Business Analysis
UK

The following table provides summary statistics for permanent job vacancies with a requirement for Business Analysis skills. Included is a benchmarking guide to the salaries offered in vacancies that have cited Business Analysis over the 6 months to 29 May 2024 with a comparison to the same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
29 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 211 162 178
Rank change year-on-year -49 +16 -8
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 1,445 2,222 3,987
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 1.40% 2.29% 2.39%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 1.66% 2.39% 2.50%
Number of salaries quoted 786 1,486 2,586
10th Percentile £34,500 £41,250 £37,500
25th Percentile £42,500 £48,409 £45,617
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,075 £60,000 £57,500
Median % change year-on-year -9.87% +4.35% +4.55%
75th Percentile £72,500 £71,250 £72,500
90th Percentile £92,500 £85,000 £90,000
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -9.09% +10.00% +5.26%

All Process and Methodology Skills
UK

Business Analysis is in the Processes and Methodologies category. The following table is for comparison with the above and provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 86,886 92,843 159,778
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 84.13% 95.56% 95.90%
Number of salaries quoted 60,763 54,795 82,800
10th Percentile £29,250 £34,000 £33,500
25th Percentile £40,000 £45,000 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £60,899 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -9.69% +1.50% +9.09%
75th Percentile £72,500 £81,250 £80,000
90th Percentile £92,500 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +9.38%

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 29 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Analysis in the UK

Business Analysis
Top 18 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 29 May 2024. 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 -37 1,260 £55,000 -8.33% 311
UK excluding London -26 1,027 £50,000 -9.09% 166
Work from Home -71 525 £55,000 -8.33% 148
London -72 371 £70,000 +7.69% 159
South East -40 203 £52,500 -8.70% 32
North of England -51 195 £52,500 -4.55% 42
Midlands -30 192 £47,500 -9.52% 38
East of England +88 163 £47,500 -11.63% 12
South West -26 126 £49,000 -10.91% 22
West Midlands -27 125 £47,500 -9.52% 25
North West -25 124 £47,500 -20.83% 22
Scotland -42 117 £44,347 -15.53% 15
East Midlands -23 67 £48,093 -8.39% 12
Yorkshire -22 50 £52,500 -1.42% 16
North East +2 21 £52,500 -12.50% 4
Wales -25 15 £49,000 +8.89% 4
Northern Ireland +17 12 £58,800 +23.79% 2
Isle of Man - 4 £54,000 -

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 77 (5.33%) Confluence
