 16 (1.72%) XML
2 9 (0.97%) FpML
3 8 (0.86%) Gherkin
3 8 (0.86%) Middleware
4 7 (0.75%) REST
4 7 (0.75%) XML Schema
5 6 (0.65%) .NET
5 6 (0.65%) EDI
5 6 (0.65%) SOAP
6 4 (0.43%) Oracle Fusion
7 2 (0.22%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.22%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.22%) SAP Fiori
7 2 (0.22%) XML Messaging
8 1 (0.11%) Lightning Web Components
8 1 (0.11%) OpenAPI
8 1 (0.11%) PySpark
8 1 (0.11%) Swagger
Miscellaneous
1 88 (9.47%) Product Ownership
2 39 (4.20%) Management Information System
3 29 (3.12%) Data Structures
4 22 (2.37%) Analytical Mindset
5 17 (1.83%) Legacy Systems
6 16 (1.72%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (1.61%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
7 15 (1.61%) Onboarding
8 14 (1.51%) Low-Code
9 13 (1.40%) AI Agents
9 13 (1.40%) Fixed Income
9 13 (1.40%) IoT
10 11 (1.18%) Derivative
11 10 (1.08%) PropTech
12 9 (0.97%) Cloud Native
12 9 (0.97%) Distributed Architecture
12 9 (0.97%) Distributed Computing
12 9 (0.97%) Equities
12 9 (0.97%) Eurex
12 9 (0.97%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 21 (2.26%) 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
1 331 (35.63%) Agile
2 233 (25.08%) Project Management
3 209 (22.50%) Problem-Solving
4 195 (20.99%) Requirements Gathering
5 179 (19.27%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 164 (17.65%) User Stories
7 154 (16.58%) Stakeholder Management
8 141 (15.18%) Analytics
9 136 (14.64%) Workshop Facilitation
10 130 (13.99%) Data Analysis
11 127 (13.67%) Process Improvement
12 125 (13.46%) Decision-Making
13 119 (12.81%) Continuous Improvement
14 101 (10.87%) AI
15 88 (9.47%) Business Intelligence
15 88 (9.47%) Data Analytics
16 84 (9.04%) Waterfall
17 83 (8.93%) Project Delivery
17 83 (8.93%) User Acceptance Testing
18 82 (8.83%) Acceptance Criteria
Programming Languages
1 185 (19.91%) SQL
2 96 (10.33%) Python
3 8 (0.86%) C#
3 8 (0.86%) JavaScript
4 6 (0.65%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 6 (0.65%) Java
5 3 (0.32%) T-SQL
6 2 (0.22%) Ada
6 2 (0.22%) X++
7 1 (0.11%) C++
7 1 (0.11%) R
7 1 (0.11%) RPG
7 1 (0.11%) SOQL
7 1 (0.11%) SOSL
7 1 (0.11%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.11%) VB.NET
Qualifications
1 155 (16.68%) Degree
2 59 (6.35%) Security Cleared
3 44 (4.74%) SC Cleared
4 41 (4.41%) ACCA
5 38 (4.09%) CIMA
6 29 (3.12%) IIBA
6 29 (3.12%) PMI Certification
7 26 (2.80%) Computer Science Degree
8 22 (2.37%) PMP
9 15 (1.61%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.29%) CBAP
11 9 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
12 7 (0.75%) Microsoft Certification
13 6 (0.65%) ISEB
13 6 (0.65%) Master's Degree
14 5 (0.54%) CIPD
14 5 (0.54%) DV Cleared
15 4 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 3 (0.32%) CFA
16 3 (0.32%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 31 (3.34%) QA
2 29 (3.12%) Data Quality
3 22 (2.37%) PMO
4 19 (2.05%) GDPR
5 17 (1.83%) GAAP
6 13 (1.40%) Accessibility
7 8 (0.86%) MiFID
8 7 (0.75%) Actionable Recommendations
8 7 (0.75%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.54%) ISO 20022
10 4 (0.43%) GRC
11 2 (0.22%) NIST
11 2 (0.22%) SEPA
11 2 (0.22%) SLA
11 2 (0.22%) TARGET2
11 2 (0.22%) WCAG
12 1 (0.11%) COBIT
12 1 (0.11%) COSO
12 1 (0.11%) FATCA
12 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
1 201 (21.64%) Microsoft
2 33 (3.55%) Salesforce
3 19 (2.05%) Oracle
3 19 (2.05%) SAP
4 15 (1.61%) Google
5 13 (1.40%) Intapp
6 12 (1.29%) ServiceNow
7 10 (1.08%) Atlassian
8 9 (0.97%) Bloomberg
8 9 (0.97%) CQG
8 9 (0.97%) ION Trading
8 9 (0.97%) JD Edwards
8 9 (0.97%) Patsystems
8 9 (0.97%) Reuters
8 9 (0.97%) Trayport
9 8 (0.86%) Sparx
10 6 (0.65%) Aderant
10 6 (0.65%) Anaplan
10 6 (0.65%) IBM
10 6 (0.65%) TOWER Software