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

6 months to
15 Aug 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 212 227 196
Rank change year-on-year +15 -31 -47
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 984 698 1,154
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 0.92% 1.40% 1.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.26% 1.57% 1.72%
Number of salaries quoted 742 481 637
10th Percentile £36,250 £42,750 £36,250
25th Percentile £44,972 £52,500 £42,620
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £65,000 £59,850
Median % change year-on-year -15.38% +8.60% -0.25%
75th Percentile £70,000 £83,750 £73,750
90th Percentile £93,500 £105,000 £96,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £56,970 £47,750
% change year-on-year -12.23% +19.31% -4.50%

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 78,311 44,508 67,246
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 73.48% 89.25% 80.98%
Number of salaries quoted 53,938 25,218 43,343
10th Percentile £30,775 £28,500 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £36,750 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% - -8.71%
75th Percentile £78,750 £75,000 £75,000
90th Percentile £100,000 £97,250 £95,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £47,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year +15.79% -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 15 August 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 15 August 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 +19 889 £57,500 -11.54% 794
UK excluding London +7 543 £50,000 -12.23% 484
London -18 368 £70,000 -8.05% 435
Work from Home +14 361 £57,500 -11.54% 257
North of England +63 204 £50,000 -16.67% 115
Yorkshire +53 99 £60,000 +20.00% 43
Midlands +7 95 £52,500 -4.55% 91
South East -21 90 £52,500 -12.50% 123
West Midlands +2 77 £53,000 -3.64% 53
North West -4 72 £49,000 -18.33% 55
South West -68 62 £50,000 +1.12% 50
East of England +9 54 £50,000 - 49
North East -28 33 £41,500 +5.73% 18
Scotland -8 22 £45,000 -8.29% 33
East Midlands -16 18 £48,000 -18.64% 37
Wales -48 11 £52,835 +0.43% 14
Northern Ireland -72 8 £40,000 -40.74% 21

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 53 (5.39%) Confluence
2 30 (3.05%) SharePoint
3 5 (0.51%) ColdFusion
4 3 (0.30%) CMS
5 2 (0.20%) Umbraco
5 2 (0.20%) WordPress
6 1 (0.10%) Appian
Applications
1 90 (9.15%) Microsoft Excel
2 56 (5.69%) Microsoft Office
3 52 (5.28%) MS Visio
4 24 (2.44%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 17 (1.73%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (0.61%) Trello
7 4 (0.41%) Moqups
8 3 (0.30%) Chatbot
8 3 (0.30%) Spreadsheet
Business Applications
1 28 (2.85%) NetSuite
2 13 (1.32%) Dynamics CRM
3 9 (0.91%) Fidessa
4 5 (0.51%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
5 3 (0.30%) Exchequer
5 3 (0.30%) JDE EnterpriseOne
5 3 (0.30%) Magento
5 3 (0.30%) Sage 50
5 3 (0.30%) Sage X3
5 3 (0.30%) Shopify
6 2 (0.20%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
6 2 (0.20%) SAP CO
6 2 (0.20%) SAP ERP
6 2 (0.20%) SAP FI
6 2 (0.20%) SAP FI/CO
6 2 (0.20%) SAP PSCD
7 1 (0.10%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.10%) SAP MDG
Cloud Services
1 104 (10.57%) Power Platform
2 100 (10.16%) Azure
