Business Analyst Jobs in Birmingham

Business Analyst (BA)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Birmingham is £47,500 per year according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months to 26 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
26 Apr 2024
Same period 2023 Same period 2022
Rank 112 55 113
Rank change year-on-year -57 +58 -32
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 36 98 79
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Birmingham 1.33% 4.87% 2.53%
As % of the Job Titles category 1.41% 5.21% 2.64%
Number of salaries quoted 28 85 74
10th Percentile - £41,250 £39,001
25th Percentile £38,750 £45,000 £43,188
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £47,500 £50,000 £51,726
Median % change year-on-year -5.00% -3.34% +8.90%
75th Percentile £52,500 £57,500 £58,438
90th Percentile £54,000 £67,500 £71,125
West Midlands median annual salary £43,000 £50,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year -14.00% - +11.11%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Birmingham

The following table is for comparison with the above and includes summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies advertised in Birmingham. 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 Birmingham with a recognized job title 2,555 1,882 2,997
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 94.28% 93.45% 95.87%
Number of salaries quoted 2,083 1,435 2,321
10th Percentile £31,250 £31,250 £32,500
25th Percentile £41,000 £42,500 £42,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - +10.00%
75th Percentile £69,914 £70,800 £70,000
90th Percentile £84,964 £82,500 £85,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £50,000
% change year-on-year -4.76% +5.00% +5.82%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Birmingham

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Birmingham

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

Salary trend for Business Analyst in Birmingham

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

Salary distribution for jobs citing Business Analyst in Birmingham over the 6 months to 26 April 2024.

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in Birmingham

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

For the 6 months to 26 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 Birmingham region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 24 (66.67%) Business Analysis
2 21 (58.33%) Agile
3 15 (41.67%) User Stories
4 13 (36.11%) Technical Analysis
4 13 (36.11%) DevOps
4 13 (36.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 13 (36.11%) Change Control
4 13 (36.11%) Scrum
4 13 (36.11%) GAP Analysis
4 13 (36.11%) Conflict Resolution
5 12 (33.33%) Waterfall
6 10 (27.78%) Azure
6 10 (27.78%) Microsoft
6 10 (27.78%) Azure DevOps
6 10 (27.78%) Dynamics 365
7 8 (22.22%) Social Skills
8 7 (19.44%) Mathematics
8 7 (19.44%) Degree
9 6 (16.67%) Use Case
9 6 (16.67%) SaaS
9 6 (16.67%) Confluence
9 6 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
10 5 (13.89%) Workshop Facilitation
10 5 (13.89%) User Experience
11 4 (11.11%) JIRA
11 4 (11.11%) Project Management
12 3 (8.33%) Acceptance Criteria
12 3 (8.33%) Lean Thinking
12 3 (8.33%) DBS Check
12 3 (8.33%) Workflow Analysis

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Birmingham 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 6 (16.67%) Confluence
Applications
1 3 (8.33%) Microsoft Excel
1 3 (8.33%) MS Visio
Cloud Services
1 10 (27.78%) Azure
1 10 (27.78%) Azure DevOps
1 10 (27.78%) Dynamics 365
2 6 (16.67%) SaaS
3 3 (8.33%) Power Platform
Database & Business Intelligence
1 3 (8.33%) Power BI
1 3 (8.33%) Tableau
Development Applications
1 4 (11.11%) JIRA
General
1 8 (22.22%) Social Skills
2 3 (8.33%) Digital Healthcare
2 3 (8.33%) Finance
3 2 (5.56%) Inclusion and Diversity
3 2 (5.56%) Retail
4 1 (2.78%) Analytical Skills
4 1 (2.78%) German Language
4 1 (2.78%) Law
4 1 (2.78%) Legal
4 1 (2.78%) Marketing
Libraries, Frameworks & Software Standards
1 1 (2.78%) Oracle Fusion
Miscellaneous
1 3 (8.33%) Data Structures
1 3 (8.33%) Management Information System
2 2 (5.56%) Wiki
3 1 (2.78%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 24 (66.67%) Business Analysis
2 21 (58.33%) Agile
3 15 (41.67%) User Stories
4 13 (36.11%) Change Control
4 13 (36.11%) Conflict Resolution
4 13 (36.11%) Continuous Improvement
4 13 (36.11%) DevOps
4 13 (36.11%) GAP Analysis
4 13 (36.11%) Scrum
4 13 (36.11%) Technical Analysis
5 12 (33.33%) Waterfall
6 7 (19.44%) Mathematics
7 6 (16.67%) Requirements Gathering
7 6 (16.67%) Use Case
8 5 (13.89%) User Experience
8 5 (13.89%) Workshop Facilitation
9 4 (11.11%) Project Management
10 3 (8.33%) Business Intelligence
10 3 (8.33%) Change Management
10 3 (8.33%) UML
Programming Languages
1 3 (8.33%) SQL
Qualifications
1 7 (19.44%) Degree
2 3 (8.33%) DBS Check
3 1 (2.78%) ISEB
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 3 (8.33%) QA
2 1 (2.78%) GDPR
Vendors
1 10 (27.78%) Microsoft
2 2 (5.56%) Salesforce
3 1 (2.78%) Atlassian
3 1 (2.78%) Oracle