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

6 months to
29 Jul 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 215 232 202
Rank change year-on-year +17 -30 -49
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 944 691 1,165
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.93% 1.40% 1.34%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.26% 1.56% 1.65%
Number of salaries quoted 746 461 636
10th Percentile £35,000 £43,099 £36,250
25th Percentile £42,500 £52,500 £42,128
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £56,250
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +15.56% -6.25%
75th Percentile £70,000 £85,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £90,625 £106,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £57,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -13.04% +21.05% -5.75%

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 74,889 44,229 70,800
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.63% 89.64% 81.30%
Number of salaries quoted 51,640 25,065 47,390
10th Percentile £30,500 £28,750 £30,000
25th Percentile £41,250 £37,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.33%
75th Percentile £78,750 £76,250 £73,750
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,500 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% - -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 29 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 29 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 +18 855 £55,000 -18.52% 448
UK excluding London +18 531 £50,000 -13.04% 394
London -7 346 £70,000 -12.50% 153
Work from Home +6 324 £57,500 -17.86% 177
North of England +71 215 £49,442 -17.60% 109
Yorkshire +62 104 £52,500 -10.32% 47
Midlands -5 87 £48,000 -12.73% 71
South East -26 85 £52,500 -16.00% 108
North West -9 77 £47,500 -20.83% 42
West Midlands -7 68 £52,500 -4.55% 48
South West -59 59 £50,000 -0.50% 36
East of England -8 45 £43,322 -15.88% 39
North East -19 34 £41,500 +5.73% 21
Scotland +1 28 £40,000 -23.81% 17
East Midlands -18 19 £48,000 -25.58% 23
Wales -52 8 £60,000 +14.05% 11
Northern Ireland -74 5 £40,000 -40.74% 12

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 (4.34%) Confluence
2 28 (2.97%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.53%) ColdFusion
4 3 (0.32%) Microsoft Exchange
5 2 (0.21%) CMS
5 2 (0.21%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.21%) WordPress
6 1 (0.11%) Appian
6 1 (0.11%) Mendix
Applications
1 102 (10.81%) Microsoft Excel
2 50 (5.30%) Microsoft Office
3 40 (4.24%) MS Visio
4 22 (2.33%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 15 (1.59%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (0.64%) Trello
7 3 (0.32%) Chatbot
7 3 (0.32%) Spreadsheet
8 2 (0.21%) Moqups
9 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 27 (2.86%) NetSuite
2 10 (1.06%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.74%) Fidessa
4 5 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.32%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.32%) Exchequer
5 3 (0.32%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 3 (0.32%) Magento
5 3 (0.32%) Sage 50
5 3 (0.32%) Sage X3
5 3 (0.32%) SAP CO
5 3 (0.32%) SAP FI
5 3 (0.32%) SAP FI/CO
5 3 (0.32%) Shopify
6 2 (0.21%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.21%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.21%) SAP PSCD
7 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.11%) SAP PM
Cloud Services
