Business Analysis Jobs

Business Analysis
UK

The table below provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies requiring Business Analysis skills. It includes a benchmarking guide to the annual salaries offered in vacancies that cited Business Analysis over the 6 months leading up to 26 April 2025, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
26 Apr 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 196 203 165
Rank change year-on-year +7 -38 +1
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 819 1,471 2,404
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.59% 1.50% 2.29%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.70% 1.74% 2.39%
Number of salaries quoted 520 826 1,624
10th Percentile £42,500 £34,750 £41,750
25th Percentile £50,967 £43,063 £48,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £55,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +9.09% -8.33% +3.45%
75th Percentile £77,500 £72,500 £71,000
90th Percentile £102,500 £92,500 £85,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +10.00% -9.09% +10.00%

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 48,105 84,479 100,577
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 93.22% 86.05% 95.64%
Number of salaries quoted 26,550 59,789 58,948
10th Percentile £30,750 £29,000 £34,000
25th Percentile £42,500 £40,000 £45,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £55,000 £61,600
Median % change year-on-year +4.55% -10.71% +2.67%
75th Percentile £76,250 £72,500 £82,500
90th Percentile £98,750 £92,500 £100,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £52,500 £50,000 £55,000
% change year-on-year +5.00% -9.09% +4.76%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend

Job postings citing Business Analysis as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analysis in the UK

Business Analysis
Salary Trend

3-month moving average salary quoted in jobs citing Business Analysis.

Salary trend for Business Analysis in the UK

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis over the 6 months to 26 April 2025.

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 26 April 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 +3 750 £60,000 +9.09% 791
UK excluding London +15 511 £55,000 +10.00% 303
London +32 282 £76,250 +8.93% 536
Work from Home +14 266 £67,500 +22.73% 341
North of England +35 170 £60,000 +14.29% 103
North West +32 154 £60,000 +23.71% 57
East of England +7 87 £50,967 +15.70% 18
South East +12 86 £50,967 -2.92% 65
South West +54 60 £52,500 - 45
Midlands -23 56 £57,500 +21.05% 47
Scotland +54 46 £57,500 +27.11% 17
West Midlands +2 45 £55,000 +15.79% 38
East Midlands +23 11 £65,000 +52.94% 9
Yorkshire +28 9 £71,991 +33.94% 33
North East +32 7 £43,750 -16.67% 13
Wales +33 5 £61,750 +26.02% 1
Northern Ireland +30 3 £60,000 +2.04% 12

Business Analysis
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities by Category

The follow tables expand on the table above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. The same employment type, locality and period is covered with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each of the following categories:

Application Platforms
1 75 (9.16%) Oracle Application Server
2 31 (3.79%) Confluence
3 22 (2.69%) SharePoint
4 6 (0.73%) CMS
5 4 (0.49%) Microsoft Exchange
6 2 (0.24%) Apache Spark
7 1 (0.12%) Apache
7 1 (0.12%) Apache Airflow
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle SOA Suite
7 1 (0.12%) Skype for Business
Applications
1 57 (6.96%) Microsoft Excel
2 34 (4.15%) MS Visio
3 27 (3.30%) Microsoft Office
4 21 (2.56%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 7 (0.85%) Microsoft Project
6 6 (0.73%) Trello
7 2 (0.24%) Adobe XD
Business Applications
1 35 (4.27%) Aladdin
2 28 (3.42%) thinkFolio
3 12 (1.47%) Dynamics CRM
4 8 (0.98%) Teamcenter
5 4 (0.49%) Dynamics AX
5 4 (0.49%) iTrent
6 3 (0.37%) Fidessa
7 1 (0.12%) Eloqua
7 1 (0.12%) Odoo
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle EBS R12
7 1 (0.12%) Oracle Procure-to-Pay
7 1 (0.12%) SAP ERP
7 1 (0.12%) SAP S/4HANA
7 1 (0.12%) Siebel CRM
Cloud Services
1 45 (5.49%) Power Platform
2 41 (5.01%) SaaS
3 34 (4.15%) Azure
4 20 (2.44%) AWS
4 20 (2.44%) Dynamics 365
5 15 (1.83%) Microsoft 365
6 12 (1.47%) Azure DevOps
7 11 (1.34%) Power Automate
7 11 (1.34%) PowerApps
8 6 (0.73%) Google Analytics
8 6 (0.73%) PaaS
9 5 (0.61%) Azure Logic Apps
10 4 (0.49%) Lucidchart
10 4 (0.49%) WhatsApp
11 3 (0.37%) Azure Data Factory
11 3 (0.37%) Figma
11 3 (0.37%) GCP
11 3 (0.37%) Microsoft Copilot
11 3 (0.37%) Serverless
12 2 (0.24%) Azure AI
Communications & Networking
1 3 (0.37%) BGP
1 3 (0.37%) EIGRP
1 3 (0.37%) Firewall
1 3 (0.37%) HSRP
1 3 (0.37%) IPsec
1 3 (0.37%) OSPF
1 3 (0.37%) SNMP
1 3 (0.37%) VPN
1 3 (0.37%) VRRP
1 3 (0.37%) Wi-Fi
2 1 (0.12%) Internet
2 1 (0.12%) Kerberos
2 1 (0.12%) LAN
2 1 (0.12%) Multicast
2 1 (0.12%) RTP
2 1 (0.12%) Skype
2 1 (0.12%) WAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 94 (11.48%) Data Warehouse
2 83 (10.13%) Enterprise Data Warehouse
3 75 (9.16%) Oracle Reports
4 35 (4.27%) SQL Server
5 32 (3.91%) Power BI
6 13 (1.59%) Tableau
7 10 (1.22%) Relational Database
8 8 (0.98%) NoSQL
9 4 (0.49%) Big Data
9 4 (0.49%) Data Mining
9 4 (0.49%) RDBMS
10 3 (0.37%) Data Lake
10 3 (0.37%) SQL Server Integration Services
11 2 (0.24%) MongoDB
11 2 (0.24%) MS Access
11 2 (0.24%) OLAP
11 2 (0.24%) PostgreSQL
11 2 (0.24%) Snowflake Schema
11 2 (0.24%) SQL Server Reporting Services
12 1 (0.12%) DB2
Development Applications
1 58 (7.08%) JIRA
2 3 (0.37%) Selenium
3 2 (0.24%) Maven
4 1 (0.12%) Git
4 1 (0.12%) MSBuild
4 1 (0.12%) NUnit
4 1 (0.12%) Oracle APEX
4 1 (0.12%) Postman
4 1 (0.12%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
General
1 375 (45.79%) Social Skills
2 332 (40.54%) Analytical Skills
3 303 (37.00%) Finance
4 117 (14.29%) Organisational Skills
5 103 (12.58%) Influencing Skills
6 75 (9.16%) Military
7 60 (7.33%) Manufacturing
8 48 (5.86%) Front Office
8 48 (5.86%) Retail
9 41 (5.01%) Banking
10 32 (3.91%) Legal
11 30 (3.66%) Marketing
12 21 (2.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
13 20 (2.44%) Public Sector
14 19 (2.32%) Law
14 19 (2.32%) Presentation Skills
15 17 (2.08%) Publishing
16 15 (1.83%) Documentation Skills
17 8 (0.98%) Telecoms
18 7 (0.85%) General Ledger
Job Titles
1 437 (53.36%) Analyst
2 287 (35.04%) Business Analyst
3 102 (12.45%) Senior
4 91 (11.11%) Change Analyst
5 89 (10.87%) Business Change Analyst
6 77 (9.40%) Architect
7 67 (8.18%) Senior Analyst
8 64 (7.81%) Solutions Architect
9 57 (6.96%) Developer
9 57 (6.96%) Senior Business Analyst
10 50 (6.11%) Business Manager
11 43 (5.25%) Fixed Income Business Analyst
12 29 (3.54%) Lead
12 29 (3.54%) Project Manager
13 28 (3.42%) Software Developer
14 25 (3.05%) Database Engineer
14 25 (3.05%) Senior Manager
15 24 (2.93%) Business IT Analyst
15 24 (2.93%) IT Analyst
15 24 (2.93%) IT Business Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 19 (2.32%) .NET
