Business Analyst Jobs in Reading

Business Analyst (BA)
Berkshire > Reading

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Reading is £67,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 2 May 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
2 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 107 113 117
Rank change year-on-year +6 +4 -29
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 13 22 23
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Reading 0.76% 1.36% 1.30%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.80% 1.45% 1.34%
Number of salaries quoted 9 11 13
10th Percentile - £36,250 £46,800
25th Percentile £63,750 £42,500 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £67,500 £58,500 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year +15.38% -2.50% -
75th Percentile £73,750 £62,500 £70,000
90th Percentile - £63,750 £90,750
Berkshire median annual salary £67,500 £55,000 £62,500
% change year-on-year +22.73% -12.00% +13.64%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Reading

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Reading. 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 Reading with a recognized job title 1,618 1,513 1,722
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.68% 93.68% 97.40%
Number of salaries quoted 1,032 808 1,024
10th Percentile £29,813 £31,250 £27,500
25th Percentile £38,000 £41,250 £40,000
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,550 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.42% - +4.35%
75th Percentile £68,750 £77,500 £74,813
90th Percentile £80,000 £92,500 £82,500
Berkshire median annual salary £52,500 £57,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year -8.70% - +4.55%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Reading

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Reading

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Reading

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

Salary trend for Business Analyst in Reading

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

For the 6 months to 2 May 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 Reading region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 13 (100.00%) Agile
2 11 (84.62%) Roadmaps
3 10 (76.92%) JIRA
4 9 (69.23%) SC Cleared
4 9 (69.23%) Security Cleared
5 8 (61.54%) Confluence
5 8 (61.54%) User Stories
5 8 (61.54%) MS Visio
5 8 (61.54%) User Research
6 6 (46.15%) Backlog Management
6 6 (46.15%) Product Ownership
6 6 (46.15%) Scaled Agile Framework
7 4 (30.77%) Actionable Insight
7 4 (30.77%) Value Proposition
7 4 (30.77%) Business Analysis
7 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
7 4 (30.77%) Requirements Gathering
8 3 (23.08%) Backlog Refinement
8 3 (23.08%) Collaborative Working
8 3 (23.08%) Public Sector
8 3 (23.08%) Business Strategy
8 3 (23.08%) Service Management
8 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Identification
8 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
8 3 (23.08%) Waterfall
9 2 (15.38%) Stakeholder and Relationship Management
9 2 (15.38%) Data Migration
9 2 (15.38%) User-Centered Design (UCD)
9 2 (15.38%) Workshop Facilitation
9 2 (15.38%) Epics

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Reading 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 (61.54%) Confluence
Applications
1 8 (61.54%) MS Visio
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft Excel
2 1 (7.69%) Microsoft PowerPoint
Cloud Services
1 2 (15.38%) Miro
Development Applications
1 10 (76.92%) JIRA
General
1 3 (23.08%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 6 (46.15%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 13 (100.00%) Agile
2 11 (84.62%) Roadmaps
3 8 (61.54%) User Research
3 8 (61.54%) User Stories
4 6 (46.15%) Backlog Management
4 6 (46.15%) Scaled Agile Framework
5 4 (30.77%) Actionable Insight
5 4 (30.77%) Business Analysis
5 4 (30.77%) Requirements Gathering
5 4 (30.77%) Stakeholder Management
5 4 (30.77%) Value Proposition
6 3 (23.08%) Backlog Refinement
6 3 (23.08%) Business Strategy
6 3 (23.08%) Collaborative Working
6 3 (23.08%) Service Management
6 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Engagement
6 3 (23.08%) Stakeholder Identification
6 3 (23.08%) Waterfall
7 2 (15.38%) Knowledge Transfer
7 2 (15.38%) Requirements Workshops
Qualifications
1 9 (69.23%) SC Cleared
1 9 (69.23%) Security Cleared
2 2 (15.38%) Degree