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

6 months to
9 Mar 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 169 191 184
Rank change year-on-year +22 -7 -34
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 935 739 1,359
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.30% 1.68% 1.63%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.66% 1.79% 1.86%
Number of salaries quoted 722 424 841
10th Percentile £28,250 £43,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £50,967 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,750 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -32.08% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £65,000 £77,500 £75,000
90th Percentile £83,750 £96,750 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £52,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -23.81% - -4.55%

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 56,331 41,289 73,115
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 78.05% 93.69% 87.56%
Number of salaries quoted 33,961 22,320 55,807
10th Percentile £29,750 £32,500 £29,000
25th Percentile £39,750 £45,000 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% +9.09% -11.78%
75th Percentile £76,299 £80,000 £73,750
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £94,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +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 9 March 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 March 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 +32 838 £42,500 -29.17% 342
UK excluding London +16 573 £40,000 -23.81% 339
London +31 298 £68,500 -8.67% 97
North of England +65 268 £40,000 -28.89% 79
Work from Home -38 170 £57,500 -4.17% 117
North West +14 116 £40,000 -27.27% 29
Yorkshire +50 110 £40,000 -44.44% 38
Midlands +8 89 £40,000 -23.81% 47
West Midlands +23 69 £40,000 -23.81% 17
South East -35 62 £50,000 -1.90% 96
South West -28 61 £40,000 -26.52% 37
Scotland -12 47 £40,000 -37.01% 19
North East +17 42 £40,000 -33.02% 13
East of England -40 32 £40,000 -21.52% 34
East Midlands -17 21 £48,750 -13.33% 30
Wales +3 14 £52,500 -17.92% 18
Northern Ireland -30 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 32 (3.42%) Confluence
2 14 (1.50%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.43%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.11%) IIS
4 1 (0.11%) Mendix
4 1 (0.11%) SAS
Applications
1 197 (21.07%) Microsoft Excel
2 31 (3.32%) MS Visio
3 27 (2.89%) Microsoft Office
4 16 (1.71%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.75%) Adobe XD
5 7 (0.75%) Microsoft Project
6 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
6 1 (0.11%) Sketch
6 1 (0.11%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 7 (0.75%) Dynamics CRM
2 4 (0.43%) Dynamics NAV
2 4 (0.43%) Fidessa
3 3 (0.32%) NetSuite
3 3 (0.32%) SAP S/4HANA
4 2 (0.21%) Salesforce CRM
5 1 (0.11%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.11%) Endur
5 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
5 1 (0.11%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Payables
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Receivables
5 1 (0.11%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
5 1 (0.11%) PeopleSoft HRMS
5 1 (0.11%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
5 1 (0.11%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 80 (8.56%) Power Platform
