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

6 months to
20 May 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 211 211 208
Rank change year-on-year 0 -3 -48
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 923 724 1,369
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.00% 1.64% 1.41%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.36% 1.76% 1.66%
Number of salaries quoted 718 439 792
10th Percentile £33,750 £43,099 £34,300
25th Percentile £35,000 £50,967 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,500 £60,719 £54,000
Median % change year-on-year -13.54% +12.44% -10.00%
75th Percentile £66,250 £85,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £103,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £44,551 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -15.14% +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 67,959 41,142 82,492
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.66% 93.29% 84.82%
Number of salaries quoted 43,928 22,326 59,700
10th Percentile £30,000 £30,000 £29,000
25th Percentile £40,750 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £58,269 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +2.97% +5.94% -10.10%
75th Percentile £78,750 £78,750 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £52,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year +0.96% +4.00% -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 20 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 20 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 -2 822 £52,500 -14.67% 289
UK excluding London +3 537 £44,551 -15.14% 240
London +6 312 £67,500 -12.90% 108
Work from Home +17 240 £60,000 -14.29% 85
North of England +93 237 £41,858 -23.90% 81
Yorkshire +64 118 £45,497 +8.11% 43
Midlands +14 105 £45,000 -24.37% 28
North West +28 87 £40,000 -27.27% 29
West Midlands 0 76 £45,497 -17.28% 13
South East -35 69 £52,500 +3.01% 69
South West -83 41 £44,551 -22.52% 21
Scotland -5 35 £40,000 -33.33% 14
East of England -59 34 £45,000 -11.71% 25
North East -10 32 £40,000 - 10
East Midlands -13 29 £40,000 -38.46% 14
Wales -18 14 £56,585 +2.88% 5
Northern Ireland -38 3 £40,000 -40.74% 2

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 (3.03%) Confluence
2 16 (1.73%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.22%) CMS
4 2 (0.22%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.22%) WordPress
5 1 (0.11%) IIS
5 1 (0.11%) Mendix
5 1 (0.11%) SAS
Applications
1 127 (13.76%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (3.36%) Microsoft Office
3 25 (2.71%) MS Visio
4 9 (0.98%) Microsoft Project
5 6 (0.65%) Microsoft PowerPoint
6 2 (0.22%) Spreadsheet
6 2 (0.22%) Trello
7 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.11%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 18 (1.95%) NetSuite
2 10 (1.08%) Dynamics CRM
3 7 (0.76%) Fidessa
4 5 (0.54%) SAP S/4HANA
5 4 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
6 3 (0.33%) Dynamics AX
6 3 (0.33%) Exchequer
6 3 (0.33%) Sage 50
7 2 (0.22%) Elite 3E
7 2 (0.22%) JDE EnterpriseOne
7 2 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
7 2 (0.22%) SAP ERP
7 2 (0.22%) SAP PSCD
8 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle General Ledger
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Receivables
