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

6 months to
10 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 183 178 203
Rank change year-on-year -5 +25 -45
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 983 721 1,349
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.18% 1.76% 1.46%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.55% 1.90% 1.70%
Number of salaries quoted 763 416 815
10th Percentile £28,250 £43,188 £36,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £50,967 £43,461
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -20.83% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £65,473 £77,500 £72,500
90th Percentile £82,250 £100,000 £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 63,393 38,022 79,332
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 76.08% 92.93% 86.08%
Number of salaries quoted 39,190 22,514 58,792
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,008
25th Percentile £40,000 £42,500 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -4.17% +9.09% -10.57%
75th Percentile £77,500 £80,000 £72,500
90th Percentile £97,500 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,688 £50,000
% change year-on-year -6.87% +7.38% -7.94%

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 10 April 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 10 April 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 +10 880 £50,000 -17.65% 415
UK excluding London -17 591 £40,000 -23.81% 374
London +24 321 £66,250 -11.67% 132
North of England +41 271 £40,000 -27.27% 97
Work from Home -23 211 £62,500 -3.85% 96
Yorkshire +47 120 £40,000 -44.44% 49
North West -1 110 £40,000 -27.27% 33
Midlands -8 96 £40,000 -27.27% 53
West Midlands +11 75 £40,000 -27.27% 28
South East -49 66 £50,000 -1.90% 98
South West -44 61 £40,000 -20.00% 36
Scotland -14 44 £40,000 -33.33% 16
North East +3 41 £40,000 -15.79% 16
East of England -81 37 £44,250 -13.18% 43
East Midlands -41 21 £40,000 -38.46% 24
Wales -20 14 £56,585 -11.54% 21
Northern Ireland -37 3 £40,000 -38.19% 15

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 30 (3.05%) Confluence
2 16 (1.63%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.41%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.10%) IIS
4 1 (0.10%) Mendix
4 1 (0.10%) SAS
Applications
1 185 (18.82%) Microsoft Excel
2 35 (3.56%) MS Visio
3 28 (2.85%) Microsoft Office
4 14 (1.42%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.71%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.10%) Adobe XD
7 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.10%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 15 (1.53%) NetSuite
2 10 (1.02%) Dynamics CRM
3 4 (0.41%) Dynamics NAV
3 4 (0.41%) Fidessa
4 3 (0.31%) Dynamics AX
4 3 (0.31%) SAP S/4HANA
5 2 (0.20%) Elite 3E
5 2 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
6 1 (0.10%) Endur
6 1 (0.10%) Integrated Workplace Management System
6 1 (0.10%) Loan IQ
6 1 (0.10%) Maximo
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle General Ledger
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.10%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
6 1 (0.10%) SAP BRIM
6 1 (0.10%) SAP CO
6 1 (0.10%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.10%) SAP FI/CO
Cloud Services
1 86 (8.75%) Power Platform
2 63 (6.41%) Azure
3 45 (4.58%) Microsoft 365
