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

6 months to
12 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 196 199 206
Rank change year-on-year +3 +7 -43
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 939 725 1,386
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.04% 1.66% 1.43%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.41% 1.78% 1.68%
Number of salaries quoted 735 441 803
10th Percentile £33,750 £43,099 £34,750
25th Percentile £35,000 £50,967 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £60,719 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.65% +12.44% -10.00%
75th Percentile £65,557 £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 66,794 40,810 82,365
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.89% 93.32% 85.22%
Number of salaries quoted 42,940 22,598 59,746
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £41,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +9.09% -9.84%
75th Percentile £78,750 £79,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £101,250 £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 12 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 12 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 +12 838 £52,500 -15.34% 416
UK excluding London +16 554 £42,500 -19.05% 348
London +7 311 £66,250 -17.19% 148
North of England +92 253 £40,000 -27.27% 90
Work from Home +10 233 £62,500 -9.75% 128
Yorkshire +53 125 £45,497 -20.23% 32
Midlands +12 105 £44,543 -24.50% 46
North West +20 91 £40,000 -27.27% 42
West Midlands +5 78 £44,772 -18.60% 31
South East -29 65 £50,500 -0.92% 92
South West -60 46 £43,775 -23.87% 32
North East -3 37 £40,000 - 17
Scotland -6 36 £40,000 -33.33% 27
East of England -62 33 £45,000 -11.71% 37
East Midlands -16 27 £40,000 -38.46% 15
Wales -17 14 £56,585 -8.36% 16
Northern Ireland -35 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 27 (2.88%) Confluence
2 18 (1.92%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.43%) 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
1 140 (14.91%) Microsoft Excel
2 32 (3.41%) Microsoft Office
3 29 (3.09%) MS Visio
4 7 (0.75%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 7 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
5 2 (0.21%) Spreadsheet
5 2 (0.21%) Trello
6 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.11%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 17 (1.81%) NetSuite
2 11 (1.17%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.53%) Fidessa
3 5 (0.53%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.43%) 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 General Ledger
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 (9.48%) Power Platform
2 62 (6.60%) Azure
3 48 (5.11%) Microsoft 365
4 32 (3.41%) SaaS
5 30 (3.19%) Dynamics 365
6 23 (2.45%) AWS
7 20 (2.13%) Azure DevOps
7 20 (2.13%) Microsoft Copilot
8 18 (1.92%) PaaS
9 17 (1.81%) Power Automate
10 16 (1.70%) ChatGPT
11 14 (1.49%) PowerApps
12 12 (1.28%) Cloud Computing
13 11 (1.17%) Microsoft Purview
14 10 (1.06%) Azure Data Factory
14 10 (1.06%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 10 (1.06%) Entra ID
14 10 (1.06%) GCP
15 8 (0.85%) IaaS
15 8 (0.85%) OneDrive
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
1 126 (13.42%) Tableau
2 118 (12.57%) Data Mining
3 70 (7.45%) Power BI
4 13 (1.38%) Relational Database
5 12 (1.28%) Big Data
5 12 (1.28%) Metadata
6 9 (0.96%) Data Lake
7 8 (0.85%) SQL Server
8 7 (0.75%) RDBMS
9 6 (0.64%) Power Query
10 5 (0.53%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 4 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
11 4 (0.43%) NoSQL
11 4 (0.43%) Qlik Sense
12 3 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.32%) GIS
13 2 (0.21%) SAP BW
14 1 (0.11%) DTS
14 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database
14 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 50 (5.32%) JIRA
2 7 (0.75%) ERwin
3 1 (0.11%) Balsamiq
3 1 (0.11%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 493 (52.50%) Finance
2 318 (33.87%) Analytical Skills
3 284 (30.24%) Social Skills
4 63 (6.71%) Public Sector
5 60 (6.39%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 59 (6.28%) Law
7 47 (5.01%) Legal
8 41 (4.37%) Marketing
9 32 (3.41%) Presentation Skills
10 26 (2.77%) Banking
10 26 (2.77%) Influencing Skills
11 24 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
