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

6 months to
13 Jun 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 202 232 216
Rank change year-on-year +30 -16 -54
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 915 650 1,368
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.99% 1.46% 1.27%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.35% 1.58% 1.55%
Number of salaries quoted 725 402 792
10th Percentile £33,750 £42,955 £34,300
25th Percentile £36,250 £52,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,500 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.15% +18.18% -8.33%
75th Percentile £67,500 £89,375 £73,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £107,375 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £45,497 £57,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -20.87% +15.00% -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 67,552 41,143 88,287
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 72.85% 92.63% 82.27%
Number of salaries quoted 46,362 21,911 62,510
10th Percentile £30,000 £29,000 £29,556
25th Percentile £41,250 £39,750 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +4.35% +4.55% -9.69%
75th Percentile £78,750 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £100,000 £100,000 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £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 13 June 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 13 June 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 +31 819 £55,000 -15.38% 413
UK excluding London +32 535 £45,497 -20.87% 334
London +2 310 £65,000 -18.75% 163
Work from Home +6 263 £59,338 -9.78% 160
North of England +94 232 £45,497 -17.28% 79
Yorkshire +62 116 £52,445 +24.62% 36
Midlands +11 87 £46,250 -22.92% 56
North West +29 83 £40,000 -27.27% 33
South East -3 78 £52,500 -8.70% 103
West Midlands -5 65 £47,500 -16.67% 27
South West -62 52 £45,000 -25.00% 31
Scotland +7 36 £40,000 -33.33% 21
East of England -3 36 £45,000 -28.57% 35
North East -8 33 £40,000 +1.91% 10
East Midlands -8 22 £43,750 -35.19% 29
Wales -36 12 £53,171 +1.06% 7
Northern Ireland -37 3 £40,000 -40.74% 8

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 36 (3.93%) Confluence
2 15 (1.64%) SharePoint
3 3 (0.33%) ColdFusion
3 3 (0.33%) Microsoft Exchange
4 2 (0.22%) CMS
4 2 (0.22%) Umbraco
4 2 (0.22%) WordPress
5 1 (0.11%) Mendix
Applications
1 110 (12.02%) Microsoft Excel
2 39 (4.26%) Microsoft Office
3 34 (3.72%) MS Visio
4 14 (1.53%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 13 (1.42%) Microsoft Project
6 3 (0.33%) Spreadsheet
7 2 (0.22%) Trello
8 1 (0.11%) AutoCAD
Business Applications
1 23 (2.51%) NetSuite
2 9 (0.98%) Dynamics CRM
2 9 (0.98%) Fidessa
3 5 (0.55%) SAP S/4HANA
4 4 (0.44%) Dynamics NAV
5 3 (0.33%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.33%) Exchequer
5 3 (0.33%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 3 (0.33%) Sage 50
6 2 (0.22%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.22%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.22%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.22%) SAP PSCD
7 1 (0.11%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.11%) Loan IQ
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.11%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 1 (0.11%) SAP BRIM
