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 18 December 2025, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
18 Dec 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 178 178 139
Rank change year-on-year 0 -39 -8
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 829 910 1,139
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.42% 1.60% 2.33%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.71% 1.79% 2.49%
Number of salaries quoted 635 573 818
10th Percentile £28,250 £36,250 £39,000
25th Percentile £35,000 £45,000 £48,813
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £57,500 £60,526
Median % change year-on-year -13.04% -5.00% +0.88%
75th Percentile £73,750 £76,500 £77,500
90th Percentile £87,500 £92,500 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £50,967 £50,000
% change year-on-year -21.52% +1.93% -4.76%

All Process and 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 48,586 50,789 45,720
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 83.08% 89.40% 93.70%
Number of salaries quoted 28,463 25,691 35,102
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £32,000
25th Percentile £36,250 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -2.60%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £80,000
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £48,720 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -11.42% +4.76% -2.78%

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 18 December 2025.

Salary histogram for Business Analysis in the UK

Business Analysis
Top 16 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 18 December 2025. 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 +10 764 £53,334 -10.26% 746
UK excluding London +13 458 £40,000 -21.52% 734
London +41 318 £75,000 +3.45% 143
North of England +34 209 £40,000 -11.11% 198
Work from Home +46 206 £62,500 +5.17% 129
North West +38 102 £42,500 -22.73% 106
Yorkshire +52 83 £40,000 -20.00% 68
South East +5 72 £54,500 +6.93% 181
Midlands -15 65 £40,000 -27.27% 144
West Midlands +21 50 £40,000 -23.81% 90
South West +8 46 £40,000 -15.79% 70
Scotland +4 30 £37,500 -11.76% 36
East of England -25 29 £40,000 -21.52% 82
North East -27 24 £36,250 -3.33% 27
East Midlands -31 15 £45,390 -39.48% 52
Wales 0 8 £50,000 +5.26% 25