2 32 (2.21%) Apache
3 25 (1.73%) SharePoint
4 11 (0.76%) IIS
5 6 (0.42%) Microsoft Exchange
6 5 (0.35%) Apache Spark
6 5 (0.35%) BizTalk Server
7 2 (0.14%) ArcGIS
7 2 (0.14%) Moodle
7 2 (0.14%) SAS
8 1 (0.069%) CMS
8 1 (0.069%) Drupal
8 1 (0.069%) SharePoint 2013
8 1 (0.069%) WordPress
Applications
1 155 (10.73%) Microsoft Excel
2 95 (6.57%) Microsoft Office
3 60 (4.15%) MS Visio
4 55 (3.81%) Microsoft PowerPoint
5 26 (1.80%) Microsoft Project
6 8 (0.55%) Trello
7 5 (0.35%) Sketch
8 4 (0.28%) Spreadsheet
9 1 (0.069%) Camtasia
Business Applications
1 24 (1.66%) Salesforce CRM
2 19 (1.31%) Dynamics CRM
3 15 (1.04%) SAP S/4HANA
4 12 (0.83%) iTrent
4 12 (0.83%) SAP CO
4 12 (0.83%) SAP FI
4 12 (0.83%) SAP FI/CO
5 10 (0.69%) Infor SunSystems
6 7 (0.48%) BPCS
7 5 (0.35%) Maximo
7 5 (0.35%) NEC Housing
8 4 (0.28%) SAP ERP
8 4 (0.28%) Workday HCM
9 2 (0.14%) Aladdin
9 2 (0.14%) Endur
9 2 (0.14%) Magento
9 2 (0.14%) Oracle ERP
9 2 (0.14%) SAP GRC
9 2 (0.14%) SAP WM
9 2 (0.14%) Shopify
Cloud Services
1 141 (9.76%) Azure
1 141 (9.76%) Power Platform
2 105 (7.27%) AWS
3 56 (3.88%) SaaS
4 48 (3.32%) Azure DevOps
5 38 (2.63%) Microsoft 365
6 25 (1.73%) Miro
6 25 (1.73%) PowerApps
7 24 (1.66%) Dynamics 365
8 19 (1.31%) GCP
9 18 (1.25%) Power Automate
10 14 (0.97%) IBM Cloud
11 13 (0.90%) Salesforce Service Cloud
11 13 (0.90%) Serverless
12 12 (0.83%) AWS Lambda
12 12 (0.83%) PaaS
13 11 (0.76%) Amazon S3
13 11 (0.76%) Amazon SQS
13 11 (0.76%) AWS Step Functions
14 9 (0.62%) Azure Data Factory
Communications & Networking
1 22 (1.52%) Firewall
2 21 (1.45%) Wireless
3 14 (0.97%) HTTP
3 14 (0.97%) LAN
3 14 (0.97%) WAN
4 12 (0.83%) BGP
4 12 (0.83%) OSPF
4 12 (0.83%) VLAN
5 10 (0.69%) DNS
6 9 (0.62%) TCP/IP
6 9 (0.62%) VoIP
7 7 (0.48%) EIGRP
7 7 (0.48%) HSRP
7 7 (0.48%) MPLS
7 7 (0.48%) Network Security
7 7 (0.48%) SD-WAN
7 7 (0.48%) Spanning Tree
7 7 (0.48%) VRRP
7 7 (0.48%) Wireshark
7 7 (0.48%) WLAN
Database & Business Intelligence
1 125 (8.65%) Power BI
2 55 (3.81%) Tableau
3 47 (3.25%) Data Warehouse
4 35 (2.42%) SQL Server
5 26 (1.80%) Relational Database
6 25 (1.73%) SQL Server Integration Services
6 25 (1.73%) SQL Server Reporting Services
7 22 (1.52%) BusinessObjects
8 21 (1.45%) Big Data
8 21 (1.45%) Data Lake
9 19 (1.31%) NoSQL
10 12 (0.83%) Azure SQL Data Warehouse
11 9 (0.62%) Azure SQL Database
12 8 (0.55%) Apache Arrow
12 8 (0.55%) Dremio
12 8 (0.55%) Metadata
12 8 (0.55%) Oracle Reports
13 7 (0.48%) BusinessObjects Web Intelligence
13 7 (0.48%) Qlik Sense
13 7 (0.48%) Semantic Layer
Development Applications
1 142 (9.83%) JIRA
2 13 (0.90%) Git
2 13 (0.90%) Visual Studio
3 10 (0.69%) Jenkins
4 8 (0.55%) SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
5 4 (0.28%) Postman
6 3 (0.21%) Cucumber
6 3 (0.21%) JUnit
7 2 (0.14%) Android Studio
7 2 (0.14%) Balsamiq