12 23 (2.45%) Retail
13 20 (2.13%) Organisational Skills
14 15 (1.60%) Financial Institution
14 15 (1.60%) Manufacturing
15 12 (1.28%) Billing
16 11 (1.17%) Spanish Language
17 6 (0.64%) Back Office
17 6 (0.64%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 673 (71.67%) Analyst
2 507 (53.99%) Business Analyst
3 227 (24.17%) Trainee
4 225 (23.96%) Trainee Analyst
5 126 (13.42%) Data Analyst
6 116 (12.35%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 114 (12.14%) Senior
8 109 (11.61%) Trainee Business Analyst
9 96 (10.22%) Senior Analyst
10 88 (9.37%) Senior Business Analyst
11 40 (4.26%) Lead
12 33 (3.51%) Project Manager
13 32 (3.41%) Consultant
14 30 (3.19%) Insurance Business Analyst
15 26 (2.77%) Business Manager
16 23 (2.45%) Systems Analyst
17 20 (2.13%) Architect
17 20 (2.13%) IT Manager
17 20 (2.13%) Technical Analyst
17 20 (2.13%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.60%) JSON
1 15 (1.60%) XML
2 12 (1.28%) FIX Protocol
3 9 (0.96%) FpML
4 7 (0.75%) REST
4 7 (0.75%) XML Schema
5 6 (0.64%) Middleware
5 6 (0.64%) 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 85 (9.05%) Product Ownership
2 38 (4.05%) Management Information System
3 26 (2.77%) Analytical Mindset
4 25 (2.66%) IoT
5 24 (2.56%) Data Structures
6 22 (2.34%) Legacy Systems
7 16 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
7 16 (1.70%) Self-Motivation
8 15 (1.60%) AI Agents
8 15 (1.60%) Low-Code
8 15 (1.60%) Onboarding
9 11 (1.17%) Cloud Native
9 11 (1.17%) Derivative
9 11 (1.17%) Fixed Income
10 10 (1.06%) Enterprise Cloud
10 10 (1.06%) PMI
10 10 (1.06%) PropTech
11 9 (0.96%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 9 (0.96%) OTC Derivatives
11 9 (0.96%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 17 (1.81%) Windows
2 5 (0.53%) Linux
3 4 (0.43%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.32%) Android
4 3 (0.32%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 320 (34.08%) Agile
2 290 (30.88%) Project Management
3 218 (23.22%) Problem-Solving
4 184 (19.60%) Analytics
5 168 (17.89%) Data Analysis
6 159 (16.93%) Requirements Gathering
7 155 (16.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 139 (14.80%) User Stories
9 130 (13.84%) Data Analytics
10 127 (13.53%) Change Management
10 127 (13.53%) Stakeholder Management
11 122 (12.99%) Decision-Making
12 119 (12.67%) Workshop Facilitation
13 105 (11.18%) Process Improvement
14 94 (10.01%) AI
14 94 (10.01%) Continuous Improvement
15 89 (9.48%) Roadmaps
16 87 (9.27%) Business Intelligence
17 81 (8.63%) User Acceptance Testing
18 77 (8.20%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 202 (21.51%) SQL
2 137 (14.59%) Python
3 5 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 5 (0.53%) Java
4 4 (0.43%) 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
1 200 (21.30%) Degree
2 53 (5.64%) Security Cleared
3 35 (3.73%) IIBA
4 34 (3.62%) SC Cleared
5 33 (3.51%) PMI Certification
6 31 (3.30%) ACCA
7 30 (3.19%) CIMA
8 24 (2.56%) PMP
9 22 (2.34%) Master's Degree
10 19 (2.02%) Computer Science Degree
11 13 (1.38%) CBAP
11 13 (1.38%) DBS Check
12 12 (1.28%) HND
13 8 (0.85%) DV Cleared
14 7 (0.75%) ISEB
15 6 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
16 5 (0.53%) BPSS Clearance
16 5 (0.53%) CIPD
17 4 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
18 3 (0.32%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (3.62%) QA
2 28 (2.98%) Data Quality
3 22 (2.34%) Accessibility
4 19 (2.02%) PMO
5 15 (1.60%) GDPR
6 14 (1.49%) GAAP
7 10 (1.06%) MiFID
8 8 (0.85%) Actionable Recommendations
9 6 (0.64%) 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%) COSO
12 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 20000
12 1 (0.11%) PCI DSS
12 1 (0.11%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (1.38%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.11%) IAG
Systems Management
1 7 (0.75%) 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
1 252 (26.84%) Microsoft
2 28 (2.98%) Salesforce
3 21 (2.24%) SAP
4 13 (1.38%) Intapp
5 12 (1.28%) Oracle
6 10 (1.06%) Anaplan
6 10 (1.06%) Google
6 10 (1.06%) ServiceNow
7 9 (0.96%) Atlassian
8 8 (0.85%) Alteryx
8 8 (0.85%) Sparx
9 6 (0.64%) Aderant
10 5 (0.53%) Bloomberg
10 5 (0.53%) CQG
10 5 (0.53%) HubSpot
10 5 (0.53%) IBM
10 5 (0.53%) ION Trading
10 5 (0.53%) Patsystems
10 5 (0.53%) Reuters
10 5 (0.53%) Trayport