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 (4.34%) Confluence
2 18 (2.17%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.24%) CMS
3 2 (0.24%) IIS
3 2 (0.24%) Microsoft Exchange
3 2 (0.24%) SAS
4 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
Applications
1 162 (19.54%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (3.62%) Microsoft Office
3 27 (3.26%) MS Visio
4 24 (2.90%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.84%) Adobe XD
6 6 (0.72%) Microsoft Project
7 3 (0.36%) Spreadsheet
8 1 (0.12%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 6 (0.72%) Dynamics CRM
1 6 (0.72%) SAP WM
2 5 (0.60%) Unit4 Business World
3 4 (0.48%) Elite 3E
3 4 (0.48%) SAP S/4HANA
4 3 (0.36%) Endur
4 3 (0.36%) Salesforce CRM
5 2 (0.24%) Bloomberg AIM
5 2 (0.24%) iTrent
5 2 (0.24%) NetSuite
6 1 (0.12%) Aladdin
6 1 (0.12%) OpenText VIM for SAP
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle Payables
6 1 (0.12%) Oracle Receivables
6 1 (0.12%) SAP EWM
6 1 (0.12%) SAP FI
6 1 (0.12%) SAP FI/CO
6 1 (0.12%) SAP GRC
6 1 (0.12%) Sparx Enterprise Architect
Cloud Services
1 62 (7.48%) Power Platform
2 52 (6.27%) Azure
3 40 (4.83%) Microsoft 365
4 29 (3.50%) Azure DevOps
5 28 (3.38%) SaaS
6 23 (2.77%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 20 (2.41%) Cloud Computing
8 18 (2.17%) Dynamics 365
9 15 (1.81%) Miro
9 15 (1.81%) PaaS
10 13 (1.57%) Power Automate
11 10 (1.21%) AWS
12 9 (1.09%) ChatGPT
13 8 (0.97%) Figma
13 8 (0.97%) IaaS
13 8 (0.97%) Microsoft Copilot
14 7 (0.84%) PowerApps
15 5 (0.60%) Azure Data Factory
15 5 (0.60%) Entra ID
15 5 (0.60%) Microsoft Purview
Communications & Networking
1 4 (0.48%) Unified Communications
2 3 (0.36%) Wi-Fi
3 2 (0.24%) 4G
3 2 (0.24%) RFID
4 1 (0.12%) Bluetooth
4 1 (0.12%) DHCP
4 1 (0.12%) DNS
4 1 (0.12%) Firewall
4 1 (0.12%) FIX Connectivity
4 1 (0.12%) HTTP
4 1 (0.12%) Intranet
4 1 (0.12%) Multicast
4 1 (0.12%) Network Security
4 1 (0.12%) TCP/IP
4 1 (0.12%) VoIP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 129 (15.56%) Tableau
2 119 (14.35%) Data Mining
3 47 (5.67%) Power BI
4 20 (2.41%) Big Data
5 15 (1.81%) SQL Server
6 10 (1.21%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.72%) Data Lake
8 5 (0.60%) Metadata
8 5 (0.60%) MS Access
9 4 (0.48%) BusinessObjects
9 4 (0.48%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.48%) Qlik Sense
9 4 (0.48%) Relational Database
9 4 (0.48%) SQL Server Reporting Services
10 3 (0.36%) GIS
10 3 (0.36%) Power Query
11 1 (0.12%) MySQL
11 1 (0.12%) PostgreSQL
11 1 (0.12%) Semantic Layer
11 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 54 (6.51%) JIRA
2 4 (0.48%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (0.36%) Oracle Forms
4 1 (0.12%) Artifactory
4 1 (0.12%) Balsamiq
4 1 (0.12%) Git
4 1 (0.12%) GitLab
4 1 (0.12%) Jenkins
4 1 (0.12%) Maven
4 1 (0.12%) SonarQube
4 1 (0.12%) Sonatype Nexus
4 1 (0.12%) Visual Studio
General
1 456 (55.01%) Finance
2 287 (34.62%) Social Skills
3 286 (34.50%) Analytical Skills
4 88 (10.62%) Marketing
5 75 (9.05%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 60 (7.24%) Banking
7 55 (6.63%) Legal
8 44 (5.31%) Public Sector
9 39 (4.70%) Retail
10 28 (3.38%) Documentation Skills
10 28 (3.38%) Law
11 22 (2.65%) Organisational Skills
12 20 (2.41%) Manufacturing
13 16 (1.93%) Back Office
14 15 (1.81%) Billing
14 15 (1.81%) Financial Institution
14 15 (1.81%) Influencing Skills
15 13 (1.57%) Presentation Skills
16 10 (1.21%) Digital Health
17 8 (0.97%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 515 (62.12%) Analyst
2 368 (44.39%) Business Analyst
3 220 (26.54%) Trainee
4 207 (24.97%) Trainee Analyst
5 124 (14.96%) Data Analyst
6 105 (12.67%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 102 (12.30%) Trainee Business Analyst
8 92 (11.10%) Senior
9 54 (6.51%) Lead
10 50 (6.03%) Senior Analyst
11 46 (5.55%) Senior Business Analyst
12 45 (5.43%) Project Manager
13 39 (4.70%) Architect
14 38 (4.58%) Lead Business Analyst
15 32 (3.86%) IT Manager
16 31 (3.74%) Developer
17 28 (3.38%) IT Project Manager
18 27 (3.26%) Consultant
18 27 (3.26%) Financial Analyst
