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 4 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
4 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 181 208 136
Rank change year-on-year +27 -72 -8
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 803 857 1,203
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.46% 1.35% 2.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.74% 1.57% 2.57%
Number of salaries quoted 624 551 868
10th Percentile £28,250 £36,250 £40,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - +0.84%
75th Percentile £75,000 £77,500 £76,250
90th Percentile £87,500 £95,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -20.00% - -4.76%

All Process and 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 46,039 54,754 46,743
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.81% 86.35% 93.74%
Number of salaries quoted 28,176 28,458 35,978
10th Percentile £28,250 £35,000 £32,500
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £98,750 £98,750
UK excluding London median annual salary £47,500 £54,793 £52,500
% change year-on-year -13.31% +4.37% -1.41%

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 4 December 2025.

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 4 December 2025. 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 +38 739 £55,000 -8.33% 822
UK excluding London +52 444 £40,000 -20.00% 790
London +47 315 £75,000 +3.45% 180
Work from Home +38 206 £62,500 +4.17% 141
North of England +45 200 £40,000 -11.11% 223
North West +57 104 £52,500 -4.55% 119
Yorkshire +58 75 £40,000 -20.00% 70
South East +43 72 £55,000 +24.29% 190
Midlands -9 60 £40,000 -25.58% 159
West Midlands +26 47 £40,000 -23.81% 100
South West +11 46 £40,000 -18.37% 72
Scotland +18 30 £40,000 -5.88% 36
East of England +27 28 £40,000 -36.00% 78
North East -23 21 £40,000 +6.67% 37
East Midlands -32 13 £55,000 -26.67% 59
Wales +11 8 £50,000 -6.48% 30
Northern Ireland -4 1 - - 11

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 41 (5.11%) Confluence
2 21 (2.62%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.25%) CMS
4 2 (0.25%) IIS
4 2 (0.25%) SAS
5 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 153 (19.05%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (4.23%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (3.36%) MS Visio
4 26 (3.24%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 8 (1.00%) Microsoft Project
6 7 (0.87%) Adobe XD
7 3 (0.37%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 8 (1.00%) Dynamics CRM
1 8 (1.00%) SAP WM
2 5 (0.62%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.50%) Elite 3E
3 4 (0.50%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.37%) Endur
4 3 (0.37%) Fidessa
5 2 (0.25%) Bloomberg AIM
5 2 (0.25%) iTrent
5 2 (0.25%) NetSuite
5 2 (0.25%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.12%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.12%) Dynamics AX
6 1 (0.12%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.12%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.12%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.12%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.12%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.12%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 68 (8.47%) Power Platform
2 59 (7.35%) Azure
3 40 (4.98%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (3.86%) Azure DevOps
4 31 (3.86%) SaaS
5 24 (2.99%) Salesforce Service Cloud
