Business Analyst Jobs in Manchester

Business Analyst (BA)
North West > Manchester

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Manchester is £50,000 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

The first table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics including a comparison to same period in the previous 2 years.

6 months to
25 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 143 148 103
Rank change year-on-year +5 -45 +10
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 73 103 182
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Manchester 1.43% 2.04% 3.21%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.51% 2.22% 3.31%
Number of salaries quoted 53 86 152
10th Percentile £38,750 £40,254 £35,800
25th Percentile £42,794 £48,375 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £58,750 £52,806
Median % change year-on-year -14.89% +11.26% +17.35%
75th Percentile £56,250 £79,375 £63,750
90th Percentile £61,500 £81,250 £67,350
North West median annual salary £50,750 £57,500 £47,500
% change year-on-year -11.74% +21.05% +9.20%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Manchester

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Manchester. Most job vacancies include a discernible job title that can be normalized. As such, the figures in the second row provide an indication of the number of permanent jobs in our overall sample.

Permanent vacancies in Manchester with a recognized job title 4,835 4,641 5,500
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.90% 91.79% 97.05%
Number of salaries quoted 3,749 2,700 3,718
10th Percentile £30,000 £31,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £40,988 £42,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £54,169 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.79% +4.55% +10.00%
75th Percentile £68,750 £71,250 £70,000
90th Percentile £81,400 £83,750 £85,000
North West median annual salary £50,000 £55,000 £52,500
% change year-on-year -9.09% +4.76% +10.53%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Manchester

Job postings that featured Business Analyst in the job title as a proportion of all IT jobs advertised in Manchester.

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Manchester

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Manchester

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

Salary trend for Business Analyst in Manchester

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in Manchester

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Manchester over the 6 months to 25 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in Manchester

Business Analyst
Job Locations in Manchester

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analyst within the Manchester region over the 6 months to 25 April 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
Rochdale +16 2 £45,000 +12.50%
Salford +16 1 £47,500 -
Business Analyst
North West

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester

For the 6 months to 25 April 2024, Business Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Manchester region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 40 (54.79%) Agile
2 32 (43.84%) Workshop Facilitation
3 30 (41.10%) Business Analysis
3 30 (41.10%) User Stories
4 29 (39.73%) Social Skills
5 24 (32.88%) Roadmaps
5 24 (32.88%) Problem-Solving
6 22 (30.14%) Analytical Skills
7 21 (28.77%) Acceptance Criteria
8 19 (26.03%) JIRA
9 18 (24.66%) Stakeholder Management
9 18 (24.66%) Power Platform
10 17 (23.29%) Requirements Gathering
10 17 (23.29%) Power BI
11 12 (16.44%) Degree
12 11 (15.07%) GAP Analysis
12 11 (15.07%) Finance
13 10 (13.70%) Migration
13 10 (13.70%) Analytics
14 9 (12.33%) Azure
14 9 (12.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
15 8 (10.96%) Sprint Backlog
15 8 (10.96%) Business Case
15 8 (10.96%) Confluence
15 8 (10.96%) Project Management
16 7 (9.59%) Security Cleared
16 7 (9.59%) User Experience
16 7 (9.59%) Technology Strategy
16 7 (9.59%) Product Ownership
16 7 (9.59%) Decision-Making

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Manchester 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 8 (10.96%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (4.11%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 18 (24.66%) Power Platform
2 9 (12.33%) Azure
3 5 (6.85%) Azure DevOps
4 4 (5.48%) SaaS
5 2 (2.74%) Miro
6 1 (1.37%) OCI
Database & Business Intelligence
1 17 (23.29%) Power BI
2 5 (6.85%) Qlik Sense
2 5 (6.85%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 19 (26.03%) JIRA
General
1 29 (39.73%) Social Skills
2 22 (30.14%) Analytical Skills
3 11 (15.07%) Finance
4 9 (12.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
5 6 (8.22%) Presentation Skills
5 6 (8.22%) Public Sector
5 6 (8.22%) Retail
6 5 (6.85%) Influencing Skills
6 5 (6.85%) Retail Finance
7 4 (5.48%) Games
7 4 (5.48%) Legal
8 3 (4.11%) Law
8 3 (4.11%) Social Housing
9 2 (2.74%) Local Government
10 1 (1.37%) Organisational Skills
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (1.37%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 7 (9.59%) Product Ownership
2 4 (5.48%) Management Information System
3 3 (4.11%) Blog
3 3 (4.11%) Enterprise Software
3 3 (4.11%) Greenfield Project
4 1 (1.37%) FMCG
4 1 (1.37%) Low-Code
4 1 (1.37%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 40 (54.79%) Agile
2 32 (43.84%) Workshop Facilitation
3 30 (41.10%) Business Analysis
3 30 (41.10%) User Stories
4 24 (32.88%) Problem-Solving
4 24 (32.88%) Roadmaps
5 21 (28.77%) Acceptance Criteria
6 18 (24.66%) Stakeholder Management
7 17 (23.29%) Requirements Gathering
8 11 (15.07%) GAP Analysis
9 10 (13.70%) Analytics
9 10 (13.70%) Migration
10 8 (10.96%) Business Case
10 8 (10.96%) Project Management
10 8 (10.96%) Sprint Backlog
11 7 (9.59%) Decision-Making
11 7 (9.59%) Technology Strategy
11 7 (9.59%) User Experience
12 6 (8.22%) Project Delivery
12 6 (8.22%) Requirements Workshops
Qualifications
1 12 (16.44%) Degree
2 7 (9.59%) Security Cleared
3 4 (5.48%) SC Cleared
4 3 (4.11%) DBS Check
4 3 (4.11%) HND
4 3 (4.11%) NVQ Level 4
5 1 (1.37%) CBAP
5 1 (1.37%) SAP Certification
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 6 (8.22%) QA
2 1 (1.37%) PMO
Vendors
1 1 (1.37%) Alteryx
1 1 (1.37%) IFS
1 1 (1.37%) Microsoft
1 1 (1.37%) Oracle
1 1 (1.37%) SAP
1 1 (1.37%) Workday
1 1 (1.37%) YouTube