Business Analyst Jobs in Bolton

Business Analyst (BA)
Manchester > Bolton

The median Business Analyst (BA) salary in Bolton is £40,000 per year, according to job vacancies posted during the 6 months leading to 14 May 2025.

The table below provides salary benchmarking and summary statistics, comparing them to the same period in the previous two years.

6 months to
14 May 2025
Same period 2024 Same period 2023
Rank 38 - -
Rank change year-on-year - - -
Permanent jobs requiring a Business Analyst 7 0 0
As % of all permanent jobs advertised in Bolton 4.55% - -
As % of the Job Titles category 5.56% - -
Number of salaries quoted 7 0 0
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £40,000 - -
Manchester median annual salary £41,000 £50,000 £60,000
% change year-on-year -18.00% -16.67% +14.29%

All Permanent IT Job Vacancies
Bolton

For comparison with the information above, the following table provides summary statistics for all permanent IT job vacancies in Bolton. 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 Bolton with a recognized job title 126 113 125
% of permanent jobs with a recognized job title 81.82% 99.12% 80.65%
Number of salaries quoted 104 79 28
10th Percentile £25,480 £27,250 £28,225
25th Percentile £40,000 £36,000 £36,250
Median annual salary (50th Percentile) £50,000 £50,000 £48,750
Median % change year-on-year - +2.56% +8.33%
75th Percentile £77,500 £63,750 £52,500
90th Percentile - £75,000 £55,250
Manchester median annual salary £60,000 £54,500 £57,500
% change year-on-year +10.09% -5.22% +4.55%

Business Analyst
Job Vacancy Trend in Bolton

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

Job vacancy trend for Business Analyst in Bolton

Business Analyst
Salary Trend in Bolton

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

Salary trend for Business Analyst in Bolton

Business Analyst Skill Set
Top 16 Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton

For the 6 months to 14 May 2025, 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 Bolton region featuring Business Analyst in the job title.

1 7 (100.00%) SLA
1 7 (100.00%) Change Management
1 7 (100.00%) Finance
1 7 (100.00%) Legal
1 7 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
1 7 (100.00%) Use Case
1 7 (100.00%) Social Media
1 7 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 7 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 7 (100.00%) Business Process Analysis
1 7 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 7 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 7 (100.00%) Business Strategy
2 5 (71.43%) Windows Vista
2 5 (71.43%) Windows

Business Analyst Skill Set
Co-occurring Skills and Capabilities in Bolton 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:

General
1 7 (100.00%) Finance
1 7 (100.00%) Legal
Miscellaneous
1 7 (100.00%) Social Media
Operating Systems
1 5 (71.43%) Windows
1 5 (71.43%) Windows Vista
Processes & Methodologies
1 7 (100.00%) Business Process Analysis
1 7 (100.00%) Business Strategy
1 7 (100.00%) Change Management
1 7 (100.00%) Collaborative Working
1 7 (100.00%) Continuous Improvement
1 7 (100.00%) Data Analysis
1 7 (100.00%) Requirements Gathering
1 7 (100.00%) Use Case
Qualifications
1 7 (100.00%) DBS Check
1 7 (100.00%) Degree
Quality Assurance & Compliance
1 7 (100.00%) SLA