3 46 (4.67%) Microsoft 365
4 41 (4.17%) Azure DevOps
4 41 (4.17%) SaaS
5 39 (3.96%) AWS
6 33 (3.35%) Power Automate
7 29 (2.95%) Dynamics 365
8 25 (2.54%) Lucidchart
9 19 (1.93%) Microsoft Copilot
10 17 (1.73%) PowerApps
11 13 (1.32%) Anthropic Claude
11 13 (1.32%) GCP
11 13 (1.32%) Zapier
12 10 (1.02%) Copilot Studio
12 10 (1.02%) iPaaS
13 8 (0.81%) Boomi
13 8 (0.81%) Workato
14 7 (0.71%) Figma
15 6 (0.61%) Miro
Communications & Networking
1 9 (0.91%) Multicast
2 7 (0.71%) FIX Connectivity
3 1 (0.10%) DSL
3 1 (0.10%) Intranet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 89 (9.04%) Power BI
2 47 (4.78%) Tableau
3 33 (3.35%) Data Mining
4 20 (2.03%) Relational Database
5 17 (1.73%) SQL Server
6 13 (1.32%) Metadata
7 9 (0.91%) SQL Server Reporting Services
8 8 (0.81%) Data Warehouse
9 7 (0.71%) RDBMS
10 6 (0.61%) DTS
11 3 (0.30%) Crystal Reports
11 3 (0.30%) MySQL
11 3 (0.30%) Spotfire
11 3 (0.30%) SQL Server Integration Services
12 2 (0.20%) Data Lake
12 2 (0.20%) GIS
12 2 (0.20%) NoSQL
12 2 (0.20%) Power Query
12 2 (0.20%) Qlik Sense
12 2 (0.20%) SQL Server Analysis Services
Development Applications
1 110 (11.18%) JIRA
2 5 (0.51%) ERwin
3 4 (0.41%) Cypress.io
3 4 (0.41%) Postman
3 4 (0.41%) Selenium
4 3 (0.30%) Claude Code
4 3 (0.30%) Git
4 3 (0.30%) Hudson
5 2 (0.20%) Balsamiq
5 2 (0.20%) LSMW
6 1 (0.10%) Eclipse
6 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 397 (40.35%) Finance
2 374 (38.01%) Social Skills
3 323 (32.83%) Analytical Skills
4 114 (11.59%) Public Sector
5 103 (10.47%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 81 (8.23%) Law
7 53 (5.39%) Legal
8 50 (5.08%) Presentation Skills
9 47 (4.78%) Documentation Skills
10 46 (4.67%) Influencing Skills
11 44 (4.47%) Organisational Skills
12 32 (3.25%) Manufacturing
12 32 (3.25%) Retail
13 25 (2.54%) Banking
14 22 (2.24%) Legal Technology
14 22 (2.24%) Local Government
14 22 (2.24%) Marketing
15 19 (1.93%) Spanish Language
16 15 (1.52%) Financial Institution
16 15 (1.52%) Front Office
Job Titles
1 631 (64.13%) Analyst
2 513 (52.13%) Business Analyst
3 172 (17.48%) Senior
4 140 (14.23%) Senior Analyst
5 130 (13.21%) Senior Business Analyst
6 66 (6.71%) Lead
7 55 (5.59%) Trainee
7 55 (5.59%) Trainee Analyst
8 53 (5.39%) Data Analyst
9 41 (4.17%) Consultant
10 38 (3.86%) Project Manager
11 33 (3.35%) Trainee Data Analyst
12 32 (3.25%) Business Manager
12 32 (3.25%) Technical Analyst
13 30 (3.05%) Systems Analyst
13 30 (3.05%) Technical Business Analyst
14 29 (2.95%) Lead Business Analyst
15 26 (2.64%) SC Cleared Business Analyst
16 24 (2.44%) IT Analyst
17 23 (2.34%) Business IT Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 24 (2.44%) FIX Protocol
2 16 (1.63%) REST
3 11 (1.12%) .NET
3 11 (1.12%) SOAP
3 11 (1.12%) XML
4 10 (1.02%) JSON
5 9 (0.91%) Gherkin
6 7 (0.71%) FpML
7 5 (0.51%) XML Schema
8 4 (0.41%) Lightning Web Components
9 3 (0.30%) .NET Core
9 3 (0.30%) CrewAI
9 3 (0.30%) LangChain
9 3 (0.30%) LlamaIndex
9 3 (0.30%) Middleware
9 3 (0.30%) Oracle Fusion
9 3 (0.30%) Playwright
9 3 (0.30%) WinForms
10 2 (0.20%) EDI
10 2 (0.20%) XML Messaging
Miscellaneous
1 111 (11.28%) Product Ownership
2 51 (5.18%) Management Information System
3 29 (2.95%) Analytical Mindset
4 28 (2.85%) Data Structures
5 20 (2.03%) AI Agents
5 20 (2.03%) Derivative
