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 9 May 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
9 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 197 195 205
Rank change year-on-year -2 +10 -42
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 952 724 1,386
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.05% 1.66% 1.44%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.41% 1.78% 1.69%
Number of salaries quoted 743 437 808
10th Percentile £33,750 £43,099 £34,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £50,967 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,500 £61,182 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.46% +11.24% -8.33%
75th Percentile £65,640 £85,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £42,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -19.05% +5.00% -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 67,307 40,602 82,234
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 74.25% 93.30% 85.26%
Number of salaries quoted 42,652 22,587 59,697
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,450 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -10.10%
75th Percentile £78,750 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £102,446 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +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 9 May 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 9 May 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 +22 849 £52,500 -16.00% 392
UK excluding London +11 558 £42,500 -19.05% 333
London +5 318 £67,500 -15.63% 135
North of England +72 255 £40,000 -27.27% 83
Work from Home +2 236 £62,500 -8.76% 115
Yorkshire +49 125 £45,497 -36.80% 32
Midlands +3 103 £44,543 -24.50% 45
North West +8 92 £40,000 -27.27% 35
West Midlands -3 78 £44,772 -18.60% 29
South East -35 67 £50,500 -0.92% 83
South West -61 47 £44,551 -22.52% 35
North East -11 38 £40,000 - 16
Scotland -16 37 £40,000 -33.33% 26
East of England -57 33 £45,000 -11.71% 37
East Midlands -11 25 £40,000 -38.46% 16
Wales -21 14 £56,585 -8.36% 16
Northern Ireland -33 3 £40,000 -33.33% 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 28 (2.94%) Confluence
2 19 (2.00%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.42%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.21%) CMS
4 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.21%) WordPress
5 1 (0.11%) IIS
5 1 (0.11%) Mendix
5 1 (0.11%) SAS
Applications
1 144 (15.13%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (3.36%) Microsoft Office
3 30 (3.15%) MS Visio
4 8 (0.84%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.74%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.21%) Trello
7 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.11%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 17 (1.79%) NetSuite
2 11 (1.16%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.53%) Fidessa
3 5 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.42%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.21%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.21%) Exchequer
6 2 (0.21%) Sage 50
6 2 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.21%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.21%) SAP PSCD
7 1 (0.11%) Maximo
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.11%) PeopleSoft HRMS
7 1 (0.11%) SAP BRIM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP CO
7 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.11%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 89 (9.35%) Power Platform
2 63 (6.62%) Azure
3 46 (4.83%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (3.36%) SaaS
5 30 (3.15%) Dynamics 365
6 24 (2.52%) AWS
7 21 (2.21%) Azure DevOps
8 18 (1.89%) Microsoft Copilot
8 18 (1.89%) PaaS
9 17 (1.79%) Power Automate
10 16 (1.68%) ChatGPT
10 16 (1.68%) Cloud Computing
11 14 (1.47%) PowerApps
12 11 (1.16%) Microsoft Purview
13 10 (1.05%) Azure Data Factory
13 10 (1.05%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 10 (1.05%) Entra ID
13 10 (1.05%) GCP
14 9 (0.95%) Miro
15 8 (0.84%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.53%) Multicast
2 2 (0.21%) FIX Connectivity
2 2 (0.21%) LAN
2 2 (0.21%) Network Security
2 2 (0.21%) WAN
3 1 (0.11%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.11%) DHCP
3 1 (0.11%) DNS
3 1 (0.11%) Firewall
3 1 (0.11%) RFID
3 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.11%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 128 (13.45%) Tableau
2 121 (12.71%) Data Mining
3 70 (7.35%) Power BI
4 16 (1.68%) Big Data
5 12 (1.26%) Metadata
5 12 (1.26%) Relational Database
6 9 (0.95%) Data Lake
7 8 (0.84%) SQL Server
8 7 (0.74%) RDBMS
9 6 (0.63%) Power Query
10 5 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.42%) Data Warehouse
11 4 (0.42%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.42%) Qlik Sense
12 3 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.32%) GIS
13 2 (0.21%) SAP BW
14 1 (0.11%) Neo4j
14 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database
14 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 51 (5.36%) JIRA
2 7 (0.74%) ERwin
3 1 (0.11%) Balsamiq
3 1 (0.11%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 497 (52.21%) Finance
2 324 (34.03%) Analytical Skills