2 56 (5.99%) Azure
3 48 (5.13%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (3.85%) SaaS
5 23 (2.46%) Azure DevOps
5 23 (2.46%) Dynamics 365
6 20 (2.14%) Cloud Computing
7 18 (1.93%) AWS
7 18 (1.93%) PaaS
8 17 (1.82%) Miro
9 16 (1.71%) ChatGPT
10 15 (1.60%) Microsoft Copilot
11 13 (1.39%) Salesforce Service Cloud
12 11 (1.18%) Microsoft Purview
13 10 (1.07%) Azure Data Factory
13 10 (1.07%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 10 (1.07%) Entra ID
13 10 (1.07%) IaaS
14 9 (0.96%) Power Automate
15 8 (0.86%) Figma
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.43%) Multicast
2 2 (0.21%) LAN
2 2 (0.21%) Network Security
2 2 (0.21%) WAN
3 1 (0.11%) 4G
3 1 (0.11%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.11%) DHCP
3 1 (0.11%) DNS
3 1 (0.11%) Firewall
3 1 (0.11%) FIX Connectivity
3 1 (0.11%) RFID
3 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.11%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.11%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 177 (18.93%) Tableau
2 167 (17.86%) Data Mining
3 61 (6.52%) Power BI
4 20 (2.14%) Big Data
5 12 (1.28%) Metadata
6 9 (0.96%) Data Lake
6 9 (0.96%) Power Query
6 9 (0.96%) Relational Database
7 7 (0.75%) SQL Server
8 6 (0.64%) Data Warehouse
8 6 (0.64%) Qlik Sense
9 5 (0.53%) NoSQL
10 4 (0.43%) RDBMS
11 3 (0.32%) Amazon RDS
12 1 (0.11%) GIS
12 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Reporting Services
Development Applications
1 40 (4.28%) JIRA
2 4 (0.43%) ERwin
3 2 (0.21%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.11%) Balsamiq
General
1 559 (59.79%) Finance
2 349 (37.33%) Analytical Skills
3 262 (28.02%) Social Skills
4 59 (6.31%) Marketing
5 52 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 49 (5.24%) Banking
7 46 (4.92%) Legal
8 43 (4.60%) Public Sector
9 36 (3.85%) Law
10 29 (3.10%) Documentation Skills
11 20 (2.14%) Financial Institution
12 19 (2.03%) Manufacturing
13 18 (1.93%) Billing
13 18 (1.93%) Retail
14 16 (1.71%) Organisational Skills
15 12 (1.28%) Presentation Skills
16 11 (1.18%) Digital Health
16 11 (1.18%) Influencing Skills
17 9 (0.96%) Back Office
18 6 (0.64%) Spanish Language
Job Titles
1 668 (71.44%) Analyst
2 472 (50.48%) Business Analyst
3 331 (35.40%) Trainee
4 322 (34.44%) Trainee Analyst
5 168 (17.97%) Data Analyst
6 164 (17.54%) Trainee Business Analyst
7 158 (16.90%) Trainee Data Analyst
8 92 (9.84%) Senior
9 66 (7.06%) Senior Analyst
10 63 (6.74%) Senior Business Analyst
11 35 (3.74%) Lead
12 34 (3.64%) Architect
13 29 (3.10%) Consultant
13 29 (3.10%) Project Manager
14 24 (2.57%) Insurance Business Analyst
15 22 (2.35%) Developer
16 21 (2.25%) IT Analyst
17 20 (2.14%) Business IT Analyst
17 20 (2.14%) IT Business Analyst
17 20 (2.14%) Lecturer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 11 (1.18%) XML
2 9 (0.96%) JSON
3 8 (0.86%) FIX Protocol
4 5 (0.53%) EDI
4 5 (0.53%) Middleware
4 5 (0.53%) React
5 4 (0.43%) .NET
5 4 (0.43%) FpML
5 4 (0.43%) REST
5 4 (0.43%) SOAP
5 4 (0.43%) XML Schema
6 3 (0.32%) OpenAPI
6 3 (0.32%) Swagger
7 2 (0.21%) AngularJS
7 2 (0.21%) ASP.NET
7 2 (0.21%) Web Services
8 1 (0.11%) ADO
8 1 (0.11%) CSS
8 1 (0.11%) Oracle Fusion
8 1 (0.11%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 61 (6.52%) Product Ownership
2 34 (3.64%) Management Information System
3 23 (2.46%) Analytical Mindset
4 20 (2.14%) IoT
