Senior Business Analyst Job Trends in Belfast

Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA)
County Antrim > Belfast

The median Senior Business Analyst (Senior BA) salary in Belfast is £70,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 5 September 2026.

The table below compares current salary benchmarking and summary statistics with the previous two years.

6 months to
5 Sep 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 48 - 48
Rank change year-on-year - - +5
Permanent jobs requiring a Senior Business Analyst 5 0 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Belfast 0.97% - 0.23%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.00% - 0.24%
Number of salaries quoted 3 0 0
10th Percentile - - -
25th Percentile - - -
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £70,000 - -
75th Percentile £72,500 - -
90th Percentile £74,000 - -
County Antrim median annual salary £70,000 - -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Belfast

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Belfast. 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 Belfast with a recognized job title 498 205 417
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 96.32% 91.11% 97.20%
Number of salaries quoted 273 99 250
10th Percentile £26,250 £34,375 £31,850
25th Percentile £35,250 £45,625 £43,038
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £60,000 £60,000 £60,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +20.00%
75th Percentile £80,000 £72,129 £71,250
90th Percentile £90,000 £90,000 £90,000
County Antrim median annual salary £60,000 £60,000 £58,800
% change year-on-year - +2.04% +17.60%

Senior Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Belfast

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings featuring 'Senior Business Analyst' in the job title relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Belfast.

Senior Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Belfast

Senior Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Belfast

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Analyst job vacancies in Belfast.

Salary distribution trend for Senior Business Analyst job vacancies in Belfast

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 19 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast

For the 6 months to 5 September 2026, Senior Business Analyst job roles required the following skills and capabilities in order of popularity. The figures indicate the absolute number of co-occurrences and as a proportion of all permanent job ads across the Belfast region featuring Senior Business Analyst in the job title.

1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
1 5 (100.00%) Workday
2 2 (40.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) Backlog Management
2 2 (40.00%) Business Process Modelling
2 2 (40.00%) Coaching
2 2 (40.00%) Commercial Awareness
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Experience
2 2 (40.00%) Kanban
2 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (40.00%) Presales
2 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Scrum
2 2 (40.00%) Software Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 2 (40.00%) User Stories
2 2 (40.00%) Waterfall

Senior Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Belfast by Category

The following tables expand on the one above by listing co-occurrences grouped by category. They cover the same employment type, locality and period, with up to 20 co-occurrences shown in each category:

General
1 4 (80.00%) Public Sector
2 2 (40.00%) Inclusion and Diversity
2 2 (40.00%) Social Skills
Processes & Methodologies
1 5 (100.00%) Problem-Solving
2 2 (40.00%) Agile
2 2 (40.00%) Backlog Management
2 2 (40.00%) Business Process Modelling
2 2 (40.00%) Coaching
2 2 (40.00%) Commercial Awareness
2 2 (40.00%) Customer Experience
2 2 (40.00%) Kanban
2 2 (40.00%) Mentoring
2 2 (40.00%) Presales
2 2 (40.00%) Project Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Project Management
2 2 (40.00%) Scrum
2 2 (40.00%) Software Delivery
2 2 (40.00%) Stakeholder Management
2 2 (40.00%) Translating Business Requirements
2 2 (40.00%) User Stories
2 2 (40.00%) Waterfall
Vendors
1 5 (100.00%) Workday