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

6 months to
24 Apr 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 188 181 208
Rank change year-on-year -7 +27 -44
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 998 746 1,383
As % of all permanent jobs in the UK 1.13% 1.78% 1.45%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.51% 1.92% 1.70%
Number of salaries quoted 782 444 827
10th Percentile £28,250 £43,125 £34,800
25th Percentile £35,000 £50,967 £43,356
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £48,885 £60,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -18.53% +9.09% -8.33%
75th Percentile £65,404 £79,284 £72,500
90th Percentile £83,750 £102,500 £92,500
UK excluding London median annual salary £40,000 £52,500 £51,075
% change year-on-year -23.81% +2.79% -7.14%

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 66,274 38,859 81,572
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 75.13% 92.82% 85.77%
Number of salaries quoted 40,927 22,757 59,545
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £29,000
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 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +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 24 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 24 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 -9 892 £50,000 -18.50% 348
UK excluding London -12 592 £40,000 -23.81% 322
London +19 328 £66,250 -11.67% 111
North of England +60 271 £40,000 -27.27% 89
Work from Home -30 231 £62,500 -3.85% 94
Yorkshire +46 127 £40,000 -44.44% 40
Midlands +5 107 £40,000 -28.89% 42
North West -2 103 £40,000 -27.27% 38
West Midlands +16 83 £40,000 -27.27% 21
South East -59 64 £50,000 -1.90% 85
South West -60 55 £40,000 -23.81% 28
Scotland -27 43 £40,000 -30.43% 15
North East -3 41 £40,000 -15.79% 13
East of England -85 36 £45,000 -11.71% 39
East Midlands -45 24 £40,000 -38.46% 20
Wales -18 14 £56,585 -4.79% 11
Northern Ireland -36 3 £40,000 -32.69% 17

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 (3.01%) Confluence
2 18 (1.80%) SharePoint
3 4 (0.40%) Microsoft Exchange
4 1 (0.10%) IIS
4 1 (0.10%) Mendix
4 1 (0.10%) SAS
Applications
1 178 (17.84%) Microsoft Excel
2 33 (3.31%) MS Visio
3 30 (3.01%) Microsoft Office
4 12 (1.20%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.70%) Microsoft Project
6 2 (0.20%) Spreadsheet
7 1 (0.10%) AutoCAD
7 1 (0.10%) Sketch
Business Applications
1 17 (1.70%) NetSuite
2 11 (1.10%) Dynamics CRM
3 5 (0.50%) Fidessa
4 4 (0.40%) Dynamics NAV
4 4 (0.40%) SAP S/4HANA
5 3 (0.30%) Dynamics AX
6 2 (0.20%) Elite 3E
6 2 (0.20%) Salesforce CRM
7 1 (0.10%) Exchequer
7 1 (0.10%) Integrated Workplace Management System
7 1 (0.10%) Oracle General Ledger
7 1 (0.10%) Oracle Payables
7 1 (0.10%) Oracle Receivables
7 1 (0.10%) Oracle Subledger Accounting
7 1 (0.10%) PeopleSoft HRMS
7 1 (0.10%) Sage 50
7 1 (0.10%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.10%) SAP FI
7 1 (0.10%) SAP FI/CO
7 1 (0.10%) SAP PSCD
Cloud Services
1 87 (8.72%) Power Platform
2 59 (5.91%) Azure
3 42 (4.21%) Microsoft 365
4 31 (3.11%) SaaS
