Lead Business Analyst Job Trends in Birmingham

Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA)
West Midlands > Birmingham

The median Lead Business Analyst (Lead BA) salary in Birmingham is £55,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 13 October 2025.

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

6 months to
13 Oct 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 95 119 102
Rank change year-on-year +24 -17 +59
Permanent jobs requiring a Lead Business Analyst 2 6 1
As % of all permanent jobs in Birmingham 0.17% 0.27% 0.077%
As % of the Job Titles category 0.18% 0.29% 0.081%
Number of salaries quoted 2 6 1
10th Percentile - £52,750 -
25th Percentile £52,500 £53,313 £47,500
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £58,000 £50,000
Median % change year-on-year -5.17% +16.00% -10.90%
75th Percentile £57,500 £65,688 £52,500
90th Percentile - £67,500 -
West Midlands median annual salary £30,000 £59,500 £56,250
% change year-on-year -49.58% +5.78% -5.06%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
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 1,115 2,102 1,237
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 95.06% 95.76% 95.52%
Number of salaries quoted 784 1,160 1,037
10th Percentile £30,150 £34,750 £31,250
25th Percentile £41,250 £45,000 £41,549
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £55,000 £55,000 £55,000
Median % change year-on-year - - -4.35%
75th Percentile £70,075 £70,100 £68,750
90th Percentile £83,750 £85,000 £80,000
West Midlands median annual salary £50,000 £50,974 £50,000
% change year-on-year -1.91% +1.95% -

Lead Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Birmingham

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

Lead Business Analyst job vacancy trend in Birmingham

Lead Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Birmingham

Salary distribution trend for Lead Business Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham.

Salary distribution trend for Lead Business Analyst job vacancies in Birmingham

Lead Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 10 Co-Occurring Skills & Capabilities in Birmingham

For the 6 months to 13 October 2025, Lead 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 Lead Business Analyst in the job title.

1 2 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Kanban
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC
1 2 (100.00%) Lean Software Development
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (100.00%) Product Ownership

Lead 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:

Miscellaneous
1 2 (100.00%) Product Ownership
Processes & Methodologies
1 2 (100.00%) Agile
1 2 (100.00%) Business Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 2 (100.00%) Data Modelling
1 2 (100.00%) Kanban
1 2 (100.00%) Lean Software Development
1 2 (100.00%) Project Management
1 2 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 2 (100.00%) SDLC