19 23 (2.77%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 7 (0.84%) .NET
1 7 (0.84%) React
2 5 (0.60%) Web Services
2 5 (0.60%) XML
3 4 (0.48%) Middleware
4 3 (0.36%) HTML
5 2 (0.24%) CSS
5 2 (0.24%) EDI
5 2 (0.24%) Gherkin
5 2 (0.24%) REST
5 2 (0.24%) RESTful
5 2 (0.24%) Spring
5 2 (0.24%) Spring Boot
6 1 (0.12%) Dropwizard
6 1 (0.12%) JAX-RS
6 1 (0.12%) LESS
6 1 (0.12%) MERN Stack
6 1 (0.12%) Mongoose
6 1 (0.12%) Nunjucks
6 1 (0.12%) Sass
Miscellaneous
1 70 (8.44%) Product Ownership
2 36 (4.34%) Management Information System
3 24 (2.90%) Analytical Mindset
4 21 (2.53%) IoT
5 19 (2.29%) Reinsurance
6 16 (1.93%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 14 (1.69%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
8 13 (1.57%) Enterprise Software
8 13 (1.57%) Onboarding
9 11 (1.33%) Fixed Income
10 10 (1.21%) Legacy Systems
10 10 (1.21%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (0.97%) Digital Media
11 8 (0.97%) Social Media
12 7 (0.84%) AI Agents
12 7 (0.84%) PMI
12 7 (0.84%) Virtual Team
13 6 (0.72%) Cloud Native
13 6 (0.72%) Life Science
13 6 (0.72%) Low-Code
Operating Systems
1 10 (1.21%) Windows
2 1 (0.12%) Android
2 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
2 1 (0.12%) Linux
2 1 (0.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 335 (40.41%) Project Management
2 307 (37.03%) Agile
3 224 (27.02%) Problem-Solving
4 197 (23.76%) Change Management
5 181 (21.83%) Data Analysis
6 149 (17.97%) Analytics
7 132 (15.92%) Process Improvement
8 131 (15.80%) Data Analytics
8 131 (15.80%) Stakeholder Management
9 128 (15.44%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 116 (13.99%) Requirements Gathering
11 106 (12.79%) Continuous Improvement
12 104 (12.55%) AI
13 103 (12.42%) Roadmaps
13 103 (12.42%) User Stories
14 98 (11.82%) Decision-Making
15 91 (10.98%) Project Delivery
16 81 (9.77%) Workshop Facilitation
17 76 (9.17%) Scrum
18 67 (8.08%) Mentoring
Programming Languages
1 185 (22.32%) SQL
2 138 (16.65%) Python
3 10 (1.21%) C#
4 6 (0.72%) VBA
5 5 (0.60%) PL/SQL
6 3 (0.36%) Java
6 3 (0.36%) JavaScript
6 3 (0.36%) PowerShell
7 2 (0.24%) Ada
7 2 (0.24%) C++
7 2 (0.24%) Data Analysis Expressions
7 2 (0.24%) R
8 1 (0.12%) ABAP
8 1 (0.12%) Bash
8 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.12%) VB
Qualifications
1 242 (29.19%) Degree
2 37 (4.46%) Master's Degree
3 34 (4.10%) DBS Check
4 32 (3.86%) Security Cleared
5 31 (3.74%) PMI Certification
6 25 (3.02%) PMP
7 20 (2.41%) HND
7 20 (2.41%) SC Cleared
8 19 (2.29%) CIMA
9 12 (1.45%) ACCA
10 11 (1.33%) CBAP
10 11 (1.33%) Computer Science Degree
10 11 (1.33%) DV Cleared
11 7 (0.84%) IIBA
12 4 (0.48%) BPSS Clearance
12 4 (0.48%) ISTQB
12 4 (0.48%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 3 (0.36%) CFA
13 3 (0.36%) ISEB
13 3 (0.36%) Microsoft Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 50 (6.03%) QA
2 34 (4.10%) Data Quality
3 22 (2.65%) Accessibility
4 15 (1.81%) SEPA
5 13 (1.57%) MiFID
6 12 (1.45%) ISO 20022
7 11 (1.33%) TARGET2
8 10 (1.21%) PMO
9 7 (0.84%) GDPR
10 6 (0.72%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 5 (0.60%) Actionable Recommendations
12 3 (0.36%) EMIR
13 2 (0.24%) COBIT
13 2 (0.24%) GRC
13 2 (0.24%) GxP
13 2 (0.24%) IFRS
13 2 (0.24%) Solvency II
13 2 (0.24%) UCITS
14 1 (0.12%) GAAP
14 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
System Software
1 6 (0.72%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.12%) Docker
2 1 (0.12%) Firmware
2 1 (0.12%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 4 (0.48%) Single Sign-On
2 1 (0.12%) Control-M
2 1 (0.12%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Intune
2 1 (0.12%) SCCM
Vendors
1 222 (26.78%) Microsoft
2 41 (4.95%) Salesforce
3 24 (2.90%) SAP
4 11 (1.33%) Oracle
5 10 (1.21%) Anaplan
6 9 (1.09%) ServiceNow
7 8 (0.97%) Civica
8 7 (0.84%) Adobe
8 7 (0.84%) Atlassian
8 7 (0.84%) GoldenSource
8 7 (0.84%) Guidewire
9 6 (0.72%) iManage
9 6 (0.72%) Workday
10 5 (0.60%) Google
11 4 (0.48%) Alteryx
11 4 (0.48%) HubSpot
12 3 (0.36%) Bloomberg
13 2 (0.24%) Ariba
13 2 (0.24%) ION Trading
13 2 (0.24%) Pega