Junior Business Analyst Jobs

Junior Business Analyst (Junior BA)
UK

The median Junior Business Analyst (Junior BA) salary in the UK is £47,750 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 3 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
3 May 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 880 943 1129
Rank change year-on-year +63 +186 -243
Permanent jobs requiring a Junior Business Analyst 24 50 100
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in the UK 0.024% 0.048% 0.064%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.026% 0.053% 0.066%
Number of salaries quoted 20 24 95
10th Percentile £27,550 £30,375 £27,500
25th Percentile £35,750 £31,250 £32,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,750 £35,000 £37,500
Median % change year-on-year +36.43% -6.67% +20.48%
75th Percentile £62,500 £43,750 £43,750
90th Percentile £64,250 £50,000 £56,600
UK excluding London median annual salary £55,000 £34,000 £36,500
% change year-on-year +61.76% -6.85% +19.67%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
UK

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies. 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 the UK with a recognized job title 93,314 94,990 150,394
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.62% 91.53% 96.09%
Number of salaries quoted 66,914 59,752 85,367
10th Percentile £28,500 £32,500 £32,500
25th Percentile £38,500 £45,000 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £52,508 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year -12.49% - +9.09%
75th Percentile £71,250 £81,250 £78,750
90th Percentile £90,000 £100,000 £96,250
UK excluding London median annual salary £50,000 £53,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -5.66% +6.00% +5.26%

Junior Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend

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

Job vacancy trend for Junior Business Analyst in the UK

Junior Business Analyst
Salary Trend

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

Salary trend for Junior Business Analyst in the UK

Junior Business Analyst
Salary Histogram

Salary distribution for jobs citing Junior Business Analyst over the 6 months to 3 May 2024.

Salary histogram for Junior Business Analyst in the UK

Junior Business Analyst
Top 11 Job Locations

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Junior Business Analyst within the UK over the 6 months to 3 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 +59 21 £47,750 +36.43% 8
Work from Home +85 16 £55,000 +65.41% 2
UK excluding London -7 13 £55,000 +61.76% 3
London +122 11 £47,500 +11.76% 5
North of England +40 9 £55,000 +69.23% 3
Yorkshire +80 6 £55,000 +69.23% 3
North West +4 3 £34,250 +1.48%
Wales - 2 - -
West Midlands +7 1 £31,000 -10.14%
Midlands +1 1 £31,000 -11.43%
Scotland -63 1 - -

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

For the 6 months to 3 May 2024, Junior 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 featuring Junior Business Analyst in the job title.

1 16 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 15 (62.50%) Business Analysis
3 11 (45.83%) Degree
3 11 (45.83%) Agile
4 9 (37.50%) Process Improvement
5 8 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
6 7 (29.17%) Analytical Skills
6 7 (29.17%) Microsoft Excel
6 7 (29.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
7 6 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
7 6 (25.00%) Virtual Team
7 6 (25.00%) IT Strategy
8 5 (20.83%) JIRA
8 5 (20.83%) Fintech
9 4 (16.67%) ISO 20022
9 4 (16.67%) Confluence
9 4 (16.67%) PSD2
9 4 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
9 4 (16.67%) Regulatory Change
9 4 (16.67%) Customer Experience
9 4 (16.67%) Figma
9 4 (16.67%) Finance
9 4 (16.67%) Legal
9 4 (16.67%) Publishing
9 4 (16.67%) Microsoft
9 4 (16.67%) WordPress
9 4 (16.67%) Requirements Analysis
9 4 (16.67%) Atlassian
10 3 (12.50%) Management Information System
10 3 (12.50%) Business Process Modelling

Junior Business Analyst Skill Set
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 4 (16.67%) Confluence
1 4 (16.67%) WordPress
Applications
1 7 (29.17%) Microsoft Excel
1 7 (29.17%) Microsoft PowerPoint
2 2 (8.33%) Microsoft Office
3 1 (4.17%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 4 (16.67%) Figma
2 1 (4.17%) AWS
2 1 (4.17%) Azure
2 1 (4.17%) Azure DevOps
2 1 (4.17%) Microsoft 365
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (4.17%) Relational Database
Development Applications
1 5 (20.83%) JIRA
2 1 (4.17%) Postman
General
1 16 (66.67%) Social Skills
2 7 (29.17%) Analytical Skills
3 4 (16.67%) Finance
3 4 (16.67%) Legal
3 4 (16.67%) Publishing
4 2 (8.33%) Back Office
4 2 (8.33%) Inclusion and Diversity
4 2 (8.33%) Marketing
4 2 (8.33%) Public Sector
5 1 (4.17%) Law
5 1 (4.17%) Organisational Skills
5 1 (4.17%) Presentation Skills
5 1 (4.17%) Retail
5 1 (4.17%) Telecoms
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 2 (8.33%) XML
2 1 (4.17%) JSON
Miscellaneous
1 6 (25.00%) Virtual Team
2 3 (12.50%) Management Information System
3 1 (4.17%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 15 (62.50%) Business Analysis
2 11 (45.83%) Agile
3 9 (37.50%) Process Improvement
4 8 (33.33%) Requirements Gathering
5 6 (25.00%) IT Strategy
5 6 (25.00%) Stakeholder Management
6 5 (20.83%) Fintech
7 4 (16.67%) Customer Experience
7 4 (16.67%) Problem-Solving
7 4 (16.67%) Regulatory Change
7 4 (16.67%) Requirements Analysis
8 3 (12.50%) Business Process Modelling
8 3 (12.50%) Translating Business Requirements
9 2 (8.33%) Collaborative Working
9 2 (8.33%) Data Management
9 2 (8.33%) Decision-Making
9 2 (8.33%) Requirements Engineering
9 2 (8.33%) Requirements Management
9 2 (8.33%) User Acceptance Testing
9 2 (8.33%) User Stories
Programming Languages
1 2 (8.33%) SQL
2 1 (4.17%) Java
2 1 (4.17%) Python
Qualifications
1 11 (45.83%) Degree
2 2 (8.33%) BPSS Clearance
3 1 (4.17%) Computer Science Degree
3 1 (4.17%) DV Cleared
3 1 (4.17%) ISEB
3 1 (4.17%) Microsoft Certification
3 1 (4.17%) SC Cleared
3 1 (4.17%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 4 (16.67%) ISO 20022
1 4 (16.67%) PSD2
2 2 (8.33%) QA
Systems Management
1 1 (4.17%) Progress Chef
Vendors
1 4 (16.67%) Atlassian
1 4 (16.67%) Microsoft
2 1 (4.17%) Alteryx
2 1 (4.17%) Workday
2 1 (4.17%) YouTube