6 19 (2.37%) Dynamics 365
7 16 (1.99%) PaaS
8 15 (1.87%) AWS
8 15 (1.87%) Miro
9 14 (1.74%) Power Automate
10 9 (1.12%) Microsoft Copilot
11 8 (1.00%) Cloud Computing
12 7 (0.87%) Figma
12 7 (0.87%) IaaS
12 7 (0.87%) PowerApps
13 6 (0.75%) Azure Data Factory
13 6 (0.75%) ChatGPT
13 6 (0.75%) Microsoft Purview
14 4 (0.50%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.50%) Unified Communications
2 3 (0.37%) FIX Connectivity
2 3 (0.37%) Multicast
2 3 (0.37%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.25%) 4G
3 2 (0.25%) HTTP
4 1 (0.12%) DHCP
4 1 (0.12%) DNS
4 1 (0.12%) Firewall
4 1 (0.12%) Intranet
4 1 (0.12%) Network Security
4 1 (0.12%) RFID
4 1 (0.12%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.12%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 113 (14.07%) Tableau
2 105 (13.08%) Data Mining
3 53 (6.60%) Power BI
4 18 (2.24%) SQL Server
5 11 (1.37%) Data Warehouse
6 8 (1.00%) Big Data
7 6 (0.75%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.62%) Metadata
8 5 (0.62%) MS Access
8 5 (0.62%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.50%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (0.50%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.50%) Power Query
9 4 (0.50%) Relational Database
10 3 (0.37%) GIS
10 3 (0.37%) Qlik Sense
10 3 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 1 (0.12%) MySQL
11 1 (0.12%) PostgreSQL
11 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 62 (7.72%) JIRA
2 4 (0.50%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (0.37%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.12%) Git
4 1 (0.12%) GitLab
4 1 (0.12%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.12%) Maven
4 1 (0.12%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.12%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
General
1 436 (54.30%) Finance
2 281 (34.99%) Social Skills
3 274 (34.12%) Analytical Skills
4 79 (9.84%) Marketing
5 67 (8.34%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 55 (6.85%) Legal
7 54 (6.72%) Banking
8 39 (4.86%) Retail
9 33 (4.11%) Public Sector
10 28 (3.49%) Law
11 27 (3.36%) Documentation Skills
11 27 (3.36%) Organisational Skills
12 21 (2.62%) Manufacturing
13 19 (2.37%) Influencing Skills
14 16 (1.99%) Billing
15 15 (1.87%) Back Office
15 15 (1.87%) Financial Institution
16 13 (1.62%) Presentation Skills
17 8 (1.00%) Advertising
17 8 (1.00%) Pharmaceutical
Job Titles
1 489 (60.90%) Analyst
2 352 (43.84%) Business Analyst
3 197 (24.53%) Trainee
4 185 (23.04%) Trainee Analyst
5 110 (13.70%) Data Analyst
6 98 (12.20%) Senior
7 94 (11.71%) Trainee Business Analyst
8 91 (11.33%) Trainee Data Analyst
9 58 (7.22%) Lead
10 53 (6.60%) Senior Analyst
11 49 (6.10%) Senior Business Analyst
12 48 (5.98%) Project Manager
13 42 (5.23%) Architect
14 40 (4.98%) Lead Business Analyst
15 33 (4.11%) Developer
16 32 (3.99%) IT Manager
17 28 (3.49%) Financial Analyst
17 28 (3.49%) IT Project Manager
18 27 (3.36%) Consultant
19 24 (2.99%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 8 (1.00%) .NET
1 8 (1.00%) React
2 6 (0.75%) Middleware
3 5 (0.62%) Web Services
3 5 (0.62%) XML
4 4 (0.50%) FIX Protocol
5 3 (0.37%) Gherkin
5 3 (0.37%) HTML
6 2 (0.25%) CSS
6 2 (0.25%) REST
6 2 (0.25%) RESTful
6 2 (0.25%) Spring
6 2 (0.25%) Spring Boot
7 1 (0.12%) Dropwizard
7 1 (0.12%) Entity Framework
7 1 (0.12%) HTML5
7 1 (0.12%) MERN Stack
7 1 (0.12%) Mongoose
7 1 (0.12%) Node.js
7 1 (0.12%) Nunjucks
Miscellaneous
1 69 (8.59%) Product Ownership