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
8 1 (0.11%) SAP BRIM
8 1 (0.11%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 86 (9.32%) Power Platform
2 59 (6.39%) Azure
3 48 (5.20%) Microsoft 365
4 30 (3.25%) SaaS
5 29 (3.14%) Dynamics 365
6 25 (2.71%) AWS
7 20 (2.17%) Microsoft Copilot
8 19 (2.06%) Azure DevOps
9 16 (1.73%) PaaS
9 16 (1.73%) Power Automate
10 14 (1.52%) ChatGPT
10 14 (1.52%) PowerApps
11 12 (1.30%) Cloud Computing
12 10 (1.08%) Entra ID
12 10 (1.08%) GCP
13 9 (0.98%) Microsoft Purview
14 8 (0.87%) Azure Data Factory
14 8 (0.87%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 8 (0.87%) IaaS
14 8 (0.87%) OneDrive
Communications & Networking
1 7 (0.76%) Multicast
2 2 (0.22%) FIX Connectivity
2 2 (0.22%) LAN
2 2 (0.22%) Network Security
2 2 (0.22%) 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
1 113 (12.24%) Tableau
2 106 (11.48%) Data Mining
3 66 (7.15%) Power BI
4 14 (1.52%) Relational Database
5 12 (1.30%) Big Data
5 12 (1.30%) Metadata
6 9 (0.98%) SQL Server
7 7 (0.76%) Data Lake
7 7 (0.76%) RDBMS
8 6 (0.65%) Power Query
9 5 (0.54%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 4 (0.43%) Data Warehouse
11 3 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
11 3 (0.33%) GIS
11 3 (0.33%) NoSQL
11 3 (0.33%) Qlik Sense
12 2 (0.22%) SAP BW
13 1 (0.11%) Neo4j
13 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database
13 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 52 (5.63%) JIRA
2 7 (0.76%) ERwin
3 1 (0.11%) Balsamiq
3 1 (0.11%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 474 (51.35%) Finance
2 307 (33.26%) Analytical Skills
3 281 (30.44%) Social Skills
4 63 (6.83%) Public Sector
5 61 (6.61%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 61 (6.61%) Law
6 49 (5.31%) Legal
7 36 (3.90%) Marketing
8 33 (3.58%) Presentation Skills
9 27 (2.93%) Banking
10 25 (2.71%) Influencing Skills
10 25 (2.71%) Retail
11 23 (2.49%) Documentation Skills
12 20 (2.17%) Organisational Skills
13 15 (1.63%) Financial Institution
14 13 (1.41%) Manufacturing
14 13 (1.41%) Spanish Language
15 12 (1.30%) Billing
16 8 (0.87%) Back Office
17 6 (0.65%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 662 (71.72%) Analyst
2 507 (54.93%) Business Analyst
3 202 (21.89%) Trainee
4 200 (21.67%) Trainee Analyst
5 117 (12.68%) Senior
6 115 (12.46%) Data Analyst
7 104 (11.27%) Trainee Data Analyst
8 101 (10.94%) Senior Analyst
9 96 (10.40%) Trainee Business Analyst
10 93 (10.08%) Senior Business Analyst
11 41 (4.44%) Lead
12 31 (3.36%) Consultant
13 30 (3.25%) Insurance Business Analyst
14 29 (3.14%) Business Manager
14 29 (3.14%) Project Manager
15 22 (2.38%) Systems Analyst
15 22 (2.38%) Technical Analyst
15 22 (2.38%) Technical Business Analyst
16 21 (2.28%) Architect
17 19 (2.06%) Lead Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.63%) JSON
1 15 (1.63%) XML
2 14 (1.52%) FIX Protocol
3 9 (0.98%) FpML
4 7 (0.76%) Gherkin
4 7 (0.76%) REST
4 7 (0.76%) XML Schema
5 6 (0.65%) Middleware
5 6 (0.65%) SOAP
6 5 (0.54%) .NET
6 5 (0.54%) EDI
7 3 (0.33%) OpenAPI
7 3 (0.33%) Swagger
8 2 (0.22%) AngularJS
8 2 (0.22%) ASP.NET
8 2 (0.22%) SAP Fiori
8 2 (0.22%) Web Services
8 2 (0.22%) XML Messaging
9 1 (0.11%) ADO
9 1 (0.11%) React
Miscellaneous
1 86 (9.32%) Product Ownership
2 36 (3.90%) Management Information System