5 20 (2.03%) Low-Code
6 18 (1.83%) Fixed Income
7 16 (1.63%) Self-Motivation
8 15 (1.52%) Onboarding
9 13 (1.32%) Blog
9 13 (1.32%) Enterprise Software
9 13 (1.32%) IoT
9 13 (1.32%) Legacy Systems
10 12 (1.22%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
11 11 (1.12%) Cloud Native
12 10 (1.02%) Greenfield Project
12 10 (1.02%) PropTech
13 9 (0.91%) Distributed Architecture
13 9 (0.91%) Distributed Computing
Operating Systems
1 23 (2.34%) Linux
2 20 (2.03%) Windows
3 3 (0.30%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 408 (41.46%) Agile
2 265 (26.93%) Problem-Solving
3 248 (25.20%) Requirements Gathering
4 239 (24.29%) Stakeholder Management
5 208 (21.14%) User Stories
6 192 (19.51%) Project Management
6 192 (19.51%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 192 (19.51%) Workshop Facilitation
7 177 (17.99%) Process Improvement
8 176 (17.89%) Continuous Improvement
9 160 (16.26%) AI
10 144 (14.63%) Decision-Making
11 141 (14.33%) Project Delivery
12 118 (11.99%) Scrum
13 110 (11.18%) Acceptance Criteria
14 109 (11.08%) Waterfall
15 108 (10.98%) Business Intelligence
15 108 (10.98%) User Acceptance Testing
16 104 (10.57%) Analytics
17 102 (10.37%) Coaching
Programming Languages
1 163 (16.57%) SQL
2 66 (6.71%) Python
3 16 (1.63%) C++
4 14 (1.42%) JavaScript
5 13 (1.32%) C#
6 11 (1.12%) Java
7 5 (0.51%) T-SQL
7 5 (0.51%) TypeScript
8 4 (0.41%) Data Analysis Expressions
9 3 (0.30%) VB.NET
10 2 (0.20%) Ada
11 1 (0.10%) R
11 1 (0.10%) RPG
11 1 (0.10%) SOQL
11 1 (0.10%) SOSL
11 1 (0.10%) VBA
Qualifications
1 155 (15.75%) Degree
2 100 (10.16%) Security Cleared
3 81 (8.23%) SC Cleared
4 34 (3.46%) ACCA
5 33 (3.35%) CIMA
5 33 (3.35%) Computer Science Degree
6 22 (2.24%) IIBA
6 22 (2.24%) PMI Certification
7 17 (1.73%) PMP
8 16 (1.63%) CBAP
9 14 (1.42%) DBS Check
10 12 (1.22%) BPSS Clearance
11 6 (0.61%) ISEB
12 5 (0.51%) CFA
12 5 (0.51%) CIPD
12 5 (0.51%) Microsoft Certification
13 3 (0.30%) CISA
13 3 (0.30%) CISM
13 3 (0.30%) CISSP
13 3 (0.30%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 41 (4.17%) Data Quality
1 41 (4.17%) QA
2 30 (3.05%) PMO
3 17 (1.73%) GAAP
4 16 (1.63%) Accessibility
5 15 (1.52%) GDPR
6 11 (1.12%) ISO/IEC 27001
7 4 (0.41%) COBIT
7 4 (0.41%) MiFID
7 4 (0.41%) NIST
8 3 (0.30%) Actionable Recommendations
8 3 (0.30%) GRC
8 3 (0.30%) ISO/IEC 27005
8 3 (0.30%) NCSC
9 2 (0.20%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.20%) SLA
10 1 (0.10%) COSO
10 1 (0.10%) GxP
10 1 (0.10%) IFRS
10 1 (0.10%) WCAG
System Software
1 4 (0.41%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.10%) IAG
Systems Management
1 2 (0.20%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.10%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.10%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.10%) Systems Management Server (SMS)
2 1 (0.10%) Terraform
Vendors
1 180 (18.29%) Microsoft
2 41 (4.17%) Salesforce
3 33 (3.35%) SAP
4 20 (2.03%) Oracle
5 19 (1.93%) ServiceNow
6 18 (1.83%) Google
7 14 (1.42%) JD Edwards
8 13 (1.32%) Atlassian
8 13 (1.32%) Intapp
9 11 (1.12%) Workday
10 9 (0.91%) Bloomberg
10 9 (0.91%) CQG
10 9 (0.91%) FIS
10 9 (0.91%) ION Trading
10 9 (0.91%) Patsystems
10 9 (0.91%) Reuters
10 9 (0.91%) SunGard
10 9 (0.91%) Trayport
11 8 (0.81%) DocuSign
11 8 (0.81%) RedGate