1 97 (10.28%) Power Platform
2 76 (8.05%) Azure
3 46 (4.87%) Microsoft 365
4 38 (4.03%) SaaS
5 33 (3.50%) Azure DevOps
6 28 (2.97%) Power Automate
7 27 (2.86%) AWS
8 24 (2.54%) Dynamics 365
9 21 (2.22%) Microsoft Copilot
10 17 (1.80%) Lucidchart
10 17 (1.80%) PowerApps
11 12 (1.27%) Copilot Studio
12 10 (1.06%) GCP
13 8 (0.85%) Google Drive
13 8 (0.85%) Microsoft Purview
13 8 (0.85%) OneDrive
13 8 (0.85%) Zapier
14 7 (0.74%) Anthropic Claude
14 7 (0.74%) iPaaS
15 5 (0.53%) Entra ID
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.74%) Multicast
2 5 (0.53%) FIX Connectivity
3 1 (0.11%) DSL
3 1 (0.11%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 80 (8.47%) Power BI
2 63 (6.67%) Tableau
3 53 (5.61%) Data Mining
4 20 (2.12%) Relational Database
5 14 (1.48%) Metadata
5 14 (1.48%) SQL Server
6 8 (0.85%) RDBMS
7 6 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.64%) DTS
7 6 (0.64%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 4 (0.42%) Power Query
9 2 (0.21%) Crystal Reports
9 2 (0.21%) GIS
9 2 (0.21%) MySQL
9 2 (0.21%) NoSQL
9 2 (0.21%) Qlik Sense
9 2 (0.21%) SAP BW
9 2 (0.21%) Spotfire
9 2 (0.21%) SQL Server Integration Services
10 1 (0.11%) EDRMS
Development Applications
1 87 (9.22%) JIRA
2 7 (0.74%) ERwin
3 2 (0.21%) Claude Code
3 2 (0.21%) Cypress.io
3 2 (0.21%) Hudson
3 2 (0.21%) LSMW
3 2 (0.21%) Postman
3 2 (0.21%) Selenium
4 1 (0.11%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.11%) Eclipse
4 1 (0.11%) Git
4 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 403 (42.69%) Finance
2 338 (35.81%) Social Skills
3 318 (33.69%) Analytical Skills
4 89 (9.43%) Public Sector
5 79 (8.37%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 78 (8.26%) Law
7 51 (5.40%) Legal
8 45 (4.77%) Presentation Skills
9 38 (4.03%) Documentation Skills
10 35 (3.71%) Influencing Skills
11 34 (3.60%) Organisational Skills
12 29 (3.07%) Manufacturing
13 27 (2.86%) Retail
14 23 (2.44%) Banking
15 20 (2.12%) Legal Technology
16 19 (2.01%) Marketing
17 17 (1.80%) Spanish Language
18 15 (1.59%) Local Government
19 14 (1.48%) Financial Institution
20 13 (1.38%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 630 (66.74%) Analyst
2 501 (53.07%) Business Analyst
3 154 (16.31%) Senior
4 128 (13.56%) Senior Analyst
5 118 (12.50%) Senior Business Analyst
6 97 (10.28%) Trainee
6 97 (10.28%) Trainee Analyst
7 69 (7.31%) Data Analyst
8 53 (5.61%) Trainee Data Analyst
9 51 (5.40%) Lead
10 44 (4.66%) Trainee Business Analyst
11 41 (4.34%) Consultant
12 38 (4.03%) Project Manager
13 28 (2.97%) Business Manager
13 28 (2.97%) Systems Analyst
13 28 (2.97%) Technical Analyst
14 26 (2.75%) Technical Business Analyst
15 25 (2.65%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
16 24 (2.54%) IT Analyst
17 23 (2.44%) Insurance Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 23 (2.44%) FIX Protocol
2 12 (1.27%) JSON
2 12 (1.27%) XML
3 10 (1.06%) REST
4 9 (0.95%) .NET
4 9 (0.95%) FpML
5 8 (0.85%) Gherkin
6 7 (0.74%) SOAP
6 7 (0.74%) XML Schema
7 6 (0.64%) EDI
8 3 (0.32%) AngularJS
8 3 (0.32%) Lightning Web Components
8 3 (0.32%) Middleware
8 3 (0.32%) Oracle Fusion
8 3 (0.32%) WinForms
9 2 (0.21%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.21%) CrewAI
9 2 (0.21%) LangChain
9 2 (0.21%) LlamaIndex
9 2 (0.21%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 95 (10.06%) Product Ownership
2 48 (5.08%) Management Information System
3 29 (3.07%) Analytical Mindset
4 28 (2.97%) Data Structures
5 19 (2.01%) Low-Code