5 28 (2.81%) Dynamics 365
6 25 (2.51%) AWS
7 20 (2.00%) Cloud Computing
8 19 (1.90%) Azure DevOps
8 19 (1.90%) PaaS
9 17 (1.70%) Microsoft Copilot
10 16 (1.60%) ChatGPT
10 16 (1.60%) Power Automate
11 13 (1.30%) PowerApps
12 11 (1.10%) Microsoft Purview
12 11 (1.10%) Miro
13 10 (1.00%) Azure Data Factory
13 10 (1.00%) Azure Synapse Analytics
13 10 (1.00%) Entra ID
13 10 (1.00%) GCP
13 10 (1.00%) IaaS
Communications & Networking
1 5 (0.50%) Multicast
2 2 (0.20%) FIX Connectivity
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%) RFID
3 1 (0.10%) SD-WAN
3 1 (0.10%) TCP/IP
3 1 (0.10%) Wi-Fi
Database & Business Intelligence
1 161 (16.13%) Tableau
2 149 (14.93%) Data Mining
3 70 (7.01%) Power BI
4 20 (2.00%) Big Data
5 14 (1.40%) Metadata
6 13 (1.30%) Relational Database
7 9 (0.90%) Data Lake
8 8 (0.80%) Power Query
8 8 (0.80%) SQL Server
9 7 (0.70%) RDBMS
10 6 (0.60%) Data Warehouse
10 6 (0.60%) Qlik Sense
11 5 (0.50%) NoSQL
12 3 (0.30%) Amazon RDS
12 3 (0.30%) GIS
12 3 (0.30%) SQL Server Reporting Services
13 1 (0.10%) DTS
13 1 (0.10%) Oracle Database
13 1 (0.10%) SAP BW
13 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Integration Services
Development Applications
1 44 (4.41%) JIRA
2 7 (0.70%) ERwin
3 1 (0.10%) Balsamiq
3 1 (0.10%) Eclipse
3 1 (0.10%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 549 (55.01%) Finance
2 361 (36.17%) Analytical Skills
3 302 (30.26%) Social Skills
4 67 (6.71%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 62 (6.21%) Public Sector
6 56 (5.61%) Law
7 55 (5.51%) Marketing
8 47 (4.71%) Legal
9 40 (4.01%) Banking
10 27 (2.71%) Presentation Skills
11 26 (2.61%) Documentation Skills
12 22 (2.20%) Retail
13 21 (2.10%) Influencing Skills
14 20 (2.00%) Organisational Skills
15 19 (1.90%) Manufacturing
16 17 (1.70%) Financial Institution
17 12 (1.20%) Billing
18 10 (1.00%) Spanish Language
19 6 (0.60%) Back Office
19 6 (0.60%) Publishing
Job Titles
1 718 (71.94%) Analyst
2 519 (52.00%) Business Analyst
3 286 (28.66%) Trainee
4 283 (28.36%) Trainee Analyst
5 159 (15.93%) Data Analyst
6 146 (14.63%) Trainee Data Analyst
7 137 (13.73%) Trainee Business Analyst
8 115 (11.52%) Senior
9 94 (9.42%) Senior Analyst
10 85 (8.52%) Senior Business Analyst
11 40 (4.01%) Lead
12 33 (3.31%) Project Manager
13 30 (3.01%) Insurance Business Analyst
14 29 (2.91%) Consultant
15 22 (2.20%) Systems Analyst
15 22 (2.20%) Technical Analyst
15 22 (2.20%) Technical Business Analyst
16 21 (2.10%) Business Manager
17 20 (2.00%) Architect
17 20 (2.00%) Lecturer
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 15 (1.50%) JSON
1 15 (1.50%) XML
2 12 (1.20%) FIX Protocol
3 9 (0.90%) FpML
4 7 (0.70%) XML Schema
5 6 (0.60%) Middleware
5 6 (0.60%) REST
6 5 (0.50%) EDI
6 5 (0.50%) SOAP
7 4 (0.40%) .NET
8 3 (0.30%) OpenAPI
8 3 (0.30%) React
8 3 (0.30%) Swagger
9 2 (0.20%) AngularJS
9 2 (0.20%) ASP.NET
9 2 (0.20%) Web Services
9 2 (0.20%) XML Messaging
10 1 (0.10%) ADO
10 1 (0.10%) SAP ALE
10 1 (0.10%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 91 (9.12%) Product Ownership
2 37 (3.71%) Management Information System
3 33 (3.31%) IoT
4 29 (2.91%) Analytical Mindset