5 17 (1.82%) Onboarding
6 16 (1.71%) AI Agents
6 16 (1.71%) Fixed Income
6 16 (1.71%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
6 16 (1.71%) Legacy Systems
7 15 (1.60%) Enterprise Software
8 14 (1.50%) SWIFT Messaging Network
9 10 (1.07%) Data Structures
9 10 (1.07%) Enterprise Cloud
9 10 (1.07%) Low-Code
9 10 (1.07%) PMI
10 9 (0.96%) Cloud Native
11 8 (0.86%) Derivative
11 8 (0.86%) OTC Derivatives
11 8 (0.86%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (0.86%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 16 (1.71%) Windows
2 4 (0.43%) Linux
3 3 (0.32%) Android
3 3 (0.32%) Apple iOS
4 1 (0.11%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 386 (41.28%) Project Management
2 296 (31.66%) Agile
3 250 (26.74%) Problem-Solving
4 223 (23.85%) Data Analysis
5 216 (23.10%) Analytics
6 203 (21.71%) Change Management
7 179 (19.14%) Data Analytics
8 122 (13.05%) Stakeholder Engagement
9 119 (12.73%) User Stories
10 112 (11.98%) Requirements Gathering
11 110 (11.76%) Stakeholder Management
12 107 (11.44%) Decision-Making
13 98 (10.48%) AI
14 97 (10.37%) Process Improvement
15 92 (9.84%) Continuous Improvement
16 88 (9.41%) Roadmaps
17 83 (8.88%) Business Intelligence
17 83 (8.88%) Workshop Facilitation
18 69 (7.38%) Project Delivery
19 67 (7.17%) Scrum
Programming Languages
1 235 (25.13%) SQL
2 188 (20.11%) Python
3 7 (0.75%) C#
4 5 (0.53%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 5 (0.53%) Java
5 2 (0.21%) R
5 2 (0.21%) X++
6 1 (0.11%) C++
6 1 (0.11%) JavaScript
6 1 (0.11%) PowerShell
6 1 (0.11%) TypeScript
6 1 (0.11%) VBA
Qualifications
1 267 (28.56%) Degree
2 49 (5.24%) Security Cleared
3 36 (3.85%) PMI Certification
4 31 (3.32%) Master's Degree
5 30 (3.21%) SC Cleared
6 28 (2.99%) PMP
7 26 (2.78%) IIBA
8 23 (2.46%) CIMA
9 21 (2.25%) DBS Check
10 20 (2.14%) HND
11 18 (1.93%) ACCA
12 16 (1.71%) Computer Science Degree
13 14 (1.50%) DV Cleared
14 10 (1.07%) CBAP
15 7 (0.75%) BPSS Clearance
15 7 (0.75%) ISEB
16 6 (0.64%) Microsoft Certification
17 5 (0.53%) CIPD
18 4 (0.43%) PRINCE2 Certification
19 3 (0.32%) TOGAF Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 40 (4.28%) QA
2 26 (2.78%) Accessibility
3 22 (2.35%) Data Quality
4 15 (1.60%) MiFID
5 14 (1.50%) PMO
6 12 (1.28%) GDPR
6 12 (1.28%) ISO 20022
6 12 (1.28%) SEPA
7 10 (1.07%) Actionable Recommendations
8 9 (0.96%) TARGET2
9 3 (0.32%) EMIR
9 3 (0.32%) GAAP
10 2 (0.21%) ISO/IEC 27001
10 2 (0.21%) NIST
10 2 (0.21%) Solvency II
11 1 (0.11%) FATCA
11 1 (0.11%) GRC
11 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.11%) P3O
11 1 (0.11%) PCI DSS
System Software
1 11 (1.18%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.11%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (0.75%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.11%) Control-M
2 1 (0.11%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.11%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.11%) Terraform
Vendors
1 282 (30.16%) Microsoft
2 26 (2.78%) Salesforce
3 16 (1.71%) SAP
4 12 (1.28%) Anaplan
4 12 (1.28%) Oracle
5 11 (1.18%) ServiceNow
6 8 (0.86%) Alteryx
7 7 (0.75%) Adobe
8 6 (0.64%) Atlassian
8 6 (0.64%) Google
9 5 (0.53%) GoldenSource
9 5 (0.53%) ION Trading
9 5 (0.53%) Sparx
10 4 (0.43%) Bloomberg
10 4 (0.43%) Guidewire
10 4 (0.43%) HubSpot
10 4 (0.43%) Intapp
10 4 (0.43%) Patsystems
10 4 (0.43%) Reuters
10 4 (0.43%) Workday