7 2 (0.14%) Hudson
7 2 (0.14%) Rational DOORS
7 2 (0.14%) SoapUI
8 1 (0.069%) Bugzilla
8 1 (0.069%) Cypress.io
8 1 (0.069%) JMeter
8 1 (0.069%) NeoLoad
8 1 (0.069%) Selenium
8 1 (0.069%) SpecFlow
8 1 (0.069%) Team Foundation Server
General
1 429 (29.69%) Social Skills
2 418 (28.93%) Finance
3 400 (27.68%) Analytical Skills
4 199 (13.77%) Retail
5 164 (11.35%) Inclusion and Diversity
6 136 (9.41%) Presentation Skills
7 133 (9.20%) Law
8 124 (8.58%) Legal
9 120 (8.30%) Banking
10 95 (6.57%) Marketing
11 86 (5.95%) Public Sector
12 72 (4.98%) Investment Banking
13 49 (3.39%) Influencing Skills
14 42 (2.91%) Front Office
15 31 (2.15%) Pharmaceutical
16 29 (2.01%) Organisational Skills
17 28 (1.94%) Documentation Skills
18 27 (1.87%) Local Government
19 24 (1.66%) Games
20 22 (1.52%) Financial Institution
Job Titles
1 808 (55.92%) Analyst
2 639 (44.22%) Business Analyst
3 180 (12.46%) Senior
4 98 (6.78%) Project Manager
5 94 (6.51%) Senior Analyst
6 82 (5.67%) Senior Business Analyst
7 81 (5.61%) Lead
8 80 (5.54%) Principal Business Analyst
9 63 (4.36%) Developer
10 60 (4.15%) Architect
11 57 (3.94%) Consultant
12 45 (3.11%) Systems Analyst
13 41 (2.84%) Senior Manager
14 40 (2.77%) Lead Business Analyst
15 38 (2.63%) IT Analyst
16 36 (2.49%) IT Manager
16 36 (2.49%) Technical Analyst
16 36 (2.49%) Technical Business Analyst
17 34 (2.35%) Business Manager
18 33 (2.28%) Service Analyst
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 56 (3.88%) .NET
2 32 (2.21%) React
3 29 (2.01%) Web Services
4 25 (1.73%) EDI
5 22 (1.52%) .NET Framework
6 20 (1.38%) Apache NiFi
6 20 (1.38%) ASP.NET
7 19 (1.31%) JSON
8 18 (1.25%) XML
9 17 (1.18%) SOAP
10 16 (1.11%) Keras
10 16 (1.11%) NumPy
10 16 (1.11%) REST
10 16 (1.11%) TensorFlow
11 13 (0.90%) .NET Core
12 11 (0.76%) Unity DI Container
13 10 (0.69%) CSS
14 9 (0.62%) BAPI
14 9 (0.62%) HTML
14 9 (0.62%) SAP Fiori
Miscellaneous
1 89 (6.16%) Product Ownership
2 84 (5.81%) Management Information System
3 48 (3.32%) Self-Motivation
4 40 (2.77%) Cloud Native
5 37 (2.56%) Algorithms
6 34 (2.35%) Data Structures
7 33 (2.28%) Derivative
8 25 (1.73%) Taxonomies
9 22 (1.52%) Mobile App
9 22 (1.52%) Onboarding
10 21 (1.45%) Hybrid Cloud
10 21 (1.45%) Virtual Team
11 19 (1.31%) Hedge funds
12 15 (1.04%) Foreign Exchange (FX)
13 14 (0.97%) Blockchain
13 14 (0.97%) FMCG
13 14 (0.97%) Reinsurance
14 13 (0.90%) Legacy Systems
14 13 (0.90%) NHS
15 12 (0.83%) Driving Licence
Operating Systems
1 18 (1.25%) Windows
2 13 (0.90%) Android
3 11 (0.76%) Apple iOS
4 8 (0.55%) Linux
5 7 (0.48%) Unix
6 3 (0.21%) Windows 10
7 2 (0.14%) AIX
7 2 (0.14%) Red Hat Enterprise Linux
7 2 (0.14%) Windows Server
Processes & Methodologies
1 521 (36.06%) Agile
2 461 (31.90%) Problem-Solving
3 319 (22.08%) Project Management
4 257 (17.79%) Decision-Making