3 25 (2.71%) Analytical Mindset
3 25 (2.71%) Data Structures
3 25 (2.71%) IoT
4 22 (2.38%) Legacy Systems
5 17 (1.84%) Self-Motivation
6 16 (1.73%) Onboarding
7 15 (1.63%) Low-Code
8 14 (1.52%) Enterprise Software
9 13 (1.41%) AI Agents
10 12 (1.30%) Fixed Income
11 11 (1.19%) Cloud Native
11 11 (1.19%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
12 10 (1.08%) Derivative
12 10 (1.08%) PMI
12 10 (1.08%) PropTech
13 8 (0.87%) Enterprise Cloud
13 8 (0.87%) OTC Derivatives
13 8 (0.87%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.06%) Windows
2 7 (0.76%) Linux
3 4 (0.43%) Windows Server
4 3 (0.33%) Android
4 3 (0.33%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 321 (34.78%) Agile
2 267 (28.93%) Project Management
3 206 (22.32%) Problem-Solving
4 170 (18.42%) Analytics
5 162 (17.55%) Requirements Gathering
6 156 (16.90%) Data Analysis
6 156 (16.90%) Stakeholder Engagement
7 141 (15.28%) User Stories
8 135 (14.63%) Stakeholder Management
9 121 (13.11%) Workshop Facilitation
10 118 (12.78%) Decision-Making
11 117 (12.68%) Data Analytics
12 108 (11.70%) Change Management
12 108 (11.70%) Process Improvement
13 95 (10.29%) AI
14 91 (9.86%) Continuous Improvement
15 86 (9.32%) Roadmaps
16 82 (8.88%) Business Intelligence
17 78 (8.45%) Acceptance Criteria
17 78 (8.45%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 191 (20.69%) SQL
2 124 (13.43%) Python
3 5 (0.54%) Data Analysis Expressions
3 5 (0.54%) Java
4 4 (0.43%) C#
5 2 (0.22%) T-SQL
5 2 (0.22%) X++
6 1 (0.11%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.11%) SOQL
6 1 (0.11%) SOSL
6 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 184 (19.93%) Degree
2 50 (5.42%) Security Cleared
3 32 (3.47%) ACCA
3 32 (3.47%) IIBA
3 32 (3.47%) SC Cleared
4 31 (3.36%) CIMA
4 31 (3.36%) PMI Certification
5 22 (2.38%) PMP
6 21 (2.28%) Master's Degree
7 18 (1.95%) Computer Science Degree
8 13 (1.41%) CBAP
9 12 (1.30%) DBS Check
9 12 (1.30%) HND
10 7 (0.76%) DV Cleared
10 7 (0.76%) ISEB
11 6 (0.65%) Microsoft Certification
12 5 (0.54%) BPSS Clearance
12 5 (0.54%) CIPD
13 4 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
14 3 (0.33%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 34 (3.68%) QA
2 29 (3.14%) Data Quality
3 22 (2.38%) Accessibility
4 18 (1.95%) PMO
5 15 (1.63%) GAAP
5 15 (1.63%) GDPR
6 9 (0.98%) MiFID
7 8 (0.87%) Actionable Recommendations
8 6 (0.65%) ISO 20022
9 3 (0.33%) GRC
10 2 (0.22%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.22%) NIST
10 2 (0.22%) SEPA
10 2 (0.22%) SLA
10 2 (0.22%) TARGET2
11 1 (0.11%) COBIT
11 1 (0.11%) FATCA
11 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.11%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.11%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (1.41%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.11%) IAG
Systems Management
1 5 (0.54%) 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
1 238 (25.79%) Microsoft
2 27 (2.93%) Salesforce
3 21 (2.28%) SAP
4 15 (1.63%) Intapp
5 14 (1.52%) Oracle
6 10 (1.08%) Google
6 10 (1.08%) ServiceNow
7 8 (0.87%) Aderant
7 8 (0.87%) Anaplan
7 8 (0.87%) Atlassian
7 8 (0.87%) Sparx
8 7 (0.76%) Bloomberg
8 7 (0.76%) CQG
8 7 (0.76%) ION Trading
8 7 (0.76%) Patsystems
8 7 (0.76%) Reuters
8 7 (0.76%) Trayport
9 6 (0.65%) Alteryx
10 5 (0.54%) HubSpot
10 5 (0.54%) TOWER Software