2 12 (1.47%) CSS
2 12 (1.47%) HTML
3 5 (0.61%) Gherkin
3 5 (0.61%) Pandas
3 5 (0.61%) REST
3 5 (0.61%) XML
4 4 (0.49%) ASP.NET
4 4 (0.49%) MACH
4 4 (0.49%) Middleware
4 4 (0.49%) OAuth
5 3 (0.37%) AngularJS
5 3 (0.37%) FIX Protocol
5 3 (0.37%) Kafka
5 3 (0.37%) NumPy
5 3 (0.37%) SOAP
6 2 (0.24%) .NET Framework
6 2 (0.24%) Node.js
6 2 (0.24%) Visualforce
6 2 (0.24%) Web Services
Miscellaneous
1 65 (7.94%) Management Information System
2 54 (6.59%) Analytical Mindset
2 54 (6.59%) Product Ownership
3 50 (6.11%) Derivative
4 46 (5.62%) Onboarding
5 43 (5.25%) Fixed Income
6 42 (5.13%) Hedge funds
7 15 (1.83%) Data Protection Act
8 14 (1.71%) PMI
9 10 (1.22%) Data Structures
10 9 (1.10%) Algorithms
10 9 (1.10%) Operational Technology
11 8 (0.98%) Self-Motivation
11 8 (0.98%) SWIFT Messaging Network
12 7 (0.85%) Legacy Systems
12 7 (0.85%) OTC Derivatives
13 6 (0.73%) Cloud Native
13 6 (0.73%) Marketing Technology
13 6 (0.73%) Mobile App
13 6 (0.73%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 8 (0.98%) Windows
2 6 (0.73%) Android
2 6 (0.73%) Apple iOS
2 6 (0.73%) Windows Vista
3 5 (0.61%) Linux
4 3 (0.37%) Unix
5 1 (0.12%) AIX
5 1 (0.12%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 391 (47.74%) Agile
2 276 (33.70%) Problem-Solving
3 160 (19.54%) Continuous Improvement
4 153 (18.68%) Project Management
5 152 (18.56%) Workshop Facilitation
6 148 (18.07%) Analytics
7 139 (16.97%) Stakeholder Management
8 137 (16.73%) ITIL
9 133 (16.24%) Change Management
9 133 (16.24%) Stakeholder Engagement
10 132 (16.12%) Use Case
11 130 (15.87%) Business Case
12 122 (14.90%) Roadmaps
13 108 (13.19%) Data Modelling
14 107 (13.06%) Collaborative Working
15 101 (12.33%) DevOps
16 97 (11.84%) User Stories
17 96 (11.72%) Strategic Thinking
18 95 (11.60%) Requirements Gathering
19 94 (11.48%) MoSCoW
Programming Languages
1 94 (11.48%) SQL
2 57 (6.96%) Python
3 36 (4.40%) C#
4 33 (4.03%) Java
5 10 (1.22%) JavaScript
6 8 (0.98%) PowerShell
7 4 (0.49%) C++
7 4 (0.49%) Go
7 4 (0.49%) Ruby
8 3 (0.37%) Data Analysis Expressions
8 3 (0.37%) T-SQL
9 2 (0.24%) Apex Code
9 2 (0.24%) Bash
9 2 (0.24%) Shell Script
9 2 (0.24%) SOQL
10 1 (0.12%) ABAP
10 1 (0.12%) Kotlin
10 1 (0.12%) RPG
10 1 (0.12%) RPG IV
10 1 (0.12%) VBA
Qualifications
1 202 (24.66%) Degree
2 133 (16.24%) CBAP
3 82 (10.01%) DBS Check
4 62 (7.57%) BPSS Clearance
5 41 (5.01%) PMI Certification
6 33 (4.03%) Master's Degree
7 28 (3.42%) PMP
8 17 (2.08%) Computer Science Degree
9 16 (1.95%) Security Cleared
10 13 (1.59%) IIBA
11 9 (1.10%) ITIL Foundation Certificate
11 9 (1.10%) Microsoft Certification
12 7 (0.85%) TOGAF Certification
13 6 (0.73%) CSPO
13 6 (0.73%) PRINCE2 Certification
13 6 (0.73%) SC Cleared
14 4 (0.49%) Cisco Certification
14 4 (0.49%) DV Cleared
14 4 (0.49%) ISEB
15 3 (0.37%) CCNA
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 54 (6.59%) QA
2 24 (2.93%) PMO
3 9 (1.10%) Actionable Recommendations
4 7 (0.85%) Data Quality
4 7 (0.85%) ISO 20022
4 7 (0.85%) SEPA
5 6 (0.73%) Accessibility
6 5 (0.61%) GDPR
7 3 (0.37%) EMIR
7 3 (0.37%) MiFID
8 2 (0.24%) GRC
8 2 (0.24%) ISO/IEC 27001
8 2 (0.24%) TARGET2
9 1 (0.12%) HIPAA
9 1 (0.12%) ISO 9001
9 1 (0.12%) Solvency II
System Software
1 2 (0.24%) Active Directory
2 1 (0.12%) Virtual Machines
Systems Management
1 6 (0.73%) Kubernetes
2 1 (0.12%) Single Sign-On
Vendors
1 107 (13.06%) Oracle
2 84 (10.26%) Microsoft
3 35 (4.27%) BISAM
4 34 (4.15%) Charles River
5 28 (3.42%) Calypso
5 28 (3.42%) SimCorp
6 17 (2.08%) YouTube
7 11 (1.34%) Guidewire
8 10 (1.22%) Salesforce
9 9 (1.10%) SAP
9 9 (1.10%) ServiceNow
10 8 (0.98%) Atlassian
10 8 (0.98%) Siemens
11 7 (0.85%) Google
12 4 (0.49%) Anaplan
12 4 (0.49%) Bloomberg
12 4 (0.49%) Duck Creek
13 3 (0.37%) Arista
13 3 (0.37%) Meraki
13 3 (0.37%) Refinitiv