6 18 (1.91%) Derivative
7 17 (1.80%) Fixed Income
8 15 (1.59%) AI Agents
9 14 (1.48%) Self-Motivation
10 13 (1.38%) IoT
10 13 (1.38%) Legacy Systems
11 12 (1.27%) Blog
11 12 (1.27%) Enterprise Software
11 12 (1.27%) Onboarding
12 11 (1.17%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 10 (1.06%) PropTech
14 9 (0.95%) Cloud Native
15 8 (0.85%) e-Learning
15 8 (0.85%) Greenfield Project
16 7 (0.74%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 21 (2.22%) Linux
2 20 (2.12%) Windows
3 3 (0.32%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.21%) Android
4 2 (0.21%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 352 (37.29%) Agile
2 230 (24.36%) Problem-Solving
3 218 (23.09%) Requirements Gathering
4 205 (21.72%) Project Management
5 196 (20.76%) Stakeholder Management
6 189 (20.02%) User Stories
7 185 (19.60%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 162 (17.16%) Workshop Facilitation
9 157 (16.63%) Continuous Improvement
10 154 (16.31%) Process Improvement
11 134 (14.19%) Decision-Making
12 124 (13.14%) AI
13 122 (12.92%) Project Delivery
14 116 (12.29%) Analytics
15 109 (11.55%) Data Analysis
16 97 (10.28%) Scrum
17 96 (10.17%) User Acceptance Testing
18 95 (10.06%) Business Intelligence
19 94 (9.96%) Acceptance Criteria
20 91 (9.64%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 168 (17.80%) SQL
2 83 (8.79%) Python
3 14 (1.48%) C++
4 12 (1.27%) JavaScript
5 11 (1.17%) C#
6 7 (0.74%) Java
7 5 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 5 (0.53%) T-SQL
8 4 (0.42%) TypeScript
9 3 (0.32%) VB.NET
10 2 (0.21%) Ada
11 1 (0.11%) R
11 1 (0.11%) RPG
11 1 (0.11%) SOQL
11 1 (0.11%) SOSL
11 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 140 (14.83%) Degree
2 75 (7.94%) Security Cleared
3 63 (6.67%) SC Cleared
4 36 (3.81%) ACCA
5 34 (3.60%) CIMA
6 28 (2.97%) Computer Science Degree
7 27 (2.86%) PMI Certification
8 24 (2.54%) PMP
9 20 (2.12%) IIBA
10 15 (1.59%) CBAP
11 13 (1.38%) DBS Check
12 9 (0.95%) BPSS Clearance
13 7 (0.74%) ISEB
14 5 (0.53%) CIPD
14 5 (0.53%) DV Cleared
14 5 (0.53%) Master's Degree
14 5 (0.53%) Microsoft Certification
15 4 (0.42%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 3 (0.32%) CFA
16 3 (0.32%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (3.60%) Data Quality
2 29 (3.07%) PMO
2 29 (3.07%) QA
3 19 (2.01%) GDPR
4 17 (1.80%) GAAP
5 14 (1.48%) Accessibility
6 8 (0.85%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 5 (0.53%) Actionable Recommendations
7 5 (0.53%) MiFID
8 3 (0.32%) GRC
8 3 (0.32%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.21%) COBIT
9 2 (0.21%) SLA
10 1 (0.11%) COSO
10 1 (0.11%) IFRS
10 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 27005
10 1 (0.11%) NCSC
10 1 (0.11%) SEPA
10 1 (0.11%) TARGET2
10 1 (0.11%) WCAG
System Software
1 7 (0.74%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.11%) IAG
Systems Management
1 4 (0.42%) Single Sign-On
2 2 (0.21%) Terraform
3 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
3 1 (0.11%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
Vendors
1 189 (20.02%) Microsoft
2 39 (4.13%) Salesforce
3 29 (3.07%) SAP
4 18 (1.91%) Oracle
4 18 (1.91%) ServiceNow
5 17 (1.80%) Google
6 13 (1.38%) Intapp
7 12 (1.27%) JD Edwards
8 11 (1.17%) Atlassian
9 9 (0.95%) FIS
9 9 (0.95%) SunGard
10 8 (0.85%) Sparx
11 7 (0.74%) Bloomberg
11 7 (0.74%) CQG
11 7 (0.74%) ION Trading
11 7 (0.74%) Patsystems
11 7 (0.74%) Reuters
11 7 (0.74%) Trayport
12 6 (0.64%) Sage
12 6 (0.64%) TOWER Software