Business Analyst Job Trends in Birmingham

Business Analyst (BA)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Birmingham is £45,497 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 January 2026.

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

6 months to
14 Jan 2026
Same period 2025 Same period 2024
Rank 69 103 87
Rank change year-on-year +34 -16 -28
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 39 27 22
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 2.24% 1.50% 1.62%
As % of the Job Titles category 2.40% 1.58% 1.70%
Number of salaries quoted 37 25 20
10th Percentile £28,000 £47,050 £38,750
25th Percentile £28,250 £51,250 £43,750
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £45,497 £55,000 £52,000
Median % change year-on-year -17.28% +5.77% +4.00%
75th Percentile £53,750 £60,250 £58,750
90th Percentile £62,000 £63,250 £67,500
West Midlands median annual salary £55,000 £55,000 £50,000
% change year-on-year - +10.00% -

All Permanent IT Job Roles
Birmingham

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies 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 1,623 1,708 1,297
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 93.28% 94.68% 95.65%
Number of salaries quoted 1,180 835 1,104
10th Percentile £30,000 £37,200 £31,000
25th Percentile £40,000 £43,500 £41,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £57,500 £57,500 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - +4.55% -2.62%
75th Percentile £70,000 £72,500 £67,500
90th Percentile £84,375 £87,500 £80,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £52,500 £49,500
% change year-on-year -4.76% +6.06% -5.71%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Business Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham

Business Analyst
Salary Histogram in Birmingham

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

Salary histogram for Business Analyst in Birmingham

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 30 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 14 January 2026, 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 Birmingham region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 18 (46.15%) Business Analysis
2 10 (25.64%) Change Management
2 10 (25.64%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (25.64%) Project Management
3 9 (23.08%) Degree
4 6 (15.38%) Agile
4 6 (15.38%) Business Transformation
4 6 (15.38%) Process Improvement
5 5 (12.82%) Project Delivery
6 3 (7.69%) Business Case
6 3 (7.69%) DV Cleared
6 3 (7.69%) Microsoft
6 3 (7.69%) SC Cleared
6 3 (7.69%) Security Cleared
7 2 (5.13%) Analytical Thinking
7 2 (5.13%) Business Intelligence
7 2 (5.13%) Line Management
7 2 (5.13%) Power BI
7 2 (5.13%) Power Platform
7 2 (5.13%) SDLC
7 2 (5.13%) Stakeholder Management
7 2 (5.13%) User Experience
7 2 (5.13%) Workshop Facilitation
8 1 (2.56%) Accessibility
8 1 (2.56%) AI
8 1 (2.56%) AWS
8 1 (2.56%) Azure
8 1 (2.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
8 1 (2.56%) Change Advisory Board
8 1 (2.56%) Coaching

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham 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:

Business Applications
1 1 (2.56%) Sage X3
Cloud Services
1 2 (5.13%) Power Platform
2 1 (2.56%) AWS
2 1 (2.56%) Azure
2 1 (2.56%) Azure Synapse Analytics
2 1 (2.56%) Microsoft 365
2 1 (2.56%) Snowflake
Database & Business Intelligence
1 2 (5.13%) Power BI
2 1 (2.56%) Data Warehouse
General
1 12 (30.77%) Finance
2 4 (10.26%) Analytical Skills
3 2 (5.13%) Legal
3 2 (5.13%) Social Skills
4 1 (2.56%) Banking
4 1 (2.56%) Documentation Skills
4 1 (2.56%) Organisational Skills
4 1 (2.56%) Presentation Skills
4 1 (2.56%) Public Sector
Miscellaneous
1 1 (2.56%) Data Centre
1 1 (2.56%) Legacy Systems
1 1 (2.56%) Management Information System
1 1 (2.56%) Product Ownership
1 1 (2.56%) Self-Motivation
Processes & Methodologies
1 18 (46.15%) Business Analysis
2 10 (25.64%) Change Management
2 10 (25.64%) Problem-Solving
2 10 (25.64%) Project Management
3 6 (15.38%) Agile
3 6 (15.38%) Business Transformation
3 6 (15.38%) Process Improvement
4 5 (12.82%) Project Delivery
5 3 (7.69%) Business Case
6 2 (5.13%) Analytical Thinking
6 2 (5.13%) Business Intelligence
6 2 (5.13%) Line Management
6 2 (5.13%) SDLC
6 2 (5.13%) Stakeholder Management
6 2 (5.13%) User Experience
6 2 (5.13%) Workshop Facilitation
7 1 (2.56%) Data Modelling
7 1 (2.56%) Disaster Recovery
7 1 (2.56%) Migration
7 1 (2.56%) Risk Management
Programming Languages
1 1 (2.56%) SQL
Qualifications
1 9 (23.08%) Degree
2 3 (7.69%) DV Cleared
2 3 (7.69%) SC Cleared
2 3 (7.69%) Security Cleared
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 1 (2.56%) Accessibility
1 1 (2.56%) COBIT
Vendors
1 3 (7.69%) Microsoft
2 1 (2.56%) Sage
2 1 (2.56%) Teradata