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

6 months to
9 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 168 180 150
Rank change year-on-year +12 -30 -13
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 855 882 1,120
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.43% 1.64% 2.05%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.76% 1.82% 2.28%
Number of salaries quoted 650 540 798
10th Percentile £28,250 £37,396 £38,537
25th Percentile £35,000 £46,250 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,238 £57,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -16.11% -4.17% -
75th Percentile £70,000 £74,164 £77,500
90th Percentile £85,075 £92,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £50,967 £52,500
% change year-on-year -21.52% -2.92% -

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 48,482 48,584 49,041
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 81.16% 90.44% 89.96%
Number of salaries quoted 28,500 23,705 37,321
10th Percentile £28,500 £35,000 £31,250
25th Percentile £37,000 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -8.33% - -4.00%
75th Percentile £75,000 £80,000 £78,750
90th Percentile £95,000 £100,000 £97,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% -4.55%

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 January 2026.

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 9 January 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 +14 779 £50,000 -13.04% 314
UK excluding London +6 495 £40,000 -21.52% 305
London +36 305 £72,500 +3.57% 97
North of England +34 222 £40,000 -11.11% 65
Work from Home +50 199 £62,500 +8.70% 80
North West +33 105 £40,000 -27.27% 30
Yorkshire +54 88 £40,000 -20.00% 27
South East -2 74 £55,000 +7.91% 91
Midlands -1 73 £40,000 -27.27% 44
West Midlands +17 54 £40,000 -27.27% 30
South West -6 50 £40,000 -17.10% 32
Scotland +10 37 £37,500 -23.08% 20
East of England -24 30 £40,000 -21.52% 32
North East -19 29 £40,000 +6.67% 11
East Midlands -26 19 £50,195 -22.78% 14
Wales +5 10 £50,000 +5.26% 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 32 (3.74%) Confluence
2 16 (1.87%) SharePoint
3 2 (0.23%) CMS
3 2 (0.23%) IIS
4 1 (0.12%) ArcGIS
4 1 (0.12%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.12%) SAS
Applications
1 171 (20.00%) Microsoft Excel
2 30 (3.51%) Microsoft Office
2 30 (3.51%) MS Visio
3 23 (2.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
4 10 (1.17%) Microsoft Project
5 7 (0.82%) Adobe XD
6 3 (0.35%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.12%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 5 (0.58%) Dynamics CRM
1 5 (0.58%) Fidessa
1 5 (0.58%) Unit4 Business World
2 4 (0.47%) Elite 3E
2 4 (0.47%) SAP S/4HANA
3 3 (0.35%) Endur
3 3 (0.35%) Salesforce CRM
4 2 (0.23%) Dynamics NAV
4 2 (0.23%) iTrent
4 2 (0.23%) SAP WM
5 1 (0.12%) Aladdin
5 1 (0.12%) Loan IQ
5 1 (0.12%) NetSuite
5 1 (0.12%) OpenText VIM for SAP
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle ERP
5 1 (0.12%) Oracle General Ledger
5 1 (0.12%) SAP CO
5 1 (0.12%) SAP EWM
5 1 (0.12%) SAP FI/CO
5 1 (0.12%) SAP GRC
Cloud Services
1 62 (7.25%) Power Platform
2 55 (6.43%) Azure
3 41 (4.80%) Microsoft 365
4 27 (3.16%) SaaS