2 34 (4.23%) Management Information System
3 26 (3.24%) Analytical Mindset
4 19 (2.37%) Reinsurance
5 17 (2.12%) SWIFT Messaging Network
6 16 (1.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 16 (1.99%) Onboarding
7 13 (1.62%) Fixed Income
8 10 (1.25%) Digital Media
8 10 (1.25%) Self-Motivation
9 9 (1.12%) Enterprise Software
9 9 (1.12%) IoT
9 9 (1.12%) Legacy Systems
9 9 (1.12%) Social Media
10 8 (1.00%) AI Agents
11 7 (0.87%) PMI
12 6 (0.75%) OTC Derivatives
12 6 (0.75%) Virtual Team
12 6 (0.75%) Wiki
13 5 (0.62%) Cloud Native
Operating Systems
1 11 (1.37%) Windows
2 3 (0.37%) Linux
3 1 (0.12%) Android
3 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 321 (39.98%) Project Management
2 304 (37.86%) Agile
3 210 (26.15%) Problem-Solving
4 186 (23.16%) Change Management
5 167 (20.80%) Data Analysis
6 142 (17.68%) Analytics
7 137 (17.06%) Stakeholder Management
8 132 (16.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 126 (15.69%) Process Improvement
10 124 (15.44%) Data Analytics
10 124 (15.44%) Requirements Gathering
11 111 (13.82%) Continuous Improvement
12 107 (13.33%) Roadmaps
13 104 (12.95%) AI
14 100 (12.45%) User Stories
15 98 (12.20%) Decision-Making
16 95 (11.83%) Project Delivery
17 76 (9.46%) Scrum
18 73 (9.09%) Workshop Facilitation
19 66 (8.22%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 174 (21.67%) SQL
2 125 (15.57%) Python
3 11 (1.37%) C#
4 6 (0.75%) VBA
5 5 (0.62%) PL/SQL
6 4 (0.50%) Data Analysis Expressions
6 4 (0.50%) JavaScript
6 4 (0.50%) PowerShell
7 3 (0.37%) Java
8 2 (0.25%) Ada
8 2 (0.25%) Bash
8 2 (0.25%) C++
8 2 (0.25%) R
9 1 (0.12%) ABAP
9 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
9 1 (0.12%) VB
Qualifications
1 225 (28.02%) Degree
2 37 (4.61%) DBS Check
3 36 (4.48%) PMI Certification
4 30 (3.74%) Master's Degree
4 30 (3.74%) PMP
5 28 (3.49%) Security Cleared
6 20 (2.49%) CIMA
7 19 (2.37%) SC Cleared
8 14 (1.74%) CBAP
9 13 (1.62%) ACCA
10 12 (1.49%) Computer Science Degree
11 9 (1.12%) DV Cleared
12 8 (1.00%) HND
12 8 (1.00%) IIBA
13 5 (0.62%) CFA
13 5 (0.62%) Microsoft Certification
14 4 (0.50%) BPSS Clearance
14 4 (0.50%) ISTQB
14 4 (0.50%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 4 (0.50%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 49 (6.10%) QA
2 35 (4.36%) Data Quality
3 17 (2.12%) SEPA
4 16 (1.99%) MiFID
5 13 (1.62%) ISO 20022
6 12 (1.49%) Accessibility
6 12 (1.49%) PMO
7 11 (1.37%) TARGET2
8 8 (1.00%) Sarbanes-Oxley
9 7 (0.87%) GDPR
10 5 (0.62%) Actionable Recommendations
11 3 (0.37%) EMIR
12 2 (0.25%) COBIT
12 2 (0.25%) GRC
12 2 (0.25%) GxP
12 2 (0.25%) IFRS
12 2 (0.25%) Solvency II
12 2 (0.25%) UCITS
13 1 (0.12%) GAAP
13 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
System Software
1 5 (0.62%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.12%) Docker
2 1 (0.12%) Firmware
2 1 (0.12%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 4 (0.50%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.12%) Control-M
2 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.12%) SCCM
Vendors
1 203 (25.28%) Microsoft
2 41 (5.11%) Salesforce
3 23 (2.86%) SAP
4 13 (1.62%) Oracle
5 11 (1.37%) Atlassian
6 10 (1.25%) Anaplan
6 10 (1.25%) ServiceNow
7 9 (1.12%) GoldenSource
8 8 (1.00%) Civica
8 8 (1.00%) Guidewire
9 7 (0.87%) Adobe
10 6 (0.75%) Google
10 6 (0.75%) iManage
11 5 (0.62%) Bloomberg
12 4 (0.50%) Alteryx
12 4 (0.50%) HubSpot
12 4 (0.50%) ION Trading
12 4 (0.50%) Workday
13 3 (0.37%) CQG
13 3 (0.37%) Patsystems