5 23 (2.30%) Legacy Systems
6 21 (2.10%) Data Structures
7 17 (1.70%) AI Agents
7 17 (1.70%) Enterprise Software
8 16 (1.60%) Onboarding
9 15 (1.50%) Fixed Income
10 14 (1.40%) Self-Motivation
11 12 (1.20%) Derivative
12 11 (1.10%) Low-Code
13 10 (1.00%) Cloud Native
13 10 (1.00%) Enterprise Cloud
13 10 (1.00%) OTC Derivatives
13 10 (1.00%) PMI
13 10 (1.00%) PropTech
13 10 (1.00%) Virtual Team
14 9 (0.90%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
Operating Systems
1 17 (1.70%) Windows
2 5 (0.50%) Linux
3 3 (0.30%) Android
3 3 (0.30%) Apple iOS
3 3 (0.30%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 344 (34.47%) Project Management
2 322 (32.26%) Agile
3 250 (25.05%) Problem-Solving
4 216 (21.64%) Analytics
5 210 (21.04%) Data Analysis
6 165 (16.53%) Change Management
7 163 (16.33%) Data Analytics
8 153 (15.33%) Requirements Gathering
9 151 (15.13%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 139 (13.93%) User Stories
11 125 (12.53%) Decision-Making
12 124 (12.42%) Stakeholder Management
13 116 (11.62%) Workshop Facilitation
14 108 (10.82%) Process Improvement
15 96 (9.62%) Continuous Improvement
16 94 (9.42%) Roadmaps
17 92 (9.22%) Business Intelligence
18 91 (9.12%) AI
19 84 (8.42%) Project Delivery
20 81 (8.12%) User Acceptance Testing
Programming Languages
1 234 (23.45%) SQL
2 168 (16.83%) Python
3 6 (0.60%) Java
4 4 (0.40%) Data Analysis Expressions
5 3 (0.30%) C#
6 2 (0.20%) T-SQL
6 2 (0.20%) X++
7 1 (0.10%) PowerShell
7 1 (0.10%) R
7 1 (0.10%) TypeScript
7 1 (0.10%) VBA
Qualifications
1 234 (23.45%) Degree
2 57 (5.71%) Security Cleared
3 36 (3.61%) SC Cleared
4 34 (3.41%) IIBA
5 33 (3.31%) PMI Certification
6 31 (3.11%) CIMA
6 31 (3.11%) Master's Degree
7 30 (3.01%) ACCA
8 24 (2.40%) PMP
9 20 (2.00%) Computer Science Degree
9 20 (2.00%) HND
10 15 (1.50%) DBS Check
11 13 (1.30%) CBAP
12 11 (1.10%) DV Cleared
13 7 (0.70%) ISEB
14 6 (0.60%) Microsoft Certification
15 5 (0.50%) BPSS Clearance
15 5 (0.50%) CIPD
16 4 (0.40%) PRINCE2 Certification
17 3 (0.30%) AWS Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 39 (3.91%) QA
2 25 (2.51%) Data Quality
3 22 (2.20%) Accessibility
4 20 (2.00%) PMO
5 13 (1.30%) GAAP
5 13 (1.30%) GDPR
5 13 (1.30%) MiFID
6 10 (1.00%) Actionable Recommendations
7 6 (0.60%) ISO 20022
8 2 (0.20%) GRC
8 2 (0.20%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.20%) NIST
8 2 (0.20%) SEPA
8 2 (0.20%) SLA
8 2 (0.20%) TARGET2
9 1 (0.10%) COBIT
9 1 (0.10%) EMIR
9 1 (0.10%) FATCA
9 1 (0.10%) ISO/IEC 20000
9 1 (0.10%) WCAG
System Software
1 13 (1.30%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.10%) Docker
2 1 (0.10%) IAG
Systems Management
1 7 (0.70%) 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
1 274 (27.45%) Microsoft
2 28 (2.81%) Salesforce
3 22 (2.20%) SAP
4 12 (1.20%) Oracle
5 10 (1.00%) Anaplan
5 10 (1.00%) Atlassian
5 10 (1.00%) Google
5 10 (1.00%) Intapp
5 10 (1.00%) ServiceNow
6 8 (0.80%) Alteryx
6 8 (0.80%) Sparx
7 6 (0.60%) HubSpot
8 5 (0.50%) Bloomberg
8 5 (0.50%) CQG
8 5 (0.50%) IBM
8 5 (0.50%) ION Trading
8 5 (0.50%) Patsystems
8 5 (0.50%) Reuters
8 5 (0.50%) Trayport
9 4 (0.40%) Guidewire