4 36 (3.66%) SaaS
5 29 (2.95%) Dynamics 365
6 24 (2.44%) AWS
7 21 (2.14%) Azure DevOps
8 20 (2.03%) Cloud Computing
9 18 (1.83%) PaaS
10 16 (1.63%) ChatGPT
11 15 (1.53%) Microsoft Copilot
11 15 (1.53%) Power Automate
12 12 (1.22%) Miro
13 11 (1.12%) Microsoft Purview
13 11 (1.12%) PowerApps
14 10 (1.02%) Azure Data Factory
14 10 (1.02%) Azure Synapse Analytics
14 10 (1.02%) Entra ID
14 10 (1.02%) GCP
14 10 (1.02%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.41%) Multicast
2 2 (0.20%) LAN
2 2 (0.20%) Network Security
2 2 (0.20%) WAN
3 1 (0.10%) 4G
3 1 (0.10%) Bluetooth
3 1 (0.10%) DHCP
3 1 (0.10%) DNS
3 1 (0.10%) Firewall
3 1 (0.10%) FIX Connectivity
3 1 (0.10%) RFID
3 1 (0.10%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.10%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.10%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 168 (17.09%) Tableau
2 156 (15.87%) Data Mining
3 66 (6.71%) Power BI
4 20 (2.03%) Big Data
5 14 (1.42%) Metadata
6 13 (1.32%) Relational Database
7 9 (0.92%) Data Lake
7 9 (0.92%) Power Query
8 7 (0.71%) NoSQL
8 7 (0.71%) RDBMS
8 7 (0.71%) SQL Server
9 6 (0.61%) Data Warehouse
9 6 (0.61%) Qlik Sense
10 3 (0.31%) Amazon RDS
10 3 (0.31%) GIS
10 3 (0.31%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.10%) DTS
11 1 (0.10%) Oracle Database
11 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 42 (4.27%) JIRA
2 7 (0.71%) ERwin
3 1 (0.10%) Balsamiq
3 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 561 (57.07%) Finance
2 370 (37.64%) Analytical Skills
3 302 (30.72%) Social Skills
4 68 (6.92%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 56 (5.70%) Marketing
6 55 (5.60%) Law
7 51 (5.19%) Legal
7 51 (5.19%) Public Sector
8 40 (4.07%) Banking
9 24 (2.44%) Documentation Skills
10 23 (2.34%) Manufacturing
10 23 (2.34%) Presentation Skills
11 22 (2.24%) Retail
12 19 (1.93%) Organisational Skills
13 17 (1.73%) Financial Institution
14 15 (1.53%) Billing
15 14 (1.42%) Influencing Skills
16 9 (0.92%) Spanish Language
17 8 (0.81%) Back Office
18 6 (0.61%) Electronics
Job Titles
1 709 (72.13%) Analyst
2 505 (51.37%) Business Analyst
3 301 (30.62%) Trainee
4 295 (30.01%) Trainee Analyst
5 163 (16.58%) Data Analyst
6 150 (15.26%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 145 (14.75%) Trainee Business Analyst
8 111 (11.29%) Senior
9 91 (9.26%) Senior Analyst
10 83 (8.44%) Senior Business Analyst
11 34 (3.46%) Project Manager
12 33 (3.36%) Lead
13 32 (3.26%) Consultant
14 30 (3.05%) Insurance Business Analyst
15 23 (2.34%) Systems Analyst
16 22 (2.24%) Architect
17 20 (2.03%) IT Manager
17 20 (2.03%) Lecturer
17 20 (2.03%) Technical Analyst
17 20 (2.03%) Technical Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 16 (1.63%) XML
2 15 (1.53%) JSON
3 11 (1.12%) FIX Protocol
4 9 (0.92%) FpML
5 7 (0.71%) XML Schema
6 6 (0.61%) Middleware
6 6 (0.61%) REST
7 5 (0.51%) EDI
7 5 (0.51%) React
7 5 (0.51%) SOAP
8 4 (0.41%) .NET
9 3 (0.31%) OpenAPI
9 3 (0.31%) Swagger
10 2 (0.20%) AngularJS
10 2 (0.20%) ASP.NET
10 2 (0.20%) Web Services
10 2 (0.20%) XML Messaging
11 1 (0.10%) ADO
11 1 (0.10%) PySpark
11 1 (0.10%) SAP ALE
Miscellaneous
1 78 (7.93%) Product Ownership
2 36 (3.66%) Management Information System
3 29 (2.95%) Analytical Mindset
4 28 (2.85%) IoT
5 21 (2.14%) Legacy Systems
6 19 (1.93%) Data Structures