5 251 (17.37%) Change Management
6 247 (17.09%) Requirements Gathering
7 244 (16.89%) Coaching
8 203 (14.05%) Stakeholder Management
9 193 (13.36%) Analytics
10 164 (11.35%) User Stories
11 159 (11.00%) Business Intelligence
12 147 (10.17%) Data Analysis
13 141 (9.76%) Roadmaps
14 138 (9.55%) Continuous Improvement
15 135 (9.34%) Scrum
16 134 (9.27%) Workshop Facilitation
17 129 (8.93%) Business Case
18 120 (8.30%) SDLC
19 116 (8.03%) Data Modelling
20 112 (7.75%) Project Delivery
Programming Languages
1 188 (13.01%) SQL
2 129 (8.93%) Python
3 35 (2.42%) JavaScript
4 32 (2.21%) T-SQL
5 30 (2.08%) C#
6 25 (1.73%) Java
7 17 (1.18%) PowerShell
7 17 (1.18%) TypeScript
8 16 (1.11%) MATLAB
9 12 (0.83%) R
9 12 (0.83%) VBA
10 10 (0.69%) VB
11 8 (0.55%) PL/SQL
12 7 (0.48%) RPG
12 7 (0.48%) RPG IV
13 5 (0.35%) GLSL
14 4 (0.28%) C++
14 4 (0.28%) Go
15 3 (0.21%) Perl
15 3 (0.21%) Scala
Qualifications
1 359 (24.84%) Degree
2 144 (9.97%) Security Cleared
3 85 (5.88%) SC Cleared
4 50 (3.46%) Master's Degree
5 36 (2.49%) Computer Science Degree
6 32 (2.21%) DV Cleared
7 27 (1.87%) PMI Certification
8 25 (1.73%) PMP
9 19 (1.31%) DBS Check
10 18 (1.25%) MBA
11 17 (1.18%) CISM
11 17 (1.18%) CISSP
12 16 (1.11%) GIAC
12 16 (1.11%) IIBA
12 16 (1.11%) PRINCE2 Practitioner
13 14 (0.97%) BPSS Clearance
13 14 (0.97%) Cisco Certification
14 12 (0.83%) CCIE
15 11 (0.76%) CBAP
16 10 (0.69%) CRISC
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 99 (6.85%) QA
2 39 (2.70%) PMO
3 21 (1.45%) Data Quality
3 21 (1.45%) GDPR
4 18 (1.25%) Accessibility
5 17 (1.18%) COBIT
6 15 (1.04%) SLA
7 8 (0.55%) NIST
8 6 (0.42%) Web Application Security Consortium
9 5 (0.35%) ISO/IEC 27001
9 5 (0.35%) SEPA
9 5 (0.35%) TARGET2
10 4 (0.28%) EMIR
10 4 (0.28%) MiFID
10 4 (0.28%) Sarbanes-Oxley
11 3 (0.21%) Cyber Essentials
11 3 (0.21%) ISO 20022
12 2 (0.14%) GRC
12 2 (0.14%) JSP 440
12 2 (0.14%) NIST 800
System Software
1 7 (0.48%) Firmware
2 5 (0.35%) Active Directory
2 5 (0.35%) Docker
3 4 (0.28%) VMware Infrastructure
Systems Management
1 15 (1.04%) Ansible
2 10 (0.69%) Kubernetes
3 6 (0.42%) Computer Emergency Response Teams
3 6 (0.42%) SCCM
4 5 (0.35%) Graphite
4 5 (0.35%) Microsoft Intune
5 3 (0.21%) Terraform
6 2 (0.14%) Kibana
6 2 (0.14%) Nagios
6 2 (0.14%) Netcool
6 2 (0.14%) RSA Archer
6 2 (0.14%) Single Sign-On
6 2 (0.14%) ZABBIX
7 1 (0.069%) MIIS
7 1 (0.069%) Progress Chef
7 1 (0.069%) TeamSite
Vendors
1 206 (14.26%) Microsoft
2 54 (3.74%) SAP
3 49 (3.39%) Salesforce
4 30 (2.08%) Databricks
5 29 (2.01%) IBM
6 27 (1.87%) Oracle
7 17 (1.18%) Google
8 16 (1.11%) Cisco
8 16 (1.11%) Sage
9 11 (0.76%) Workday
10 10 (0.69%) Alibaba
10 10 (0.69%) Infor
11 9 (0.62%) VMware
12 8 (0.55%) Bloomberg
13 7 (0.48%) Ekahau
14 6 (0.42%) ServiceNow
15 5 (0.35%) Atlassian
15 5 (0.35%) Facebook
15 5 (0.35%) NEC
15 5 (0.35%) Splunk