7 1 (0.11%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.11%) SAP Hybris
Cloud Services
1 81 (8.85%) Power Platform
2 61 (6.67%) Azure
3 38 (4.15%) Microsoft 365
4 33 (3.61%) SaaS
5 28 (3.06%) Dynamics 365
6 27 (2.95%) AWS
7 20 (2.19%) Azure DevOps
8 17 (1.86%) Microsoft Copilot
8 17 (1.86%) Power Automate
9 14 (1.53%) PowerApps
10 10 (1.09%) ChatGPT
10 10 (1.09%) GCP
11 8 (0.87%) Miro
11 8 (0.87%) PaaS
12 7 (0.77%) Microsoft Purview
12 7 (0.77%) OneDrive
13 6 (0.66%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 6 (0.66%) Copilot Studio
13 6 (0.66%) Google Drive
13 6 (0.66%) iPaaS
Communications & Networking
1 9 (0.98%) Multicast
2 4 (0.44%) FIX Connectivity
3 2 (0.22%) LAN
3 2 (0.22%) WAN
4 1 (0.11%) DSL
4 1 (0.11%) Intranet
4 1 (0.11%) Network Security
4 1 (0.11%) SD-WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 88 (9.62%) Tableau
2 82 (8.96%) Data Mining
3 65 (7.10%) Power BI
4 17 (1.86%) Relational Database
5 12 (1.31%) Metadata
6 10 (1.09%) SQL Server
7 7 (0.77%) RDBMS
8 6 (0.66%) Power Query
8 6 (0.66%) SQL Server Reporting Services
9 4 (0.44%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.33%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.33%) Data Warehouse
10 3 (0.33%) GIS
10 3 (0.33%) NoSQL
11 2 (0.22%) Qlik Sense
11 2 (0.22%) SAP BW
12 1 (0.11%) DTS
12 1 (0.11%) Neo4j
12 1 (0.11%) Oracle Database
12 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 65 (7.10%) JIRA
2 7 (0.77%) ERwin
3 1 (0.11%) Claude Code
3 1 (0.11%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.11%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 431 (47.10%) Finance
2 301 (32.90%) Analytical Skills
3 271 (29.62%) Social Skills
4 77 (8.42%) Public Sector
5 66 (7.21%) Law
6 61 (6.67%) Inclusion and Diversity
7 44 (4.81%) Legal
8 34 (3.72%) Presentation Skills
9 29 (3.17%) Documentation Skills
10 25 (2.73%) Retail
11 24 (2.62%) Influencing Skills
12 23 (2.51%) Organisational Skills
13 19 (2.08%) Marketing
14 18 (1.97%) Spanish Language
15 16 (1.75%) Legal Technology
16 15 (1.64%) Financial Institution
16 15 (1.64%) Manufacturing
17 14 (1.53%) Banking
18 11 (1.20%) Billing
19 9 (0.98%) Aerospace
Job Titles
1 650 (71.04%) Analyst
2 516 (56.39%) Business Analyst
3 161 (17.60%) Trainee
3 161 (17.60%) Trainee Analyst
4 128 (13.99%) Senior
5 114 (12.46%) Senior Analyst
6 106 (11.58%) Senior Business Analyst
7 93 (10.16%) Data Analyst
8 82 (8.96%) Trainee Data Analyst
9 79 (8.63%) Trainee Business Analyst
10 39 (4.26%) Consultant
11 38 (4.15%) Lead
12 33 (3.61%) Business Manager
13 32 (3.50%) Project Manager
14 31 (3.39%) Insurance Business Analyst
15 25 (2.73%) Technical Analyst
15 25 (2.73%) Technical Business Analyst
16 24 (2.62%) Systems Analyst
17 20 (2.19%) IT Analyst
17 20 (2.19%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.75%) FIX Protocol
1 16 (1.75%) JSON
1 16 (1.75%) XML
2 9 (0.98%) FpML
3 8 (0.87%) Gherkin
4 7 (0.77%) Middleware
4 7 (0.77%) REST
4 7 (0.77%) XML Schema
5 6 (0.66%) SOAP
6 5 (0.55%) EDI
7 4 (0.44%) .NET
7 4 (0.44%) Oracle Fusion
8 3 (0.33%) OpenAPI
8 3 (0.33%) Swagger
9 2 (0.22%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.22%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.22%) SAP Fiori
9 2 (0.22%) XML Messaging
10 1 (0.11%) ADO
10 1 (0.11%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 88 (9.62%) Product Ownership