3 290 (30.46%) Social Skills
4 63 (6.62%) Public Sector
5 62 (6.51%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 57 (5.99%) Law
7 46 (4.83%) Marketing
8 45 (4.73%) Legal
9 32 (3.36%) Banking
10 31 (3.26%) Presentation Skills
11 25 (2.63%) Documentation Skills
11 25 (2.63%) Influencing Skills
12 21 (2.21%) Retail
13 20 (2.10%) Organisational Skills
14 16 (1.68%) Manufacturing
15 15 (1.58%) Financial Institution
16 12 (1.26%) Billing
17 11 (1.16%) Spanish Language
18 6 (0.63%) Back Office
18 6 (0.63%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 675 (70.90%) Analyst
2 505 (53.05%) Business Analyst
3 230 (24.16%) Trainee
4 228 (23.95%) Trainee Analyst
5 129 (13.55%) Data Analyst
6 119 (12.50%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 116 (12.18%) Senior
8 109 (11.45%) Trainee Business Analyst
9 96 (10.08%) Senior Analyst
10 88 (9.24%) Senior Business Analyst
11 39 (4.10%) Lead
12 34 (3.57%) Project Manager
13 32 (3.36%) Consultant
14 30 (3.15%) Insurance Business Analyst
15 26 (2.73%) Business Manager
16 24 (2.52%) Systems Analyst
17 22 (2.31%) Architect
18 21 (2.21%) Technical Analyst
18 21 (2.21%) Technical Business Analyst
19 20 (2.10%) IT Manager
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.58%) JSON
1 15 (1.58%) XML
2 12 (1.26%) FIX Protocol
3 9 (0.95%) FpML
4 7 (0.74%) REST
4 7 (0.74%) XML Schema
5 6 (0.63%) Middleware
5 6 (0.63%) SOAP
6 5 (0.53%) .NET
6 5 (0.53%) EDI
7 3 (0.32%) Gherkin
7 3 (0.32%) OpenAPI
7 3 (0.32%) Swagger
8 2 (0.21%) AngularJS
8 2 (0.21%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.21%) React
8 2 (0.21%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.21%) Web Services
8 2 (0.21%) XML Messaging
9 1 (0.11%) ADO
Miscellaneous
1 89 (9.35%) Product Ownership
2 39 (4.10%) Management Information System
3 29 (3.05%) IoT
4 26 (2.73%) Analytical Mindset
5 23 (2.42%) Data Structures
5 23 (2.42%) Legacy Systems
6 16 (1.68%) Enterprise Software
6 16 (1.68%) Onboarding
6 16 (1.68%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (1.58%) AI Agents
7 15 (1.58%) Low-Code
8 13 (1.37%) Fixed Income
9 12 (1.26%) Derivative
10 11 (1.16%) Cloud Native
11 10 (1.05%) Enterprise Cloud
11 10 (1.05%) OTC Derivatives
11 10 (1.05%) PMI
11 10 (1.05%) PropTech
11 10 (1.05%) Virtual Team
12 9 (0.95%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 17 (1.79%) Windows
2 5 (0.53%) Linux
3 4 (0.42%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.32%) Android
4 3 (0.32%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 326 (34.24%) Agile
2 293 (30.78%) Project Management
3 217 (22.79%) Problem-Solving
4 188 (19.75%) Analytics
5 175 (18.38%) Data Analysis
6 160 (16.81%) Requirements Gathering
7 155 (16.28%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 142 (14.92%) User Stories
9 134 (14.08%) Data Analytics
10 132 (13.87%) Change Management
11 127 (13.34%) Stakeholder Management
12 123 (12.92%) Decision-Making
13 118 (12.39%) Workshop Facilitation
14 105 (11.03%) Process Improvement
15 97 (10.19%) Continuous Improvement
16 94 (9.87%) AI
17 91 (9.56%) Roadmaps
18 88 (9.24%) Business Intelligence
19 81 (8.51%) User Acceptance Testing
20 78 (8.19%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 204 (21.43%) SQL
2 140 (14.71%) Python
3 5 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 5 (0.53%) Java
4 4 (0.42%) C#
5 2 (0.21%) T-SQL
5 2 (0.21%) X++
6 1 (0.11%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.11%) SOQL
6 1 (0.11%) SOSL
6 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 204 (21.43%) Degree
2 55 (5.78%) Security Cleared
3 35 (3.68%) IIBA
3 35 (3.68%) SC Cleared
4 33 (3.47%) PMI Certification
5 31 (3.26%) ACCA
6 30 (3.15%) CIMA
7 27 (2.84%) Master's Degree
8 24 (2.52%) PMP
9 19 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
10 16 (1.68%) HND
11 13 (1.37%) CBAP
11 13 (1.37%) DBS Check
12 9 (0.95%) DV Cleared
13 7 (0.74%) ISEB
14 6 (0.63%) Microsoft Certification
15 5 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (0.53%) CIPD
16 4 (0.42%) PRINCE2 Certification
17 3 (0.32%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 35 (3.68%) QA
2 29 (3.05%) Data Quality
3 22 (2.31%) Accessibility
4 20 (2.10%) PMO
5 15 (1.58%) GDPR
6 14 (1.47%) GAAP
7 12 (1.26%) MiFID
8 9 (0.95%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (0.63%) ISO 20022
10 3 (0.32%) GRC
11 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
11 2 (0.21%) NIST
11 2 (0.21%) SEPA
11 2 (0.21%) SLA
11 2 (0.21%) TARGET2
12 1 (0.11%) COBIT
12 1 (0.11%) EMIR
12 1 (0.11%) FATCA
12 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.11%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (1.37%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.11%) IAG
Systems Management
1 7 (0.74%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.11%) Control-M
2 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.11%) Terraform
Vendors
1 254 (26.68%) Microsoft
2 27 (2.84%) Salesforce
3 22 (2.31%) SAP
4 12 (1.26%) Oracle
5 11 (1.16%) Intapp
6 10 (1.05%) Anaplan
6 10 (1.05%) Atlassian
6 10 (1.05%) Google
6 10 (1.05%) ServiceNow
7 8 (0.84%) Alteryx
7 8 (0.84%) Sparx
8 5 (0.53%) Bloomberg
8 5 (0.53%) CQG
8 5 (0.53%) HubSpot
8 5 (0.53%) IBM
8 5 (0.53%) ION Trading
8 5 (0.53%) Patsystems
8 5 (0.53%) Reuters
8 5 (0.53%) Trayport
9 4 (0.42%) Databricks