5 26 (3.04%) Azure DevOps
6 21 (2.46%) Salesforce Service Cloud
7 20 (2.34%) Cloud Computing
8 17 (1.99%) Dynamics 365
9 16 (1.87%) AWS
9 16 (1.87%) PaaS
10 15 (1.75%) Miro
11 13 (1.52%) Power Automate
12 12 (1.40%) ChatGPT
13 9 (1.05%) Microsoft Copilot
14 8 (0.94%) Figma
14 8 (0.94%) IaaS
15 6 (0.70%) Azure Data Factory
15 6 (0.70%) Azure Synapse Analytics
15 6 (0.70%) Microsoft Purview
15 6 (0.70%) PowerApps
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.58%) Multicast
2 4 (0.47%) Unified Communications
3 3 (0.35%) Wi-Fi
4 2 (0.23%) 4G
4 2 (0.23%) FIX Connectivity
4 2 (0.23%) RFID
5 1 (0.12%) Bluetooth
5 1 (0.12%) DHCP
5 1 (0.12%) DNS
5 1 (0.12%) Firewall
5 1 (0.12%) Intranet
5 1 (0.12%) Network Security
5 1 (0.12%) TCP/IP
Database & Business Intelligence
1 142 (16.61%) Tableau
2 131 (15.32%) Data Mining
3 49 (5.73%) Power BI
4 20 (2.34%) Big Data
5 16 (1.87%) SQL Server
6 8 (0.94%) Data Lake
6 8 (0.94%) Data Warehouse
7 6 (0.70%) Metadata
8 4 (0.47%) BusinessObjects
8 4 (0.47%) NoSQL
8 4 (0.47%) Qlik Sense
9 3 (0.35%) GIS
9 3 (0.35%) MS Access
9 3 (0.35%) Power Query
9 3 (0.35%) Relational Database
10 2 (0.23%) Amazon RDS
10 2 (0.23%) SQL Server Reporting Services
11 1 (0.12%) MySQL
11 1 (0.12%) PostgreSQL
11 1 (0.12%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 48 (5.61%) JIRA
2 4 (0.47%) Team Foundation Server
3 3 (0.35%) 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
1 483 (56.49%) Finance
2 296 (34.62%) Analytical Skills
3 276 (32.28%) Social Skills
4 85 (9.94%) Marketing
5 67 (7.84%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 58 (6.78%) Banking
7 53 (6.20%) Legal
8 40 (4.68%) Public Sector
9 33 (3.86%) Retail
10 26 (3.04%) Law
11 25 (2.92%) Documentation Skills
11 25 (2.92%) Organisational Skills
12 19 (2.22%) Manufacturing
13 15 (1.75%) Billing
14 14 (1.64%) Financial Institution
14 14 (1.64%) Influencing Skills
15 13 (1.52%) Back Office
16 12 (1.40%) Presentation Skills
17 11 (1.29%) Digital Health
18 8 (0.94%) Advertising
Job Titles
1 558 (65.26%) Analyst
2 402 (47.02%) Business Analyst
3 256 (29.94%) Trainee
4 243 (28.42%) Trainee Analyst
5 137 (16.02%) Data Analyst
6 125 (14.62%) Trainee Business Analyst
7 118 (13.80%) Trainee Data Analyst
8 89 (10.41%) Senior
9 51 (5.96%) Senior Analyst
10 49 (5.73%) Lead
11 47 (5.50%) Senior Business Analyst
12 40 (4.68%) Architect
13 35 (4.09%) Project Manager
14 33 (3.86%) Lead Business Analyst
15 27 (3.16%) IT Manager
16 26 (3.04%) Developer
17 23 (2.69%) Financial Analyst
17 23 (2.69%) IT Project Manager
18 22 (2.57%) Insurance Business Analyst
19 21 (2.46%) Product Owner
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 6 (0.70%) .NET
1 6 (0.70%) React
1 6 (0.70%) XML
2 5 (0.58%) FIX Protocol
2 5 (0.58%) Middleware
2 5 (0.58%) Web Services
3 4 (0.47%) REST
4 3 (0.35%) JSON
5 2 (0.23%) CSS
5 2 (0.23%) EDI
5 2 (0.23%) Gherkin
5 2 (0.23%) HTML
5 2 (0.23%) OpenAPI
5 2 (0.23%) RESTful
5 2 (0.23%) SOAP
5 2 (0.23%) Spring
5 2 (0.23%) Spring Boot
5 2 (0.23%) Swagger
6 1 (0.12%) Dropwizard
6 1 (0.12%) XSLT
Miscellaneous
1 61 (7.13%) Product Ownership
2 36 (4.21%) Management Information System
3 21 (2.46%) Analytical Mindset
4 20 (2.34%) IoT