7 17 (1.73%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (1.63%) AI Agents
8 16 (1.63%) Onboarding
9 15 (1.53%) Fixed Income
10 12 (1.22%) Self-Motivation
11 11 (1.12%) Derivative
12 10 (1.02%) Enterprise Cloud
12 10 (1.02%) Low-Code
12 10 (1.02%) PMI
13 9 (0.92%) Cloud Native
13 9 (0.92%) OTC Derivatives
13 9 (0.92%) Virtual Team
14 8 (0.81%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
14 8 (0.81%) Life Science
Operating Systems
1 16 (1.63%) Windows
2 4 (0.41%) Linux
3 3 (0.31%) Android
3 3 (0.31%) Apple iOS
4 2 (0.20%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 358 (36.42%) Project Management
2 312 (31.74%) Agile
3 254 (25.84%) Problem-Solving
4 219 (22.28%) Analytics
5 208 (21.16%) Data Analysis
6 173 (17.60%) Change Management
7 170 (17.29%) Data Analytics
8 140 (14.24%) User Stories
9 135 (13.73%) Requirements Gathering
10 134 (13.63%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 122 (12.41%) Stakeholder Management
12 115 (11.70%) Decision-Making
13 108 (10.99%) Workshop Facilitation
14 101 (10.27%) Process Improvement
15 94 (9.56%) Roadmaps
16 92 (9.36%) AI
17 91 (9.26%) Business Intelligence
18 88 (8.95%) Continuous Improvement
19 85 (8.65%) Project Delivery
20 77 (7.83%) Waterfall
Programming Languages
1 242 (24.62%) SQL
2 179 (18.21%) Python
3 6 (0.61%) Java
4 5 (0.51%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 4 (0.41%) C#
6 2 (0.20%) R
6 2 (0.20%) T-SQL
6 2 (0.20%) X++
7 1 (0.10%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.10%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.10%) VBA
Qualifications
1 247 (25.13%) Degree
2 59 (6.00%) Security Cleared
3 37 (3.76%) SC Cleared
4 34 (3.46%) IIBA
4 34 (3.46%) PMI Certification
5 32 (3.26%) CIMA
6 30 (3.05%) Master's Degree
7 27 (2.75%) ACCA
8 25 (2.54%) PMP
9 22 (2.24%) Computer Science Degree
10 20 (2.03%) HND
11 16 (1.63%) DBS Check
12 13 (1.32%) DV Cleared
13 11 (1.12%) CBAP
14 7 (0.71%) BPSS Clearance
14 7 (0.71%) ISEB
15 6 (0.61%) Microsoft Certification
16 5 (0.51%) CIPD
17 3 (0.31%) AWS Certification
17 3 (0.31%) PRINCE2 Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 38 (3.87%) QA
2 25 (2.54%) Data Quality
3 20 (2.03%) Accessibility
4 19 (1.93%) PMO
5 14 (1.42%) MiFID
6 13 (1.32%) GDPR
7 11 (1.12%) Actionable Recommendations
7 11 (1.12%) GAAP
8 6 (0.61%) ISO 20022
9 2 (0.20%) EMIR
9 2 (0.20%) GRC
9 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 2 (0.20%) NIST
9 2 (0.20%) SEPA
9 2 (0.20%) SLA
9 2 (0.20%) Solvency II
9 2 (0.20%) TARGET2
10 1 (0.10%) FATCA
10 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 20000
10 1 (0.10%) P3O
System Software
1 13 (1.32%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.10%) Docker
Systems Management
1 7 (0.71%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.10%) Control-M
2 1 (0.10%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.10%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.10%) RSA Archer
2 1 (0.10%) Terraform
Vendors
1 282 (28.69%) Microsoft
2 27 (2.75%) Salesforce
3 20 (2.03%) SAP
4 11 (1.12%) Oracle
5 10 (1.02%) Anaplan
5 10 (1.02%) Google
5 10 (1.02%) ServiceNow
6 9 (0.92%) Atlassian
7 8 (0.81%) Alteryx
7 8 (0.81%) Intapp
7 8 (0.81%) Sparx
8 6 (0.61%) Guidewire
9 5 (0.51%) HubSpot
9 5 (0.51%) IBM
10 4 (0.41%) Bloomberg
10 4 (0.41%) CQG
10 4 (0.41%) GoldenSource
10 4 (0.41%) ION Trading
10 4 (0.41%) Reuters
10 4 (0.41%) Trayport