Business Analysis Job Trends in Berkshire

Business Analysis
South East > Berkshire

The table below provides summary statistics and salary benchmarking for jobs advertised in Berkshire requiring Business Analysis skills. It covers permanent job vacancies from the 6 months leading up to 14 January 2026, with comparisons to the same periods in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 111 88 125
Rank change year-on-year -23 +37 -14
Permanent jobs citing Business Analysis 16 32 21
As % of all permanent jobs in Berkshire 0.82% 1.96% 1.01%
As % of the Processes & Methodologies category 0.99% 2.11% 1.14%
Number of salaries quoted 8 4 14
10th Percentile £30,025 £29,850 £40,200
25th Percentile £32,500 £36,375 £51,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £37,500 £52,500 £52,500
Median % change year-on-year -28.57% - -12.50%
75th Percentile £56,750 £70,000 £61,250
90th Percentile £65,975 £74,500 £63,750
South East median annual salary £54,500 £50,967 £52,750
% change year-on-year +6.93% -3.38% -8.26%

All Process & Methodology Skills
Berkshire

Business Analysis falls under the Processes and Methodologies category. For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent job vacancies requiring process or methodology skills in Berkshire.

Permanent vacancies with a requirement for process or methodology skills 1,611 1,514 1,837
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Berkshire 82.28% 92.71% 88.53%
Number of salaries quoted 744 653 1,301
10th Percentile £30,000 £36,250 £31,250
25th Percentile £35,000 £47,500 £38,400
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £65,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year -23.08% +18.18% -6.78%
75th Percentile £70,000 £81,250 £71,250
90th Percentile £83,750 £94,750 £88,000
South East median annual salary £50,000 £58,500 £52,500
% change year-on-year -14.53% +11.43% -4.55%

Business Analysis
Job Vacancy Trend in Berkshire

Historical trend showing the proportion of permanent IT job postings citing Business Analysis relative to all permanent IT jobs advertised in Berkshire.

Business Analysis job vacancy trend in Berkshire

Business Analysis
Salary Trend in Berkshire

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Business Analysis.

Salary distribution trend for jobs in Berkshire citing Business Analysis

Business Analysis
Salary Histogram in Berkshire

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analysis in Berkshire over the 6 months to 14 January 2026.

Salary histogram for Business Analysis in Berkshire

Business Analysis
Job Locations in Berkshire

The table below looks at the demand and provides a guide to the median salaries quoted in IT jobs citing Business Analysis within the Berkshire region over the 6 months to 14 January 2026. 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
Slough -20 8 £35,000 -39.13% 4
Maidenhead - 5 - -
Reading +24 3 £54,500 +19.78% 6
Business Analysis
South East

Business Analysis
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Berkshire 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:

Application Platforms
1 6 (37.50%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (18.75%) Microsoft Office
2 2 (12.50%) MS Visio
3 1 (6.25%) Microsoft Excel
Cloud Services
1 5 (31.25%) Miro
2 3 (18.75%) Benchling
3 2 (12.50%) Smartsheet
Database & Business Intelligence
1 1 (6.25%) Data Mining
1 1 (6.25%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 8 (50.00%) JIRA
General
1 11 (68.75%) Social Skills
2 10 (62.50%) Analytical Skills
3 3 (18.75%) Documentation Skills
3 3 (18.75%) Finance
Job Titles
1 8 (50.00%) Analyst
2 7 (43.75%) Business Analyst
3 5 (31.25%) Senior
4 3 (18.75%) Product Owner
4 3 (18.75%) Senior Manager
5 2 (12.50%) Associate Director
5 2 (12.50%) Senior Analyst
5 2 (12.50%) Senior Business Analyst
6 1 (6.25%) Data Analyst
6 1 (6.25%) Graduate
6 1 (6.25%) Graduate Analyst
6 1 (6.25%) Graduate Business Analyst
6 1 (6.25%) Trainee
6 1 (6.25%) Trainee Analyst
6 1 (6.25%) Trainee Data Analyst
6 1 (6.25%) Transformation Analyst
Miscellaneous
1 8 (50.00%) Life Science
2 3 (18.75%) Biopharmaceutical
2 3 (18.75%) LIMS
2 3 (18.75%) Onboarding
2 3 (18.75%) Product Ownership
3 2 (12.50%) Management Information System
Processes & Methodologies
1 12 (75.00%) Agile
2 8 (50.00%) Biotechnology
3 6 (37.50%) Problem-Solving
4 5 (31.25%) Change Management
4 5 (31.25%) Digital Enablement
4 5 (31.25%) Hematology
4 5 (31.25%) Immunology
5 4 (25.00%) Computer Science
5 4 (25.00%) SDLC
5 4 (25.00%) User Stories
6 3 (18.75%) Backlog Refinement
6 3 (18.75%) Biology
6 3 (18.75%) Continuous Improvement
6 3 (18.75%) Digital Transformation Programme
6 3 (18.75%) Impact Analysis
6 3 (18.75%) Product Vision
6 3 (18.75%) Requirements Gathering
6 3 (18.75%) Roadmaps
6 3 (18.75%) Sprint Backlog
6 3 (18.75%) Sprint Planning
Programming Languages
1 1 (6.25%) Python
1 1 (6.25%) SQL
Qualifications
1 12 (75.00%) Degree
2 3 (18.75%) Computer Science Degree
3 2 (12.50%) Master's Degree
Vendors
1 4 (25.00%) Microsoft
2 3 (18.75%) LabVantage