5 17 (1.99%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
5 17 (1.99%) Onboarding
6 16 (1.87%) Reinsurance
6 16 (1.87%) SWIFT Messaging Network
7 14 (1.64%) Enterprise Software
7 14 (1.64%) Fixed Income
8 11 (1.29%) PMI
9 10 (1.17%) Legacy Systems
10 9 (1.05%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (0.94%) AI Agents
11 8 (0.94%) Digital Media
12 7 (0.82%) Life Science
12 7 (0.82%) Social Media
13 6 (0.70%) Cloud Native
13 6 (0.70%) Enterprise Cloud
13 6 (0.70%) Virtual Team
Operating Systems
1 14 (1.64%) Windows
2 5 (0.58%) Linux
3 1 (0.12%) Android
3 1 (0.12%) Apple iOS
3 1 (0.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 359 (41.99%) Project Management
2 303 (35.44%) Agile
3 248 (29.01%) Problem-Solving
4 218 (25.50%) Change Management
5 189 (22.11%) Data Analysis
6 160 (18.71%) Analytics
7 140 (16.37%) Data Analytics
8 124 (14.50%) Stakeholder Management
9 123 (14.39%) Process Improvement
10 118 (13.80%) Stakeholder Engagement
11 110 (12.87%) Requirements Gathering
12 104 (12.16%) AI
12 104 (12.16%) Continuous Improvement
13 96 (11.23%) Decision-Making
13 96 (11.23%) Roadmaps
14 95 (11.11%) User Stories
15 86 (10.06%) Project Delivery
16 80 (9.36%) Workshop Facilitation
17 77 (9.01%) Scrum
18 64 (7.49%) Business Intelligence
Programming Languages
1 192 (22.46%) SQL
2 146 (17.08%) Python
3 9 (1.05%) C#
4 5 (0.58%) Java
5 4 (0.47%) VBA
6 3 (0.35%) PL/SQL
7 2 (0.23%) Ada
7 2 (0.23%) C++
7 2 (0.23%) JavaScript
7 2 (0.23%) R
8 1 (0.12%) ABAP
8 1 (0.12%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 1 (0.12%) PowerShell
8 1 (0.12%) TypeScript
8 1 (0.12%) VB
Qualifications
1 264 (30.88%) Degree
2 37 (4.33%) Security Cleared
3 31 (3.63%) DBS Check
3 31 (3.63%) Master's Degree
4 30 (3.51%) PMI Certification
5 21 (2.46%) CIMA
6 20 (2.34%) HND
6 20 (2.34%) PMP
7 19 (2.22%) SC Cleared
8 17 (1.99%) IIBA
9 14 (1.64%) ACCA
10 12 (1.40%) Computer Science Degree
11 11 (1.29%) DV Cleared
12 9 (1.05%) CBAP
13 5 (0.58%) BPSS Clearance
14 4 (0.47%) ISTQB
15 3 (0.35%) ISEB
15 3 (0.35%) PRINCE2 Certification
15 3 (0.35%) TOGAF Certification
16 2 (0.23%) CSPO
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 48 (5.61%) QA
2 31 (3.63%) Data Quality
3 23 (2.69%) Accessibility
4 15 (1.75%) SEPA
5 12 (1.40%) ISO 20022
6 11 (1.29%) TARGET2
7 10 (1.17%) MiFID
8 9 (1.05%) PMO
9 7 (0.82%) GDPR
10 5 (0.58%) Actionable Recommendations
11 4 (0.47%) Sarbanes-Oxley
12 3 (0.35%) EMIR
13 2 (0.23%) COBIT
13 2 (0.23%) GRC
13 2 (0.23%) GxP
13 2 (0.23%) Solvency II
14 1 (0.12%) FATCA
14 1 (0.12%) GAAP
14 1 (0.12%) ISO/IEC 20000
14 1 (0.12%) P3O
System Software
1 6 (0.70%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.12%) Docker
2 1 (0.12%) VMware Server
Systems Management
1 4 (0.47%) 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
1 231 (27.02%) Microsoft
2 37 (4.33%) Salesforce
3 19 (2.22%) SAP
4 16 (1.87%) Oracle
5 10 (1.17%) Anaplan
6 8 (0.94%) Civica
6 8 (0.94%) ServiceNow
7 7 (0.82%) Adobe
7 7 (0.82%) Atlassian
8 6 (0.70%) Alteryx
8 6 (0.70%) GoldenSource
8 6 (0.70%) iManage
8 6 (0.70%) ION Trading
9 5 (0.58%) Bloomberg
9 5 (0.58%) CQG
9 5 (0.58%) Patsystems
9 5 (0.58%) Reuters
9 5 (0.58%) Trayport
9 5 (0.58%) Workday
10 4 (0.47%) Google