2 43 (4.70%) Management Information System
3 30 (3.28%) Data Structures
4 22 (2.40%) Analytical Mindset
5 18 (1.97%) Legacy Systems
6 16 (1.75%) Onboarding
6 16 (1.75%) Self-Motivation
7 15 (1.64%) Low-Code
8 13 (1.42%) Fixed Income
8 13 (1.42%) IoT
9 12 (1.31%) AI Agents
9 12 (1.31%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
10 10 (1.09%) Derivative
10 10 (1.09%) PropTech
11 9 (0.98%) Distributed Architecture
11 9 (0.98%) Distributed Computing
11 9 (0.98%) Enterprise Software
11 9 (0.98%) Equities
11 9 (0.98%) Eurex
11 9 (0.98%) PMI
Operating Systems
1 19 (2.08%) Windows
2 12 (1.31%) Linux
3 3 (0.33%) Windows Server
4 2 (0.22%) Android
4 2 (0.22%) Apple iOS
Processes & Methodologies
1 327 (35.74%) Agile
2 248 (27.10%) Project Management
3 209 (22.84%) Problem-Solving
4 180 (19.67%) Requirements Gathering
5 165 (18.03%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 156 (17.05%) User Stories
7 149 (16.28%) Stakeholder Management
8 148 (16.17%) Analytics
9 135 (14.75%) Data Analysis
10 131 (14.32%) Workshop Facilitation
11 119 (13.01%) Decision-Making
12 116 (12.68%) Process Improvement
13 103 (11.26%) Continuous Improvement
14 94 (10.27%) Data Analytics
15 92 (10.05%) AI
16 86 (9.40%) Change Management
17 84 (9.18%) Business Intelligence
17 84 (9.18%) Waterfall
18 81 (8.85%) Acceptance Criteria
19 80 (8.74%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 182 (19.89%) SQL
2 101 (11.04%) Python
3 6 (0.66%) Data Analysis Expressions
4 5 (0.55%) Java
5 4 (0.44%) C#
6 3 (0.33%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.22%) Ada
7 2 (0.22%) T-SQL
7 2 (0.22%) X++
8 1 (0.11%) SOQL
8 1 (0.11%) SOSL
Qualifications
1 165 (18.03%) Degree
2 57 (6.23%) Security Cleared
3 41 (4.48%) SC Cleared
4 40 (4.37%) ACCA
5 37 (4.04%) CIMA
6 31 (3.39%) IIBA
7 29 (3.17%) PMI Certification
8 24 (2.62%) Computer Science Degree
9 22 (2.40%) PMP
10 14 (1.53%) DBS Check
11 13 (1.42%) CBAP
12 10 (1.09%) BPSS Clearance
13 6 (0.66%) DV Cleared
13 6 (0.66%) ISEB
13 6 (0.66%) Master's Degree
14 5 (0.55%) CIPD
14 5 (0.55%) Microsoft Certification
15 4 (0.44%) PRINCE2 Certification
16 3 (0.33%) AWS Certification
16 3 (0.33%) CFA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 27 (2.95%) Data Quality
1 27 (2.95%) QA
2 20 (2.19%) PMO
3 18 (1.97%) GDPR
4 17 (1.86%) GAAP
5 16 (1.75%) Accessibility
6 8 (0.87%) MiFID
7 7 (0.77%) Actionable Recommendations
8 5 (0.55%) ISO 20022
8 5 (0.55%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 3 (0.33%) GRC
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%) COSO
11 1 (0.11%) ISO/IEC 20000
11 1 (0.11%) PCI DSS
11 1 (0.11%) WCAG
System Software
1 8 (0.87%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.11%) IAG
Systems Management
1 3 (0.33%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.11%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.11%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 1 (0.11%) Terraform
Vendors
1 205 (22.40%) Microsoft
2 28 (3.06%) Salesforce
3 19 (2.08%) SAP
4 18 (1.97%) Oracle
5 13 (1.42%) Google
5 13 (1.42%) Intapp
6 10 (1.09%) Atlassian
6 10 (1.09%) ServiceNow
7 9 (0.98%) Bloomberg
7 9 (0.98%) CQG
7 9 (0.98%) ION Trading
7 9 (0.98%) Patsystems
7 9 (0.98%) Reuters
7 9 (0.98%) Trayport
8 8 (0.87%) Sparx
9 7 (0.77%) JD Edwards
10 6 (0.66%) Aderant
10 6 (0.66%) Anaplan
10 6 (0.66%) TOWER Software
11 5 (0.55%) HubSpot